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Facebook to Buy WhatsApp Messaging App for $16 Billion

Facebook to Buy WhatsApp Messaging App for $16 Billion

Michael Convente February 19, 2014 0

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced just minutes ago that Facebook will be buying WhatsApp, an extremely popular messaging app predominantly used in Europe.  The deal, which is reported to total $16 billion – $12 billion

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Twitter Introduces New Media Website

Twitter Introduces New Media Website

Bruce Kimerer November 21, 2013 0

If I had a dollar for every time an athlete, celebrity, or company did something foolish on Twitter, I’d be a multi-millionaire.  For most famous people that get caught tweeting something controversial, the usual

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Twitter Shares Drop in Second Day of Trading

Twitter Shares Drop in Second Day of Trading

Bruce Kimerer November 8, 2013 1

Yesterday we highlighted Twitter’s spectacular first day of trading, where shares ended the day at $44.90, a 73% increase over the IPO price of $26.  The strong debut of $TWTR was tempered today, as

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Twitter Shares Soar on IPO Day

Twitter Shares Soar on IPO Day

Bruce Kimerer November 7, 2013 1

Twitter opened its first day of trading with a bang, as shares of the company soared 73% to close at a price of $44.90, a significant jump over its IPO price of $26.  Twitter,

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Facebook Class Action Lawsuit Nets $20 Million in Settlement

Facebook Class Action Lawsuit Nets $20 Million in Settlement

Mark Pinkerton February 5, 2013 0

You may have recently received emails (Example below) this past week about a class action lawsuit against Facebook for using people’s likeliness in “sponsored stories” without the user’s permission.  Well don’t delete it, because it is legitimate.  Sponsored stories used

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Facebook Introduces Graph Search

Facebook Introduces Graph Search

Michael Convente January 15, 2013 0

This afternoon Facebook launched a new internal search service called “Graph Search” that will allow users to search for photos, shared interests, and many more items among their Facebook friends lists.  The announcement comes

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Facebook Debuts 2012 Year in Review and Trends Pages

Facebook Debuts 2012 Year in Review and Trends Pages

Michael Convente December 12, 2012 0

This morning Facebook has debuted a 2012 “Year in Review” and Trends page for all users of the social networking service.  Members of Facebook can see their own individual Year in Review page by

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Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Users

Facebook Reaches 1 Billion Users

Michael Convente October 4, 2012 0

Facebook has announced an incredible milestone this morning.  According to a status update from Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the company announced that it has crossed the one billion user mark, and according to specifics

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Facebook Debuts New, Faster iOS App

Facebook Debuts New, Faster iOS App

Michael Convente August 23, 2012 0

This morning Facebook officially debuted the latest version of its iOS app.  The full version upgrade (to 5.0) is a completely new app, “rebuilt from the ground up”.  According to Facebook’s Newsroom release, the

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As Facebook Stock Crashes, Is Zuckerberg On His Way Out?

As Facebook Stock Crashes, Is Zuckerberg On His Way Out?

Michael Convente August 21, 2012 0

As shares of Facebook creep toward a 52-week low, there have been some grumblings from Wall Street investors who are quietly pushing for CEO Mark Zuckerberg to step down.  Zuckerberg, the co-founder of Facebook

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