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News28 new results for Facebook
 
Explaining Facebook's Epically Complex Stock Lockup
Businessweek
Facebook director Peter Thiel collected almost $400 million selling most of his remaining stake in the social network over two days last week. The quick sell-off came right after the end of Facebook's (FB) first "lockup" period, which prevented ...
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Facebook co-founder Moskovitz sells shares
CNNMoney
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Dustin Moskovitz, one of Facebook's four co-founders, is cashing in a tiny part of his more than $2 billion stake. Moskovitz sold off 450000 shares in 150000-share increments over the past three trading days. The shares sold for ...
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Is Facebook Straying From the 'Hacker Way'?
New York Times (blog)
But since this inspirational photo, the products Facebook has released have not exactly conveyed a hacker-style "ship it" mentality. In August, for example, Facebook announced that it was adding a new feature to the Timeline that allows people to say ...
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New York Times (blog)
Facebook IPO a `Complete Mistake,' Lenihan Says
Washington Post
Aug. 22, 2012 - Lawrence Lenihan, chief executive of FirstMark Capital LLC, talks about Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering. Lenihan, speaking with Deirdre Bolton on "In the Loop," also discusses a potential Twitter Inc. initial public ...
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From Facebook Fiasco To Flash Crash, Small Investors Get Hosed By Wall Street
Forbes
That Facebook IPO, the attempted BATS IPO, Knight Capital's close call with obliteration: these and other recent incidents have brought a good deal of deserved and overdue attention to problems with the mechanics of trading, especially in the United ...
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Facebook Challenged by Swedish Count's Jet-Set Website
Businessweek (blog)
The Swedish count who founded one of the first social networks is back with a new invitation-only site to attract jet-setters and the well-heeled away from Facebook Inc. (FB) and LinkedIn. The BestofAllWorlds site, which starts Aug. 27, will allow ...
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Former Marine Detained After Alleged Facebook Threats
ABC News (blog)
A 26 year old former Marine has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after being detained for alleged threats he made on Facebook. Brandon Raub, who lives in Chesterfield, Virginia, was detained last Thursday after being questioned by law ...
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Facebook Just Launched An Effort To Solve One Of Its Biggest Problems With ...
Business Insider
social-commerce-small-1.png Get market insight on digital business models at "IGNITION: Future Of Digital," Nov.27-28, 2012, in New York. From Apple to Amazon, from tablets to mobile payments, hear from innovative executives at Google, Washington Post, ...
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Business Insider
Obama Facebook threat gets Fla. student probation
The Associated Press
By CURT ANDERSON, AP Legal Affairs Writer – 1 minute ago. MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man has been sentenced to three years' probation for posting threats against President Barack Obama on Facebook. U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke ruled ...
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Bigger ads, bigger bucks? Facebook feels Wall Street heat
CNET (blog)
See that image above? That's a plain old giant banner ad grabbed from my Facebook page. It appeared after I logged out. Facebook actually calls them "Logged Out" ads. It rolled them out in February when it was trying to show Madison Avenue it was ...
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Apple, Facebook, Google shares drop
MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The technology sector turned negative Tuesday, as shares of Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google Inc. retreated. Shares of Apple (US:AAPL) fell 1.4% to $656.06, a day after reaching a record high and becoming the most ...
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Facebook stock decline shows Wall Street is wary of give-it-away-free approach
Washington Post
The dizzying stock decline of Facebook, a wealthy company with nearly a seventh of the world's population as users, has revived a key debate of the Internet age: Can anyone get rich while giving their product away? Investors have cut Facebook's value ...
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Now That Facebook Has Lost Face, Can It Get It Back?
Huffington Post
It's not just that Facebook got too big for its britches, it's that: a) its mission was corrupted by its "real" core values; b) it betrayed its members/users; c) it underestimated the power of betrayal to turn people off -- and against -- you. Its ...
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Facebook Sex Rating Page Nets Australian Man Four Months in Jail
WebProNews
In Australia, it is illegal to "use a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offense," and a 22-year-old Victoria may pay a pretty steep price for violating that statue on Facebook. According to ABC News Australia, David McRory operated a Facebook ...
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Cosplay Facebook Accounts Are Apparently Disappearing Left and Right
WebProNews
Cosplayers who operate Facebook accounts under their given cosplay name for their characters are reporting the sudden removal of their profiles. The mass takedown was first reported by nerd lifestyle magazine Nerd Caliber, who claimed that anyone and ...
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Facebook to remove hate speech, content that incites violence
Times of India
WASHINGTON: In the backdrop of appeals by India to remove hate posts, world's largest social networking website Facebook on Wednesday said it will remove content, block pages or even disable accounts of those users who upload contents that incite ...
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Facebook's 'humour' defense is folly
New York Post
Among the "humour" that Facebook seemed to find was one reader's comment that "What's better then f---king a 9 year old." Another hilarity was apparently the comment "you know you skilled when you can fit 10 kids in 1 self storage box." ...
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Facebook Officially Launches "Sponsored Results" Search Ads
TechCrunch
While it hasn't been publicly announced, Facebook is now telling marketers the Sponsored Results search typeahead ad unit it began testing last month "launches today". It lets marketers target users searching for specific apps, Pages, and Places and ...
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TechCrunch
Facebook Improves The App Dashboard
WebProNews
Any Facebook developer is no doubt well acquainted with the app dashboard. Long time developers know the ins and outs like the back of their hand. On the other hand, new developers may feel intimidated by all the options. To make things easier for both ...
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Facebook, Twitter Tops For Social Marketing In Asia, Pinterest Bigger Than ...
mediabistro.com
A new study has revealed the growing importance of social media as a marketing tool in Asia, with Facebook and Twitter leading the way. Buddy Media surveyed 125 brands and agencies across a number of industries in 18 different countries across Asia, ...
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Your Facebook Friends Can Be Used Against You in Court, Judge Rules
Forbes
You might only open your Facebook page up to your friends, but your friends can still open them up to government, a federal judge has ruled. The case in question involves Melvin Colon, known on Facebook as "Mellymel Balla," according to GigaOm.
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Forbes
'Robot Rising' Will Change Your Perception of Facebook Games
Forbes
Robot Rising is no ordinary Facebook game, and my hours of playtime will emphatically back that up. This isn't a casual time-management game, nor is it remotely associated with farms or "Villes." Rather, imagine if Diablo III got into bed with a free ...
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Forbes
How Facebook Can Make Its Annoyingly Clunky Smartphone App A Lot Better
Business Insider
Because it uses HTML5, the Facebook app caches data differently than other apps. It downloads all your Timeline data from scratch every time you fire it up. GigaOM goes into much more technical detail on why the mobile app runs so slowly right here.
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Business Insider
Facebook SuperSizes Ads As Partner, Zynga Struggles To Remain Afloat
ValueWalk
In times past, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) ads displayed in small blocks to the side of the news feed, however, it seems that is changing, as Mark Zuckerberg faces pressure to increase Facebook's earnings. Beginning in February of this year, Facebook Inc ...
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ValueWalk
Facebook's Fallen Stock, a Cautionary Tale for Startups
CNBC.com
Now that Facebook's bubble has burst, startups that once wanted to be the next Facebook, now read its stock price as a cautionary tale, and keep it in mind as they plan their future. (Related Link: Jim Cramer - Thiel's Sale of Facebook Stock 'Tawdry'.) ...
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Why Wall Street Loves Apple and Google as Facebook and Friends Flail
TIME
Wall Street has soured on social media giant Facebook, online gaming company Zynga, and discount coupon concern Groupon, in favor of two familiar tech stalwarts now reaching new heights. Both Apple and Google are at or near all-time highs. Apple set a ...
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TIME
On Facebook, Gopal Kanda is still a minister
Times of India
CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana home minister Gopal Kanda may have resigned from the state Cabinet after Geetika Sharma named him in her suicide note, but Kanda is still a minister - on Facebook. Kanda's Facebook account continues to describe him as ...
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Facebook's director in spotlight after cashing out
Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Peter Thiel was the first investor to take a gamble on Facebook Inc. Now some people are wondering whether, in selling most of his stake, the Facebook board member is signaling to others that it's time to rush for the exits ...
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Blogs12 new results for Facebook
 
Facebook adds mention tagging to Open Graph for more efficient ...
By Steve Dent
Facebook has given developers that link to the social network with Open Graph a new way let let users play tag with their friends -- while also.
Engadget
Facebook Users Report Virus That Sends & Accepts Friend Requests
By Dave Copeland
Facebook users are complaining that their accounts are sending friend requests to people they don't know or, worse, to people they've previously blocked. So far, Facebook is keeping mum on the issue.
ReadWriteWeb
What If Zuckerberg Stepped Down as Facebook CEO?
By Chris Taylor
If the embattled Facebook founder wants to take more of a back seat within his company -- or leave -- here are three ways he could do it.
Mashable » Social Media
Facebook Revamps Developer App Dashboard
By Josh Ong
Facebook has announced changes to its App Dashboard for developers, with an updated setting section and a new app details tab.
The Next Web
Facebook tests larger visual format for Questions
By Brittany Darwell
Facebook appears to be testing a new format for its Questions product, which includes large photos that users can click on to respond. We saw the social network testing this on its own "Known Issues on Facebook" and "Facebook Tips" pages, ...
Inside Facebook
Facebook Cofounder Dustin Moskovitz Sells Off 450000 Facebook ...
By Seth Fiegerman
Moskovitz has sold off 450000 shares in the past week.
Business Insider
Apple Stock Soars While Facebook Tanks
By Small Business Editor
What makes some businesses successful while others see success for a time and then decline? No one is sounding Facebook's death knell just yet, but the.
Small Business Trends
Should Peter Thiel Resign from Facebook's Board? | Breakout ...
From the blog Breakout: It seems Peter Thiel is becoming more and more famous by the day. First he's featured in the movie The Social Network. Then he pops up on 60 Minutes for his plan to pay kids $100000 to drop out of college. It's not ...
Yahoo! Finance: Breakout
Facebook Open Graph update lets you tag friends in any connected ...
By Andrew Webster
Facebook has released a new tool for its Open Graph that lets you tag other users inside Facebook-connected apps. Called Mention Tagging, once implemented by a developer the feature provides a bit...
The Verge - All Posts
Facebook adds mention tags to Open Graph apps | Digital Trends
By Molly McHugh
Facebook gives its Open Graph developers a new tagging tool.
Social Change Through Facebook, Other Social Networks | Visual.ly
By sheriffgbailey
How are organizations such as Kickstarter, DonorsChoose.org, Pencils of Promise, and Crowdrise using Facebook and other social networks to push social.
Visual.ly
Early Facebook Investor Sheds Majority of Company Stock | Search ...
By David Angotti
peter thiel selling facebook stock According to a regulatory filing on Monday, former PayPal CEO and early Facebook investor and board member Peter Thiel cashed out just under $400 million of stock in the social networking company last ...
Search Engine Journal

Web5 new results for Facebook
 
February - Log In | Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work , study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, ...
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Consumer Reports: Facebook privacy problems are on the rise ...
Consumer Reports released its annual report on Internet privacy and security Thursday, placing Facebook front and center. Issues covered by ...
www.nbcnews.com/.../consumer-reports-facebook-privacy-pr...
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Facebook Tests Unliked Ads in Newsfeeds & Mobile Feeds
Facebook calls its new pilot program to put more advertising in your newsfeed a " small test." But that small test could lead to a big gamble.
www.readwriteweb.com/.../facebook-tests-unliked-ads-in-news...
Thiel among early Facebook investors selling - Yahoo! Finance
From Yahoo! Finance: Peter Thiel, one of Facebook's earliest investors and a member of its board, was among the insiders selling stock in the social network ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../thiel-among-early-facebook-investors-s...


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