Its been a year since Facebook’s IPO. What a long strange trip its been. The user-base is growing, people are sharing more, Instagram is doing well, revenues are up. On the other hand, Facebook’s stock has flatlined; the company’s shares…
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Head of product for Facebook for Android, Bubba Murarka, has joined Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as general partner and managing director. Since 2008, Mr. Murarka has held positions at Facebook, as business development leads. Most recently he was head of product for Facebook…
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When you upload a photo, you’re now able to add people as easily as you add hashtags, says Instagram. It doesn’t stop at people—you can add any account on Instagram. Instagram has also launched a new ‘Photos of You’ section…
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Bejeweled Blitz has been played literally billions of times since debuting on Facebook four years ago, says PopCap. Nearly 50 million players around the world have spent 3.5 billion hours matching and destroying more than 30 trillion gems. Over 140 million games…
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David M. Spillane, the chief accounting officer of Facebook,resigned on April 25, according to a Form 8-K filed with the SEC by the company. Jas Athwal was appointed in his role. Mr. Athwal’s appointment will be effective May 10, 2013. Mr. Athwal…
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Facebook reported financial results for the first quarter, which ended March 31, 2013. Revenues for the first quarter totaled $1.46 billion, an increase of 38%, compared with $1.06 billion in the first quarter of 2012. Facebook’s revenues from advertising was $1.25…
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Facebook has acquired Parse, a cloud app platform for iOS, Android, JavaScript, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and OS X. The transaction is expected to close shortly. “By making Parse a part of Facebook Platform, we want to enable developers to…
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Microsoft’s Bing Ads has joined the Ads Integrity Alliance, a group of companies that work together against online ads that deliver malware, direct users to scams, or try to sell counterfeit goods. Launched in 2012 with AOL, Facebook, Google, Interactive Advertising…
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Facebook is opening its newest data center in Altoona, Iowa. When complete, Altoona will be among the most advanced and energy efficient facilities of its kind, says the company. Facebook plans to break ground this summer, and expects to begin…
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Facebook for iOS is getting chat heads and stickers. Chat heads was launched recently as part of the Facebook Home experience for Android devices, and lets you chat on Facebook even when you are not using the Facebook or Facebook…
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