Instagram Video and the Death of Fantasy
Instagram's new video service does capture the reality of little moments. But is that what we really want? … Read More
View ArticleFacebook’s Stock Soars Amid Rosy Growth Expectations
Shares in the social network rose 30 percent on Thursday, after the company reported stronger-than-expected revenue and profit growth. Analysts say the company has bright prospects, but there are still...
View ArticleDaily Report: Facebook Leads Effort to Widen the Net
Facebook plans to announce an industry effort aimed at drastically cutting the cost of delivering basic Internet services on mobile phones, particularly in developing countries. … Read More
View ArticleFacebook Acquires Onavo and a Foothold in Israel
Onavo may help Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg reach his goal of bringing low-cost mobile Web access to billions. … Read More
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Starts Spending His Billion-Dollar Charitable Fund
The Facebook co-founder, who pledged 18 million shares of Facebook stock to charity last December, is beginning to direct that money to various causes, including an investment in a Massachusetts...
View ArticleYoung Immigrants Write Software to Highlight Lack of Legal Status
Fwd.us, an advocacy group, is holding a Silicon Valley hackathon in which 20 young people who entered the country illegally as children are spending a day writing software that promotes the cause of...
View ArticleDaily Report: Facebook Bets on Users First and Profits Later
The social networking giant’s agreement to buy the messaging start-up WhatsApp for up to $19 billion is risky, but follows a trend in valuing the number of users over revenue. Link to article: Daily...
View ArticleDisruptions: After WhatsApp Deal, Visions of Magic Numbers
How much money would it take for you to sell your start-up, quit your job or close your venture capital fund and walk away from it all? Original article: Disruptions: After WhatsApp Deal, Visions of...
View ArticleAt Mobile World Congress, a Sign of Tech Industry’s Shifting Focus
In a sign that the tech industry has moved past computers, Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, will be the most prominent speaker this week at the Mobile World Congress, a trade show...
View ArticleZuckerberg Says WhatsApp Deal Was a Bargain
Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook said the acquisition, the largest ever by his company, would allow WhatsApp to focus on connecting more people around the world. Original post: Zuckerberg Says WhatsApp...
View ArticleThe Messaging App Wars Are Just Getting Started
Dozens of messaging platforms are competing to become the YouTube of smartphone messaging. But which ones will win? Source article - The Messaging App Wars Are Just Getting Started
View ArticleNow Facebook Has a Drone Plan
Facebook is in discussions to acquire a manufacturer of high-altitude drones for about $60 million. The purchase would allow the social network to advance its ambitions of connecting everyone in the...
View ArticleDaily Report: Facebook to Buy Oculus VR, Maker of Virtual Reality Hardware
The social media giant is betting that a technology commonly associated with science fiction can help turn social networking into an immersive, 3-D experience. Original source: Daily Report: Facebook...
View ArticleMinecraft Maker Won’t Work With a Facebook-Owned Oculus VR
Like many game makers who were considering working with the Oculus virtual-reality tools, Markus Persson is uncomfortable with Facebook’s ad-driven business model. See more here - Minecraft Maker...
View ArticleDaily Report: Facebook Aims to Use Drones to Deliver Internet Access
Facebook is creating a laboratory to devise a way to provide web access from solar-powered drones or perhaps other “connectivity aircraft.” Follow this link: Daily Report: Facebook Aims to Use Drones...
View ArticleDid Facebook Buy Virtual Reality Too Soon?
Facebook has an impeccable sense of introducing products that are right for right now. But did the company make a bet on the future that might not pan out with its acquisition of Oculus VR? This...
View ArticleIs Facebook Too Big to Care?
The world’s largest social network has made some recent moves that suggest it is determined to follow its own path, regardless of what outsiders think. Link to article - Is Facebook Too Big to Care?
View ArticleFacebook’s Existential Crisis
Is Facebook’s main service still relevant? An argument for why it feels fusty, and why Mark Zuckerberg seems to know it. Link: Facebook’s Existential Crisis
View ArticleDaily Report: Facebook to Enhance Privacy Controls
The company’s move is part of its goal to become a platform on which other apps run, with Facebook accounts used as universal IDs. Continue reading: Daily Report: Facebook to Enhance Privacy Controls
View ArticleOnline Privacy: Maybe Not So Unreasonable, After All
As our online personal information has become less and less personal, the privacy pendulum may now ready to switch directions. Read More: Online Privacy: Maybe Not So Unreasonable, After All
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