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LinkedIn Value Skyrockets in IPO

May 19, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Shares in the social network -- priced at $45 each -- already trading at $90

  

Winklevoss Twins Ask Supreme Court to Hear Facebook Appeal (Updated)

May 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The brothers are hopeful that higher court will reopen their original cash and stock settlement

  

Facebook Admits to Smear Campaign Against Google Day After App Leak

May 12, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Social network says it hired a PR firm to drum up negative publicity about search giant's "Social Circle"

  

Are You Sure You Want to Friend Facebook?

May 2, 2011 By Michael Stroud 2 years ago

If information is power, we are handing power on an unprecedented scale to a company that wants to sell it marketers

  

Facebook Members Memorialize 'Restrepo' Director

April 22, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Social network sites play big role in spreading news and condolences after Tim Hetherington dies in Libya

  

Winklevoss Twins Appeal Lost Facebook Appeal

April 19, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Brothers are trying to back out of $65 million settlement to get bigger stake in social media giant

  

Flipboard Gives Oprah Her Own Section – Just Like Facebook and Twitter

April 14, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

OWN partnership with social app gets network on front page of all new downloads

  

Facebook Faces Yet Another Legal Battle as Alleged E-Mails Surface

April 13, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Paul Ceglia claims emails purportedly exchanged with Mark Zuckerberg prove he owns 50 percent of "The Face Book"

  

Winklevoss Twins Lose Facebook Appeal

April 11, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Federal judge rules brothers can't back out of settlement with Zuckerberg

  

Moviegoers Getting Info From Mobile Devices, Not Newspapers

March 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

During CinemaCon panel, mantra is: use Facebook and Twitter to put butts in seats

  

Feds Charge Google 'Buzz' With Deceptive Practices; Google Admits Mistakes

March 30, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Allegations, related to "Google Buzz," mark the first time FTC has charged a U.S. company with privacy violations

  

Stream Works: Hollywood Searches for a Netflix Alternative

March 29, 2011 By Diane Garrett & Steve Pond 2 years ago

With the disc business fading fast, and Netflix charging hard, film and TV studios are eager to find new online distribution platforms

  

MTV to Air 'Facebook' Doc Wednesday

March 28, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

But news special feels about six months too late

  

Warner Bros. Expands Facebook Rentals to 'Harry Potter,' 'Inception'

March 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

After a successful run on Facebook with "The Dark Knight," Warner Brothers offers five more movies for rent on the social network

  

While the World Watches, Japan Tweets Its Way Out of Disaster

March 14, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Amid the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami, Twitter and the like have helped spread news and search for the missing

  

Warner to Rent Movies Through Facebook

March 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

No, you can't get "The Social Network" (that's Sony's movie), but Warner's digital distribution unit will let you rent movies like "The Dark Knight" using 30 Facebook credits ($3)

  

Obama to Break Bread With Jobs, Zuckerberg & Tech CEOs

February 17, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

President planning dinner Thursday with Silicon Valley-based captains of industry

  

Bizarre Interview: Winklevoss Twins Flex, Strut & Hate On Facebook's Zuckerberg (Video)

February 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The Daily video highlights perpetually aggrieved brothers, all set to "Mission:Impossible" music

  

How Egypt's Social Media Revolution Could Spread Across the Middle East

February 2, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 2 years ago

The one party, strong man rule that has dominated the land of the Pharaohs for decades is coming apart before our eyes in an information-driven uprising. What and who is next?

  

Magazines Still Struggling With This Social Media Business

January 19, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Building brand awareness on Facebook has been easy, but making money there and on other social media has not

  

MySpace Sale Talks Underway

January 4, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Report: News Corp. taking meetings; Zynga tabbed as potential suitor

  

Facebook, Twitter and the Bubble of 2011: Why It's Different

January 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Social networking sites are worth megabillions without making billion dollar profits, but this isn't another dot-com bust

  

Status Update: Facebook Now Valued at $50 Billion

January 3, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Social network gets $450 million investment from Goldman Sachs

  

MySpace Layoffs? How Murdoch Can Save His Social Network

December 31, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

With new rumors of massive layoffs, here are a few things the News Corp. boss can do to salvage his $580 million investment

  

Time Names Mark Zuckerberg its 2010 Person of the Year

December 15, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Facebook founder edges Julian Assange and the Tea Party for magazine's honor

  

The New York Times to Kill Social Media Editor Position

December 9, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Jennifer Preston says role "can't belong to one person -- it needs to be part of everyone's job"

  
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