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Facebook Rolls Out 'Stalker App' to Locate Friends Nearby

June 25, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 51 weeks ago

Facebook made another move in the mobile sphere a week after acquiring Face.com

  

Facebook Acquires Facial Recognition Startup Face.com

June 18, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 1 year ago

Facebook agreed to buy Face.com, the facial recognition company that powers its Photo Finder and Photo Tagger apps, in a deal that shifts focus from web to mobile

  

Viewers Tweet and Facebook About Content After It's Over, Study Finds

June 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Hold back on those second screen apps, Hollywood

  

ConnecTV, Broadcasters Aim to Build Social Network for TV

June 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

ConnecTV launched Tuesday as the latest effort to become a television viewer's go-to companion

  

Apple Embraces Facebook, Spurns Google at WWDC

June 11, 2012 By Alexander C. Kaufman 1 year ago

Apple unveiled new hardware and software updates, including greater Facebook integration and a new Maps app sans Google data

  

We're All Worker Ants in Facebook's Ad Scheme

May 25, 2012 By Edward Jay Epstein 1 year ago

Guest Blog: I discovered problems with Facebook’s anthills when I sought to advertise my own e-books

 

  

Mark Zuckerberg Earns More Than $1B in Facebook Stock Sale

May 23, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

A week after fizzling, the social network's IPO continues to draw criticism and Facebook is reportedly thinking of switching exchanges

  

Facebook Plunges Below IPO Price

May 21, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Some honeymoon! The social network's stock closed down 10 percent

  

Mark Zuckerberg Weds Longtime Girlfriend, Changes Facebook Status

May 19, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 1 year ago

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg married his girlfriend of nine years, Priscilla Chan, in a surprise backyard ceremony on Saturday

  

Facebook IPO: Social Network Stock Fizzles as Market Closes

May 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Facebook has only a fractional gain on first day as a public company

  

Facebook Goes Public, Biggest Tech IPO in History

May 18, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Facebook's IPO price of $38 will raise $16 billion

  

Facebook IPO: 5 Warning Signs That Have Investors Worried

May 16, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

From slowing ad sales to mobile app hiccups, not everything is "like"-able at Mark Zuckerberg's tech giant

  

Facebook Sets IPO Price Range of Between $28-$35

May 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The social networking giant could raise over $13 billion when it goes public this month

  

Louis C.K. Wins Webby Awards Person of the Year Honors

May 2, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

Bjork is named artist of the year

  

'The Voice' vs. 'American Idol': Who's the Social Media Champ?

April 25, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

"American Idol" started out the season with an advantage in the social-media universe -- but did it hold onto the lead?

  

Facebook Buys TagTile in Continuing Bid to Own Everything

April 13, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Purchase comes just days after $1B acquisition of Instagram

  

Facebook Acquires Instagram for $1B

April 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Facebook has acquired photo-sharing app Instagram, the companies announced on Monday

  

Facebook Sues Back, Accusing Yahoo of Patent Infringement

April 3, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Facebook says Yahoo violated 10 of its patents. The suit counters an earlier suit by the internet portal claiming infringement

  

Madonna Doing Live Facebook Chat With Jimmy Fallon

March 20, 2012 By Kimberly Potts 1 year ago

The chat with Madonna, Jimmy Fallon and fans will be Madonna's only press event to mark the release of her "MDNA" album

  

Inside the New 'Hunger Games' Facebook Game: Exclusive First Look

March 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Fans of the Suzanne Collins book can create their own District 12 quests on "The Hunger Games Adventures"

  

Would Facebook Buy the Washington Post? A Pew Study Considers It

March 19, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Newspapers continue to struggle to keep up in the information age, shedding $10 in print advertising for every dollar earned online

  

Yahoo Sues Facebook, Takes Credit For Social Network's Success

March 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Yahoo alleges that Facebook violated 10 of its patents, ripping off its messaging, ads and more

  

Facebook and Twitter Have a Liberal Bias, Too?

March 12, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

A new Pew Study finds that liberals are more likely to use social media

  

Facebook Co-Founder Buys The New Republic, Stresses Tablets

March 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Chris Hughes, a Facebook co-founder and contributor to President Obama's 2008 campaign, looks to breathe life into The New Republic

  

How Social Media Is Giving NBA Ratings a Slam Dunk

February 23, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The NBA's social media efforts are paying TV ratings dividends -- and with the All-Star Game this weekend, expect LeBron James and Dwight Howard to set off a tweet-apalooza

  

MySpace Picks Fox Executive to Head Entertainment Division

February 16, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Fox's Roger Minchem joins MySpace to oversee its new original programming push

  
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