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Could Facebook Make Waves With Waze?

Julie D. Andrews — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:43:49 +0000

Facebook has made quite the flurry of acquisitions lately. Last week, the social network acquired Threadsy. The word on Wednesday is that Facebook could consider purchasing Waze, developer of a well-liked, free, community-based traffic-nav app. Waze has nearly 6,200 users talking about it and the app has garnered 126,000 likes.

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California Gives Thumbs-Up To Facebook/Instagram Deal

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:35:52 +0000

The long-awaited acquisition of Instagram by Facebook cleared another major hurdle on Wednesday. The California Department of Corporations approved the social network’s request to issue stock following the purchase of the popular photo-sharing application. While the deal has yet to officially close, it is almost a done deal.

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Facebook Acquires Threadsy, Developer Of Social Influence Metric Swaylo

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:00:13 +0000

It seems like it’s been a while since Facebook acquired a company (the long finalization process of Instagram notwithstanding). That changed Friday when the social network added Threadsy, the parent company of Swaylo, a social influence measuring stick similar to Klout or Kred. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the deal to AllFacebook, but had no further comment.

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Gannett Buys Facebook Ad Software Company Blinq Media

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:43:41 +0000

Companies aren’t just taking Facebook’s brightest minds, they’re also acquiring entities that are based on the social network. Not long after Google purchased Wildfire Interactive, media company Gannett has reportedly purchased Blinq Media, a Facebook advertising software and service company. TechCrunch reported that the sale price is $92 million over the course of three to four years.

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App Developer: Facebook Tried To Bully Me Into An Acqui-Hire

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:26:19 +0000

As Facebook’s stock continues to plummet, are executives getting desperate? Dalton Caldwell, founder and CEO of App.net, thinks so. Caldwell blogged about a recent meeting with several Facebook executives. He thought it was a friendly chat and demonstration of an application he developed on the Facebook platform. However, Caldwell claims that Facebook said his product was competition to its app center and that the company tried to bully him into being acquired.

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Google Purchases Wildfire, A Facebook Marketing Software Provider

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:00:24 +0000

Google may struggle to keep up with Facebook in the social media world, but the search engine is working to change that. Google has purchased Wildfire Interactive, which helps businesses master Facebook, the marketing software provider announced on its blog Tuesday.

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Facebook Could Buy Zynga, But Probably Won’t

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:24:06 +0000

It seems like every week, Facebook acquires a company or is rumored to do so. This time, a report surfaced over the weekend, saying that Facebook could buy Zynga, now that the stock price of the popular game developer has fallen far enough. However, Business Insider says, “Not so fast.”

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Facebook Acquires Mac-Based App Developer Acrylic

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:17:52 +0000

The Facebook family continues to grow. Acrylic, which develops applications for Mac and iOS devices, announced through its blog Friday that it has been acquired by Facebook.

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VOTE: Which Dies First, Friendster Or MySpace?

Jackie Cohen — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:09:10 +0000

It’s hard not to wonder whether Friendster’s request that users back up their account information bodes something ill for the site’s future: What’s really going to happen when everything gets deleted at the end of next month?
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Is Microsoft About to Buy Facebook for $50 Billion?

Will M — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:14:11 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer paid “lip service” to a Yahoo! deal and cleverly set the stage for acquiring Facebook, during his keynote at the Digital Hollywood Media Summit.

Yahoo!’s stock price shot up on the news of his comments, but I think the press and the markets are missing the big picture: Microsoft’s is using the “potential Yahoo! deal” as a red herring with investors. Ballmer is using Yahoo! to convince the market that Microsoft needs to buy Facebook to compete with Google, and to set a price floor of 50 billion for the acquisition. Microsoft may be facing a situation where Facebook usage grows so fast that its costs skyrocket, creating a cash crunch, and in this difficult fundraising environment it’s best bet is just to buy Facebook.
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Facebook Plus Weddings Equals Acquisition for Weddingbook's Application

Kristen Nicole — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:12:18 +0000

The most social brides are most likely socializing on Facebook, given the social network’s dominance online. So it’s no surprise that The Knot, one of the most recognizable online brands for wedding planning, has acquired one of the most popular wedding Facebook apps Weddingbook. The Knot has actually acquired WedSnap, the development company behind Weddingbook’s Facebook application, with sure hopes of tapping into Facebook’s wedding-specific demographic.
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