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Could Facebook Beat Yahoo And Purchase Tumblr?

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:09 +0000

Myriad reports have said that Facebook has a problem with teen users eschewing the site for social networks such as Tumblr. A few sources have reported Friday that Yahoo may be trying to purchase Tumblr, but Facebook could also be in these discussions, as well. According to AllThingsD, Yahoo is rumored to be willing to pay up to $1 billion to purchase Tumblr, but Forbes and GigaOM think that Facebook could swoop in and add the blogging site. However, it’s unlikely that Facebook will get the chance.

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Facebook Head Of Product For Android Bubba Murarka Joins Draper Fisher Jurvetson

David Cohen — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:11:19 +0000

The revolving door of engineers leaving Facebook continues to spin, as Silicon Valley venture-capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson announced that the social network’s head of product for Android, Bubba Murarka, was named a general partner and managing director.

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Facebook Software Engineer Josh Wiseman Joins The Social + Capital Partnership

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:42:32 +0000

Facebook Software Engineer Josh Wiseman, who has contributed to pretty much every aspect of the site — Timeline, chat, photos, videos, and more — has left the company for an engineer-in-residence position with The Social + Capital Partnership, according to AllThingsD.

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Facebook Home Starts Rolling Out Internationally

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:44:48 +0000

When Facebook Home was launched for U.S. Android users on selected devices, many users in other countries wondered when they would be able to experience the company’s newest mobile feature. That day is Tuesday, according to AllThingsD. Facebook Home will start rolling out Tuesday to international users.

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Facebook Director Of Mobile Partnerships Emily White Moves To Instagram

David Cohen — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:35:12 +0000

Facebook Director of Mobile Partnerships Emily White was shifted over to the social network’s photo-sharing application, Instagram, where she will serve as director of business operations.

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Facebook’s Mobile Strategy: Create Experiences That Can’t Be Done On Desktop

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:48:14 +0000

As Facebook pushes more and more to become a mobile-focused company, it wants to create experiences that simply cannot occur on laptop or desktop computers. Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that Facebook is working on mobile-first programs. Vice President of Partnerships Dan Rose, elaborated on the social network’s mobile mission at AllThingsD’s D: Dive Into Media Conference Tuesday, saying that Facebook sends 180 million clicks per month to the Apple App Store and Google Play.

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Despite Terms Of Use Fiasco, Instagram Users Still Upload 40M Pics Per Day

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:47:28 +0000

Despite erroneous reports that Instagram users were dropping the application en masse in December, the photo-sharing application posted usage statistics that show that it’s still going strong. Instagram published monthly active user data for the first time. This comes not long after Facebook changed the way those kinds of data are tracked.

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Facebook Pauses Mobile Ad Network Tests

Justin Lafferty — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:09:13 +0000

Rumblings of a Facebook external ad network, where ads gathered by social data show up on sites outside of the social network, sent waves throughout the Internet. But a report from AllThingsD notes that while Facebook may still be working on such a network, it won’t be coming on mobile — at least not yet. A Facebook spokesman told AllThingsD that the company is holding off on testing its mobile ads.
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Yahoo, Facebook Talking Search? Not Likely

David Cohen — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:20:24 +0000

A report surfaced in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph over the weekend that Yahoo President and CEO Marissa Mayer and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg were in talks aimed at having their respective companies collaborate on Web-based search, but AllThingsD pointed out that Yahoo is already locked into a search partnership with Microsoft that is unlikely to be terminated anytime soon.

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Facebook May Not Host An F8 Conference This Year

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:47:21 +0000

Every now and then, Facebook holds an event called f8, where it presents developers and entrepreneurs with the social network’s latest and greatest. At last year’s f8 in San Francisco, Facebook announced timeline to the world. According to AllThingsD, there won’t be an event this year, although Facebook will neither confirm nor deny this.

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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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With Facebook Exchange, Company Changes Stance On Cookies

Justin Lafferty — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:44:46 +0000

With Facebook Exchange, users will see more targeted ads based on what they’ve recently posted or searched for as the company tries to boost revenue. While you’re probably growing used to that, it represents a change in Facebook’s stance toward cookies.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Facebook

David Cohen — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:29:08 +0000

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook discussed the electronics giant’s relationship with Facebook at AllThingsD’s D10 Conference, emphasizing one message: “Stay tuned.”

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Is Facebook Really Dialing Up A 'Buffy' HTC Phone?

David Cohen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:18:51 +0000

At an HTC press conference in February, Facebook Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer emphasized that there were no plans for an actual Facebook phone, adding that Facebook shortcuts would be added to the home screens of dozens of devices. Mark, meet Buffy, formerly known as Slayer.

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