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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Is No. 6 On ‘Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women List

David Cohen — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:24:01 +0000

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg managed to Lean In to a pretty prestigious list: Forbes’ The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, where she ended up at No. 6.

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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’s Top Attorney Ted Ullyot Leaves Company

Justin Lafferty — Fri, 10 May 2013 16:51:40 +0000

Ted Ullyot, who has been Facebook’s general counsel since 2008, is leaving the company. Facebook confirmed Ullyot’s departure with AllFacebook. Ullyot defended Facebook during its legal battles with the Winklevoss twins, and has seen Facebook grow from 500 users to 1 billion.

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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 Joins Fortune 500

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:31:35 +0000

Facebook is in some great company right now, with Amazon, eBay, and Yahoo, on the Fortune 500 list. Fortune announced that the social network cracked the prestigious list for the first time, coming in at No. 482 — 12 spots ahead of Yahoo.

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Mark Zuckerberg-Led FWD.us Adds Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Brad Smith, Sean Parker

David Cohen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:10:58 +0000

FWD.us, the political advocacy group spearheaded by Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, added some tech muscle, as Microsoft Co-Founder and Non-Executive Chairman Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft General Counsel and Executive Vice President Brad Smith, and former Facebook President Sean Parker joined the group.

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Mark Zuckerberg Officially Announces FWD.us Political Advocacy Group In ‘Washington Post’ Op-Ed

David Cohen — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:57:58 +0000

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially announced the launch of his political advocacy group, FWD.us, in an op-ed published in The Washington Post.

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Facebook Has A Nigerian Problem With Targeting

Guest Writer — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:33:36 +0000

No, I didn’t receive an email from Princess Zuckerberg asking me to save her family fortune from the hands of the rebel forces. This is not the typical Nigerian 419 scam. In this version, Facebook is unknowingly misleading its advertisers about its vaunted targeting abilities. If you buy ads targeting the U.S., it is now very likely that you are getting traffic from Nigeria and other parts of Africa, as well.

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Moontoast Adds VP/Engineering, NYC Sales Director

David Cohen — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:07:16 +0000

Social rich-media advertising platform Moontoast announced the hires of a vice president of engineering and a sales director for New York.

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Analyst: Facebook’s Advertising Looks More Like Spam

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:27:29 +0000

Although Facebook’s stock value has recovered from its initial downfall to about $25 per share, one analyst sees another dip coming, largely because of the prevalence of advertising on the site. Richard Greenfield, a media and entertainment analyst for BTIG Partners, told CNBC that he is not confident about Facebook’s future on Wall Street, noting that advertising on the social network looks more like spam.

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How Has Facebook Changed News Delivery?

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:57:02 +0000

When Facebook introduced its redesigned News Feed, it did more than change how people view memes and photos of cats — it altered the way stories are seen. Now everyone can make news. But for those who make a living by spreading news, Facebook has changed the way stories are presented. Dean Praetorius, a senior editor with The Huffington Post, talked with AllFacebook about how the way news is presented on Facebook requires some changes to the traditional approach.

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Report: Mark Zuckerberg Leads Formation Of Issues-Advocacy Organization

David Cohen — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:12:41 +0000

Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly ramping up his political activities, leading the formation of an issues-advocacy organization, and backing it with significant cash.

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Facebook Actually Does Help Deliver News

Justin Lafferty — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:54:55 +0000

Maybe Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comparison of News Feed to a personalized newspaper wasn’t too far off. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2013 report, Facebook is a key way that news outlets such as The Huffington Post, The Daily Mail, and Yahoo reach their readers. The report notes that major U.S. news sites get an average of 9 percent of their traffic from Facebook, compared with 4 percent when measured 15 months ago.

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Can Your Facebook Likes Give Away Your Identity?

Justin Lafferty — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:54:25 +0000

Many Facebook users worry about their personal identities being compromised on the social network through unfortunate photos or tagged posts. But a University of Cambridge study shows that it’s possible to gain information such as political affiliation and ethnicity just from seeing Facebook users’ likes. Social security firm Secure.me also published a top 10 list of the Facebook applications that require this information when users connect to them.

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Sheryl Sandberg Talks ‘Lean In,’ Women In The Workplace At Introduction Of Her Book

David Cohen — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:18:04 +0000

“There are Facebook employees we’ve never met,” Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said in response to a question about Yahoo’s recent announcement that it would eliminate telecommuting as an option for its employees, but that was one of the few times Sandberg discussed the social network during a fireside chat Monday evening with Time Deputy Managing Editor Nancy Gibbs to introduce her book that was released earlier that day, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.

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