Facebook Turns 8, And Together We’ve Grown

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

I’ve been on Facebook for 2,561 days, having joined during the first year of its existence and my first year of college. As the world’s largest social network turns 8 years old today, millions of people will reflect on the impact Facebook has had on their lives, however big or small that impact may be… [...]

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15 of the Most Popular Pictures on Pinterest

Feb 04, 2012 No Comments

1. Hands Pinterest via Edris Kim.Click here to view this gallery.If you’re like us, you’re obsessed with Pinterest. You get excited when you find pictures you love and pin them to your online bulletin boards with a sense of pride that they are yours… Tweet This Post

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Facebook Javascript API Goes Down, Taking Down Likes, Comments And Apps With It

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

I dare you to Facebook Like or even comment on this post. You can’t, because the Facebook Javascript API, the backend system which allows developer applications and Facebook’s own apps like Likes and Comments to communicate with the data available on the social network, is down, and has been down for at least an hour [...]

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Facebook worth $94B, private market says

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Now that Facebook is fast on its way to becoming a public company, and its financials have been laid bare, there’s just one question that remains unanswered: What is Facebook actually worth? A private market transaction completed Thursday may provide us with best the answer yet… Tweet This Post

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Facebook Plans to Launch Mobile Ads [VIDEO]

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

If there’s one thing we learned after Facebook dropped its S-1 to file for an IPO this past week it’s that the company makes a lot of money through advertising. However, zero came from mobile advertising… Tweet This Post

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Facebook Has A Mobile Card Up Its Sleeve, In Addition To Advertising

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Much has been made of the mobile risks that Facebook laid out in its S-1 IPO filing earlier this week. Essentially, it’s seeing/pushing massive growth in mobile, but it still hasn’t tried out advertising, its most effective route to revenues, on this platform… Tweet This Post

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[STUDY] A Friend of a Friend in Real Life But Not on Facebook

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Picture this: You’re at a party, and your good friend introduces you to one of their friends. You two hit it off, and boom – a new friend! You’ve just become friends with a friend of a friend. In real life, this is a common occurrence… Tweet This Post

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New Skype For Windows Brings Full HD Video Calls, Facebook Integration

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Skype for Windows version 5.8 is out, bringing several interesting features, including full HD video-calling, group screen sharing and Facebook integration. Full HD video calls will be most useful to those who own a HD webcam, for example Logitech C920 which does the video encoding itself thus improving HD video quality on older computers… Tweet [...]

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Mashable’s Real-Life Facebook Wall is Finally Here!

Feb 03, 2012 No Comments

Putting up the wall Click here to view this gallery.It’s finally here! After more than a year of planning, scheming, profile-photo gathering, office moving and, at last, settling in, Mashable‘s Real-Life Facebook Wall has finally been installed in our New York City headquarters… Tweet This Post

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Hitwise: Facebook.com Now Accounts For 1 In Every 5 Pageviews On The Web (In The U.S.)

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments

In case you happened to be the victim of a day-long coma yesterday, it was a very exciting day for Mark Zuckerberg, Silicon Valley, and that quaint little social network we’ve all come to know, love, and be terrified of… Tweet This Post

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Could Facebook’s Newly Wealthy Employees Help California’s Withering Economy?

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments

Facebook’s slew of newly wealthy employees could “significantly impact” California’s economy during the next few years, said H.D. Palmer, deputy director of external affairs for the California Department of Finance… Tweet This Post

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Why Zuckerberg Should "Share" the Facebook Kingdom

Feb 02, 2012 No Comments

Facebook is worth $75-$100 billion. If we broke that down by user, it would mean that each individual is worth $118.34. Or, if we’re looking at it in terms of revenue from 2011 – $3.71 billion – each user is worth $4… Tweet This Post

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