Facebook stumbled out of the block with its May IPO. Investors will be curious to see whether today’s earnings report can help the company’s stock rebound.
Facebook 2Q Earnings Report: A Guide for Curious Investors | Business …
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Zynga Plunges 40% in Tech Bloodbath
As global economic conditions worsen, tech companies have little margin for error.
via Zynga Stock Crashes 40% After Loss, as Tech Bloodbath Worsens | Business | TIME.com.
Report Says People Are Happier with Google+ than They Are with Facebook
When it first arrived on the scene, Google+ was like the new rich kid at school, throwing its money around and inviting people to hyped-up things they weren’t really interested in.
Then, according to the American Customer …
Digg Sold to Betaworks: WSJ Reports Buying Price of Just $500,000
Social news site Digg has been acquired by Betaworks. In a company blog post, Digg’s Matt Williams said, in part:
We couldn’t be happier to announce that the next generation of Digg will live on with the team from Betaworks.
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Social Media and Sports Don’t Mix
Please – please! – resist the temptation to participate in social media until between innings.
This scene isn’t quite as bad as when Drew Barrymore’s character took a foul ball to the noggin in Fever Pitch, but it still …
How Recruiters Use Social Networks to Make Hiring Decisions Now
Recruiters are apparently checking for grammar and spelling on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Factor In to How Job Recruiters Hire Candidates | Moneyland | TIME.com.
‘Girls Who Code’ Looks to Close the Tech Gender Gap
A slight media kerfuffle broke out this week after The Daily Beast released its Digital Power Index, a list of the 100 most influential people in the tech world. The problem? Only seven of the 100 honorees were women. Out of the …
Why Facebook Shouldn’t Have Pulled the ‘Find Friends Nearby’ App
Imagine this scenario: You’re out with friends at a bar and you meet a group of fun people. At the end of the night, you decide that you all want to keep in touch. While business cards might seem too formal and exchanging phone …
Facebook Finally Lets You Edit Your Comments
We’ve all typed things on Facebook that we regret. Over-the-top angry responses to shared political articles. Weirdly inappropriate comments under a friend’s photo. Typo-ridden exclamations under a big announcement.
Before, …
Facebook’s $10 Million Privacy Payout: Why You Get Nothing
If you missed it, Facebook says it will pay $10 million to compensate users who were turned into product pitchmen as a result of “Sponsored Stories” ads that treat “Likes” as endorsements. None of this money, however, will go to Facebook users.
via Facebook Privacy Settlement Amounts to $10 Million | Business | TIME.com.
How to Write the Perfect Tweet
Researchers at Hewlett-Packard and UCLA have come up with a formula to create the most popular, most shared messages in the Twitterverse.
Chatroulette 2.0? Napster Founders Launch Airtime Video Chat
Remember the good ol’ days of Chatroulette? Ah, to be able to grab a beer and spend an evening talking to lonely, blank-faced men in hoodies, drunk people at parties and various exposed body parts. Now Sean Parker, of Napster and …
