ForbesFacebook: Lots Of Friends, But Stock Offering Has RisksNPR (blog)by Steve Henn Analysts say that to succeed, Facebook needs to figure out how to sell ads on mobile platforms. When a company files to go public it has to lay out in black and white the biggest risks that face the firm. What could kill it?Facebook to Hand Over More User Data, European Group SaysPC MagazineFacebook will release more user data - lobby groupReutersFacebook campaigner has 'serious doubts' on privacyNew Zealand HeraldZDNet (blog) -Irish Times -Forbesall 75 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 10:42 pm
Christian Science MonitorFacebook's Zuckerberg may face $2 billion tax billCNNBy Stacy Cowley @CNNMoneyTech February 7, 2012: 5:59 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook's upcoming IPO will make founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire -- but it will also stick him with an eye-popping tax bill that could reach as high as $2 ...Can Facebook pursue a social mission and go public at the same time?Christian Science MonitorConsumer Confidential: Facebook tax, mag sales, Amazon gets realLos Angeles TimesThe Zuckerberg TaxNew York TimesHuffington Post -DailyFinance -Fox Newsall 510 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 9:41 pm
FirstpostAnalysis: More than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in ChinaReutersBy Melanie Lee | SHANGHAI (Reuters) - When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. Cracking the world's biggest internet population might seem an obvious ambition for the social networking giant as it trumpets its global growth ...Facebook-China relationship status: It's complicatedFirstpostFacebook faces uphill battle to crack ChinaABC OnlineMore than just Great Firewall awaits Facebook in ChinaTVNZall 33 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 9:40 pm
Sydney Morning HeraldYour 'deleted' Facebook photos may still be onlineGMA NewsIf you think your Facebook photo is safely gone once you deleted it from your account, think again. Facebook has admitted that its older systems for storing uploaded content don't always delete images from its content delivery networks, tech site Ars ...Facebook photos: Deleted today, still there tomorrowCNET (blog)Deleted Facebook Photos Still Accessible Online, Years LaterPCWorldFacebook's delay in erasing photos previously deleted by users is symptomatic ...Toronto Starmsnbc.com (blog) -PC Magazine -Wall Street Journal (blog)all 132 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 9:23 pm
Los Angeles TimesFacebook's all-male board criticized by California pension fundLos Angeles TimesBy Matt Stevens Less than a week after filing its initial public offering, Facebook Inc. is facing complaints from a powerful California pension fund about the makeup of its all-male board of directors. The California State Teachers' Retirement System ...Facebook Governance Draws California ScrutinyBloombergCalSTRS wants Facebook board to expand, add womenReutersCalifornia Pension Fund Challenges Facebook Over Diversity on BoardWall Street Journalmsnbc.com -TIME -Fortune (blog)all 94 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 8:14 pm
Fortune (blog)Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says women burdened by 'ambition gap.' Is she right?Toronto StarMorgan Campbell Business Reporter Even before the IPO announcement, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg was one of the world's most successful executives. When she talks about gender and the workplace, people listen.The $1.6 Billion Woman, Staying on MessageNew York TimesIs Facebook's Lack of Boardroom Diversity Hurting It?PC MagazineFacebook COO Sandberg's next crusade?Fortune (blog)San Francisco Chronicleall 81 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 7:08 pm
USA TODAYSuper Bowl Ad Meter winner: Score one for the Doritos babyUSA TODAYBy Bruce Horovitz, Laura Petrecca, and Gary Strauss Doritos scored the winning ad in the USA TODAY Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter. Grandma slings a baby to swipe a bag of Doritos in top-ranked ad. Doritos scored the winning ad in the USA TODAY Facebook ...Doritos "Sling Baby" Wins 2012 USA TODAY Facebook Super Bowl Ad MeterMarketWatch (press release)Super Bowl Commercials Rated by Social MediaNew York TimesFacebook: Doritos wins Super Bowl ad battleNewsdayall 225 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 7:02 pm
Facebook encounters slowdown, offers no explanationSlashGearUsers around the world today complained of prolonged periods of slow or no access to Facebook either through their browser or mobile phone app. The social networking giant did not offer any sort of comment as to what caused the extended period of ...and more »
7 February 2012 | 6:57 pm
New York TimesFacebook sees slowing growthSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Mike Swift Few experts were surprised when Facebook disclosed in its recent IPO filing that its user growth had slowed in the US and Canada. But a deeper look at Facebook's user numbers shows its growth is also slowing in Europe and Asia, ...Those Millions on Facebook? Some May Not Actually VisitNew York TimesFacebook's count of active users may not be accurateZDNet AsiaThose millions on Facebook? Most actually visitZDNet (blog)CNET -Stuff.co.nz -Forbesall 48 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 6:16 pm
Wired NewsFacebook: The Last Great Company of the Desktop Age, Playing Catch-Up In a ...Wired NewsBy Tim Carmody “Facebook was not originally created to be a company,” Mark Zuckerberg writes in the company's IPO filing. It also wasn't created to be a part of the mobile web. Facebook for iOS. Image via iTunes' App Store Facebook may be the last ...Facebook's Mobility ChallengeNew York TimesFacebook plans to start mobile ads by March 2012Times of IndiaPrepare Your Business for Facebook Mobile AdsPCWorldZDNet (blog) -Forbes -PC Magazineall 209 news articles »
7 February 2012 | 11:43 am