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Analysis, Finance, Internet

Why has Facebook Video become A Major Trend Among Brands (NASDAQ FB)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is receiving an increasing chunk of brand marketing, especially when it comes to posting and playing videos, says a report from Ad Week. Brands such as Budweiser and McDonald’s and celebrities such as Beyonce are now posting videos directly to the social network instead of just posting YouTube links. YouTube was the first choice of brands for video ads, but now … Continue reading Why has Facebook Video become A Major Trend Among Brands (NASDAQ FB)

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Cuts Xbox One Prices

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is set to cut the price of the Xbox One by $50 this holiday season. The tech giant’s special holiday promotion will be valid on Xbox One consoles or bundles until January 3rd. This deal will be available at all major retailers in the United States including Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Game Stop, Toys R Us, and Microsoft Store. Yusef … Continue reading Stock in News: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Cuts Xbox One Prices

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Drive, Google Docs Down For Some

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is investing some reported problems with Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides. The company’s App Status Dashboard shows a disruption on all four services, and it didn’t take long for complaints about the disruption to start pouring onto Twitter. Users who are having problems with these Google services are receiving a 500 server error. Google said that it is “investigating reports of … Continue reading Active Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Drive, Google Docs Down For Some

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Look At What Taxes Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Pays

According to documents filed with Companies House on Tuesday October 21, Facebook’s UK corporation tax bill came to a grand total of $4,005 in 2013. To give that statement even greater resonance, the income tax paid by a London school teacher is equal to over $4,430. Not only was the company’s corporation tax bill pitifully small, it actually had a credit balance of $230,414 due … Continue reading Stock in News: A Look At What Taxes Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Pays

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: A Close Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6 Specs

On Wednesday, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) officially announced its latest phablet-sized device, the Google Nexus 6. This high-end smartphone is part of a widespread evolution of its Nexus range, with Google announcing two companion devices simultaneously. The Nexus 9 phablet and the Nexus Player set-top box were also unveiled by Google, but it was the smartphone-cum-phablet the Nexus 6 which received the majority of attention. … Continue reading Stock in News: A Close Look At Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Nexus 6 Specs

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) CEO Zuckerberg Hold A Chinese Q&A Session

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg did a Q&A session in Mandarin Chinese, a very difficult language that he learned back in 2010 in his spare time. After the event, Zuckerberg posted on Facebook that he did his first ever public Q&A in Chinese Mandarin at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Throughout the conversation, Zuckerberg spoke just one word in English and that was to … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) CEO Zuckerberg Hold A Chinese Q&A Session

Richard Atkins