Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has spent a large amount in acquiring WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, and this acquisition has come at a huge cost of more than $19 billion. Though the general perception might be that Facebook would want to monetize its investments and seek good returns ASAP, a report indicates that the social network has no such plans for the time being. … Continue reading Active Stock: What is Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Planning For WhatsApp

Facebook is not as much fun for teens as Instagram and other social networking sites are, reveals a survey. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is losing popularity among teens as more and more youngsters prefer Instagram and Twitter Inc (NYSE TWTR) to fulfill their social media needs, says a report from Piper Jaffray. There is no mention of Vine or Snapchat in the survey, which is … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Popularity Decreases Among Teens

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) launched a new advertising type – local awareness ads, which will be available to U.S. advertisers in few weeks time while it will take few months to make the said feature available on a global scale. This is yet another way of money making and if it does not get the required response from the advertisers and users, Facebook will make … Continue reading (NASDAQ FB) Facebook Stock : a Game Changer with Location Based Advertising

Facebook is getting success in its fight against fake likes, and has won over $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers. As soon as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) decided to get rid of the fake ‘likes’ on its website, there are reports claiming that it has won more than $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers selling fake likes to the businesses. There are businesses … Continue reading Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

Social media giant Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) announced on Monday, October 6th that its $20 billion plus acquisition of instant messaging leader Whatsapp was finalized as both the U.S. SEC and the European Commission had signed off on the deal. Shares of acquisition-happy Facebook are up 41 cents at $77.85 as of 1:45 PM ET Monday. Further details regarding the final terms of the deal … Continue reading Active Stock: WhatsApp Formally A Part Of Facebook (NASDAQ FB)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) recently won approval from the European Union for the WhatsApp bid at $19 billion. This is a huge opportunity for the social media giant which wants to transform the telecom industry. This is a landmark deal for Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) and it should give the company a strong lead in the mobile messaging market. WhatsApp is already one of the … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Gets EU Approval For WhatsApp Deal