Stock to Watch: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) builds messenger for iPad

In the news on the Wall Street, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) released a new version of its Facebook Messenger application for iOS on Thursday. Though Messenger has been around for some time now for Facebook, the app was never properly ported to the the additional capabilities of the iPad. This new version from Facebook Inc brings in a new user interface optimized specifically for the … Continue reading Stock to Watch: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) builds messenger for iPad

Active Stock in the News : Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) acquires Ad Tech Company LiveRail

In the news on Wall Street today, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) announced the acquisition of Ad Tech Company LiveRail on Wednesday. The more than ever active Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it will invest in keeping LiveRail running and that Facebook is evaluating how to intermingle their data for positive results. For Facebook business in the video advertising segment, this move could lead to a … Continue reading Active Stock in the News : Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) acquires Ad Tech Company LiveRail

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) looking to enter Workplaces with FB@Work

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) may be gearing up to enter offices with FB@Work project. Facebook is looking to work on a new version of Facebook which would be targeted for the Workplaces. This new Facebook platform would be available across Web, Android and iOS platforms. While Facebook itself as well as other companies do use Facebook for working purposes, a formal platform has not been built … Continue reading Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) looking to enter Workplaces with FB@Work

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) faces user outrage over Secret Psychological Experiment

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) users have been subjected to a secret Psychological Experiment. A recently published study mentioned the use of Facebook News Feed in an experiment carried out in January 2014. Although Facebook Inc( NASDAQ:FB) may be well within their rights to do the experiment, Facebook has been strongly criticized by its users for doing so. The purpose of this experiment was to reveal the … Continue reading Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) faces user outrage over Secret Psychological Experiment

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Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) builds its own Networking Switches

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has introduced wedge, which is an Ethernet Switch based on Linux and will be used in Software Defined Networking by Facebook. This is a big step from Facebook which would allow them to have their own networking switches to transport information from one system to another. Its importance lies in the huge traffic which Facebook host and the speed that it assures … Continue reading Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) builds its own Networking Switches

Facebook Stock (NASDAQ:FB) : Impact of Slingshot Launch and New iPad App on Facebook Financial News

Facebook wants to break the “1% Rule” of Internet culture that says a tiny fraction of users create the content for everyone else. So after a momentary leak last week, today Facebook officially launches Slingshot for iOS and Android in the US, an app where friends send you photos and videos, but you have to reply with your own before you can see them. “Slingshot” has all the same basic functions as “Snapchat,” but with a few minor tweaks here and there. Everyone is a creator and no one is a spectator”, says Product Manager Will Reuben, and that makes it different from Snapchat
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Facebook Paper’s New Trending Section Makes It A Better Real-Time News Reader

Facebook Paper is pretty, but sluggish when it comes to news. It’s human curated sections take awhile to ingest the latest world events. But today it added a “Trending” section that highlights news stories and photos that capture the essence of most mentioned topics on Facebook. The update also lets you tap any hashtag to see a Paper-style cards of public and friends’ mentions. Paper also got a long list of other updates that Facebook says are a bunch of features you’ve asked us for”. Facebook’s IPad App Becomes An Entertainment Hub With New Games And Trending Videos Sidebar.

Facebook Targets Gamers With New iPad-Only Update

Facebook introduces a new feature specific to iPad: a right hand sidebar dedicated to trending topics, gaming, and overall discovery within the app. Over 70 percent of people who use Facebook for iPad played a Facebook-connected game in the past 90 days, so the company is helping them discover or re-engage with games through a new home page sidebar it starts testing today on its iPad app. It includes social notifications for native mobile and Facebook web games you already play, video trailers for games you don’t plus Trending videos popular with your demographic.

Alibaba Gives Details Ahead Of IPO Bigger than Facebook

Alibaba is pulling back the curtain a little bit, providing more information about its partnership structure and financials ahead of its planned initial public offering of stock. China’s biggest e-commerce company filed in May for an initial public offering in the U.S. that could top the $16 billion that Facebook and its early investors raised in the social networking company’s IPO two years ago.

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