Stock Review: The Tale of Facebook & Patent Acquisitions

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is not behind Google when it comes to innovation. The social networking site acquired atleast 100 patents from other companies on Virtual reality, video, peer to peer printing and speech translation. Facebook Inc (FB) sensing the ruthless competition ahead wants to acquire as much of innovative patents as possible. According to a report from Envision IP, a New York-based research firm … Continue reading Stock Review: The Tale of Facebook & Patent Acquisitions

$FB Stock : Facebook Faces EU Tirade Again (NASDAQ FB)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) and WhatsApp deal might face a new challenge as the European Union antitrust officials have sent a detailed questions to the competitors and customers of the social networker and WhatsApp. The efforts are being made to understand the difference between a social network and the messaging application. Facebook and WhatsApp deal might go through some rough patches as EU antitrust regulators … Continue reading $FB Stock : Facebook Faces EU Tirade Again (NASDAQ FB)

Stock Highlights: Facebook FB Stock Downgraded

Shares of social media giant Facebook (NASDAQ FB) declined after the company got a rare downgrade from Janney Capital. Shares of Facebook were close to their all-time high, so a downgrade based on valuation concerns may not be too surprising to some. Janney Capital cut its rating on Facebook shares from Buy to Neutral. However, it is important to note that the analyst left his … Continue reading Stock Highlights: Facebook FB Stock Downgraded

Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Provides New Features to Advertisers

Advertisers can now target their ads based on signal strength on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB). Essentially, the announcement for Facebook will allow advertisers to limit their data-heavy ads like video to those using 4G connections and not waste their marketing dollars on people connecting to the social media site through 2G connections in remote locations and the developing world. Advertisers will also be able to … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Provides New Features to Advertisers

Facebook FB Stock Privacy Concern: The New Mobile Search

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is testing a new tool for its mobile app that makes it easier to search for photos, posts, and like that are currently hard to find, but from some of the reporting you would think that Facebook has made another drastic change to its privacy policies (But it hasn’t). But privacy settings are intact, and the reactive anger shows how little … Continue reading Facebook FB Stock Privacy Concern: The New Mobile Search