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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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Harvey Dyer
Finance

Social Stocks on the move: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is taking another stab at ephemeral mobile messaging with an app called Slingshot. The app is designed to appeal to fans of Snapchat and other messaging apps that let people send self-destructing messages to friends. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) stock performance was 1.86% in last session and finished the day at $65.60. Traded volume was 35.57million shares in the last session and the … Continue reading Social Stocks on the move: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP), LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)

Mark DeFrance
Finance

Market Movers: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD)

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY)’s recently launched low-cost touchscreen smartphone, the Z3, seems all set to be launch in India on June 25. The company has started sending invites for the event scheduled next week with a tagline that said, “Join us to witness the unveiling of the next generation BlackBerry 10 device.” BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) stock performance was 1.51% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Market Movers: BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NYSE:AMD)

Jason Knox
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Notable Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)

Nokia and Airtel have teamed up to offer free download of Android apps on the Nokia XL for six months. With this Airtel plan, Nokia XL user can avail of up to 500MB of free usage, allowing them to download their favourite apps from the Nokia store and 1Mobile store. Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) stock finished the day at $8.04. Traded volume was 10.73million shares in the last … Continue reading Notable Movers: Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SIRI), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX)

John Meady
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(NASDAQ:FB) Facebook Stock News : Impact of Messenger For IOS and Mobile Ads Network

(NASDAQ:FB) Facebook has updated its Messenger app for iOS devices, giving users the ability to record and send 15-second video messages. Version 6.0 of the app also adds a feature called “Big Likes” — when you really like something, press and hold to send an even bigger “thumbs up” sign. The new version of Messenger comes after Facebook’s odd, accidental rollout of messaging app Slingshot earlier this week. That app, which was quickly pulled from Apple’s App Store, also had the ability to send short video messages to friends.

Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has announced it will track browsing activity to better serve ads on the site. The company will also give users more control over said ads. Facebook says it’s bringing more data into its interest-based ad targeting — specifically data from non-Facebook websites and mobile apps.

So even if your profile doesn’t say anything about your love of (say) soccer during the World Cup 2014, and even if you haven’t Liked any soccer-related Pages on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), the social network can still see that you’ve visited soccer-related websites and target ads accordingly. In a blog post, the company describes this as “a type of interest-based advertising” that’s already practiced by many other Internet companies in Silicon Valley.

Facebook will now use personal information gathered from your activities elsewhere on the Web to more precisely target advertisements on the social network. Given Facebook’s extensive reach around the globe, the development has alarmed privacy advocates who are asking federal regulators review the matter. Democratic Media vowed to press Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez today on the agency’s failure to raise objections to Facebook’s new data-grabbing plan.

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Harvey Dyer
Finance

Tech Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) CTO Michael Todd Schroepfer sold 20,000 shares of the company’s stock on the open market in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.53, for a total value of $1,270,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer now directly owns 182,485 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,593,272. Facebook Inc … Continue reading Tech Movers: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)

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