Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has pledged his support to the “Connect the World” campaign working to make universal Internet access a…
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Instagram could be one of the best deals of the last decade
If a Citigroup analyst is right about the amount of revenue that Instagram will be able to generate from advertising over the next couple of years, Facebook's acquisition of the company for just $1 billion will look like the best deal of the decade…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg on the shift to mobile and the Great Unbundling of Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg says his approach to mobile consists of breaking the monolithic Facebook app down into smaller, more discrete experiences -- ones that may look and feel nothing like the big blue app or main website, and may even allow for different identities…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg has learned what Steve Jobs knew: You need to disrupt yourself before your competitors do
The $19 billion Facebook is paying for WhatsApp makes it seem like a desperate move to retain users, but it is also a sign that Mark Zuckerberg is more than willing to disrupt his own company rather than letting others do so…
Read MoreHey Silicon Valley! Not every problem can be solved by giving people internet access or teaching them to code
A Facebook initiative to give internet access to people in underdeveloped countries, and a proposal to teach a homeless man to program -- two examples of a kind of tone-deaf mindset about how to fix the world's problems.…
Read MoreA valuable lesson from Randi Zuckerberg: Online privacy is complicated
The sister of Facebook's CEO got caught in a privacy snafu on Christmas Day after a private photo of her family was shared publicly. But this is about more than Facebook and its notoriously complicated settings -- figuring out the boundaries of online privacy is not easy.…
Read MoreNo, Facebook’s CFO is not to blame for the stock going down
Is it fair to blame Facebook's CFO for the failure of the company's IPO, and the subsequent decline in the share price? Not really. The wildly inflated hopes and dreams of an overheated technology sector were also to blame, and he had no control over that.…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg and the founder-as-CEO problem
Ever since Facebook stumbled with its IPO, there has been a constant drumbeat of criticism saying Mark Zuckerberg should step down as CEO -- but Silicon Valley is devoted to the idea of strong founders retaining control of their companies. Will that be Facebook's undoing?…
Read MoreGreat expectations: It’s not easy being Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook reported earnings that met estimates on Thursday, but that wasn't enough for some investors -- who clearly wanted to see the company outperform even the rosiest expectations. Meeting those lofty goals will be a challenge for Facebook in the future, especially as its growth rate slows.…
Read MorePlace your orders: Facebook IPO shares set at $38
No more need for price speculation, folks. Facebook just put out amendment S-1 filing number 8, which sets its IPO price at $38.00 a share. Get your checkbooks ready.…
Read MoreBoy in the Hood(ie)
I had no idea that Mark Zuckerberg's hoodie would be such a big deal. I bet you even he didn't think it would be such a big deal. The hoodie, by now is as much part of Zuckerberg's persona as black turtleneck was for Steve Jobs.…
Read MoreZuckerberg says Jobs advised him on building Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg saw Steve Jobs as a crucial advisor for building Facebook and its management team, according to an interview with Charlie Rose that will air later on Monday. Jobs is also quoted in his recent biography as saying that he "admire[d]" the Facebook founder.…
Read MoreToday in Connected Consumer
It’s no coincidence that Facebook announced the formation of its own political action committee the same week it unveiled a raft of…
Read MoreMatt Cohler Says That’s Not the Zuckerberg He Knows
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is portrayed in the new movie The Social Network as being obsessed with impressing a girlfriend and getting noticed by an exclusive club at Harvard, but early Facebook employee Matt Cohler says the character is nothing like the Mark Zuckerberg he knows.…
Read MoreToday in Social
As if it wasn’t bad enough that there are news reports and video clips of him perspiring under questioning from Walt Mossberg…
Read MoreToday in Social
The blog and Twitter-sphere is still buzzing about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s interview at the D8 conference, in which Walt Mossberg and…
Read MoreWhy Didn't Facebook Launch Location Features?
One thing Facebook didn't introduce at its recent f8 conference -- even though it was widely anticipated and predicted -- was any kind of location-based features or integration with the social network. So what happened? Were they just not ready, or is there more to it?…
Read MoreFacebook Opens Up to the Web — Is That Good or Bad?
Facebook announced a series of features at its f8 conference that will allow it to track a user's behavior and activity as they interact with various websites. Some see this as a good thing, but others are concerned about giving a single company that much power.…
Read MoreFacebook's $200M Cash Cushion May Be a Lifeline
Facebook today confirmed that it has received a $200 million investment from Digital Sky Technologies, valuing the Palo Alto, Calif.-based company at…
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