Facebook revealed that it is seeing in its impending IPO with one final hackathon as a private company, and things are already under way at Menlo Park. The listing is set to be the biggest Internet IPO ever – which will value the company at an initial $104 billion — and Zuckerberg will ring the bell...
Editor’s Note: Nir Eyal is the founder of two acquired startups and an advisor to several Bay Area companies and incubators. Nir blogs about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business at NirAndFar.com. Follow him on Twitter @nireyal. Tomorrow Facebook will sell shares in one of the biggest tech IPOs in history. New investors...
The Samsung Galaxy S III was unveiled in London at the beginning of this month but, just two weeks later, the long-awaited device is reported to have racked up 9 million pre-orders from mobile operators across the world, according to Reuters . The report cites the Korea Economic Daily which quotes an unnamed Samsung...
Fans of Bollywood and other Indian films have a new option for watching movies on the go after streaming service Spuul launched an iOS app, bringing its catalogue of content from the Asian country to owners of the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch worldwide. The app includes subtitles and allow users to resume watching movies from...
By Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Now, I’ll do anything for money. See Also Okay, Here’s Some Inside Information For All You Facebook Bulls… Congratulations, Facebook! CHART OF THE DAY: Here’s Who Is Getting Rich From Facebook’s IPO Facebook is frantically casting around for new sources of revenue, Geoffrey Fowler and Shayndi Raice of the Wall...
Even in this electronic age, even for Facebook, you can still get a paper stock certificate issued. You covet it, don’t you? Here it is. See Also Congratulations, Facebook! 28 Crazy Facts You Didn’t Know About Facebook CHART OF THE DAY: Here’s Who Is Getting Rich From Facebook’s IPO Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/MZT1phzJSfQ/facebook-stock-certificate-2012-5
The democratization of literacy in the late 19th century created one of the great inflection points in human history. Knowledge was no longer confined to an elite class, and influence began to spread throughout all levels of society. Any educated person could command the power of words. What if any educated person had equal...
You’ve no doubt heard or read in the past few weeks that Facebook’s hyperinflated valuation heading into its IPO has everything to do with its promise, and very little to do with its actual profits. That much is true. But apart from the fact that it has more than 900 million users, a lot...
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They won’t say, but it’s safe to assume that content licensing, app development and hiring are high on the list. Here are a few of our unsolicited recommendations. 1. Expand the Music Catalog Spotify already has a massive selection of music, but to stay competitive with the likes of Rdio and the cloud music...