June 7, 2012 Tags: GOING public (Securities), MANAGEMENT, NEW business enterprises -- Finance, ONLINE social networks
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Wall Street is playing the Facebook blame game. As shares of the social network tumbled in their second day of trading, bankers, investors and analysts wondered what had gone wrong with the initial public offering of Facebook, the most highly anticipated technology debut in years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreJune 5, 2012 Tags: CAPITALISTS & financiers, GOING public (Securities), ONLINE social networks, SECURITIES industry -- United States
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The article focuses on online social network Facebook and what the company has to do after its initial public offering (IPO) to remain the top online social network. It states investment analysts predict Facebook’s market value could be higher than 100 billion dollars after its IPO. It suggests Facebook has to continue to innovate across many sectors and neutralize potential threats like the photo-sharing service Instagram. It mentions founder Mark Zuckerberg will possess a controlling interest.
Read MoreMay 21, 2012 Tags: GOING public (Securities), MARKET value, ONLINE social networks
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The article offers information on the initial public offering (IPO) of the online social media company Facebook. Topics include the valuation of the company and the success of online social networking websites such as LinkedIn and Twitter. The author explains why investors should postpone plans to purchase Facebook stock until the price stabilizes.
Read MoreMarch 19, 2012 Tags: GOING public (Securities), INVESTMENTS, ONLINE social networks, STOCKS (Finance) -- Prices, VALUATION
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The article discusses the success of Pinterest social network website which launched in March 2010 and passed the 10 million monthly U.S. visitors mark in January 2012.
Read MoreMarch 5, 2012 Tags: ONLINE social networks
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Google’s mission to compete with Facebook in social networking may be picking up speed. On Tuesday, Paul Allen, a researcher, published a report saying that Google Plus, the company’s social networking service, had reached 62 million registered users. More important, one-quarter of all users signed up in December, he said, putting it on a path to sustained global growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2012 Tags: ONLINE social networks, WEB sites
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The article discusses online social networks, looking at the social networking websites Facebook and Google+. The article examines changes to Facebook including the introduction of a timeline which records user activity and verbs which allow users to interact with brands beyond liking them. Digital advertising experts David Catalano, Nick Fuller, and Christian Borges discuss reactions to these changes, the social networking site MySpace, and the development of Google+.
Read MoreDecember 1, 2011 Tags: INTERNET advertising, ONLINE social networks, SOCIAL media
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The article presents a comparison of online social networks, Google+ from Google Inc., and Facebook, with reference to their brand pages features. It is stated that social media marketers don’t quite view Google+ as a great platform for marketing opportunities. Also mentioned is that Facebook will continue to be the fountain for social advertising and marketing for brands.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2011 Tags: INTERNET advertising, INTERNET marketing, ONLINE social networks
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The article presents the author’s views on anti-Google+ social network comments, including an article by Farhad Manhoo in the journal “Slate.”
Read MoreNovember 21, 2011 Tags: ONLINE social networks
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The article offers brief information on the social networking service Google+ from Google Inc.
Read MoreNovember 7, 2011 Tags: ONLINE social networks
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