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Interview: Chris DeWolfe, Co-Founder and CEO, MySpace - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 12 Nov 2007 12:30 PM PST

Last Friday evening in Monaco, I spoke to Chris DeWolfe, the founder and CEO of MySpace, part of News Corp (NYSE: NWS). on a slew of issues. A very-jetlagged DeWolfe…

More On Facebook Ads; No Way To Opt Out Short Of Clamming Up - 1 Comment
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 06 Nov 2007 04:46 PM PST

Over at the NYT, Saul Hansell writes about turning Facebook users into endorsers. That’s one way of looking at it. Another is that, with the Facebook Ads program announced today,…

Facebook Ads Unveiled; 60-Plus Advertisers Have Signed On - 5 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 06 Nov 2007 01:23 PM PST

Facebook has discovered targeted social marketing ... at least, I think that’s what CEO Mark Zuckerberg is trying to get across in today’s announcement about Facebook Ads, pitched as “a…

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@ Ad:Tech: On The Value Of Facebook And Ad Networks - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 06 Nov 2007 12:40 PM PST

For social networks still worried about attracting advertisers, investors and ad agency executives appearing on an afternoon session at Ad:Tech stressed advice they’ve surely heard before: give us better targeting…

Ballmer: ‘Wait And See’ On Yahoo Buy; Facebook Investment ‘Not A Mistake’, No Value Guarantee - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 05 Nov 2007 10:00 AM PST

In Mumbai for Red Herring’s ATRE conference, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer was pushed by reporters (via Reuters) on the wisdom of coughing up $240 million for 1.6 percent…

Google’s OpenSocial Designed To Blunt Facebook’s Growth, While Building Up Lesser Social Nets - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 31 Oct 2007 04:17 AM PST

Last week, Facebook thwarted Google (NSDQ: GOOG) by accepting Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) $240 million offer for a minority stake in the company. Now, instead of investing in the social net,…

Hedge Fund Money for Facebook? - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 25 Oct 2007 04:15 PM PST

Yesterday’s announcement that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) had taken a stake in Facebook left open the possibility that the social network might raise more money in this round, as we mentioned…

Google Analyst Day: Schmidt: ‘MySpace Deal Ahead Of Plans’; May Partner On Spectrum Auction - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 24 Oct 2007 04:39 PM PST

We’ll have more on Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) analyst day in a bit. As it turned out—totally a coincidence, I’m sure—Google was in the middle of a top execs’ panel when…

Live Coverage: Microsoft-Facebook Conference Call On The Investment Deal - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 24 Oct 2007 01:52 PM PST

Below is relevant parts of the conference call...not direct quotes, but paraphrased. Updated: The full audio download of the call is here (MP3 file) Kevin Johnson, president for platforms, Microsoft:…

Microsoft Gets Facebook Stake; $240 M For 1.6%; $15B Valuation; More Money May Come From Others - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 24 Oct 2007 01:28 PM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has beaten Google (NSDQ: GOOG) in the race to invest in Facebook, reports WSJ, News.com and others. The investment is $240 million for a 1.6 percent stake,…

Facebook Investment Deal Comes To Head; Google Could Inch Out Microsoft - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 24 Oct 2007 12:00 AM PST

The race to invest in Facebook is in its home stretch, reports NYP, with Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) duking it out...the investment deal might be announced in…

Facebook Gathers Ad Execs For A First Look At Targeting Plans - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 23 Oct 2007 07:16 PM PST

Facebook has been sending select advertising executives a cryptic invitation to an event on Nov. 6, during which the company promises to “unveil a new way of advertising online.” An…

A Real Google-Facebook Pairing: Google News Experiments With Facebook App - 4 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Fri 19 Oct 2007 03:19 PM PST

With all the rumors and gossip out there, it’s nice to be able to report a legit piece of Google-Facebook news. Google (NSDQ: GOOG) News, which is on a bit…

Weekend Video: Clip From Mark Zuckerberg’s Q&A At Web 2.0 - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 19 Oct 2007 09:44 AM PST

For weekend watching: some clips from the Web 2.0 conference: first: interview with Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO.

Web 2.0: Facebook’s Zuckerberg: Financing “Almost Wrapped Up” - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 17 Oct 2007 08:33 PM PST

We couldn’t make it to SF this week for Web 2.0 (we’ll be there in a few days for CTIA) but Barrons’ Eric Savitz is on hand to report that…

Facebook And New York AG Settle Dispute Over Child Safety Protections - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 16 Oct 2007 01:20 PM PST

Facebook has promised greater vigilance in responding to obscene material and reports of sexual predators on its site, the AP reports. (via Crain’s). The promise is part of an agreement…

The Impact of Online Recommenders: Reinforcing The Head; Facebook Apps As An Example? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 07 Oct 2007 04:49 PM PST

An interesting research paper out of Wharton about the effect of online recommendation services and their users and the theory that they tend to drive consumers to concentrate their purchases…

Facebook Working On a Music Platform For Bands; Not iTunes Killer, But MySpace; Apple Tieup - 8 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 05 Oct 2007 05:25 PM PST

Facebook is working on an artist platform to be launched later this year, which in essence is supposed to be better than what MySpace allows with its platform, according to…

Chernin: We’re Worth More Than Facebook’s ‘$15 Billion’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 04 Oct 2007 11:20 AM PST

Peter Chernin did a video interview with FT.com, and made a slightly mischievous remark which other press will take as gospel: “I have a healthy level of respect and paranoia…

Valuing Facebook Apps: $2 Million For “What’s Your Stripper Name”? - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 04 Oct 2007 08:25 AM PST

The New York Times takes a look at the world of Facebook-focused startups and the VCs who love them with some interesting—if not totally believable—data points on app valuation. “If…

Microsoft’s Ballmer Plays Down ‘Faddish’ Facebook, Plays Up Ad-Supported Software - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 02 Oct 2007 12:03 PM PST

If Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) wanted to buy a stake in Facebook (as last week’s WSJ indicated), perhaps comments from the Redmond company’s CEO today were an attempt to negotiate a…

What If Facebook Taketh Away? - 4 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 30 Sep 2007 03:02 AM PST

An interesting feature story on Wired News, about the emerging ad networks built on Facebook’s platform, and how their future is heavily reliant on FB’s continued tolerance of them. There…

New York AG Andrew Cuomo Investigating Facebook Over Sexual Predators - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 25 Sep 2007 04:52 AM PST

At the same time as the headlines over a possible Microsoft investment, Facebook is in the news for something it might have avoided had it stayed a college network. On…

Microsoft Negotiating For Equity Stake In Facebook: Report - 4 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 24 Sep 2007 12:08 PM PST

We heard a couple of days ago that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Facebook were working on a major extension of their current deal. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting…

Merrill Lynch Conference: Levinsohn Touts MySpace As Facebook Rises; Google Contract Will Be Signed - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 18 Sep 2007 01:41 PM PST

During the Q&A portion of his presentation at Merrill Lynch’s Media & Entertainment conference in Marina Del Rey, CA, Peter Levinsohn, president at Fox Interactive, part of News Corp. (NYSE:…