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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…

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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:…

Facebook Creates $10 Million Fund To Developers To Create Apps - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 17 Sep 2007 07:07 PM PST

Facebook has launched FB Fund, a $10 million fund from Founders Fund and Accel Partners that will help fund developers and startups apps that work with Facebook, according to CEO…

Ad Industry Roundup: Facebook; Ad-Blocking; Yahoo; blinkx; comScore; - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 14 Sep 2007 06:03 AM PST

-- Facebook Flyer Ads Shift To CPC Ad Model: Facebook Flyers, the social net’s self-service targeted ad solution, has not scored very high in terms of the marketing industry’s typical…

iLike and MySpace In Battle of the Bands - 2 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Tue 11 Sep 2007 01:07 PM PST

Monday, we published paidContent:UK Editor Robert Andrews’ interview with MySpace SVP Jamie Kantrowitz about rising competition from Facebook. Today, another chapter on the subject via VentureBeat’s quick study of how…

Chernin: News Corp. Won’t Sever Ties With Apple Buts Wants To Talk About Pricing - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 11 Sep 2007 07:25 AM PST

News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) isn’t inclined to follow JV partner NBCU’s (NYSE: GE) lead when it comes to serving a non-renewal notice for video downloads through Apple’s iTunes store, according…

Facebook Raising Warchest For Acquisitions - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 11 Sep 2007 02:49 AM PST

So reports Kara, citing sources: Facebook is raising its second institutional round, as an expected-to-be high valuation...the money raised will probably be higher than the $25 million it did in…

As Classmates Readies IPO, Investors Speculate On Which Social Net Will Be Next - 2 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 28 Aug 2007 08:26 AM PST

If deemed successful by Wall St. standards, Classmates.com’s planned $125 million IPO could serve as a bellwether for other social nets, ushering in a potential wave of stock plays by…

Going Orgasmic Over Facebook’s Targeted Ad Plans - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 22 Aug 2007 09:54 PM PST

WSJ goes orgasmic over some plans from Facebook to add targeted advertising on its site inside users’ profile pages. The gist of it: display ads and boxed flyers don’t work…

Facebook Genealogy App Company iFamily Gets Funding - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 22 Aug 2007 03:02 PM PST

iFamily, a Facebook application developer and app company, based in NYC, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from CountryRoad Capital. The app launched within Facebook ecosystem in June, and…

UPDATED: TripAdvisor Denies Buying Facebook App - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 17 Aug 2007 08:39 AM PST

Updated: Well, Expedia/TripAdvisor denied this report...at least they say the report is untrue. We’ll take their word for it, for now. Original post: Inside Facebook is reporting that travel community…

Facebook Does The Management Shuffle; Van Natta No Longer COO - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 15 Aug 2007 10:27 AM PST

Kara Swisher has the blow-by-blow on some intricate changes in the Facebook management structure. Seems Own Van Natta is no longer COO but has been moved to chief revenue officer…

MySpace’s Original Content Push: Foil Against Facebook? - 4 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 25 Jul 2007 10:19 PM PST

Read the post below first for the context, and then this: one thing that seems to be happening is that MySpace is now going full steam ahead into becoming a…

What Can Myspace Do In Face of Facebook? - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 25 Jul 2007 09:56 PM PST

Everyone and their mother-in-law now has advice for MySpace on what it should do in the face of rise of Facebook..Bear Stearns analysts Spencer Wang and Shubhashree Mukherjee came out…