3 Facebook Developments You May Have Missed

Since its IPO in May, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has been a downright disastrous investment, losing nearly half of its overall value in a time when the technology sector has provided double-digit gains.  While talk of NASDAQ computer glitches and CEO compensation has dominated the social media giant’s news feed, Facebook’s real...

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How Facebook, Google & Others Use Free Labor to Save Millions

With the nation’s unemployment rate hovering around 8 percent, many individuals are struggling to find solid 9 to 5 jobs as a form of gainful employment.  There are several oft-discussed reasons for these figures, such as the president’s fiscal policy, the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve, and structural shifts in the...

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How Microsoft Has Killed Facebook

Death is an unpopular subject, and that’s saying it lightly.  While most of us have differing opinions on how we’d like to kick the bucket, it goes without saying that everyone would like it to happen quickly and painlessly.  Unfortunately, it seems as though Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) will not be afforded this fate. ...

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The Instagram – Facebook Deal: What was Zuckerberg Thinking?

Mark Zuckerberg forked over a billion dollars for a small photo-sharing outfit with no revenues and 13 employees. The deal was sewn up over three days, mostly at Zuckerberg’s mansion in Palo Alto, California, and Facebook’s board was informed of it at the last minute. Quite clearly, it was a solo decision by Zuckerberg. What...

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What’s Bigger: Facebook, or its Potential IPO Valuation?

This year is set to be the largest for IPOs since the dotcom boom, and the potential offering that has investors wide-eyed for a record-setting 2012 is a website that is probably open in your browser right now.  That is, of course, assuming you are afflicted with a case of “Facebook addiction.” Statistically speaking, you...

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