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Facebook Reveals How Much Stock Each Bank Got, Morgan Stanley Nabbed $6 Billion Worth

Banks Of FacebookJust after the markets closed on its first day of public trading, Facebook amended its S-1 with a complete prospectus detailing how much stock each underwriter got to sell. Morgan Stanley, the lead-left bank, received 162.1 million shares ($6.15...

Zuckerberg Says “Our Mission Isn’t To Be A Public Company” In Pre-IPO Opening Remarks

Zuckerberg IPO RemarksFacebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg received a hoodie from the NASDAQ CEO and thanked his site's users in opening remarks recorded before he rang the NASDAQ opening bell this morning. In his short speech that just aired on Bloomberg TV Zuckerberg...

Facebook Keeps Shipping. Now You Can Silence Spammy Apps And More With New Notification Controls

Facebook Notifications DoneIf there's something on Facebook that won't stop pinging you with Notifications, tell it to shut up instantly with Facebook's new granular, in-line notification controls. Hover over an alert in the Facebook.com homepage's globe icon drop-down and click the 'x'...

The Google AdSense Killer And 3 Other Ways Facebook Could Make A Lot More Money

facebook-money-360Tiny sidebar and news feed ads aren't going to cut it. If Facebook wants to live up to a $100 billion valuation it will need bold new revenue streams. An offsite ad network, big glossy news feed ads, or and payments for...

Here’s What Could Kill Facebook

What Could Kill FacebookFacebook has nearly a billion users today, so what could topple the blue giant? Government intervention, the shift to mobile, and a loss of "cool" all have the power to violently disrupt Facebook, or at least see it lose...

To Capitalize On Demand, Facebook May Sell 50 Million Extra Shares At Increased $34-$38 Price

Facebook greenshoe done 2Everyone wants a piece of Facebook, so the company's underwriters will likely exercise their option sell a "greenshoe" of up to 50.6 million additional shares, and Facebook will definitely increase its IPO share price range from between $28 and...

Facebook Redesigns Mobile To Make News Feed Photos 3X Larger, Less Stop-and-Go

Facebook Mobile Photos RedesignIf you're sick interrupting your news feed reading to open and load photos, you'll like a new Facebook mobile site, iOS, and Android app redesign rolling out today that makes photos three times larger. The new look lets...

Americans Now Spend More Time On Facebook Mobile Than Its Website

Facebook MobileAll those minutes reading your news feed in bed, messaging friends over lunch, and browsing photos on the bus really add up. Time spent on Facebook's mobile site and apps per month (441 minutes) has finally surpassed usage of its classic...

Pay To “Highlight” Your Facebook Status Updates To More Friends – A Reckless New Ads Test

Highlight Featured ImageOnly 12% of your friends see your average status update, but Facebook is testing an option called "Highlight" that lets you pay a few dollars to have one of your posts appear to more friends. Highlight lets users, not...

Twitter Acquires Personalized Email Marketing Provider RestEngine

RestEngine TwitterTwitter has just finalized a deal to acquire RestEngine, a developer of personalized email marketing services, which could help Twitter deliver email digests of great tweets you've missed. The acquisition fits well with Twitter's recent talent acquisition of Summify,...

Bing’s Biggest Redesign Yet Puts Pure Algorithmic Results Up Front, Sticks Social In The Sidebar

Bing RedesignBing today begins the rollout of a major redesign that separates search results into three panes: pure, algorithmic, text-only results in the center; context like maps, reviews, and actionable input fields to the right; and social assistance like friends...

Quora Employee Answers “Why I Declined An Offer To Work At Instagram” On Quora

Why I Declined Instagram and Joined QuoraHere's a heart-warming tale of why you can't second-guess yourself. Robert Cezar Matei had the chance to work for Instagram long-before it was acquired by Facebook for $1 billion, but followed his passion for knowledge and became...