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Why Andreessen Horowitz changed its mind on Oculus VR

[at Fortune] – FORTUNE — When I talk to Silicon Valley types about Facebook’s (FB) two recent mega-acquisitions, I find much more skepticism over the social network’s $2 billion purchase of virtual reality headset maker … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here […]

Will social media be a game changer for India elections?

[at CNBC] – The world’s largest election is set to transfix investors in coming weeks, but in the social media world, one candidate is already winning hands down. moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here to view […]

[$$] FTC Sues ‘Jerk’ Website

[at The Wall Street Journal] – The Federal Trade Commission is suing a website operated by Napster. co-founder John Fanning for allegedly harvesting information from millions of Facebook users and posting profiles on its own site labeling … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, […]

Will Facebook buy Secret?

[at Fortune] – FORTUNE — Secret isn’t the sort of company that should be getting acquired right now. Its product has only been in the app store for a few months, and is still getting clobbered in the download rankings … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook […]

[$$] WhatsApp Rival Line’s Hefty Sticker Price

[at The Wall Street Journal] – Japan’s biggest mobile messaging service, Line, actually collects revenue but it needs a lot more than that to justify its valuation. moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here to view […]

Facebook: Stay With The Leader

[at Seeking Alpha] – Last week, I discussed the possibility of Facebook ( FB ) shares finding a bottom down 20%. While the week got off to a good start, the momentum selloff in the market continued later in the week. On Friday, … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view […]

Tencent Extends Internet Stock Rout on Valuation Concern

[at Bloomberg] – Tencent Holdings Ltd. (700) slumped to a two-month low and a gauge of Asian Internet companies erased its advance for the year amid growing concern that valuations overshot earnings prospects. Tencent tumbled 3.4 percent to HK$507 at 10: moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook […]

Yen Holds Gains Before BOJ; Oil Slips With Copper Futures

[at Bloomberg] – The yen maintained its rebound versus most major peers before the start of the Bank of Japan ‘s two-day policy meeting. Crude oil, silver and copper futures (NKA) fell with most Asian index futures down at the end of last week amid a sel moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. […]

Sheryl Sandberg Is Leaning Out of Her Facebook Shares

[at Forbes] – tSheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of social media giant Facebook, has dumped 26 million of her 41 million shares or 63% of her total holdings in record liquidation time for a top insider at prices ranging from the low $20s per s moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click […]