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[video] WhatsApp Brings Facebook Coveted User Growth

[at MarketWatch] – Columbia Business School professor Moshe Cohen joins the News Hub and explains how Facebook’s plan to purchase WhatsApp will help the social-media giant where Twitter has tripped up: ramping up its user … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here […]

[$$] Madoff Claims JP Morgan Knew of Fraud

[at The Wall Street Journal] – Facebook’s $19 billion deal to buy messaging company WhatsApp is costing the social network another $2 billion—in market value. The blockbuster transaction dwarfs the already sky-high prices that other … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here […]

[video] WhatsApp Co-Founder: Our Goal Is Not to Sell Out

[at Bloomberg] – Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — In January, the DLD Munich conference hosted WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum. A month later Facebook purchased the messaging app for $19 billion. The forum was moderated by David Rowan … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click […]

The Disappointing Contradictions Of WhatsApp Being Acquired By Facebook

[at Forbes] – It’s rare to find a company in Silicon Valley that refuses to turn its users’ information into advertising revenue. Google, Microsoft, and Twitter all do it – the last few years have been an arms race to see who can delve deeper into your l moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across […]

Facebook Playbook: The Best Offense Is A Good Defense

[at Forbes] – It’s hard to look past the $19 billion price tag Facebook is paying for WhatsApp, but to understand where CEO Mark Zuckerberg is coming from you really need to. His company on the one hand is always trying to build something new to improve moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across […]

Why This $19bn Is Facebook’s Best Move Yet

[at Seeking Alpha] – My head is still ringing from the news that Facebook ( FB ) agreed to purchase mobile messaging application WhatsApp for $19 billion yesterday – a deal worth $4 billion in cash, $12 billion in Facebook … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook […]

Facebook shares slip on reaction to WhatsApp deal

[at MarketWatch] – SAN FRANCISC0 (MarketWatch) — Facebook Inc. shares fell by almost 2to $66.82 Thursday following the company’s $19 billion acquisition of mobile messaging app developer WhatsApp for $19 billion in stock … 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 […]

[video] Facebook to Pay $19 Billion for WhatsApp

[at MarketWatch] – Facebook agreed to buy messaging company WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, a blockbuster transaction that dwarfs the already sky-high prices that other startups have been able to recently command. … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click to view dashboardSee who Facebook is hiring next, click here […]

Facebook Deal: The Worst Since Countrywide Financial

[at Seeking Alpha] – At the onset of the Credit Crisis I went on record as saying that the purchase of Countrywide Financial by Bank of America ( BAC ) was one of the worst mistakes I had ever seen. I talked about how the … moreView todays social media effects on FBView the latest stocks trending across Twitter. Click […]