Just a few years ago, Twitter was dismissed by many as a plaything, but it has grown to become a crucial part of the real-time information ecosystem — and now it… Read more »
In what is likely to be the most closely watched technology IPO since Facebook, Twitter is expected to launch a public stock offering next year — according to a report in… Read more »
Is it fair to blame Facebook’s CFO for the failure of the company’s IPO, and the subsequent decline in the share price? Not really. The wildly inflated hopes and dreams of… Read more »
A lot of hopes were riding on Facebook having a superstar IPO, including the hopes of venture investors that it would help trigger a wave of interest in other social-web companies,… Read more »
Facebook reported earnings that met estimates on Thursday, but that wasn’t enough for some investors — who clearly wanted to see the company outperform even the rosiest expectations. Meeting those lofty… Read more »
A comScore study of consumer behavior following exposure to marketing messages on Facebook shows that both fans and friends of fans are more likely to buy things after they see such… Read more »
Facebook’s initial public offering has sparked a number of debates about the effectiveness of social advertising and whether the company is failing to take advantage of mobile. But investors should be… Read more »
Facebook’s advertising woes, including the highly publicized departure of General Motors, reinforce the fact that while Facebook may function like a social network, on the business side it looks almost exactly… Read more »
Instead of focusing on Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie, investors and analysts should pay more attention to what Facebook flagged in its latest securities filing: that its mobile business is underperforming on the… Read more »
As it gets closer to what could be a $100 billion stock offering, Facebook faces increasing pressure to prove it is a powerful advertising platform. But some advertisers still appear to… Read more »