News tagged with internet investor

Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

(AP) -- Already expected to be the largest-ever initial public offering for an Internet company, Facebook is making its IPO even bigger.

Technology / Business

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zynga investors worry about growth, shares slump

(AP) -- Shares of Zynga Inc. declined further on Friday, even after the online game maker reported first-quarter results that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Nervous investors are looking for any signs of a slowdown ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Yahoo shareholder blasts company for board snub

(AP) -- A major Yahoo shareholder passed over for a seat on the troubled Internet company's board is blasting the decision as "illogical."

Technology / Business

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Demand Media stock soars as 4Q results renew hope

(AP) -- Demand Media Inc.'s stock soared by more than 30 percent Friday after the online content publisher's fourth-quarter earnings and outlook for this year gave investors hope that it is starting to recover from diminished ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'

Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.

Technology / Business

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Angie's List stock rises in first trading day

(AP) -- The stock of consumer-reviews site Angie's List Inc. increased 16 percent on its first day of trading Thursday, showing ongoing investor appetite for Internet companies.

Technology / Business

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BlackBerrys buzz back to life after long outage (Update)

BlackBerrys across the world buzzed back to life Thursday, leaving customers outraged and threatening to cost the granddaddy of all smartphones more business when it's already struggling to keep up in a crowded ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Real estate website Zillow soars in IPO debut

(AP) -- Shares of real estate website Zillow have more than doubled in their trading debut.

Technology / Business

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pandora sings happy tune: IPO fetches $16 a share

(AP) -- Pandora Media Inc. sold its initial public offering of stock at $16 per share late Tuesday, fetching twice as much as the popular but unprofitable Internet radio service expected less than two weeks ago.

Technology / Business

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coupons.com gets $200M investment

(AP) -- Digital coupon provider Coupons.com Inc. has received $200 million from undisclosed institutional investors, making it the latest Internet company to attract significant attention from the investor community.

Technology / Business

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alibaba CEO: Yahoo knew of plan to divest pay unit

(AP) -- The head of the Chinese Internet company that has become tangled in a boardroom battle with major stakeholder Yahoo Inc. said his decision to split off a key online payment service into a separate entity controlled ...

Technology / Business

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China grants Alibaba payment system license

(AP) -- An online payment system founded by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group was granted a government license, the company said Thursday, following an ownership change that rattled investors in partner Yahoo Inc.

Technology / Business

created May 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Yahoo CEO vows to clean up Alibaba mess in China

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. CEO Carol Bartz found herself in a familiar position Wednesday: assuring stock market analysts that she will clean up a mess damaging the long-slumping Internet company's market value.

Technology / Business

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LinkedIn's IPO priced at $45 a share

(AP) -- LinkedIn priced its IPO at $45 per share to set up the first stock market debut among a fraternity of Internet networking services that's captivating investors.

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's Jiayuan has date with Wall Street

China's top online dating site, Jiayuan, is seeking to raise nearly $78 million with an initial public offering on Wall Street on Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0