News tagged with mark zuckerberg

Facebook smartphone could come by next year: report

Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile Internet market, the New York Times reported Monday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Facebook investors to cash out more shares

(AP) -- Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand.

Technology / Business

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Facebook billionaire shuns luxury for startup life

(AP) -- Facebook co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Dustin Moskovitz is by many accounts the world's youngest self-made billionaire. But the 27-year-old isn't sipping champagne in the Caribbean.

Technology / Business

created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

Facebook buys Instagram photo app for $1 bn

Facebook on Monday announced a billion-dollar-deal to buy the startup behind wildly popular smartphone photo sharing application Instagram.

Technology / Business

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Facebook to make stock debut on NASDAQ: report

Facebook has picked the technology-heavy NASDAQ exchange for a much-anticipated stock market debut expected next month, according to unconfirmed reports Thursday.

Technology / Business

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise?

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26.

Technology / Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Long-awaited Facebook IPO looms in New Year

Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has deflected talk of going public for years but it looks like it is finally going to happen in 2012.

Technology / Business

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Facebook fixes photo privacy bug

Facebook has fixed a bug that allowed the viewing of some private photographs of other members and which was reportedly used to access personal pictures of founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Facebook makes privacy pledge in FTC settlement

Government regulators are sharing some alarming information about Facebook: They believe the online social network has often misled its more than 800 million users about the sanctity of their personal information.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Facebook settles with FTC over deception charges

Facebook is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

IPOs give tech companies instant wealth but lots of headaches

With Groupon Inc.'s high-flying IPO earlier this month and Zynga Inc. poised to go public, Silicon Valley is once again atwitter (if you will) about its favorite obsession: the initial public stock offering.

Technology / Business

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook co-founder unveils Asana productivity software

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz unveiled his highly anticipated new company, a developer of software that aims to help people work more efficiently.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Facebook redesigns profiles, adds 'timeline' (Update)

(AP) -- Facebook is trying to evolve from an Internet hangout where people swing by to share tidbits, links and photos to a homestead decorated with the memories, dreams and diversions of its 800 million ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook unveils Skype video calling (Update 2)

Facebook added Skype video calling on Wednesday in the face of a direct challenge from powerhouse rival Google in the social networking arena.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Facebook and Spotify to stream music

Facebook and Spotify are collaborating on a streaming music service at the world's largest online social network, according to a report Wednesday by business magazine Forbes.

Technology / Internet

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. As a Harvard student, he created the online social website Facebook with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Facebook is a social networking site popular worldwide. Zuckerberg serves as Facebook's CEO. He has been the subject of controversy for the origins of his business and his wealth.

Time Magazine added Zuckerberg as one of The World's Most Influential People of 2008. Zuckerberg fell under the Scientists & Thinkers category for his web phenomenon, Facebook, and ranked 52 out of 101 people[citation needed].

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