ECONOMIC TIMES - Mar 8 - Paul Ceglia is accused of forging a 2003 contract with Mark Zuckerberg that supposedly entitled him to part ownership of Facebook. He must face criminal fraud charges, a federal judge ruled on Friday. See......
MASHABLE - Mar 9 - DoSomething.org is one of the largest non-profits for teens and young adults in the US. It connects 13-to-25 year old through a variety of social causes. by Dasha Battelle See full article at Mashable See......
TECH CRUNCH - Mar 9 - Secret, an app which lets people post messages to their circles of contacts without attribution, has closed a $10M round of funding at a $50M valuation. The funding was led by Google Ventures, with......
BBC.COM - Mar 7 - Opponents want US regulators to stop the deal until Facebook provides more information on what it plans to do with the personal data of WhatsApp's users. Facebook said it will operate as a separate company......
QZ.COM - Mar 7 - The average cost to advertise on Twitter dropped 18% in the last quarter. Total revenue still grew as more advertisers bought more ads. Twitter says that rates have been falling because the supply of available......
RADIO.CZ - Mar 5 - Socialbakers.com is a Czech company that is selling monitoring tools and analyses that can tell companies which brands or campaigns are hitting or missing the mark or where they are running into trouble. They are......
REUTERS - Mar 5 - Yahoo will stop letting consumers access its various online services, including Fantasy Sports and photo-sharing site Flickr, by signing-in with their Facebook or Google credentials. The change will require users to register for a Yahoo......
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK - Mar 3 - The news that Facebook bought WhatsApp for £11B drove a lot of new attention to the mobile messaging app, but when its service went down for hours this weekend Telegram Messenger reported ~5M new sign-ups......
TECH CRUNCH - Mar 3 - Wickr, an app that lets users send encrypted and self-destructing messages, has raised $9M. Wickr will use the funds to grow its standalone product and also to build out its business model. With the......
PCMAG - Mar 3 - Meetup.com was battling a massive cyberattack over the weekend and on Monday against hackers who are demanding $300 to call off the assault, which has kept the site offline for much of the past four......
TECH CRUNCH - Mar 3 - Facebook is one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access to the 5B people in the world who still lack connectivity. Facebook wants to buy Titan......
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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA - Mar 2 - Zuckerberg 's fortune has soared to ~$33B, from $18B on May 18, 2012 when the company went public. Within two years of entering the stock market, the share value of Facebook has......
MASHABLE - Mar 1 - YOY growth of Twitter's monthly active users is declining quickly, both globally and in the U.S. At its peak, Twitter grew internationally by ~140%. However, as of Q4 2013, that growth is just under 40%,......
GADGETS - Feb 28 - Facebook has decided to pull the plug on Facebook Messenger for Firefox and Windows. Both services will be shut down on March 3. The move reiterates how Facebook is looking to move its base completely......
VALUEWALK - Feb 28 - Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sold ~280K shares of the company for ~$20M. Shares of Facebook have gained 154% over the past 12 months, and have been hovering around $70 for the past week. The latest......
BUSINESS NEWS DAILY - Feb 26 - LinkedIn has recently launched a new small business microsite that is designed to help small companies with everything from personal branding and marketing to sales and hiring. by Chad Brooks See full article......
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK - Feb 25 - Bebo is kickstarting its revival with the launch of a new video chat app called Blab, which allows users to send instant video messages to anyone, for free. Like Snapchat, Blab lets users record video......
TECH WORLD - Feb 25 - At the end of 2013, users of China's microblogging sites fell by 9% year-over-year, according to the China Internet Network Information Center. The number of active users on Sina Weibo may have plummeted by......
TECH CRUNCH - Feb 26 - LinkedIn is becoming a mobile company. The proportion of unique users coming to LinkedIn on mobile is now approaching a majority — with 41% now coming via mobile, up from 38% last October. by......