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| Apr.26 |
Facebook |
What scandal? Facebook’s profits soar Both advertising revenues and membership showed healthy gains, blew past expectations, raking in nearly $5 billion in profit during the first quarter
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| Nov.29 |
San Rafael |
Autodesk and Facebook tumble
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| Nov.2 |
Twitter |
Twitter employee 'deactivated' Trump account on last day US President Donald Trump's Twitter account briefly vanished on Thursday, but has since been restored, the social media company has said
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| Oct.31 |
Facebook |
Facebook, Google, Twitter field questions, frustrations in Senate Online anonymity and inability to discern real corporations from shell firms funded by Russian money prevented from identifying the interfer...
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| Jun.27 |
Facebook |
Number of users on Facebook hits 2 billion Facebook, founded in 2004, took eight years to hit 1 billion; it hit this new milestone in five
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| May.3 |
Facebook |
Facebook tops Street 1Q forecasts
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| Sep.28 |
Facebook |
Facebook suffers second outage in a week
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| Jul.31 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn 2Q caps rough week for social media stocks |
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| Apr.28 |
Twitter |
Twitter trading halted after shares plunge on leaked earnings
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| Apr.9 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn buying online learning company Lynda.com
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| Oct.27 |
Twitter |
Twitter earnings beat the Street
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| Oct.7 |
Twitter |
Twitter sues FBI, DOJ to release NSA request data
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| Jul.29 |
Twitter |
World Cup score jolts Twitter stock |
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| Jul.23 |
Twitter |
Hillary Clinton visited Twitter, Facebook and Google
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| Apr.23 |
Facebook |
Facebook earnings rise on mobile ads
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| Mar.25 |
Facebook |
Facebook buys Oculus virtual reality headgear maker in $2.3B deal The surprising deal includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock, which had a value of $1.6 billion
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| Feb.19 |
Mountain View |
Facebook buys WhatsApp in $19 billion deal 
Facebook is paying a whopping $19 billion in cash and stock to buy mobile messaging company, including $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in FB stock
| WhatsApp’s founders and employees will also receive $3 billion in restricted stock units. Co-founder and CEO Jan Koum will also join Facebook’s board of directors
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| Feb.13 |
Facebook |
Facebook adds custom gender identity to profiles |
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| Feb.5 |
Twitter |
Twitter’s first earnings report a #mixedbag |
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| Jan.29 |
Facebook |
Facebook 4Q earnings, revenue up sharply Mobile ads accounted for more than half of Facebook's total ad revenue, a sign that the network is succeeding in its goal of being 'mobile f...
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| Jan.2 |
Facebook |
Facebook sued over message 'scan' |
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| Dec.9 |
Google |
Tech firms seek US surveillance reform |
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| Nov.7 |
Twitter |
Twitter shares jump on market debut Shares in the micro-blogging site Twitter opened at $45.10 each in the first minutes of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
| That is a 73% jump from the initial asking price of $26 a share, and it means the company is now valued at a little over $31bn
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| Nov.6 |
Campbell |
Barracuda Networks IPO primes pump for Twitter |
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Twitter |
Twitter sets IPO price at $26 per share |
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| Nov.4 |
Twitter |
Twitter boosts IPO shares between $23-$25 |
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| Oct.30 |
Facebook |
Facebook revenue surges 60% Social networking giant Facebook reported a 60% surge in revenue, to $2.02bn, in the third quarter, generating profits of $425m
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| Oct.24 |
Twitter |
Twitter plans to raise $1.4bn in IPO Twitter is to sell 70 million shares priced between $17 and $20 when the company makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange
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| Oct.22 |
Facebook |
Facebook adds warnings to decapitations |
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| Oct.3 |
Twitter |
Twitter plans to raise $1bn in IPO Social networking company Twitter has said it plans to raise $1bn in its stock market debut in documents filed with US regulators
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| Sep.12 |
Twitter |
Twitter plans stock market listing Twitter has announced it has filed paperwork with US regulators ahead of a planned stock market flotation
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| Aug.27 |
Facebook |
Government requests to Facebook outlined in report |
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Facebook |
Facebook pays $20m for privacy flaw |
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| Jul.31 |
Facebook |
Facebook share price passes $38 flotation level
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| Jul.24 |
Facebook |
Facebook beats street estimates with strong 2nd quarter earnings
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| Jun.20 |
Facebook |
Facebook introduces video on Instagram |
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| Jun.14 |
Facebook |
Facebook reveals US data requests |
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| Jun.12 |
Facebook |
Facebook adds support for hashtags |
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| Jun.5 |
San Francisco |
Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2B |
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| May.28 |
Facebook |
Sexism protests target Facebook |
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| May.22 |
Twitter |
Twitter adds two-factor authentication |
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| May.1 |
Facebook |
Facebook posts $219 million profit, mobile ad revenue gains |
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| Apr.30 |
Twitter |
News companies warned by Twitter |
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| Apr.24 |
Facebook |
Brazilian judge orders Facebook page removed |
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| Feb.15 |
Facebook |
Facebook 'targeted by hackers' |
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| Feb.11 |
Facebook |
Facebook sued over 'like' button |
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| Feb.1 |
Twitter |
Twitter says hackers compromise 250K accounts |
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| Jan.15 |
Facebook |
Facebook announces new search feature |
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| Dec.18 |
Facebook |
Instagram says users' photos won't appear in ads |
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| Oct.23 |
Facebook |
Facebook 3Q results show mobile ad growth |
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| Oct.4 |
Facebook |
Facebook passes one billion users The passing of the milestone was announced by founder Mark Zuckerberg on US television on Thursday
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| Sep.24 |
Facebook |
Facebook shares fall 9.1% |
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| Aug.16 |
Facebook |
Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends Shares of the social media giant plunged as the post-IPO lock-up period ended. The stock hit a low of $19.69 -- down $1.20, or 6 percent
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| Jul.27 |
Facebook |
Facebook shares sink after earnings report |
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| Jul.26 |
Facebook |
Facebook stock tumbles despite solid earnings report Facebook beat Wall Street expectations. Earnings disappointed investors so the stock fell in after-hours trading and ever since the stock went public
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| Jul.25 |
San Francisco |
Zynga's loss casts shadow on Facebook |
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| Jul.20 |
Palo Alto |
Palo Alto Networks, rises more than 30% in debut |
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| Jul.6 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo, Facebook strike patent truce, ad alliance |
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| Jun.15 |
San Francisco |
Microsoft Said to Agree to Acquire Yammer for $1.2B |
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| Jun.6 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn passwords leaked on web
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| May.29 |
Facebook |
Facebook drops below $30
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| May.22 |
Facebook |
Concerns grow over Facebook deal
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| May.21 |
Facebook |
Facebook closes below IPO price
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| May.18 |
Facebook |
Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster | Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38. Facebook stock closed at ... | |
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| May.17 |
Palo Alto |
Pinterest to get $100m boost from Rakuten |
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| May.14 |
Facebook |
Facebook raises stock price
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| May.10 |
Twitter |
Mayor gets sneak peek of Twitter's new HQ |
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| Apr.9 |
Facebook |
Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion
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| Mar.12 |
Yahoo |
Yahoo sues Facebook over patents
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| Feb.1 |
Facebook |
Facebook confirms plans to go public| The world's largest social networking site confirms plans to issue shares raising $5bn in what would be the largest stock floatation by a web firm. It would seek be about half the amount many analysts expected. IPO is ... | |
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| Jan.11 |
Google |
Changes to Google anger Twitter |
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| Dec.20 |
Menlo Park |
Facebook checks in at new home |
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| Dec.7 |
Facebook |
Zuckerberg Facebook photos hacked |
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| Dec.2 |
San Francisco |
Farmville game designer Zynga plans IPO |
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| Nov.29 |
Facebook |
Facebook to seek $100 B in 2012 IPO |
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| Sep.22 |
Facebook |
Reaction mixed to Facebook's new profile |
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| Aug.22 |
Menlo Park |
Facebook plans to expand new HQ |
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| Aug.4 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn profit beats expectations of loss |
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| Jul.14 |
Google |
Quarterly results beat expectations |
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| Jun.28 |
Google |
Google+ challenges Facebook |
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Twitter |
Co-founder Biz Stone leaving Twitter
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San Francisco |
Zynga IPO set for today |
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| Jun.21 |
Facebook |
Facebook to top Yahoo in ads |
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| Jun.1 |
Google |
Ex-Google CEO 'screwed up' on Facebook |
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| May.19 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn soars 90% in debut| LinkedIn's stock more than doubled in its market debut because of investor demand for the first major social networking company to go public. The LNKD stock traded at $103 at midday on the New York Stock Exchange. ... | |
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| May.13 |
Facebook |
Facebook's campaign against Google
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| May.9 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn readies IPO |
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| Apr.25 |
Facebook |
Deals program launched, rivals Groupon |
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| Apr.22 |
Twitter |
Twitter signs deal to stay in San Francisco
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| Apr.6 |
Facebook |
Net giants challenge French law |
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| Mar.31 |
Google |
Google introduces +1 social network |
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| Feb.11 |
Facebook |
Facebook to be valued at $60 billion |
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| Feb.8 |
Menlo Park |
Facebook moving from Palo Alto 9 existing buildings on roughly one million square feet of space will make up Facebook's new campus in Menlo Park
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SF City Hall |
Lee hope to keep Twitter HQ in SF |
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| Jan.27 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn plans IPO |
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| Jan.12 |
San Francisco |
Bid to reopen Facebook settlement |
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| Jan.3 |
Facebook |
Facebook nets $500 million investment
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| Nov.15 |
Facebook |
Facebook revamps messaging |
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| Oct.18 |
Facebook |
Facebook transmits personal info
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| Oct.4 |
Twitter |
Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO Evan Williams will turn the job over to Dick Costolo, who has been steering Twitter's operations for the past year
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| Sep.14 |
Twitter |
New Look, Possibilities For Twitter |
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| May.10 |
Twitter |
Twitter hit by major disruption |
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| Feb.9 |
Google |
Google takes on Facebook and Twitter
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| Oct.31 |
Facebook |
Spammer ordered to pay Facebook $711M |
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| Oct.21 |
Twitter |
Twitter Is Friend Of Google, Microsoft |
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| Oct.13 |
South of Market |
Twitter moving to larger office space |
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| Sep.25 |
Twitter |
Twitter awaits $100 million capital infusion
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| Aug.10 |
Facebook |
Facebook gobbles up FriendFeed |
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| Aug.6 |
Twitter |
Twitter site reopens after attack Micro-blogging service was taken offline for more than two hours in what the company believes was a co-ordinated attack
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| Jul.13 |
Facebook |
DST stock offer values Facebook at $6.5B |
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| Jun.24 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn hires new CEO After six months of grooming, the founder Reid Hoffman has decided former Yahoo executive Jeff Weiner is ready to take over his job
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| Apr.4 |
Google |
Google-Twitter Deal Rumored
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| Mar.27 |
Twitter |
Twitter Seeks Tweet Of Profit |
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| Feb.4 |
Facebook |
Facebook turns 5 |
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| Dec.17 |
LinkedIn |
LinkedIn Founder Reclaims CEO Job
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| Dec.15 |
Google |
Trust In Google Drops |
|
| Jun.17 |
LinkedIn |
VCs betting LinkedIn worth $1 billion |
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| Mar.4 |
Facebook |
Facebook Hires Top Google Exec As COO |
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| Oct.24 |
Facebook |
Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook Rapidly rising Internet star has sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google
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| Oct.9 |
eBay |
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