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Facebook’s Woes Persist; Q2 Financial Results Out

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In its first public disclosure after the May 18 IPO, social networking company Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) on Thursday, July 26, reported financial results for the second quarter, which ended June 30, 2012. Performance: Dismal. The company’s second quarter costs

Why You Should Not Advertise on Facebook

Rakesh Raman

By Rakesh Raman When General Motors (GM) decided to discontinue its advertising on Facebook in May, the leading automaker reinforced the point that Facebook is not yet ripe for any serious advertising – a fact that savvy digital market analysts

Beware, Facebook is Coming to Take Your Money

Rakesh Raman

By Rakesh Raman Those who don’t believe in serendipity or good luck must look at Mark Zuckerberg and his website Facebook to change their belief. Just after its formation in 2004, Facebook was lucky enough to get its first investment

Facebook Likes Instagram; Buys it for $1 Billion

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By Rakesh Raman Tech market analysts were stunned on Monday when Facebook said it will acquire Instagram, a photo-sharing app for mobile devices. It was stated that the total consideration for San Francisco-based Instagram is nearly $1 billion in a

Yelp Celebrates IPO and First Day of Trading on NYSE

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Yelp, a global online business review site, opened for trading Friday, March 2, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “YELP” after its initial public offering (IPO) in which it raised $107.25 million in gross proceeds.

Facebook Going Public at Peak Valuation: NIA

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The National Inflation Association (NIA) announced Friday, Feb. 3, that it believes Facebook will likely start trading this May at a peak valuation of $100 billion and see its market capitalization and share price decrease in value in the years

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