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Zuckerberg on Facebook Home: ‘I think of it more as a seed that we’re planting’

While much of the talk on today’s Facebook second quarter earnings call centered around the company’s positive financial performance, one… Read More

Facebook earnings beat expectations as Q2 revenue reaches $1.8B

Facebook’s second quarter earnings report showed the social networking company’s revenue up 53% from the same period last year, exceeding… Read More

Annoyed with something in your News Feed? Soon you can tell Facebook why

You’ve likely seen something in your Facebook News Feeds that annoys you, whether it’s another annoying I’m-on-vacation-and-you’re-not feet-by-the-pool photo or a… Read More

Facebook earnings preview: Cautious optimism from analysts

It has now been more than a year since Facebook’s lackluster IPO, and Wall Street analysts seem cautiously optimistic about… Read More

How much would you pay for an ad-free Facebook?

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is using Facebook again, after getting some help figuring out the settings, and he has a… Read More

These five brands are kicking ass with Instagram video

It’s been about two weeks since Instagram unveiled its 15-second video feature and the response has been excellent for the Facebook-owned… Read More

Facebook app coming to Windows 8, along with Flipboard, NFL Fantasy Football

For Facebook fans using Windows 8 devices, today brings good news. At Microsoft’s Build conference today in San Francisco, CEO Steve… Read More

Dev builds database of Facebook emails and phone numbers with public info

Is your phone number public on Facebook? If it is, there’s a chance Brandon Copley has it. According to a… Read More

OOPS: Facebook discloses contact info for 6 million people

In a post to the company’s security blog this afternoon, Facebook said that it had accidentally disclosed phone numbers and… Read More

Instagram debuts 15-second video feature, complete with filters and editing

Facebook-owned Instagram today launched a new video feature that will allow users to record 15-second clips, edit them with 13 new… Read More

Amazon debuts group gift cards for birthdays on Facebook

Facebook already makes it easy to remember the birthdays of your friends. Now, with a little help from Amazon, you… Read More

Skype video messaging now available for free on every platform except Windows Phone

Skype’s free video messaging feature is fully out of beta today and everyone can now send as many three-minute moving messages to… Read More

Facebook introducing something on June 20 — will it be a Google Reader replacement?

First hashtags, now a news reader? Joanna Stern at ABC News received a snail-mail invitation today from Facebook for a… Read More

You can now use #hashtags on Facebook

Hashtags are coming to Facebook, as the social media giant announced today that it has added support for phrases with “#”… Read More

Microsoft wants government to provide more transparency for security requests

Microsoft is now joining fellow tech giants Google and Facebook in asking the U.S. government for more transparency in regard… Read More

Waze

It’s official: Google acquires Waze traffic tech company, eyes Google Maps integration

After months of speculation about a possible acquisition, traffic technology company Waze has found itself a buyer, and it’s Google.… Read More

Amazon launches third-party login system, challenging Facebook, Google and Twitter for authentication

Amazon.com customers will be able to use their Amazon login credentials to sign in to third-party websites, apps and games… Read More

Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google: Who is building the coolest tech campus?

One looks like a futuristic spaceship, another includes three steel and glass biodomes. A third is being developed by world-class… Read More

Report: Teens leave Facebook for Twitter, because they want less drama

Facebook is still the social media king, but teens are using Twitter and Instagram at an increasing rate recently because,… Read More

Study: The biggest social collaboration tool inside big companies is … Facebook?

Salesforce.com, Microsoft, IBM and many smaller companies are competing aggressively in the market for enterprise social collaboration, offering advanced tools… Read More

Report: Facebook and Microsoft eyeing Tumblr as Yahoo sets Monday press event

Where is Tumblr going to end up? Reports have been circulating that the New York-based microblogging and social networking powerhouse… Read More

Patent gurus weigh in: Is the market for deals cooling off?

Patents are one of the central topics at the spring meeting of the Licensing Executives Society of the U.S.A. and… Read More

College grads would rather work at Microsoft over Amazon, Facebook

Maybe it’s the wacky and awesome commercials they’ve been putting out. Or it could be company’s reputation as an impressive… Read More

Facebook tops 1.1 billion users, fueled by global adoption and mobile growth

Facebook exceeded 1.1 billion monthly active users in the first quarter, a new milestone for the company. The social network… Read More

POLL: Facebook Home reaches 500K downloads in nine days — are you a fan?

Yes, the initial Google Play ratings are pretty crappy for Facebook Home. But at the very least, we know that… Read More

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: Tech’s new champion for immigration reform

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced his position on immigration reform in a Washington Post op-ed on Wednesday, no one was… Read More

Why I uninstalled Facebook Home in 30 seconds

Facebook Home is out today in the Google Play Store for those fortunate enough with one of the five Android-based… Read More

Sonics update: Former Facebook exec joins Sacramento investor group

Another California tech titan is joining the group trying to keep an NBA team in Sacramento and away from Seattle.… Read More

Mocking Facebook Home: Is the joke on Facebook, or us?

“I can’t tell you how convenient it is to have Facebook on your phone without a way to close it,”… Read More

Startup Weekend Seattle winner TLDR helps you write and read shorter emails

Just days before his resignation and candid goodbye letter, former Groupon CEO Andrew Mason sent out a Tweet a few months ago… Read More

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