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Facebook is testing a new feature called Close Friends, which lets you know every action the people you add to the list take on the social network.
Facebook told Mashable it began the push to some users Thursday. When you sign into Facebook, you'll be prompted to "Star Your Close Friends" to guarantee you don't miss their important moments. In other words, you can now stay close to people you indicate as high-priority friends without ever interacting, visiting their profile or catching an update in your news feed. Facebook's explanation of the new features emphasizes organizing your friends into Smart Lists, based on where you work, live, went to school or family, to ensure you share with just the right people. You can also view a news feed of your Close Friends update — much like a feed of a certain Google+ circle — by selecting the list from below the Friends tab on the left-hand side.
Microsoft wanted to partner with Facebook on patent purchase all along, but AOL auction wouldn’t allow it. Microsoft announced today that it will be selling hundreds of patents to Facebook, a sign that it wants to protect its investment from litigation as the social network heads towards an IPO next month.
But this wasn’t a sudden change of heart. According to sources familiar with the deal, Microsoft and Facebook were hoping to partner on a $1 billion purchase of AOL patents, but the rules of the auction banned collaborative or consortium bids. So the companies did an end around, with Microsoft buying the patents for $1 billion and then striking a $550 million dollar deal with Facebook. There are a lot of angles in play here. Yahoo sued Facebook, which set the social network off a hunt for patents. AOL, like Yahoo, had a broad portfolio of patents related to the rise of Web 1.0 technologies, many of which now seem foundational to the functioning of any internet business. Mark Zuckerberg photo via John Adams on Flickr.
Facebook cambia sin avisar el email de todos sus usuarios. Coming and Going on Facebook. Two-thirds of online American adults (67%) are Facebook users, making Facebook the dominant social networking site in this country.
And new findings from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project indicate there is considerable fluidity in the Facebook user population: 61% of current Facebook users say that at one time or another in the past they have voluntarily taken a break from using Facebook for a period of several weeks or more.20% of the online adults who do not currently use Facebook say they once used the site but no longer do so.8% of online adults who do not currently use Facebook are interested in becoming Facebook users in the future. We asked the 61% of Facebook users who have taken a break from using the site to tell us in their own words why they did so, and they mentioned a variety of reasons.
The largest group (21%) said that their “Facebook vacation” was a result of being too busy with other demands or not having time to spend on the site. Facebook Inc., DealBook, NYTimes - Mergers & Acquisitions, IPOs, etc. About Facebook Inc.
Facebook, Inc. (Facebook) is engaged in building products to create utility for users, developers, and advertisers. People use Facebook to stay connected with their friends and family, to discover what is going on in the world around them, and to share and express what matters to them to the people they care about. Map of Facebook Timeline's Public Launch. At approximately 8 p.m.
ET Tuesday, Facebook Timeline began rolling out to the public in New Zealand. Since then, we've received reports of users gaining access in Canada, Germany, Holland and India as well. We'd like to track the rollout of Timeline geographically, but we need Mashable readers to help us. Facebook Files for its IPO [BREAKING] Facebook's Stock Price In Context.
Ahead of I.P.O., Facebook Sets Price Range at $28 to $35. Peter Dasilva/European Pressphoto AgencyFacebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. 3:43 p.m. | Updated After shying away from the public markets for years, Facebook is ready for its debut.
On Thursday, Facebook set the estimated price for its initial public offering at $28 to $35 a share, according to a revised prospectus. At the midpoint of the range, the social networking company is on track to raise $10.6 billion, in an debut that could value the company at $86 billion. The company is finalizing its prospectus, as it prepares for a road show to meet investors in cities like New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, and Baltimore. On Friday, Facebook executives will meet in New York with the sales forces of the company’s underwriters to brief them on the I.P.O. presentation, according a person with knowledge of the matter. The filing on Thursday is the first time Facebook has officially indicated where its shares will be valued. Facebook Raises $16 Billion in I.P.O. James Best Jr.
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