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

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Facebook is still the social media king, but teens are using Twitter and Instagram at an increasing rate recently because, well, there’s just too much drama and gossip on Facebook. That’s the latest from a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, which found that even though 94 percent of teenage social media… Read More…

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

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Salesforce.com, Microsoft, IBM and many smaller companies are competing aggressively in the market for enterprise social collaboration, offering advanced tools specifically designed to help workers communicate and share insights. But it turns out the dominate social collaboration tool inside big companies is plain old Facebook, followed by Twitter. That’s one of the takeaways from a… Read More…

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

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Where is Tumblr going to end up? Reports have been circulating that the New York-based microblogging and social networking powerhouse is in the crosshairs of Yahoo, with a potential price tag hanging on Tumblr over $1 billion. Adding some mystique to the reports, Yahoo just announced that it plans to host a product related news… Read More…

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

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Patents are one of the central topics at the spring meeting of the Licensing Executives Society of the U.S.A. and Canada, taking place in downtown Seattle this week. Many of the executives are heavily involved in patent licensing, acquisitions and sales. When you get them together, they talk about the patent market in much the… Read More…

College grads would rather work at Microsoft over Amazon, Facebook

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Maybe it’s the wacky and awesome commercials they’ve been putting out. Or it could be company’s reputation as an impressive charitable organization. Whatever the reason, college grads seem to want to work at Microsoft over places like Amazon and Facebook. That’s the finding from Universum USA, a global research and advisory company for employers that… Read More…

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

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Facebook exceeded 1.1 billion monthly active users in the first quarter, a new milestone for the company. The social network saw its biggest growth in Asia and other parts of the world outside of the U.S., Canada and Europe. The company also continued to see a steady increase in mobile usage, reporting 751 million mobile… Read More…

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

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Yes, the initial Google Play ratings are pretty crappy for Facebook Home. But at the very least, we know that people are definitely curious about the social media king’s new addition. Facebook Home surpassed 500,000 downloads in the Google Play Store this weekend, just nine days after its release on April 12. The company’s newest add-on puts… Read More…

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

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When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced his position on immigration reform in a Washington Post op-ed on Wednesday, no one was surprised to hear that, like many Americans, Zuckerberg found the system flawed. But in the emotionally-charged issue of immigration, Zuckerberg’s perspective is colored by his place in the technology world. Backed by a group of… Read More…

Why I uninstalled Facebook Home in 30 seconds

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Facebook Home is out today in the Google Play Store for those fortunate enough with one of the five Android-based phones to download it. Well, maybe not so fortunate. I just installed Facebook’s newest add-on, which puts Facebook photos, updates, messages and services at the forefront of smartphone homescreens. Less than 30 seconds later, it was… Read More…

Sonics update: Former Facebook exec joins Sacramento investor group

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Another California tech titan is joining the group trying to keep an NBA team in Sacramento and away from Seattle. Chris Kelly, who was Facebook’s Chief Privacy Officer from 2005-2010, is joining the partnership hoping to buy the Sacramento Kings and block Seattle’s bid to bring the Supersonics back to the Emerald City. The Sacramento… Read More…