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Do You Need To Bet On Twitter After Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal? BMO Provides Insight
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - 2:05pm | 537Read More...Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) continued its rally on Tuesday after investors were optimistic that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT)'s $26.2 billion agreement to buy LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD) may trigger another deal in the social media space. 'Sympathetic' Twitter But, BMO said Twitter is...
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Staggering User Statistics For 10 Top Social Media Platforms
Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 1:03pm | 475Read More...Social networking has exploded in recent years with the latest wave of mobile apps and websites. The numbers are astronomical. Here's a list of user statistics for ten of the top social media platforms according to data from Digital Marketing Ramblings. 10. Tinder Right swipe or left...
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3 Things Steve Ballmer Did Right
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 2:33pm | 655Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella has been praised for cleaning up the mess created by former chief executive Steve Ballmer. As Ballmer's departure approached earlier this year, critics continued to complain about his various mistakes. Not one to shy away from criticism, Ballmer...
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Facebook Stands Apart In Social Media ETF
Friday, July 25, 2014 - 2:28pm | 444Read More...Social media stocks have undergone a transformation -- from Wall Street darlings to highly-scrutinized organizations. An accumulation of users is no longer the driving force behind the cache of a social media company; rather, it’s how they can monetize those users to create revenue...
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Federal Judge Allows Lawsuit Against LinkedIn To Proceed
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 1:41pm | 420Read More...A federal judge in northern California has rule that the LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) can be sued by customers who say the business networking site violated their privacy. Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit accuse Linkedin of harvesting third-party email accounts without the users' consent...
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Twitter vs. Facebook - What's Your Social Network For 2014?
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 1:07pm | 543Read More...The age of social media stocks is officially here. Though there are only a relative handful of social media companies that have made the leap to being traded on the major exchanges, there has been no shortage of excitement among investors in recent years who have speculated that social media stocks...
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Are We Bidding Farewell to Paid Mobile Apps?
Thursday, October 3, 2013 - 12:34pm | 571Read More...According to Flurry Analytics, the percentage of paid apps on the App Store fell from 20 percent in 2011 to 10 percent in 2013. That’s a 10 percent drop in two years, and the trend is likely to continue. In general, Flurry said, people seemed to want free content even if it meant putting up...
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WSJ- Twitter Worth $7 Billion
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 2:14pm | 164Read More...According to the Wall Street Journal, Twitter is now worth $7 billion, having raised hundreds of millions in a few financing round, according to a person close to the situation. It is not known who is participating in this round of financing, although the company did raise $200 million seven...
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Trading Alert for Social Networking Stock, FriendFinder Networks; Stock Trading up Following Earnings Release
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 12:42pm | 412Read More...POINT ROBERTS, Wash., June 7, 2011 - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal, specializing in sector research including tech stocks issues a trading alert for social networking stock, FriendFinder Networks Inc. (NasdaqGM: FFN). The stock was one of the top percentage gainers in...
