Posts Tagged ‘facebook’

Facebook’s IPO Marks the End of the Web 2.0 Era: The Social Web Is the New King – All Things Digital

For those of you who don’t remember, prior to Facebook, Myspace and Friendster, there was Sixdegrees.com. Initially conceived as a way to manage relationships online, the early Web 1.0 company developed the concept and the product and patented …

Sphere: Related Content

Court Okays Facebook Party Photos in Workers Comp Claim – ABC News

An appeals court  has ruled that photos on Facebook and Myspace of a man “drinking and partying” can be used as evidence to deny him further workers compensation claims. At the center of the suit is  Zackery Clement, who suffered a hernia …

Sphere: Related Content

Does former MySpace CEO think Facebook’s stock value will last? – Venturebeat.com

No one knows how hard the mighty can fall quite like Mike Jones. Jones was MySpace’s most recent CEO; his job was to assess a faltering social app and see if it was saveable. Since Jones saw a once-powerful network through a period of layoffs …

Sphere: Related Content

Facebook IPO Overshadows MySpace Filing – Riverfront Times (blog)

​Sure, Facebook filed its S-1 with the SEC yesterday, presaging one of the most talked-about IPOs in tech history — and for college students, FarmVille users, amateur stalkers, and anybody who likes to talk to people they know, Facebook’s performance on …

Sphere: Related Content

Facebook Files For IPO: How The Company Evolved From Straus Hall To Wall Street – Huffington Post

Yet Facebook’s prospects looked far less certain when it launched in 2004, one of numerous social networking sites seeking to emulate the success of services such as Friendster and Myspace. In 2006, while Facebook was still open only to students …

Sphere: Related Content