Entries tagged "Facebook Inc."

TechCrunch falls for Facebook practical joke

Tired of getting picked on by the bullies at TechCrunch, Facebook plays an old-fashioned practical joke on the tech new site, with the emphasis on 'old-fashioned.'

Facebook, Twitter attack aimed at Georgian blogger

A Georgian blogger was the target of the denial-of-service attack that brought Twitter down and led to outages at other social networking sites Thursday, says an executive at Facebook, whose service was affected.

Facebook IPO 'a few years out,' says Zuckerberg

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tells Reuters that an initial public offering for the social networking firm is still a few years away, dashing the hopes of some.

Millennium gets Facebook stake on the cheap

Millennium Technology Value Partners scoops up a Facebook stake as the secondary market booms for bargain hunters.

Facebook, Twitter would heat up the IPO market

With rumors swirling that Facebook turned down VC offers that value it between $2 billion and $4 billion, Fred Wilson says the company may as well go public.

Demi Moore's suicide save latest Twitter feat

We haven't seen an overnight pop hit like Twitter in a long time. No wonder Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! may all be after it.

Twitter co-founder responds to Google rumor

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says the goal is a profitable independent company but also says "sometimes we talk."

BusinessWeek: Facebook seeks $100M

After its credit line with TriplePoint Capital expired, Facebook is reportedly hunting for up to $100 million to pay for computers and other equipment to support its rapid growth.

Thiel: Facebook valuation soured Twitter deal

Facebook investor Peter Thiel says talks to acquire Twitter broke down when the two firms couldn't agree on how much Facebook stock is worth.

Facebook's valuation at $3.7B, not $15B

In a simple bit of electronic detective work, the AP discovered that Facebook thinks it's worth $3.7 billion, way lower than the $15 billion that Microsoft's investment suggested to some.

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