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Revenue search continues, as Facebook (and LinkedIn) employee stock sale begins
Revenue search continues, as Facebook (and LinkedIn) employee stock sale begins
Christmas may come a little early for Facebook employees who own stock in their companies. This summer, we learned it was planning this rather unique method of keeping talented employees happy before a distant initial public. Facebook began the program on November 1, we’ve confirmed; we ...
Facebook Tries to Woo Marketers
Facebook Tries to Woo Marketers
online.wsj.com — Despite its surging Internet audience, Facebook Inc. has yet to prove it can wring steady revenue out... of advertisers. Now it's trying a new tactic to woo Madison Avenue. The Palo Alto, Calif., company is rolling out a new ad format called "engagement ... (more) Facebook Tries to Woo Marketers
Facebook Stock Now Worth About $4 Billion
Facebook Stock Now Worth About $4 Billion
alleyinsider.com — Facebook's common stock is now changing hands in private sales at about a $4 billion valuation, a... source says (unconfirmed). And Facebook CFO Gideon Yu is indeed trying to raise money in Dubai , the source says (also unconfirmed). As we all know, ... (more) Facebook Stock Now Worth About $4 Billion
A Rush for Mobile
blog.facebook.com — When we recently added the ability to comment on your friends' status updates to the Facebook mobile... site, we didn't expect that we would receive nearly a million status comments in the first 24 hours. This may not seem like much, but it was ... (more) A Rush for Mobile
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Is Facebook Worth $4 Billion?
All Facebook — ... Henry’s anonymous sources also claimed that revenue will be $265 million this year instead of $300 million. As Eric Eldon points out though, “Facebook’s fiscal year doesn’t close until the end of December, so that number is strangely specific given the present uncertainty about advertising spending and virtual gift revenue the company might bring in during the approaching holiday season.” ...

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