First Facebook president Sean Parker weds in California Jun 2nd, 2013 - 06:40h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Billionaire Sean Parker, co-founder of music-sharing website Napster and the first president of Facebook, was married on Saturday in Northern California, a representative for the couple said. Parker, 33, married his fiancee Al... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : first, facebook, president, sean, parker, weds, california, Top Keywords

Yelp open to partnering with Facebook's rival offering: CFO Jun 2nd, 2013 - 02:00h (CET +01.00) By Chandni Doulatramani (Reuters) - Consumer review aggregator Yelp Inc, which analysts say could face intense competition from Facebook Inc's "graph search", is open to partnering with the social networking website's latest offer... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : yelp, open, partnering, facebook's, rival, offering, california, Top Keywords

Facebook shares jump as brokers say usage concerns overblown May 30th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Facebook Inc jumped 5.6 percent on Thursday after two investment brokerages upgraded their recommendations, arguing that concerns over the waning engagement of younger users were overblown. Still, the share price o... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, shares, jump, brokers, usage, concerns, overblown, Top Keywords

Column: Facebook and the outer limits of free speech May 30th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) (Jack Shafer is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Jack Shafer (Reuters) - The great thing about the Web is that it has given the opportunity to billions of people, who would otherwise never have had a chance to publish, to express... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : column, facebook, outer, limits, free, speech, overblown, Top Keywords

Facebook Verification Won't Change You from a Fan to Celebrity Friend May 29th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) Facebook is taking a page out of Twitter's playbook-and making a play for its rival's key territory-by verifying the official accounts of celebrities, politicians, and more people with a whole lot of fans. But will their new plan alter the ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, verification, won't, change, celebrity, friend, overblown, Top Keywords

How Did Facebook Let Rape Speech Go Unpoliced for So Long? May 29th, 2013 - 19:10h (CET +01.00) As of today, Facebook officially no longer allows the pages "Violently Raping Your Friend Just for Laughs" and "Kicking your Girlfriend in the Fanny because she won't make you a Sandwich" to exist on its social network, and -... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, rape, speech, unpoliced, long?, friend, overblown, Top Keywords

Nasdaq to pay $10 millon to settle Facebook charges May 29th, 2013 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX on Wednesday agreed to pay $10 million, the largest penalty ever levied against a stock exchange, to settle civil charges stemming from mistakes it made during Facebook's initial public offering last year, the U... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasdaq, millon, settle, facebook, charges, friend, overblown, Top Keywords

Nasdaq to pay $10 million to settle SEC charges on Facebook snafu May 29th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX on Wednesday agreed to pay $10 million, the largest penalty ever levied against a stock exchange, to settle civil charges stemming from mistakes it made during Facebook's initial public offering last year, the U... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : nasdaq, million, settle, charges, facebook, snafu, overblown, Top Keywords

Facebook says needs to improve response to hate speech May 29th, 2013 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said its systems to remove hate speech haven't worked as well as the company had hoped, amid reports that advertisers are pulling their brands off the social network in the face of a backlash from women's groups. In... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facebook, says, needs, improve, response, hate, speech, Top Keywords

Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report May 24th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, like, facebook, talks, waze, billion, report, Top Keywords