Yahoo Goes After Facebook Over Software Patent
Microsoft Corp and Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. Yahoo's patent lawsuit follows Facebook's announcement of plans for an initial public offering that could value the company at about $100 billion. Facebook spokesman Jonathan Thaw said Facebook learned ofinfo
Yahoo goes after Facebook at a vulnerable time
methods, messaging system, customization options and social networking technology. The suit comes at a vulnerable time for Facebook, which filed its paperwork to go public in February. The company is in a Securities and Exchange Commission-imposed quiet periodinfo
Facebook's revamped brand pages a hit?
the company prepares for an initial public offering that could value the 8-year-old company at up to $100 billion. One of Facebook's most important challenges is convincing businesses to spend money advertising on its service rather than simply using the socialinfo
Facebook touts success in revamped pages for brands
as the company prepares for an initial public offering that could value the 8-year-old company at up to $100 billion. One of Facebook’s most important challenges is convincing businesses to spend money advertising on its service rather than simply using theinfo
Blade goes to Facebook comments
toledoblade.com and ourtownsylvania.com. The change, aimed at improving the public discourse, will require readers to be Facebook members. People already registered on the sites to make comments will no longer be able to do so through the old method. Commentersinfo
Facebook mimics Apple, spending less on R&D
year, a fraction of the level of some other companies holding recent initial public offerings, including Zynga and LinkedIn. Facebook, the biggest social-networking service, is planning its own IPO this year. The company, known for its hacker culture and marathoninfo
Facebook’s IPO Revisions: More Things To Know
to enable Zuckerberg, 27, to pay capital-gains taxes. He'll control nearly 60 percent of the equity. Still, whenever it goes public, Facebook may have a market value of $100 billion or more, plus the cash that could be used for acquisitions. Beefing up theinfo
SEC Goes After Those Offering Facebook Shares Pre-IPO
problem, created by excessive SOX rules. Allow for a more reasonable setup for successful companies to actually access the public markets, and there's no more demand for these private offerings. After Sarbanes-Oxley came into effect, it made it exceptionallyinfo
MarketWatch First Take: Yahoo goes the legal route with Facebook
generation, social commenting, advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls.†Read more about Yahoo's suit. Facebook (PRE-IPO:FB) , as investors know, has filed to go public and its blockbuster IPO is expected by early summer. Needlessinfo
Why Facebook Is Paying These People's Tax Bills
tax bite -- will occur. Picking up the tab for employee tax bills could cost Facebook billions of dollars, depending on how Facebook stock performs after it goes public. It's not a typical thing for companies to do, but it does avoid one problem that hit Internetinfo