Facebook: Dominating presence in the mobile world

Only two short years ago, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) was having a difficult time convincing people to invest in its stock after its IPO. Investors saw what happened to Zynga, once an Internet darling, having been ransacked by mobile gaming. However, Mark Zuckerberg was not going to … [Read more...]

Twitter and Vine: Coming to a theater near you

If you want to keep track of the latest news and updates, all you have to do is take a look at Twitter's trending topics any time of day. They change every several hours, or every hour and take you to a global community sharing their thoughts on one or multiple items. Twitter Inc. … [Read more...]

Marc Andreessen gloats on Twitter as bitcoin swiftly rises in value after Mt. Gox debacle

After the potential insolvency of Mt. Gox, one of the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange platforms, many have speculated that this could very well be the end of the digital currency. However, a collapse doesn't appear to be in sight because bitcoin has risen from around $400 to as high … [Read more...]

Twitter (TWTR) is so good at reading trends tweets may be used to forecast the future

Twitter Inc.,(NYSE:TWTR) is believed to be the latest in a long line of tech companies helping out the prediction industry. Recently, reports have stated that Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) can accurately predict how long your relationship will last. That is both interesting and scary. So, … [Read more...]

Twitter Inc. (TWTR) lock-up ends tomorrow increasing available shares by 12%

Tomorrow, Twitter Inc. (NASDAQ:TWTR) insiders will finally get the opportunity to sell their shares of the stock. This may be a treat since Twitter's stock market price has doubled since its debut in November. The amount of non-executive employees' shares goes up to 9.87 million. … [Read more...]

Twitter’s next big move could be data licensing

With Twitter's (TWTR) recent stock market woes--investors are wondering where Twitter should direct its attention moving forward. It is obvious that the time for a major technology update has come, but there are also areas where Twitter could stand to improve. Since big data and … [Read more...]

Can Twitter regain shareholder confidence and share price?

On Thursday, February 06, 2014, Twitter Inc. (TWTR) saw its share price descend by 24%. Investors were disappointed by its earnings report on Wednesday. Twitter conveyed slowed user expansion and timeline views for the fourth quarter. In addition, analysts expected the company to have … [Read more...]

Will Instagram Founder Kevin Systrom Face Criminal Charges

In April of this year, Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) acquired the photo sharing site, Instagram for $1 billion. What we did not originally know is that Twitter was reportedly bidding on Instagram for $525 million, according to an article in the New York Times. … [Read more...]