Zynga Files For $1 Billion IPO

Zynga filed IPO documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday stating its intention to raise $1 billion in an initial public offering. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs will be the lead bankers. J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Barclays Capital will also participate. Zynga’s IPO is the latest in a series of hot … Continue reading Zynga Files For $1 Billion IPO

Facebook Aiming For $100 Billion IPO in Early 2012: Report

Facebook, the dominant internet social networking company, is making plans to go public early next year at a vertigo-inducing valuation of over $100 billion, CNBC reported said Monday. The Palo Alto-based web phenom could file registration papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission as early as October. Original Link: http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/7smzDEe_ku4/ via my6sense

Budweiser to Launch Online Reality Fan Competition | Facebook Gets Patent for Tagging Media

Budweiser is launching a new online reality show dubbed “Bud United presents: The Big Time,” set to air globally on social platforms YouTube and Facebook late this year. The campaign follows in the… Original Link: http://feeds.mediabuyerplanner.com/~r/mbp/~3/3Dx0pZiOKD4/ via my6sense

Bing Adds Facebook Recommendations to Search

Microsoft will begin adding Facebook data to its Bing search results on Tuesday, including the ubiquitous “like,” in another bid to differentiate from arch-rival Google. Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/adage/homepage/~3/4qugQrKxr9E/article.php via my6sense

‘Break News On Your Website, Not On Twitter’ [Voices]

By Cory Bergman, Director, BreakingNews.com The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) has issued a social media guide for newspapers with lots of good recommendations, but this one stands out: “Break news on your website, not on Twitter.” Read the rest of this post on the original site »By Cory Bergman, Director, BreakingNews.com The American … Continue reading ‘Break News On Your Website, Not On Twitter’ [Voices]

This Week at Neatorama

The servers at Amazon had some technical problems this week that affected a lot of sites, most notably reddit. Neatorama always welcomes poor lost internet surfers in when their favorite networking site is down. It’s the least we can do! If you weren’t with us all this week, here are our exclusive articles you might … Continue reading This Week at Neatorama

Winklevosses to Seek Another Hearing in Facebook Case

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss plan to ask for an additional review of the latest judgment against them in their case against Facebook, their lawyer said today. Winklevoss lawyer Jerome B. Falk, Jr., of Howard Rice in San Francisco, said the case merits further review by the entire Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, so he plans … Continue reading Winklevosses to Seek Another Hearing in Facebook Case

For Now, Twitter Shares Count More Than 1′s in Google Search Ranking [NetworkEffect]

Here’s a funny thing about Google’s new +1 tool, which lets users vote up search results. At launch, Google is keeping recommendations from its new +1 voting tool out of its ranking algorithm, even though it does consider shares on services like Twitter as a signal in its core search results. Plus-one-ing (or however you … Continue reading For Now, Twitter Shares Count More Than 1′s in Google Search Ranking [NetworkEffect]

Foursquare and AMEX partner for SXSW

Foursquare is definitely rolling out the big guns for this year’s SXSW. On top of this afternoon’s announcement of their parties, badges and soon-to-be-released version 3.0, comes word about a partnership with one of America’s biggest brands — American Express. According to the Wall Street Journal, American Express has partnered with foursqu ..read more.. via … Continue reading Foursquare and AMEX partner for SXSW