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The biggest IPO in tech history is appearing to be smaller than people thought according to a recent report from Bloomberg. With growth prospects for their advertising model raising warning flags, the company has been strict with their policy of not allowing revenue to get in the way of user experience. To the all-important long-term investors, this is terrifying. To the fast-moving investors who see Facebook as an opportunity to ride the initial wave of enthusiasm, it isn’t much better news. There is little doubt that the stocks will start at one price and shoot up in the short term. There is growing…

One of the hardest parts about personalizing social media profiles and pages is getting the artwork and branding just right. Every site has different sizes and styles that they prefer when placing artwork on your page. The challenge is that they rarely (for some reason) tell us the dimensions that work best. This graphic by San Diego web design is a perfect cheat sheet for those who want their pages to look just right. It’s particularly useful for agencies who have to post graphics on a semi-regular basis. Click the image to download the PDF version for safe keeping. …

With all the Facebook apps and social media resources being launched daily, it’s hard to believe that something like this hasn’t been established a long time ago. Facebook has recently developed a program which gives military personnel and their family’s customized resources for when their content is flagged as dangerous or suicidal. This is an additional program added to the effort made by Facebook in December towards suicide prevention. By simply clicking a link next to the comment this allows friends and family to make it known to the social media site when another user shows signs…

Play time is over. It’s time to get down to business. That’s the semi-embraced mantra at Facebook, depending on who you talk to. The alternate mantra being felt in the Facebook underground is about how to keep the party going and still cash in. Publicly, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in the first camp, but most people can tell by his actions as well as by reading between the line through some of his statements that his heart is with the second camp. It could be argued that Facebook is where it is because it was built with the idea that revenue was an engine for innovation, not the other way around. They have become…

The internet world is still talking about Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of photo sharing service Instagram, which marked the biggest acquisition in its eight year history. This deal surely resulted in a nice payday for the people behind Instagram, but why Facebook? Why not other players in the social space, namely Twitter or Google+? Well, Twitter expressed that it wanted to buy the service, but decided to pass. Google flat out said it wasn’t interested – sure. All that aside, Facebook and Instagram is just a better fit. Here’s why:   The user experience People are infatuated with…

“It’s a ghost town.” “I’m used to Facebook.” “I already have all of my pictures and stuff on Facebook.” “The mobile apps are getting better. They promised they’d get better.” “It’s a ghost town.” There are always going to be reasons to avoid change. It’s human nature to stick within our comfort zone for certain things; it differs from person to person which “things” are relegated to comfort and which we’re willing to branch out. When it comes to social networking, most are at least partially-familiar with the Facebook interface and the people that we get to see on it every day. Google+ is, in many ways,…

There is value in Yahoo. It’s real and tangible. While conventional wisdom would look at the trends and the follies of the beleaguered tech firm as a sign that they would be a bad investment, there’s another perspective that knows that now is the best time to buy. I know. I’ve been there. No, I’ve never worked for a huge tech firm. I have, however, been a part of a company with loads of potential but other challenges that made us ripe for acquisition at a bargain-bin price and the results were incredible for everyone involved. Today’s Yahoo has seen a string of CEO and board follies that make AOL leadership…

The Social Network portrayed jilted Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin as a victim. His character portrayed by The Amazing Spiderman’s Andrew Garfield was trying his best to implement profitable strategies at the startup while Jesse Eisenberg’s Mark Zuckerberg and Justin Timberlake’s Sean Parker partied their way to not-so-accidental success. Now, with 2% of the company heading into an IPO that could be valued near $100 million, Saverin is about to have enough money to maintain his partying ways in Singapore. While Zuckerberg is often spotted walking his dog or driving his Acura, Saverin…

Facebook was started in a dorm room at Harvard, so it’s fitting to see that the social network is most popular there when compared to other Ivy League schools. What started off as a play for exclusivity has opened up to become one of the most prolific web companies of all time. With nearly a billion users and a multi-billion dollar IPO around the corner, the project can be considered a success. This infographic breaks down how Facebook stacks up at Ivy League schools. Compiled By: OnlineUniversities.com Related articles Facebook plans to raise up to $12 bln in mega IPO (firstpost.com) Facebook looking…

During the last ten years, social networks have evolved from simple communication hubs to veritable agents of change; galvanizing thousands of people over political discourse, creating and changing industries, and all in all, transforming people’s lives. Just couple of years back, many people dismissed Facebook as a place for kids to share their rants/pictures. Today, more than 600 million users worldwide are active on this website. Approximately 200 million people are active on twitter, another 100 million use LinkedIn. None of these social networks even excited at the beginning…