Today is opening day for Major League Baseball 2014, and Facebook has released a handy map which plots the distribution of each team’s fans across U.S. The results were calculated by going county by county and tallying the number of likes per each team’s Facebook page. The New York Yankees are the most rooted for… Continue reading Facebook Has Mapped Out Baseball Fans Across the US for MLB Opening Day
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Media Valuations [COMIC]
Do you think Facebook paid a bit too much for the likes of Instagram ($1 billion), WhatsApp ($19 billion) and Oculus VR ($2 billion)? Comic by The Joy of Tech
Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Mobile Users in the US
Not long ago, when people wanted to share something from their phone to a social network, they turned to Twitter. Now it seems the tables have turned and a new social media site is being favored by mobile users: Instagram. Instagram has eclipsed Twitter in mobile users with 35 million people using the Facebook-owned photo… Continue reading Instagram Surpasses Twitter in Mobile Users in the US
1 Billion People Now Use Facebook Mobile
Among news of Facebook’s Oculus acquisition, here’s an interesting bit that might’ve gotten lost: Facebook’s mobile platform now serves over 1 billion users. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the news in a press call yesterday and also commented on Instagram’s growth. Facebook mobile has been growing at a healthy pace; around this time last year… Continue reading 1 Billion People Now Use Facebook Mobile
Facebook Acquires Virtual Reality Company Oculus for $2 Billion
Could virtual reality be the next big thing? Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg seems to think so. Aiming to build the communications platforms of the future, Facebook recently acquired virtual reality company Oculus for $2 billion. The deal includes $400 million in cash, 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock and the opportunity for Oculus to earn… Continue reading Facebook Acquires Virtual Reality Company Oculus for $2 Billion
A New Study Shows that Moods on Facebook Are Infectious
With our hundreds of Facebook friends, we’re bound to come across an angry status or two each day. Seeing those types of posts on Facebook can actually trigger an emotional response, making you feel angry as well according to a study by researchers at the University of California at San Diego. The good news is… Continue reading A New Study Shows that Moods on Facebook Are Infectious
Glassdoor Reveals LinkedIn Jeff Weiner as 2014’s CEO of the Year
Glassdoor has ranked the CEOs of major companies based on 2014 employee ratings and the results are in! Jeff Weiner of LinkedIn takes the gold, with a 100% approval rating from employees. A close second is Alan R. Mulally at Ford with 97% approval. Taking home bronze is Richard W. Edelman, CEO of Edelman,… Continue reading Glassdoor Reveals LinkedIn Jeff Weiner as 2014’s CEO of the Year
Facebook’s DeepFace Software Is Almost As Good As Humans at Matching Faces
Do you ever wonder what Facebook does with its trove of party pictures and Instagram shots? Well, besides storing photo albums that will only serve give our kids and grandkids a good laugh, Facebook has assembled an artificial intelligence team that’s using our photos to teach computers to verify human faces. According to a recent… Continue reading Facebook’s DeepFace Software Is Almost As Good As Humans at Matching Faces
