by Erik Kain on February 1, 2012
Politico reports on Facebook’s very own electioneering arm: Top officials at Facebook pumped $170,000 into the company’s new PAC in 2011 — a sure sign that the company is ready to be a political player as it prepares for its IPO this year. , , David Ebersman, Marne Levine, Joe Lockhart and Joel Kaplan each [...]
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by Erik Kain on February 1, 2012
The real winners in Facebook’s upcoming public offering will be its current owners. Barrett has a helpful pie chart illustrating just who these lucky few happen to be: Honestly, I had no idea that Bono had such a large investment in Facebook. We’ve all heard of and ‘s investments in the social media giant, but [...]
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by Erik Kain on October 25, 2011
Can anti-Facebook marketing help new social networking site, Unthink, siphon off Facebook customers? The social media market may seem pretty saturated, especially with the entrance of Google Plus into the already crowded field. Facebook, of course, is the king of the social media mountain, and there’s always a scrappy new contender itching to topple the [...]
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