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  • Monday Grok: No class, just all class action around the Facebook IPO

    Numbers are lazy. Bigger numbers are even lazier. Or perhaps it’s just that people like me who quote them all the time are lazy about how we use them. That’s probably because after a while you pass so many noughts before you trip over a decimal point that their impact is lost in the interference.

    Written by Andrew Birmingham • 28 May 12 10:05

  • Facebook may be eyeing Opera web browser, reports say

    Facebook's advertising appetite could be in for a nice snack if the company gobbles up the Opera web browser as some technology observers have speculated it may, and investors who have been edgy since the social network's recent IPO could also get some relief.

    Written by Christina DesMarais • 26 May 12 18:40

  • Refund for some Facebook investors

    Morgan Stanley, the lead investment bank in Facebook's troubled initial public offering, will compensate retail investors who overpaid when they bought Facebook's stock in Friday's IPO, according to a source familiar with the matter.

    Written by AAP • 25 May 12 09:43

  • Facebook used as terrorist tool: Expert

    Terrorist groups are using Facebook to recruit loners from Western countries like Australia to their cause and authorities are struggling to stop it, a leading counter-terrorism expert says.

    Written by AAP • 24 May 12 09:43

  • Phones are distractions during catch-ups

    Sick of your friends tweeting during dinner or constantly texting on nights out?

    Written by AAP • 23 May 12 08:15

  • Facebook shares sink below IPO price

    Facebook shares plunged nearly 11 per cent on Monday during the stock's first full day of trade as the enthusiasm from a massive public offering for the social network giant turned to scepticism.

    Written by AAP • 22 May 12 09:01
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    Facebook vs. Google: Who will win?

    Facebook is now officially a public company, scads of new millionaires are on a Silicon Valley spending spree, and media outlets near and far have yet to pipe down about the IPO, likely one of the most anticipated in history.

    Written by Christina DesMarais • 20 May 12 11:59

  • Unhappy diners are getting into a twitter

    In the age of social media, restaurants are learning that only a twit ignores an unhappy customer.

    Written by AAP • 21 May 12 14:01

  • No agreement on Internet content: Lawyer

    The rapid growth of the internet and social media are causing major legal headaches globally, with no clear-cut agreement on how to control content, a law lecturer says.

    Written by AAP • 21 May 12 13:26
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    Monday Grok: Facebook IPO — not everyone’s as greedy as a Wall Street underwriter

    In the last 72 hours Mark Zuckerberg made a hero of his bank manager and an honest woman of his wife. That’s a hell of a weekend.

    Written by Andrew Birmingham • 21 May 12 09:37

  • Friday Grok: Google gets its mojo back with Knowledge Graph

    It seems like we are always dissing on Google. But not today. The search engine giant is about to roll out Knowledge Graph — a semantic Web solution — and the all the portents are good. Excellent in fact.

    Written by Andrew Birmingham • 18 May 12 11:44

  • Road to IPO: Facebook milestones

    Some key developments in the eight years since Facebook Inc's creation:

    Written by AAP • 18 May 12 09:46

  • Staying connected with customers during tough times: Insurance CIOs

    Insurance companies have looked to social media, online and collaboration tools to help them stay connected with customers, according to chief information officers who discussed this at a recent CSC Connect event in Sydney.

    Written by Rebecca Merrett • 17 May 12 11:10

  • Facebook raises stock offering, shoots for $18.5B with IPO

    Facebook's initial public offering may be getting even bigger.

    Written by Sharon Gaudin • 17 May 12 00:06

  • Four challenges Facebook will face after the IPO

    When Facebook goes public, it will enter a new world full of shareholder meetings, earnings reports, and the constant pressure to turn an increasingly bigger profit. But the Facebook IPO isn't just about making money; it's also about expanding the network, in pursuit of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a more connected world. With that in mind, here are four challenges Facebook will face after its public offering is complete:

    Written by Jared Newman • 16 May 12 07:07

  • Microsoft awaits $US250 million windfall from Facebook IPO

    Microsoft is all set to get a $US250 million windfall when it sells 20 percent of its estimated 1.8 per cent stake in Facebook in the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the social networking giant. At the higher end of the proposed $US34-$US38 per share price band for the IPO, Microsoft's entire stake in Facebook would be valued at about $US1.25 billion.

    Written by TM Arun Kumar • 16 May 12 06:52
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    Salvos launch new game

    The Salvation Army has today officially launched its new game, Damien’s Dash.

    Written by Diana Nguyen • 15 May 12 14:04
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    Zynga launches arcade-style game

    Facebook games star Zynga is launching an old-school, arcade-style title that will be free at its new website or at the world's biggest social network.

    Written by AAP • 10 May 12 09:15

  • Twitter challenges US subpoena

    Twitter is challenging a court order to turn over to law enforcement data on one of its users involved in Occupy Wall Street in a case described by a civil liberties group as a major test of online freedom of speech.

    Written by AAP • 09 May 12 09:09

  • Facebook buys mobile discovery startup

    Mere weeks from a multi-billion-dollar debut on the stock market, Facebook has ramped up its focus on mobile lifestyles with the purchase of "social discovery" start-up Glancee.

    Written by AAP • 08 May 12 11:37
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