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Is Internet.org A Money Maker For Facebook?
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 7:27am | 396This year, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s Mark Zuckerberg announced that he had finally launched Internet.org; a program designed to bring Internet access to disconnected people around the globe. Poised as nothing more than an initiative aimed at connecting the world, many are wondering...
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Rumor Becomes Reality: Facebook Finally Confirms Solar Drone Internet Project
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 10:34am | 576In announcing the Connectivity Lab, the newest component to last year’s Internet.org global partnership, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO, Mark Zuckerberg just turned rumor into reality. The announcement acknowledged the company’s interest in high-altitude, long-endurance, solar powered drones that...
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Facebook Acquires Data Compression Startup Onavo (FB)
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 2:10pm | 536Israeli startup, Onavo, was acquired by Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), according to an Onavo blog post Monday. Onavo makes data compression software, which Facebook said it planned to use in promoting the goals of Internet.org. Internet.org is a pet project of Mark Zuckerberg who hopes to offer mobile...