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Facebook's Q4 Earns A 'Like' From Some, But Not All Of Wall Street
Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 1:15pm | 906Shares of Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) hit a new all-time high of $195.32 Thursday despite some concerning metrics in its fourth quarter earnings report. Here is a roundup of what some of Wall Street's top analysts are saying after the print. Morgan Stanley: Early Stages Of Growth Facebook's...
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Facebook's Q4: Were News Feed Fears Overblown?
Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 11:48am | 485Despite notable changes to the platform's news feed, Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s investors have little reason to be concerned, according to William Blair. The Analyst William Blair's Ralph Schackart maintains an Outperform rating on Facebook's stock. The Thesis Facebook...
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Facebook Wants To Make Your News Feed More Friendly: Here's What That Means For Everybody
Saturday, January 13, 2018 - 11:56am | 912Who can complain about troll disempowerment, more meaningful social interactions, and time better spent? Wall Street can. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)’s upcoming News Feed updates inspired a 5.6-percent pullback in the stock and forfeited analyst confidence. What The Changes Mean The new...
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Facebook To Deprioritize Media, Business Posts In News Feed, Expects User Time To Fall
Friday, January 12, 2018 - 9:18am | 369What Happened Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced updates to its News Feed rankings to promote content from family and friends over the public and prioritize posts “that spark conversations and meaningful interactions” rather than posts with more activity. Why It’s Important...
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Facebook Struggles With New Fact-Checking Tools As German Election Looms
Monday, July 17, 2017 - 11:45am | 297With Germany facing a general election on Sept. 24, the government is pressuring Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and other social media sites to do a better job of rooting out fake stories and hate speech, though results so far have been mixed. Since April, Facebook has partnered with reporters at the...
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Facebook VP Predicts All-Video News Feed In 10 Years
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 12:49pm | 286Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) signaled the declining of text as a company executive predicts the social network will "probably" be "all video" within the next decade, according to a report on Business Insider. Nicola Mendelsohn, vice president for Facebook in Europe, the Middle...
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What To Expect At Facebook's Developer Conference, According To Gene Munster
Monday, March 23, 2015 - 9:58am | 284In a report published Monday, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster discussed what investors can expect from Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) annual F8 developers conference that starts on March 25. According to Munster, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will likely give company metric updates and...
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Are Facebook Ads Really More Effective Than TV Ads?
Friday, February 28, 2014 - 12:22pm | 562Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) thinks so. Facebook believes its ability to target specific audiences and the fact that Facebook viewers engage online at a higher rate than when watching TV mean advertisers should consider spending more money on Facebook ads and less on TV. The social network on...
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Facebook Testing New Portal to The Past
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 2:51pm | 205Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) is set to introduce a new service that targets members who like to re-live their past. The company is experimenting with a feature inside the News Feed that allows users to retrieve an old post from their Timeline. “Throwback Thursdays” will be easier for users to participate...
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Facebook Is Messing With Privacy Settings Again (FB)
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 1:21pm | 619Facebook(NASDAQ: FB) is removing a universal privacy option that allowed users to prevent others from searching for them by name. If you had not used the option, it’s already gone (as of last December). If you did employ the option, you will see an announcement at the top of your Facebook...
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A Face-Lift for the Social Network?
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 10:33am | 251Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has announced that it will be implementing a revolutionary News Feed design for its users on March 6. After taking years of research on how its users interact with and utilize its News Feed, the company will introduce a new format that will provide users with the best...