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Facebook buys 750 IBM patents to defend itself from lawsuits News
23.03.2012 Facebook has reportedly acquired 750 patents from IBM to boost its intellectual property portfolio to help it defend itself from patent lawsuits. The social network was recently... -
The rise and fall of online empires (infographic) News
22.03.2012 While Facebook prepares to go public, a new infographic takes a look at the rise and fall of other internet giants, such as Yahoo!, Alta Vista and MySpace to see how Facebook...Tags: Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, AOL, Digg, MySpace, Infographic, IPO, Social Media, Social Networking, -
Excellence and impact in Irish science (video) News
22.03.2012 The new director general of Science Foundation Ireland Prof Mark Ferguson knows all about starting up companies and subsequently leading them to IPO. -
Weekend news roundup: Solar flares threaten UK, confusion in the workplace News
20.03.2012 A trawl through the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, including how the UK's national security risks are being undermined by solar flares, how Oracle's Larry Ellison may buy an... -
Twitter inks deal with Russian search engine Yandex News
21.02.2012 Twitter has today announced a partnership agreement with Russia’s search engine giant Yandex. Via the deal, the microblogging site will license the full feed of all public... -
Facebook breastfeeding protesters to hit Dublin News
06.02.2012 Facebook is in a bit of hot water again, just a few days after its much-anticipated IPO filing. The social networking giant’s ban on people uploading pictures of themselves...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Business, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Internet, Social Media -
Weekend news roundup News
06.02.2012 In our roundup of some of the tech coverage in the newspapers over the weekend, a playwright directs his ire at Apple over working conditions in China, Facebook's IPO could be... -
The digital business week News
06.02.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Facebook files papers for US$5bn IPO in May News
01.02.2012 In what will go down as the biggest IPO in tech history, social networking giant Facebook today filed for its flotation in May. In the filing, Facebook said it hoped to raise... -
Zuckerberg tells potential investors about 'the Hacker Way’ News
02.02.2012 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday included a letter to potential investors as part of the social networking site’s filing with the SEC for a US$5bn initial IPO. In the... -
Facebook's looming IPO – it could be Bono’s ‘Beautiful (pay) Day’ News
01.02.2012 All eyes are on Facebook’s initial public offer (IPO) prospectus today. The company is understood to be seeking to raise between US$5bn and US$10bn. Irish rock star Bono’s... -
US investment in clean-tech firms hit US$4.9bn in 2011 News
01.02.2012 Despite a challenging economic climate, US venture capital (VC) investments in clean-tech companies hit US$4.9bn in 2011, according to a new Ernst & Young clean-tech investment...Categories: Science, R&D, Project Management, Investments, Intellectual Property, Green Tech, Global CIO, Funding, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
Facebook IPO to come Wednesday - reports News
30.01.2012 Social networking giant Facebook is to issue its first public stock offering on Wednesday, valuing the company between $75bn and $100bn, reports suggest. -
Zynga confirms acquisitions of four mobile gaming companies News
19.01.2012 Behind the scenes in Q3 2011, Zynga, the chief social game developer for Facebook, bought four mobile game companies, as it strives to ramp up its foothold in the mobile space. -
2011: The year in tech business News
26.12.2011 For all intents and purposes, 2011 was a vibrant year for the global technology business. However, it was one tinged with sadness at the passing of the visionary Apple leader...Categories: Social Media, Recruitment, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Government, Financial, Economy, eCommerceTags: IPO, Steve Jobs, IDA Ireland, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, LinkedIn, Zynga, Venture Capital, Intel, IBM, HP -
The digital business week News
19.12.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Is Facebook hurtling towards a US$1bn profit? News
16.12.2011 Facebook is hurtling towards a net income for 2011 of a stunning US$1bn, depending, of course, if it can reach US$4bn in revenues. -
Zynga raises US$1bn in biggest US web IPO since Google News
16.12.2011 Social gaming company Zynga has priced its stock at US$10 per share and raised US$1bn in its initial public offering, which is set to be the largest internet IPO since Google. -
The digital business week News
05.12.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Careers and Employment, Consumer Tech, Financial, Jobs, Leadership & Management, Legal, Mobility, Social Media, Software -
Facebook IPO may come in Q2 of 2012 News
29.11.2011 Social networking giant Facebook is preparing to issue its first public stock offering in Q2 of 2012, which could raise up to US$10bn, The Wall Street Journal reports.