- newThe scene at Facebook's Hacker Way
What was Facebook's wild Friday really like? Here's a first-hand account.By David A. Kaplan, contributorFORTUNE -- In the Alice in Wonderland-universe of Silicon Valley, realities can be deceiving. That fellow in a T-shirt and flip-flops is a billi…
- 12 hours ago, 18 May 12, 10:03pm -
- newHP considers cutting 25,000 jobs. Why not more?
Facebook employees are celebrating. Workers at Hewlett-Packard are wondering whether or not they'll still have a jobFORTUNE -- While Facebook (FB) employees are celebrating, workers at beleaguered Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) are wondering whether or not t…
- 20 hours ago, 18 May 12, 1:39pm -
- newAndy Zaky: Apple has hit bottom and is about to bounce
A cult figure among day traders issues a rare "buy" recommendationFORTUNE -- With Apple (AAPL) trading just over $530 a share -- under 13 times last year's earnings and 10.56 times his estimated October earnings -- Bullish Cross' Andy Zaky on Thur…
- 23 hours ago, 18 May 12, 11:25am -
- What I saw in Zuckerberg's bungalow
Facebook's wild, nascent summer of 2004 was loosely chronicled in the blockbuster The Social Network. This is what it was really like.Editor's Note: When I was still in college and dreaming of getting paid to write, my friends started a magazine. I…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 4:25pm -
- Chart of the day: A snapshot of 3,997 distinct Android devices
A record of the Android phones and tablets that downloaded a single app over 6 monthsFORTUNE -- Suddenly you can see the advantage -- both for developers and users -- of Apple's (AAPL) approach of limiting the number of iOS devices on sale at any t…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 2:40pm -
- Meet the men who carved $96B out of Apple's market value
A gathering of hedge fund managers in Manhattan sends the share price on a wild ride.FORTUNE -- See on the chart at right where Apple's (AAPL) share price dropped to just over $540 shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday?That corresponds roughly to when t…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 12:03pm -
- How 137 Ventures hacked the stock option tax code
Three Silicon Valley insiders created an investment fund to solve the ultimate tech-boom problem: owning too much startup stock.FORTUNE -- In 2010, after three years as a communications manager at Facebook, Kathy Chan left. The 28-year-old's Facebo…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:00am -
- The secrets of Facebook's profit engine
Despite its wild success, Facebook isn't especially good at making money — particularly in comparison to, say, Google. To change that, it'll have to double down in three crucial areas.By Miguel Helft & Jessi HempelFORTUNE -- In Facebook's video I…
- 2 days ago, 17 May 12, 9:00am -
- Is Comcast violating net-neutrality rules?
Even if it turns out that Comcast's Xfinity for Xbox video-on-demand service isn't running afoul of the FCC's rules for treating Internet traffic equally, the result is the same for consumers and competitors: Comcast's service has the edge.FORTUNE -…
- 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 8:00pm -
- Meet the "collaborative" consumer
The rise of social media is altering how people shop for everything from movies to food. But is that a social good?By Jill Allyn Peterson, contributorFORTUNE -- Collaborative consumption is a concept that can seemingly describe anything from Netfli…
- 3 days ago, 16 May 12, 4:51pm -