Posts tagged "facebook"
24 May 2013

  • Waze wooing heats up as Google mulls acquiring mapping service

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    Google Inc. is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc., which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc., Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billion and is fielding expressions of interest from multiple parties, Bloomberg cited a source as saying. Maps and [...]

13 May 2013

  • Facebook Android app can play photographer without your confirmation

    Digital

    CNBC’s Eli Langer put together a Storify collecting tweets and posts that suggest the Facebook app on Android might be a security risk. Yep. That says that the app has permission to “record audio at any time” and “use the camera at any time” without your confirmation. [View the story "Android Apps Accessing Your Microphone [...]

10 May 2013

  • Facebook Home flops as HTC reduces smartphone price

    Digital

    The reviews are in: Facebook Home, Mark Zuckerberg’s grandiose stab at totally controlling our mobile experience, is an unmitigated disaster. On Wednesday, AT&T announced that it was dropping the price of the HTC First smartphone, which comes with Facebook Home built in, from $99 to 99 cents. Think about that: a new smartphone, priced to [...]

  • Facebook may buy mapping site Waze as it seeks to know more about users

    Digital

    Facebook Inc., owner of the world’s most popular social-networking service, is in talks to acquire mobile-mapping application provider Waze Inc. for as much as $1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said. The talks to acquire Palo Alto, California-based Waze are not final and a deal may not happen, said the people, who asked [...]

09 May 2013

  • Facebook in talks to buy Israeli navigation startup Waze for up to $1 billion

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    Facebook Inc is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, business daily Calcalist reported on Thursday. Due diligence is underway after a term sheet was signed, Calcalist said, adding that talks began six months ago. Waze uses satellite signals from members’ smartphones to generate maps and traffic [...]

27 Apr 2013
20 Apr 2013

  • Hilton prioritizes engagement over bookings to reach 1 million Facebook ‘Likes’

    Digital

    …it’s better to wade in strategically than jump in headfirst. Hilton Hotels & Resorts has found success adopting the former approach. The hotel chain was the first in the industry to hit the 1-million-‘like’ mark on Facebook last month. John Forrest Ales, Hilton Hotels & Resorts’ senior director of global brand public relations…recently pulled over [...]

16 Apr 2013

  • People hated the American outage, but loved its social updates

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    American Airlines grounded its entire fleet for several hours on Tuesday afternoon and took to social media to update its customers. Stranded passengers claimed that Twitter and Facebook were providing more detailed updates faster than gate agents. American Airlines updated its Facebook page and Twitter account five times each during a  two-hour outage. The airline’s [...]

08 Apr 2013

  • Montana sees new media as the way to reach the next generation of travelers

    Destinations

    The way — and amount — Big Sky Country markets itself to potential visitors has changed a lot in 25 years. Back in the 1980s, a magazine ad might have been the best way, or at least the industry standard, to draw new visitors to Montana, but today a smartphone app or snappy Facebook page [...]