Acquisition of WhatsApp WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging application which allows people to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. Last year‚ Facebook announced to acquire WhatsApp for a total of approximately $16 billion‚ including $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years
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| The Business of Facebook | Assignment 1 | | | 6/3/2012 | | INTRODUCTION The business model of any organization is very important in helping a business become successful or unsuccessful. They help guide the leaders in the company to reach the goals and purpose of their organization. In recent news‚ the business model of Facebook has been under a large amount of scrutiny. I will be analyzing the business model of Facebook using the definition of business model from the textbook
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Communication Facebook and Online Privacy: Attitudes‚ Behaviors‚ and Unintended Consequences Bernhard Debatin‚ Jennette P. Lovejoy E.W. Scripps School of Journalism‚ Ohio University Ann-Kathrin Horn‚ M.A. Institut fur Kommunikationswissenschaft‚ Leipzig University (Germany) ¨ Brittany N. Hughes Honors Tutorial College/E.W. Scripps School of Journalism‚ Ohio University This article investigates Facebook users’ awareness of privacy issues and perceived benefits and risks of utilizing Facebook. Research
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LOVE As the legendary Haddaway once said‚ what is love? The word itself‚ love‚ seems to just waft softly from the tongue like a petal would from a rose. How is it that such a small word‚ composed of only four letters‚ can mean a variety of things to so many different people across the globe? The four letters of which the word is composed of‚ form a single syllable sound from our lips when spoken. Love symbolizes so much more than what it can portray on paper‚ and for that matter‚ transcends beyond
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benefits of Facebook Network Nowadays social networks are so advanced in various ways; we then can communicate with friends easily on the internet. Social networks are well-known for everyone in the world who lives far away from each others in different countries. There are many programs we can use for communication‚ including Google‚ Hotmail‚ G-mail‚ Yahoo‚ Hi5‚ MSN‚ Skype‚ Facebook‚ and etc. At the moment‚ Facebook is so popular for most people especially teenagers. Using the Facebook has lots
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networks sites such as facebook and twitter. Facebook is a social networking site where people in the world can create a profile and keep in touch with their friends. They can upload pictures‚ and post anything they want their “friends” to see on their profile. There are over 800 million active users on Facebook and over 50% of them check every day. (Facebook). Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites among its competitors such as twitter and myyearbook. Facebook has a higher popularity
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______________________________________________________________ The Facebook Influence Name of pupil: Zhang Ke Wei School: Catholic High School (Primary) Class: 5 Gentleness Teacher-supervisor: Mdm Munawarrah ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Background: My interest in Facebook began after I read the book‚ The Facebook Effect by David Kirkpatrick published in 2010. In his book‚ David Kirkpatrick describes the practicality of Facebook and how its popularity
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Facebook A few years ago‚ students used to write their thoughts and crushes into private diaries‚ which none was allowed to see. But nowadays‚ students‚ who have grown up with the World Wide Web‚ are creating more and more their own online communities on sites like Facebook. There they can meet friends and people from all over the world; they can create their own profile and include one or several photos. Also they can add their likes and dislikes‚ interests or sexual preferences
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The Ethics of Facebook The creation of social media websites as a gateway to advertising‚ playing games‚ and meeting people all over the world sounded like an awesome tool for the modern world; but with the good comes the bad. When anybody conducts a search for social media the first website one will find is Facebook. Facebook is by far the most popular social media outlet for people all over the world. For people aged 13 and above‚ as long as you have a valid e-mail address signing up can by
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computers is for social-networking. Today‚ 65% of online adults use social-networking sites. (Madden‚ 2012) The most popular social-networking site today is Facebook. Facebook has lately been having a lot of controversy‚ especially in the workforce. The workforce is looking at individuals Facebook profiles to determine hirable status. If Facebook keeps interfering with citizens’ rights to be hired‚ soon there will be a drop of employment. The means of social-networking‚ in the beginning‚ was a new
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