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Facebook's Q4: By the Numbers | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:31 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Facebook's fourth-quarter earnings was a bonanza for anyone looking for updated stats on the company. The one that caught a lot of analysts' attention was 23% — the proportion of ad revenues that the company derives from mobile. Facebook's perceived lack of progress in mobile was a major reason the company's stock slid precipitously after its May 2012 IPO.
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Facebook Has Its First $5 Billion Year, Stock Drops 9% | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:34 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Facebook's fourth quarter earnings results beat estimates, but Wall Street initially responded by sending the stock down by as much as 9% in after hours trading. Facebook reported revenues of $1.59 billion in the December quarter, an increase of 40% from the same quarter in 2011 and beating Wall Street's estimates for revenue of $1.53 billion.
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Samsung Super Bowl Ad to Feature Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:55 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Judd Apatow regulars Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd will appear in a 2-minute Samsung ad slated for the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl. However, instead of Apatow, the spot is directed by Jon Favreau of Iron Man fame.
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LivingSocial Reported Net Loss of $650 Million in 2012 | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:18 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| LivingSocial's business went deeper into the red in 2012. The daily deals service reported a net loss of $650 million in 2012, up from $499 million the year before, according to a new SEC filing from Amazon, which is a backer of LivingSocial. LivingSocial's net loss widened even as its revenue more than doubled year-over-year. The company posted sales of $536 million in 2012, up from $250 million in 2011.
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Announcing a Live Chat With Totsy Founder Guillaume Gauthereau | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:09 PM | Scott Gerber |
| Streaming live on Mashable, Totsy founder Guillaume Gauthereau will answer questions from readers at 3 p.m. EST (12 p.m. PST) Thursday, Jan. 31. As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Gauthereau will appear live via video chat broadcast on this site. Guillaume Gauthereau is a serial entrepreneur, business leader and socially conscious, green activist.
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4 TED Talks Every Journalist Should Watch | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 12:34 PM | International Journalists' Network |
| If you're a journalist who needs some inspiration but have only 10 minutes to spare, these TED talks are worth your time.
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RIM Stock Tanks After Revealing BlackBerry 10 | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 11:20 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Research In Motion renamed itself 'BlackBerry' and unveiled its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 lineup, but it looks like investors were not impressed. The stock had been up as much as 5% on Wednesday to $16.62 a share leading up to the launch event.
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RIM Renames Itself 'BlackBerry' | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:37 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| Research in Motion didn't just introduce a new OS on Wednesday, it also ushered in a new brand identity Speaking in New York during the BlackBerry 10 launch event, CEO Thorsten Heins announced that RIM will now be known as BlackBerry. The company has also changed its ticker symbol from RIMM to BBRY and introduced a new tagline, "One brand, one promise." The company will showcase the new name in an upcoming Super Bowl ad, its first.
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Future Mars Colony Nabs Its First Investors | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 10:31 AM | Amanda Wills |
| Mars One says it has secured "a few million" in funding for a future human settlement on the Red Planet. The private Netherlands-based venture aims to send at least six groups of four people on a one-way mission to Mars in 2023.
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