Numbers

The Era of AppNation Has Arrived

It seems like a foregone conclusion that the era of the app has arrived.
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Facebook “Acqhires” Mobile Photo-Sharing Company Lightbox

Yet another acquisition before Facebook goes public.
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Facebook’s Latest S-1 Amendment Confirms Increased Share Price Range

Another day, another amendment. This marks the seventh for Facebook in three months.
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News Byte

Facebook Tweaks Mobile News Feed, Photos

Facebook on Monday introduced a minor redesign to its News Feed product for mobile phones, changing the way photos and posts are displayed on users’ handheld devices. The tweaks come as Facebook continues to figure out a solid way of monetizing mobile access to its app, a method of entry more and more users are shifting to, according to the company. Among the changes are a 3x increase in photo display, as well as full-bleed status updates and posts.

Ross Levinsohn’s Yahoo Plan: Back to the Future

Want to figure out what Yahoo’s new boss wants to do with the company? Look back at what he did last year.
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Voices

The Race: Build the Instagram of Video

Facebook Inc.’s $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing start-up Instagram has shifted the spotlight to the newest phenomena in mobile apps: uploading personal videos from smartphones.

News Byte

In Wake of Instagram Acquisition, Twitpic Launches iPhone App

Despite having been founded four years ago, Twitpic only launched its first free iPhone application on Monday, complete with basic photo editing tools and comments section. The app debuts as competition increasingly heats up in the mobile photo-sharing space, intensified by Facebook’s recent $1 billion acquisition of similar photo-sharing service Instagram.

Games Taking a Back Seat to Social Networking on the Phone

For the first time in four years, games are not the top category of applications on the phone.
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Zuck Tweaks Instagram (Comic)