monetization

$$FB$$ Has Arrived: So Now What?

Mike Isaac in Social on May 18 at 5:01 am PT

Relationship Status: Public.

News Byte

Facebook Tweaks Mobile News Feed, Photos

Mike Isaac in Social on May 14 at 1:45 pm PT

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.

Demand Media’s Q1 Earnings: Kung-Goog Panda Did Not Kill Us!

Kara Swisher in News on May 8 at 2:16 pm PT

Take that, Po.

News Byte

Average Facebook Mobile Use Beats Desktop Access

Mike Isaac in Social on May 8 at 8:02 am PT

Facebook users spent an average of nearly 7.5 hours accessing the site from mobile phones in March, according to a recent comScore report, surpassing the average time spent accessing the site via desktop by nearly an hour. The trend is consistent with the shift of users relying more heavily on mobile devices to access the site, as the company itself has noted; more than half-a-billion people accessed Facebook via mobile device in March.

Yahoo Product Unit Readies Major Exec Reorg — But It’s Just a Tremor for the Big One to Come

Kara Swisher in News on February 12 at 4:14 pm PT

More musical chairs on the deck of the S.S. Yahoo!

Voices

Music for Nothing and the Fans for Free

Hany Nada, Founding Partner, GGV Capital in Voices on October 28, 2011 at 5:10 pm PT

Consumers won’t pay for recorded music in the future — but fans will pay for music experiences.

Spooking Flipboard: Yahoo’s Livestand — Followed by Google’s Propeller — Set to Launch Next Week

Kara Swisher in Media on October 28, 2011 at 5:35 am PT

Memo to Flipboard, Pulse, CNN’s Zite and AOL’s Editions: You might want to make some room in the crowded news and social reader space — you’re about to get some bigfoot company.

Federated Media Buys Lijit Networks

Kara Swisher in Media on October 4, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

A medium-sized online advertising company buys a smaller one.

Exclusive: France Telecom CEO on Apple, Android and How You Can Kiss Your Unlimited Plan Goodbye

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm PT

In an extended interview, the head of France’s largest telecom firm talks with AllThingsD about the wireless landscape, offering a pointed take on everything from phones and tablets to the need for tiered pricing. And yes, his company is working with Apple on a standard for smaller SIM cards that could pave the way for a slimmer iPhone.

Qualcomm Bringing Augmented Reality Software Kit to the iPhone

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 19, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Although its chips power Android and Windows Phone devices–not the iPhone–Qualcomm has decided to bring its augmented reality software development tools over to the Apple smartphone. The move won immediate praise from developers that have been using the code to write Android apps since the tools were released last year.