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Gree’s New San Francisco Office to Accommodate Hiring Spree

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 10 at 10:36 am PT

Gree, the Tokyo-based company that bought OpenFeint for $100 million earlier this year and is trying to build a global mobile social network, has aggressive hiring plans in San Francisco. The company said it plans to move into a new 41,000-square-foot office this spring, which will enable it to double its headcount to about 300 employees. The game development studio will focus on developing free-to-play games aimed at the international market.

LinkedIn Profit Jumps 30 Percent as Revenue More Than Doubles

John Letzing, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Social on February 9 at 3:45 pm PT

LinkedIn Corp.’s profit jumped 30 percent and its revenue more than doubled in its latest quarter, providing a lift to the young social-networking industry ahead of Facebook Inc.’s public offering later this year.

Who’s Ready for the (Heaven Forbid) Social Networking Patent Wars?

Liz Gannes in Social on February 9 at 7:00 am PT

Just in case patent wars happen to be contagious, it seems worth evaluating which social networking players are best-equipped.

During the IPO Quiet Period, Please Enjoy the D Stylings of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg (Video)

Kara Swisher in D on February 2 at 4:48 pm PT

Shhhhhhhhh! Listen and learn, Wall Street.

Did Facebook Just Spill the Beans on Zynga’s Fourth Quarter?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 2 at 11:21 am PT

Zynga isn’t reporting its fourth-quarter results for another two weeks, but some quick math, based on Facebook’s numbers yesterday, show that it likely did fairly well.

Google’s Punit Soni: We’re Not Just Playing Around When It Comes to Social Gaming

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 2 at 10:00 am PT

After finding out yesterday that games contribute a staggering amount to Facebook’s top line, we now know exactly how important the category is to the success of Google’s social plans.

Viral Video: Farewell to the No-IPO Mark Zuckerberg

Kara Swisher in Media on February 2 at 12:37 am PT

That was then for Facebook. This is now.

Go the F**k Back to Sleep, Silicon Valley: Facebook IPO Likely to File Later Today at Earliest

Kara Swisher in News on February 1 at 6:36 am PT

I am already back to dreaming about champagne wishes and caviar dreams (for geeks, but not for me!).

Dude, Where’s My Facebook IPO Filing? (Ashton’s on Hold!)

Kara Swisher in News on February 1 at 5:50 am PT

Mr. Kutcher really wants to know what’s what this fine IPO-awaiting morning.

Real Bonding With Family Around the TV Via Skype

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on January 25 at 6:03 pm PT

Tely Labs’ telyHD turns Skype video chats into room-size experiences, involving whole families or groups of friends on each end—seeing each other, chatting and sharing photos in high definition using TVs instead of computers.