Facebook

Facebook’s difficult shift from hot start-up to public company has left some investors questioning the social network’s long-term prospects.

From COMPANIES May 23, 2013

Facebook delays UK release of HTC First

Decision prompted by negative customer reviews of Home app in US

Inside Business from COMPANIES May 22, 2013

Yahoo must try to make Tumblr’s magic last

The site works well with the 18-24 age set but its style is at odds with its new owner’s propriety

Special reports

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Chief finance officer, information services, regulation and risk, analysis strategy, retail, cash management, finance functions

Ever-growing online outlets offer marketers more varied points of contact and fresh forms of doing business

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 22, 2013

Ireland pledges to fight tax avoidance

Apple dispute pushes issue on to EU summit agenda

From WORLD May 21, 2013

Silicon Valley set for immigration win

Deal does not force companies to offer jobs to Americans first

FT Series

For an industry increasingly turning to social media to expand its audience, Facebook proves a boon and a burden on business
Cottage industry of firms has sprung up on Facebook offering services that allow businesses to exploit full potential of its reach
From COMPANIES May 21, 2013

Twitter wins over teens in race for users

Survey reveals social media landscape is evolving fast

From COMMENT May 21, 2013

Tax probes not Apple’s biggest worry

The tech group’s main problems are slowing sales and shrinking margins, writes Farhad Manjoo

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Brand power: Diversity is the name of the game

A look at the successful strategies of L’Oreal, Tencent and Gucci. By Rose Jacobs

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Building blocks: Online retailer grabs top spot from bricks and mortar rival

Walmart grows but Amazon has its nose in front, writes Barney Jopson

From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Mayer out to rewrite Yahoo’s history

Internet company makes new start in Tumblr purchase

From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Yahoo vows not to ‘screw up’ Tumblr

Mayer says deal will create combined 1bn audience

From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Yahoo buys start-up Tumblr for $1.1bn

Purchase is first big bet by chief to boost growth

From LEX May 20, 2013

Yahoo: Tumblr is not enough

Internet pioneer remains stuck with a middling strategy

Markets Insight from MARKETS May 20, 2013

Listen to what gold is really telling us

Like Apple, valuation has become divorced from fundamentals, writes Mohamed El-Erian

Week in Review from COMPANIES May 17, 2013

Week in review, May 18

Hayward likes life ‘on the edge’

Undercover Economist from LIFE & ARTS May 17, 2013

The Undercover Economist: The antisocial network?

Two economists have been collecting data to assess whether online friends are good for the soul. The quick answer: not really

May 16, 2013

Timeline: Facebook’s IPO a year on

As Facebook’s first year as a public company draws to a close, explore the key events with this interactive timeline

From COMPANIES May 16, 2013

‘Facebook fatigue’ stirs investor concern

Under-25s using rival services as older relatives arrive on site

From COMPANIES May 16, 2013

Google chief touts utopian ambitions

Tech vision where ‘being negative is not how we make progress’

John Gapper from COMMENT May 15, 2013

Bloomberg can’t take customers for granted

The privacy error could prompt banks and fund managers to reassess the relationship

From COMPANIES May 14, 2013

BlackBerry messenger to go on iPhone, Android

Attempt to rehabilitate brand by opening up access

From COMPANIES May 13, 2013

Algorithms threaten to end ‘Mad Men’ era

Technology forces industry to rethink the old ways

From COMPANIES May 13, 2013

SoftBank asks banks to spurn Dish

Japanese group seeks to thwart rival’s offer for Sprint Nextel

From COMPANIES May 13, 2013

US technology lobby group loses backers

Controversial tactics by immigration reform organisation anger environmentalists

From MARKETS May 12, 2013

Malaysia to unleash up to $2.6bn in IPOs

At least six companies are set to file for a listing

From COMMENT May 10, 2013

Microsoft’s Windows is lesson for Apple

Tech hubris comes from superimposing the new on top of the old, says Richard Waters

Christopher Caldwell from COMMENT May 10, 2013

An artful answer to the tech talent gap

Mark Zuckerberg’s pressure group shows contempt for public opinion

From MARKETS May 10, 2013

HFT is not driving investors from market

Market-structure issues are probably not on participants’ minds, writes Justin Schack of Rosenblatt Securities

From COMPANIES May 9, 2013

Legacy.com buys London start-up

Online group targets European market

From COMPANIES May 8, 2013

AOL targets chunk of TV advertising dollars

Digital video is taking only a fraction of marketing spending

From COMPANIES May 7, 2013

Facebook hires advert exec to head Europe

Social networking site looks to roll out more ad platforms

From COMPANIES May 6, 2013

Facebook seeks to revive advertiser base

Group uses complex science to win business

From COMPANIES May 6, 2013

Facebook set to introduce video ads

Social network looks to tap into growing revenue stream

From MARKETS May 3, 2013

US equities surge to all-time highs

Wall St boosted by confidence in country’s economy

Week in Review May 3, 2013

Week in review, May 4

Javier Marín and Santander’s break with tradition

From WORLD May 3, 2013

Poll shows Malaysia parties neck and neck

Tight race puts focus on wired voters

From LEX May 3, 2013

Letter from Lex: Big numbers

Apple borrows to buy back its shares, while oil companies experience mixed fortunes

From COMPANIES May 2, 2013

Twitter appointment fuels IPO talk

Flotation specialist Gaylor to join from Morgan Stanley

From COMPANIES May 2, 2013

New ad tools boost Facebook revenues

Social network’s first-quarter profit falls just short of estimates

From LEX May 1, 2013

Facebook: with friends like these

More people are using the network but advertisers are slow to like them

Inside Business from COMPANIES May 1, 2013

Online anonymity to be confined to history

Airbnb’s move to verify members is designed to give it a leg-up over other sites