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What impact will Facebook’s rocky IPO have on mobile investment?

Published: May 24, 2012

Facebook’s IPO appears to be turning into a debacle, which could have implications for other companies looking to drum up significant investments based on their mobile strategies.

Facebook stumbles, but still has time to prove itself

Published: May 22, 2012

In its second day of trading on the Nasdaq, Facebook’s closed at 10 percent below its initial public offering, pointing to investors' declining confidence in the social media giant’s current strategies for driving revenue.

Is Pinterest’s mobile play stronger than Facebook’s?

Published: May 21, 2012

Pinterest quickly climbed the charts to become the third biggest social network, and these strengths are not lost on the investment community, with a handful of investors shelling out $100 million to the content-sharing service last week.

Does Facebook have the power to deliver in mobile?

Published: May 17, 2012

In the latest in a series of moves intended to boost its mobile presence, Facebook has acquired Android photo sharing app Lightbox. The move was announced days before the social media giant’s initial public offering, which is scheduled for tomorrow.

Facebook’s mobile crisis points to online business model demolition

Published: May 14, 2012

Without sounding too dramatic, Facebook’s admission last week that it was struggling to monetize mobile even as roughly half of its user base accesses the social network through non-PC devices is an issue that assuredly is keeping all Internet giants awake.

Ciena grows mobile views 35pc year-over-year with optimized site

Published: May 14, 2012

Networking company Ciena is seeing that by refreshing its mobile site with features such as video and social media, it has been able to increase traffic over the past year.

Facebook ramps up mobile app strategy in face of monetization fears

Published: May 11, 2012

While Facebook is making a significant push into mobile with a new app store, the social network giant also issued a warning that the number of users of its apps is growing quicker than the number of ads it is serving, potentially hampering its mobile strategy.

Mozilla exec: HTML5 is the language of an open world

Published: May 10, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – A Mozilla executive keynoting at the International CTIA Wireless 2012 conference said that although there is still a lot of work to do in the mobile space, HTML5 will help lead the way in terms of creating innovative experiences.

Yamaha drives 300pc jump in mobile traffic with HTML5-based sites

Published: May 10, 2012

Yamaha saw its mobile traffic jump 300 percent in a year after launching two HTML5-based mobile sites for its watercraft vehicles.

News Corp.’s The Daily tweaks subscription model with first iPhone app

Published: May 8, 2012

News Corp.’s The Daily continues to build its mobile-only news strategy with an iPhone application featuring a lower subscription cost aimed at acquiring new users.