Posts Tagged ‘Mark Zuckerberg’
Facebook announces major Africa investment
Facebook has announced plans for a major investment in internet connectivity in Africa. The American social media giant has revealed it is investing in data centers, submarine cables and Wi-Fi infrastructure, and that the continent’s economy will ultimately grow by almost $60 billion by 2024. The investment means that more people in sub-Saharan Africa will…
Read MoreBen & Jerry’s joins Facebook ads boycott
Ben & Jerry’s has joined the Facebook ads boycott. The ice cream makers followed a number of high-profile companies in choosing not to post advertisements on the social media site throughout the month of July in support of the Stop Hate For Profit campaign, which was launched to help stop the spread of racist and…
Read MorePro-Trump ‘Diamond and Silk’ outraged at being censored by Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday about allegedly selling his customers’ private information to outside companies. He also had to answer about his site’s censor gods and why his company believes the Black pro-Donald Trump duo “Diamond And Silk” are considered a “danger to society.” Diamond and Silk, whose real names are Lynnette…
Read MoreDid Kim Kardashian pay off Kanye West’s $53 million debt?
“Superstar family … we the new Jacksons,” Kanye West rapped about he and his in-laws on the song “Highlights” from his latest album, The Life of Pablo. It must be nice when your wife is also a multimillionaire and can help you clear up tens of millions in debt. A recent tweet by Kim Kardashian West…
Read More7 tech titans sapiosexual women love
Photo credit: Facebook – Elon Musk Hey ladies, if you’re a part of the sapiosexual community, then you can identify with this article’s title. If you don’t have a clue as to what a sapiosexual is, then find out all about it in my “coming-out” article: “Meet Porsha, a self-proclaimed sapiosexual.” You can also take the test to…
Read MoreFacebook founder is donating $25 million to the CDC to help fight Ebola, what are you doing?
Here’s what Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, 30, posted on his page today sharing how he is working to fight Ebola: Priscilla and I are donating $25 million to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight Ebola. The Ebola epidemic is at a critical turning point. It has infected 8,400 people so far, but…
Read MoreBlack kids suffer as Facebook gift to New Jersey schools of $100 million wasted on consultants
It’s a sad state of affairs in the city of Newark, New Jersey’s public schools. In a well publicized donation, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg donated $100 million to the city’s struggling school system which has a graduation rate of 67 percent. But it turns out that the money was mismanaged and did not trickle…
Read MoreFacebook celebrates their 10th anniversary with ‘Look Back’ movies
Facebook celebrated their 10th year of operation on the Web yesterday. In appreciation to their loyal social media fans they created Facebook “Look Back” movies for each user. The movies are personalized videos highlighting their top content over the years, starting from day 1 to now. To create your movie, click on the link facebook.com/lookback and it will take…
Read MoreOprah, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie: 10 most charitable celebs in the world
While celebrities don’t owe us a thing, there are several who lend their influence and income to aide those around them. We’ve all heard the phrase “pay it forward” but the following 10 celebs go above and beyond, volunteering their time, money and platform to be more socially responsible and charitable. The following stars are…
Read MoreJay-Z visits Facebook and ‘Picasso Baby’ preview (photo and video)
Jay-Z is more than making a few rounds out in the streets in between shows, and it seems like surprising his wife Bey wasn’t enough. Before hitting the San Francisco leg of the Legends of the Summer Tour with Justin Timberlake, Hov made a quick stop at the Facebook offices to visit Mark Zuckerberg and…
Read MoreKerry Washington and other secret celeb weddings
Kerry Washington married San Francisco 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on June 24 in Blaine County, Idaho. Well, according to sports gossip site TerezOwens.com, which was first to get wind of the happy news, Asomugha has been dating annuity Vanity Fair’s August 2013 cover girl since last summer. These five other celebrity couples also managed to keep their weddings…
Read MoreSecret celebrity weddings
These 5 celebrity couples also managed to keep their weddings a secret from the public — sometimes even from their family and friends — and were able to surprise the tabloids. T.I. and Tameka Cottle Rapper T.I. married his longtime girlfriend Tameka (Tiny) Cottle at a Miami Beach courthouse on Friday, the couple exchanged…
Read MoreCelebrity illusions of success for a hip-hop generation
Words by Munson Steed Images courtesy of MAC Cosmetics, Pepsi, Samsung Beyoncé is a queen of commercial and financial success. Her image has permeated our entire cultural landscape. From the White House to the 2013 Super Bowl halftime stage, billions of individuals around the world see her as the quintessential example of African American progress.…
Read MoreCelebrity Look-Alikes: The Good, Bad and Scary!
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Read MoreInvestors Sue Facebook, Morgan Stanley
Aaron Smith NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Three investors sued Facebook and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, along with lead underwriter Morgan Stanley and a host of other underwriters, accusing them of withholding negative information about the social network’s initial public offering. “It appears as though material information was not disclosed,” said Robert Weiser, one…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg Ties the Knot
On Saturday, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg changed his relationship status to “married,” after tying the knot with his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. Zuckerberg and Chan met during their time at Harvard, and before he created Facebook. The couple dated for nine years before marrying the day after Zuckerberg took Facebook public. Zuckerberg and Chan kept their plans…
Read MoreFacebook Buys AOL Patents, Partners With Microsoft
2012 is definitely Facebook‘s year. After purchasing the popular Instagram application, Mark Zuckerberg has continued to add to Facebook’s portfolio. Today it was announced that Facebook is buying 650 of the 925 AOL patents and patent applications Microsoft bought from AOL for $1 billion. As part of this $550 million deal, Facebook will also get a license…
Read MoreFacebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion
Facebook just bought Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. Instagram catapulted to 30 million iOS users in 18 months and was named iPhone app of the year in 2011. It is one of the best and most used apps for taking and sharing photos from the iPhone. Instagram began as an exclusive app, but recently was…
Read Morev: #WTHThu: Homeless graffiti artist David Choe will make $200 million in Facebook IPO
Instead of cash David Choe opted for stock options in 2005 for covering the walls of Facebook headquarters with spray-painted murals. (Check out the video below) Since then, Choe has been homeless, “wandering the earth, making good art and bad music,” according to his website. The sum the art-school dropout stands to make come a…
Read MoreTech CEO Arielle Patrice Scott Aims to Surpass Facebook
There aren’t too many recognizable names of African American women making a digital dent in the technology world. GenJuice CEO Arielle Patrice Scott aims to change that and in the process become the next Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO). Scott got her start while attending the University of California, Berkeley, where she launched her first start-up,…
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