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Instagram Furor Triggers First Class Action Lawsuit
Dec 26 2012 // Facebook’s Instagram photo sharing service has been hit with what appears to be the first civil lawsuit to result from changed service terms that prompted howls of protest last week. In a proposed class action...
Judge Names Lead Plaintiffs in Facebook IPO Claim
Dec 7 2012 // A group of investors including state pension funds in North Carolina and Arkansas will be the lead plaintiffs in securities lawsuits arising out of Facebook Inc.’s $16 billion initial public offering, a U.S. judge...
How to Use Facebook to Market Your Agency Effectively
Nov 28 2012 // This post is part of a series on insurance marketing and training sponsored by Astonish. Having a well-defined social media strategy is crucial to reaching and marketing to the modern consumer. And every well-defined...
Ore. County to Ditch Tsunami Sirens; Resident Objects on Facebook
Oct 12 2012 // When the big one hits the Oregon coast, people won’t need sirens, say experts – they’ll know by the intense trembling beneath their feet that a tsunami is on the way and it’s time to hustle to high...
Facebook IPO Lawsuits to Be Heard in Court in New York
Oct 5 2012 // Dozens of lawsuits against Facebook Inc., the NASDAQ exchange and various underwriters will be centralized before a federal judge in New York, who must sort through the legal aftermath of Facebook’s botched initial...
Facebook IPO Lawsuits Likely to Be Heard by New York Judge
Sep 21 2012 // Facebook Inc. and most of its adversaries in a raft of lawsuits over its $16 billion initial public offering can agree on at least one thing: that the cases should be heard in a New York court. At a hearing on Thursday,...
U. of California Sues Facebook, Wal-Mart, Disney Over Patents
Sep 13 2012 // A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more — Facebook Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Walt Disney Co. Eolas Technologies Inc. and the...
FTC Settles with Facebook Over Privacy Breaches
Aug 13 2012 // The Federal Trade Commission voted Friday to finalize its settlement with Facebook, resolving charges that the social network exposed details about users’ lives without getting the required legal consent. Facebook...
South Carolina Police Officer Sues Over Facebook-Related Firing
Aug 10 2012 // A former police officer claims in a lawsuit that Greenville, South Carolina officials violated her free speech rights by firing her over comments on a social networking site. The Delta Democrat Times reported that former...
Recession, Libor, Facebook Punish Europe’s Banks
Aug 1 2012 // Leading European banks reported dismal profits on Tuesday, blaming everything from the continent’s debt crisis and Spain’s property market crash to Facebook’s disastrous stock market debut. Within a space...
Nasdaq Boosts Payments to Firms Over Facebook IPO to $62 Million
Jul 23 2012 // Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. plans to pay out $62 million in cash to firms that lost money in Facebook Inc.’s bungled initial public offering in May, modifying an earlier plan that drew intense criticism from market makers...
Esurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’
Jul 10 2012 // Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook. The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension...
Facebook, Yahoo Settle Patent Claims
Jul 9 2012 // Facebook Inc. and Yahoo Inc. agreed to forge a broad Internet advertising and licensing partnership on Friday, laying to rest their dueling patent lawsuits. The pact settles accusations of technology patent infringement...
Facebook Fiasco Disrupting IPO Insurance Market
Jul 2 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout has started and its effects are being felt in the area of directors and officers insurance coverage for future social media IPOs. “D&O underwriters will view...
How to Find Success Using Social Media
Jul 2 2012 // With all the hype about social media, it’s easy to believe you’re missing an immense opportunity if you are not participating. Yet hundreds of Twitter accounts, Facebook business pages and LinkedIn profiles...
Maryland Insurance Regulators Set Up Facebook Page to Help Consumers
Jun 22 2012 // Maryland Insurance Administration announced this week that the agency has set up a new Facebook page to reach out to the state’s consumers. Maryland residents with questions about insurance now can follow the...
Facebook Fiasco, ‘Blank Check’ Companies Disrupt IPO Insurance Market
Jun 21 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout is just getting started, but its effects are already being felt in the insurance community when it comes to covering directors and officers for future social media...
Facebook Outlines Defense in Messy IPO Case
Jun 18 2012 // Facebook Inc., facing a raft of lawsuits from investors seeking to recoup losses from its botched IPO, laid out on Friday how cascading Nasdaq trading glitches might have stoked the confusion that marred its May 18...
Facebook, Banks Want Shareholder Lawsuits in New York Court
Jun 15 2012 // Facebook Inc. and its lead underwriters Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have requested that shareholder lawsuits over its $16 billion initial public offering be grouped together in...
Nasdaq Offers $40 Million to Cover Facebook IPO Losses
Jun 7 2012 // Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said it will offer cash and rebates totaling $40 million to compensate clients affected by the problems with Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, an amount well short of the losses claimed...
