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Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) may have become the world's largest social network, but that wasn't the company that concerned LinkedIn (NASDAQ: LNKD) in 2004. "I had this list of 27 vicious competitors that people just don't remember anymore," Konstantin Guericke, co-founder of LinkedIn, told Benzinga...

While late March saw falling interest by short sellers in a number of social media companies based in the United States, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) had significant short interest gains. The number of shares short in Angie's List, eBay, Google, LinkedIn...

Konstantin Guericke helped LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) become the leading social network for working professionals. Now he has set his sights on a new goal: he wants to help other startups become global leaders as well. Guericke recently joined Earlybird Venture Capital as a full partner. The firm...

U.S. stocks rose sharply after minutes from the Federal Reserve eased concerns over when the central bank would raise interest rates. The decision to let go of the 6.5 percent unemployment rate threshold for raising interest rates was finalized in early March. Additionally, the Fed's minutes...

In case you haven’t noticed, it’s a bad time to be a social media investor. Look at some of these stats: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB): Down 4.6 percent Friday, indicated another one percent lower Monday, and down 18 percent in the past month. LinkedIn- Down 6.3 percent Friday and 20 percent in the...

Asked about its acquisition of speech recognition technology company, Novauris Technologies, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) told TechCrunch, “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” According to TechCrunch the technology held by...

You would think Wednesday’s Google (NYSE: GOOG) stock split would have activist investor Carl Icahn making a lot of noise and maybe it will. After all, the split works to preserve the company's leaders control of the company for years to come. That power play should anger Icahn, who appears to...

Early March saw rising interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) led that trend. More modest short interest gains were seen in Facebook, Pandora Media and Twitter, while in Google...

Enterprise-focused cloud-based file-management service Box said Monday, via tweet that it was planning a $250 million IPO. A short while later, re/code said the filing had gone live. Box launched in 2005 as an academic project created by CEO Aaron Levie in his dorm room at USC. According...

Late February saw declining interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States. However, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) bucked that trend. The number of shares short in eBay, Pandora Media and Yelp shrank by double-...

Early February saw resumed interest by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States, particularly LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA). The number of shares short in Facebook, Groupon, Shutterfly and Yelp also rose by double-digit...

U.S. stocks ended the day in positive territory following a volatility trading session in which the Nasdaq index hit a 14 year high and the S&P 500 index was pushed back in to record territory. Investors found housing data to be encouraging news as the three major indices finished the day...

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as investors found a decline in consumer confidence as reason enough to keep stocks from moving higher. The S&P 500 retreated from its record all time high set yesterday but took a run above the 1,850 level in the late morning. The all time high for the index is...

Swedish tech company Spotify may be preparing for an IPO. The online music streaming service advertised on LinkedIn and its own website for somebody who could help it satisfy U.S. SEC guidelines for financial reporting. According to the job advertisement, the successful candidate would be an...

Late January saw sizable retreats by short sellers in several social media companies based in the United States, including Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). However, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) bucked that trend. The number of shares sold short in Groupon, Pandora Media, Yelp and Zynga...