In the 2000s It Was The Dominant Player In Social Networks Yet It Never Achieved The Success of Facebook

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At its peak Myspace was the most visited website in the US – yes that’s right it was even ahead of Google in the mid 2000s and as a result it was worth billions of dollars. As one of the early pioneers of social media, things were looking good for the Los Angeles startup as … Read more

He Is A Multi-Billionaire Now But Facebook Founder Didn’t Know How To Code A Website At The Start

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When you think of Facebook, one of the first people you automatically think of is its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. 35-year-old Zuckerberg is known for starting the biggest social network in the world from his Harvard University dorm room in 2004, but as with every business that starts from humble beginnings, he needed help. The First … Read more

A Global Pandemic Can’t Stop Them – Apple Blaze New Ground For US Companies

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For those of you who don’t quite know the history of Apple, you will be forgiven for thinking that being the first US company to achieve a $2 trillion valuation was always on the cards – given the quality of their products and their, sometimes eye watering, prices. However, the landmark valuation which they achieved … Read more

Facebook Have Bought Giphy For $400m – Why Did The Tech Giant Do It?

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Earlier this year Silicon valley giant Facebook announced that it would be acquiring the GIF meme based company, Giphy, for a sum believed to be $400million. Facebook’s dominance in social media is not only attributable to the fact that they were one of the first social media companies, but is largely due to their aggressive … Read more