WhatsApp benefits from Facebook deal announcement

If WhatsApp wasn’t growing fast enough already, the messaging app is enjoying a fresh wave of adoption following announcement of its blockbuster $19 billion acquisition by Facebook. The spike in downloads is especially pronounced in the U.S. App Store, where WhatsApp has jumped from No. 37 in the overall ranking of free iPhone apps on […]

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Facebook Mobile Ad Share To Triple

Facebook’s share of mobile Internet ad revenues is expected to roughly triple to 15.8% in 2013 from 5.3% a year ago as the social network continues to ramp up advertising on mobile devices. That estimate from a new eMarketer report marks an increase from a prior forecast that Facebook’s share would reach 12.9% this year. >> source Mediapost […]

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