Facebook has been increasingly assembling a portfolio of mobile properties, including photo-sharing app Instagram and an agreement earlier this year to acquire text messaging app WhatsApp Inc.
Statements by Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg over staff poaching in Silicon Valley could pose antitrust hurdles for her former employer, Google Inc.
Facebook Inc. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said she declined in 2008 to limit the recruitment or hiring of Google Inc. employees after being contacted by two senior officials at the search engine company.
To expand its potential revenue base, LinkedIn just bought Bright Media Corp., an analytics company that helps match candidates with the right employers, for about $120 million in cash and stock.