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Facebook eyes Israeli mapping start-up Waze in $1bn deal

5:29PM | Friday, 10 May 2013 |  Another $1 billion acquisition could be on the cards for Facebook as it eyes Israeli start-up Waze, a mobile navigation app that would give Facebook a mapping service, allowing it to better compete with Google and Apple.

Facebook eyes more start-ups as mobile ad revenue soars

5:56PM | Thursday, 2 May 2013 |  Facbook’s growing mobile ad revenue has allowed it to purchase a number of exciting mobile-based start-ups. Here are three businesses that will help to power the social media giant’s future growth.

Instagram-inspired camera is picture perfect

3:36PM | Thursday, 28 March 2013 |  While social media services have inspired a generation of photographers, hard copies of photos are becoming increasingly rare. Now a Polaroid-style Instagram camera makes it easy to share or print copies of your images.

Five tips to launch a successful Facebook Page

3:24PM | Wednesday, 20 March 2013 |  If you want to get started in the world of social media, here are five key Facebook tips to give your business a boost.

NSW start-up TiimFocus warns Facebook co-founder: We’re coming for you

3:23PM | Wednesday, 20 March 2013 |  A tech start-up based in Wollongong is taking aim at task management venture Asana, which was created by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, after raising $800,000 from angel investors.

Domino’s new Facebook app lets customers rate stores in real time

3:36PM | Wednesday, 6 March 2013 |  Domino’s Pizza is allowing customers to rate stores in real time via a new app, with the information to be shared on Facebook in a bid to improve the stores’ service and operations.

Jack Johnson helps entrepreneurs Beat the Q

3:31PM | Monday, 4 March 2013 |  After an incident in the takeaway food queue at a Jack Johnson concert, Adam Theobald and Scott Player co-founded Beat the Q, which allows customers to pre-order and pay for their snacks using their smartphones.

Instagram hits 100 million users – three things you can learn

2:24PM | Wednesday, 27 February 2013 |  The co-founder of Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has outlined key reasons for the company’s success, after hitting 100 million users since its launch in October 2010.

Four things you can learn from the Yahoo! website redesign

2:02PM | Thursday, 21 February 2013 |  Yahoo! is redesigning the main entry into its website in a bid to create a “more modern experience” for users, suggesting start-ups can take inspiration from the embattled tech giant.