Goldman Sachs

Timeline: Where Facebook got its funding

As Goldman Sachs, Accel Partners, and others clamor for a larger piece of Facebook and its valuation spirals upwards, here's a look back through all the VC rounds and players that fueled Facebook to be what it is today.

When Goldman Sachs (GS) and Digital Sky Technologies invested $500 million in Facebook, propelling its valuation to a new high of $50 billion, they renewed chatter about whether the social network was MORE

The year of surfing dangerously

Facebook, Google Buzz, Gawker, Wikileaks, Chinese government hackers -- last year, the wheels fell off Internet privacy. So, aberration, or new normal?

By Kevin Kelleher, contributor

Was it only a year ago that Mark Zuckerberg was accused of declaring the age of privacy over?

Of course, he never said any such thing -- he was trying to say that blogging had gotten people to feel more comfortable about sharing information online – but the meme took flight anyway.

Rogue memes MORE

Today in Tech: Apple goes 4G this year, Android 3.0 preview

A curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web.

At CES, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed the company's plans to expand its motion-based Xbox 360 Kinect controller, which has already sold more than 8 million units, beyond gaming. Users can expect hands-free navigation of Netflix and (finally) Hulu Plus, as well as body motion capture for a new feature called Avatar Kinect, which will map the MORE

Today in Tech: Mac App store peek, Chrome OS app sales disappoint

A curated selection of the day's most newsworthy tech stories from all over the Web.

"He doesn't really want people to live. He loves people because they have made him wealthy beyond every human being's wildest imagination. That's why he loves people." -- eccentric country-folk performer Will Oldham on Bill Gates

Tomorrow, Apple launches its Mac App Store, which ought to make the app discovery, payment, and installation process -- we're talking MORE

How big was Apple's iPad Christmas?

Unit sales estimates for the quarter that ended Saturday range from 5 million to 7.54 million

The chatter on Investor Village's AAPL Sanity board Christmas Day was mostly about who found iPads under the tree.

"My kids bought me one. Completely unexpected," wrote one investor under the heading It is going to be an AMAZING 1st qtr iPad number. "Bought my parents one. They are amazed by it. My brother-in-law bought my MORE

Apple pops on Goldman note

Opens $3.79 (1.2%) higher after the firm resumes coverage with a $430 price target

Goldman Sachs (GS), one of the few major U.S. investing firms that wasn't covering Apple (AAPL), resumed coverage Sunday with a price target of $430.

The stock reacted immediately when trading began Monday, quickly setting an all-time intraday high of $325.06 as 1.4 million shares changed hands at the opening bell. It gave up some of its gains MORE

How Facebook fixed the social advertising problem

MySpace was once the big kid on the social networking block, but Facebook beat it in part by improving on its social advertising strategy, or lack thereof.

By Kevin Kelleher, contributor

So much of the discussion around Facebook centers on the way it's shaping our social interactions with others that it's easy to overlook how profoundly the company is rewriting the rules of online advertising. When Facebook's revenue is mentioned, it's MORE

Aol and Yahoo: Time to put a ring on it

After years of flirtations, Aol and Yahoo, or at least their bankers, seem to again be talking about a union. Our business relationship advice columnist has had enough, and says they should seal the deal already.

By Chadwick Matlin, contributor

Dear Mergie:

I am at a loss. Not, for once, of my money. (I've had a great few months.) I'm at a loss of what to do about somebody I like. It's not MORE

The YouTube of China is more than just cat videos

Youku wants to be the premier online video source for China, sure. But it's also something like Hulu and a movie studio. Maybe that's why Goldman Sachs is about to underwrite its IPO.

By Bill Powell, contributor

Viktor Koo is as about as matter of fact as it's possible to be when he describes the audacious goal he has set for a company that he founded just four years ago. "We want MORE

Today in Tech: News around the Web

A round-up of the companies, deals, and trends that made headlines.

Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.