Facebook making ads more useful to mobile users, says COO Sandberg

Facebook exec Sheryl Sandberg said Facebook's mobile ads will increase in engagement if not in number and called mobile more important than TV for advertisers.

Why ‘Lean In’ irks successful women — and why you should still read it

I know many women who are irked by Sheryl Sandberg’s dictum to “lean in,” the subject of her new book.

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sells 946K shares for $26.2M gain

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg sold 946,588 Facebook shares across two separate transactions on Wednesday, according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Charlie Rose chats the future of ads with Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, VC Marc Andreessen

If anyone has deep thoughts about the future of advertising, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen would be among them.

Sheryl Sandberg, superhero (and now, author)

Should we all just bow down to Cheryl Sandberg now? What can this woman not do? Smart, technical, superrich, twice-successful entrepreneur, powerful, beautiful, a successful public speaker, a smart dresser: Facebook chief operating officer Cheryl Sandberg is now, apparently, also an author.

What mobile risk? Facebook says Sponsored Stories in News Feed are working

Mobile. It’s Facebook’s biggest risk as well as its greatest opportunity. The social network tried to stress the latter in its first-ever earnings call by sharing with investors and analysts that it’s now making roughly $500,000 a day from mobile …

Yahoo and Facebook settle patent lawsuit, establish deeper ad deal

The patent war between Yahoo and Facebook is over. The two companies not only settled the suit but extended the multiyear partnership between the two, including new deals for advertising.

The conflict began in March when Yahoo accused the social …

The ‘bergs unite: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg becomes board member

Facebook has named chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg as its newest board member, settling recent criticisms that the public company doesn’t have a woman on its board.

Sandberg’s appointment to the board of directors has been a long time coming. …

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg explains why Facebook is pro-gay

At the GLAAD Media Awards last weekend, Facebook was recognized for its support and protection of the LGBT community over the past couple years.

But why, you ask, would an ostensibly neutral, public platform want to support and protect any …

The Facebook IPO: What it looked like inside the company’s headquarters

Facebook began trading on the public markets for the first time today, and at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., excitement levels were high. Here's a look inside.

Where Zuck and the team are headed next: The full IPO roadshow schedule

We’ve got a look at the full schedule of Facebook’s IPO roadshow, the event where the social network travels the country and shows off its company to investors and banks in anticipation of going public.

On Monday, Facebook kicked off …

Facebook starts roadshow, faces challenge of turning hype into trust

Save the rumors and speculation for another day, folks. Today, Facebook formally kicked off the the all-important roadshow leg of its initial public offering preparations with an investor meeting held in New York.

Last Thursday, May 3, the social network …

Tech industry is well represented on Time’s ’100 Most Influential’ list

Leaders in the tech industry account for a sizable chunk of the names in Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people list, which the publication released today.

Each year, the magazine sets up a readers’ poll on its website that contains …

Women’s rights group Ultraviolet targets Facebook’s all-male board

Ultraviolet, a new women’s rights group, today launched a campaign demanding that Facebook appoint at least one woman to its board before the company goes public.

While Facebook’s COO Sheryl Sandberg is one of the most prominent “faces” of the …

Zuckerberg a no-show at pre-IPO analyst meeting

Mark Zuckerberg may have completed the ultimate power play in nabbing a majority of Facebook’s voting rights, but the youthful chief executive would apparently prefer to take a back seat as his social networking company courts analysts and investors on …

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg made $30.9M in 2011

Facebook’s second in command COO Sheryl Sandberg was compensated millions more than any other Facebooker in 2011 — founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg included.

The social network’s leading lady took home $295,833 in base salary, $86,133 in bonus money, and …