Facebook Still Soars

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Facebook beats Wall Street predictions as the sales jumped 60% over the year. Investors noted that Facebook's mobile results are very strong; the company seems to be rising due to mobile developments that are pleasing to consumers. Mobile ads now account for almost half of the total ad revenue. Now, Facebook stock is up 123%.

However, the company claims to now recognize the downfall of teen user presence. While the firm overall is continuing just fine, the younger generation is failing to maintain active users or to join the site at all. Facebook previously defended itself against these claims, but is now facing the fact that the younger teen user population is dwindling.

Instagram Adds Ads

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The Facebook-owned app is preparing to launch it's new ad campaign. The ads will look similar to typical Instagram posts.

"We want ads to be creative and engaging," the company said in an announcement. "We want to show ads from businesses that are interesting to you."

The firm plans to tap into user's data in order to provide custom selected ads tailored to the interests of each consumer. This launch could prove successful because of the app's large user base.

Netflix maintains momentum

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Netflix is on the rise as net income reportedly quadrupled this past quarter. Membership has climbed to 40 million consumers. This is quite the change from the company's sudden decline about 2 years ago.

Netflix recently received 3 Emmys from it's original productions. The firm also caters to other countries as it will probably have translatable versions of shows available. The deals are growing as more partners offer exclusive access of their films to Netflix. The company is considering raising it's prices to transition to a high-price and low-growth company.

Nexus 7 Tablet

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This device has it all - speed, size, digital quality, price value. It is incredibly useful for high-quality demands as well as for something mundane, such as reading, due to it's small size.

"It has been the same story for the past year with Android devices, but it's still just as true: the best devices aren't the ones pushing the limits of hardware power, but rather those which stay as close to the stock android experience as possible. The Nexus 7 is that tablet."

Even though the tablet has less power than comparable devices, the software is more profitable and allows the device to soar among competitors.

Handwritten Emails

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Google is adding handwriting input tools in order to enable handwritten emails.

"Handwriting input makes the internet easier to use by people worldwide and is also part of a larger effort to break the barrier between languages," said Google's Xiangye Xia in a blog post announcing the feature.

The company hopes this will connect people internationally. This tool is particularly useful for languages that are more complicated than English and contain symbols that are easier to draw than type. It is offered in more than 50 languages.

Time to Trade-In Your iPad

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Selling prices of the iPad are fallings as trade-ins are on the rise. The hope of a new iPad release causes consumers to rid themselves of their old devices.

"Previous generations all look the same," said Anthony Scarsella, Gazelle's chief gadget officer. The new iPad could have more processing power, a better camera and even use Apple's latest Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

If consumers are on the search for a good deal, now is the time to act. Data shows that current prices fall each time Apple pre-announces a new product. Studies show prices will fall even more once the new iPad hits the shelves.

Twitter's Future is Bright

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Twitter, which began with conservative stock prices, is now on the rise as prices are predicted to go up. This micro-blogging site leads the industry as it continues to grow without setback. Morningstar analyst Rick Summer is very positive about the company's business model.

"They've done a good job of offering unique advertising and not forcing products that don't work," Summer said. "They dominate their market and really partner with companies, which use Twitter to distribute their content widely. It's attractive."

Twitter excels in the mobile world, a place where Facebook once suffered and lost much of it's value. The firm, while still fairly new, is growing it's advertising network and hopes to eventually reach the amount of users that Facebook now holds.