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After 11 long months of uncertainty and many negotiations, Verizon (VZ) has completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core Internet assets. Let’s look at what’s in store for the US telecom space.

On March 8, Netflix (NFLX) stock fell 0.9% to $349.60 after Buckingham Research downgraded its rating from “buy” to “neutral.”

Facebook has been concentrating its efforts on video for a long time now. It has ambitions of becoming the number one player in the video ad market.

Twitter (TWTR) is considering rolling out a feature that could empower its users to report misleading or deceitful news stories, according to a Washington Post report.

Twitter (TWTR) announced in mid-February that it would be dismantling its app for Apple desktop computers.

The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) fell ~2.6% on March 22, 2018.

As Facebook (FB) reports its 4Q16 results, all eyes are on the company’s mobile revenue. FB has begun taking steps to monetize its other mobile properties such as Instagram.

Baidu is selling a majority stake in its financial services unit as it seeks to raise funds to bolster its competition in China’s digital financial services market.

Facebook (FB) has once again reiterated its ambitions to become the leading content supplier in the social media space.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR) came into force on May 25.

In this series, we’ll review updates in the US Internet space and discuss some of the current issues faced by companies in the industry.

Snapchat recently rolled out the biggest update to its app in more than three years. However, the update is facing a massive revolt by many users.

The mobile advertising market is expected to grow at a faster rate than the overall digital advertising market.

Twitter (TWTR) is gearing up to tighten rules to foster healthier conversations on its platform and curb toxic speech.

Facebook (FB) estimates that the sharing on its platform via Stories (pictures and videos that disappear in 24 hours) could exceed sharing via Facebook’s News Feed.

AQR Capital started a new position in Vodafone Group plc that accounts for 0.44% of the fund’s 4Q portfolio.

In the third quarter, eBay accounted for 11.0% of PayPal’s total payment volume, which was down from 13.0% in the third quarter of 2017.

The company has now stopped including results from Microsoft’s Bing search engine through the Facebook search.

On May 12, 2017, Alphabet (GOOGL) generated investor returns of 30.1% on a trailing 12-month basis.

Appaloosa Management enhanced its position in American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) last quarter that now accounts for 3.48% of Appaloosa’s total 1Q portfolio.

Snap, which went public in March 2017, looks focused on accelerating its path to profitability.

Facebook’s advertising business posted second-quarter revenues of $13.0 billion, which grew 42.0% year-over-year.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL) biggest division, Google, has recently gained traction in the home automation segment where Amazon (AMZN) has a dominant position with its Echo Devices.

Billionaire investor George Soros recently shared his views on social media companies Facebook and Google.

On May 22, 2017, 2.6 million shares of Amazon (AMZN) exchanged hands, and the stock rose 1.1% to close at ~$970.7.

Twitter’s EV-to-adjusted EBITDA (enterprise value to adjusted earnings before interested, tax, depreciation, and amortization) for the trailing 12 months is 68.1x.

Facebook (FB) is building a paywall tool that would allow publishers to charge for access to stories they publish on Instant Articles, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Amid tightening competition for advertising dollars, there is growing pressure on Google to diversify its revenue sources.

On December 19, Alibaba (BABA) stock opened at $140.75 and closed at $137.14, posting an average volume of 27.24 million.

Verizon’s expenses increased 19.9% YoY (year-over-year) to $29.2 billion in 4Q17.

Verizon’s (VZ) media-focused business, Oath, reported a revenue fall of 6.9% YoY (year-over-year) to $1.8 billion in the third quarter.

Facebook had to deal with its own infringement case brought against it by a company named Timeline in 2011. The matter was settled out of court, however, and dismissed in 2013.

Facebook (FB) is set to report its 2Q16 earnings on Wednesday, July 27. Here’s what analysts expect from the company.

According to Reuters, Facebook (FB) is currently in discussions with banks about improving customer service through its apps.

In the wake of the Facebook (FB) privacy scandals earlier this year, Twitter (TWTR) had a bit of explaining to do.

Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google returned nearly 388%, 345%, 1,157%, and 217%, respectively, in the last five years.

Through Internet.org, Facebook offers various countries in the developing world a free app that enables users there to access certain websites and apps without any data charges.

When eBay (EBY) announced earlier this year that Dutch company Adyen was replacing PayPal (PYPL) as its primary payments processor, something was not discussed.

Although tech stocks have been buoyant in 2015, we don’t think that this means the advent of dotcom bubble 2.0. There are some key differences.

Investment research firm Zenith estimates that worldwide spending on online video ads rose 23.0% to $27.2 billion in 2017.

Facebook (FB) is expanding into the online dating business. Its online dating service is expected to begin trials in the coming months.

Yahoo plans to make Tumblr similar to YouTube and is trying to convince some of Google’s top YouTube stars to make Tumblr their exclusive video distributor.

Facebook has been hiring new talent and investing heavily in improving user experience on Instagram, WhatsApp Messenger, and Messenger. Instagram is expected to churn big money for Facebook.

Apple Pay is ahead of Google Pay and Samsung Pay. A report from Patently Apple indicated that by 2020, the digital wallet would have nearly 227 million users.

The 13F filing showed that George Soros bought almost 500,000 Slack (WORK) shares at an average price of $37.5 per share during the second quarter.

The Morningstar Global Wide Moat Focus Index has global exposure, unlike the Morningstar International Moat Index (MOTI).

Facebook decided not to proceed with its plan to bring ads to WhatsApp. The company disbanded WhatsApp’s advertising team and discarded its work.

Facebook and Alphabet (GOOGL), the parent of Google, generate more than 50% of their revenues abroad.

In September 2018, the new S&P 500 Communication Services Sector index was launched.

On Monday, Facebook announced that people in Brazil will be able to use WhatsApp to send money to one another or pay for purchases from local businesses.