Facebook partners w/ Eutelsat to launch its first satellite to deliver internet from space. Press Release.

Mark Zuckerberg  Facebook CEO announced today its frist project to deliver internet from space in an effort to connect the world particularly Africans, and has partnered with Eutelsat on a satellite initiative.

Facebook continues Internet.org initiativeTwo years ago, Facebook announced Internet.org, an effort to accelerate the rate of connectivity by addressing the physical, economic and social barriers that are keeping people from getting online. For Facebook, this satellite system represents one of many technology investments to enable cost-effective broadband access to unconnected populations. Facebook plans to work with local partners across Africa to utilise satellite and terrestrial capacity to deliver services to rural areas. 

“Facebook’s mission is to connect the world and we believe that satellites will play an important role in addressing the significant barriers that exist in connecting the people of Africa,” said Chris Daniels, VP of Internet.org.  “We are looking forward to partnering with Eutelsat on this project and investigating new ways to use satellites to connect people in the most remote areas of the world more efficiently.” 

Commenting on the agreement, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, said: “We are excited by this opportunity to accelerate the deployment of our broadband strategy and to partner with Facebook on a new initiative to provide Internet access services in Africa. Eutelsat’s strong track record in operating High Throughput Satellite systems will ensure that we can deliver accessible and robust Internet solutions that get more users online and part of the Information Society.”

Press Release:

Eutelsat and Facebook to partner on satellite initiative to get more Africans online.

Two companies to build a High Throughput Satellite system using dedicated broadband capacity on Spacecom AMOS-6 satellite

Paris, 5 October 2015 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) and Facebook today announce they are partnering on a new initiative that will leverage satellite technologies to get more Africans online. 

Under a multi-year agreement with Spacecom, the two companies will utilise the entire broadband payload on the future AMOS-6 satellite and will build a dedicated system comprising satellite capacity, gateways and terminals.

 In providing reach to large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, Eutelsat and Facebook will each be equipped to pursue their ambition to accelerate data connectivity for the many users deprived of the economic and social benefits of the Internet.

Spot beams for community and Direct-to-User access

Scheduled for start of service in the second half of 2016, the Ka-band payload on the AMOS-6 geostationary satellite is configured with high gain spot beams covering large parts of West, East and Southern Africa. The capacity is optimised for community and Direct-to-User Internet access using affordable, off-the-shelf customer equipment. According to the terms of the agreement, the capacity will be shared between Eutelsat and Facebook.

State of the art satellite technology to meet pent-up demand

Using state of the art satellite technology, Eutelsat and Facebook will each deploy Internet services designed to relieve pent-up demand for connectivity from the many users in Africa beyond range of fixed and mobile terrestrial networks. Satellite networks are well suited to economically connecting people in low to medium density population areas and the high throughput satellite architecture of AMOS-6 is expected to contribute to additional gains in cost efficiency.

Eutelsat steps up Internet activity in Africa

The capacity will enable Eutelsat to step up its broadband activity in Sub-Saharan Africa that was initiated using Ku-band satellites to serve professional users. Eutelsat is establishing a new company based in London that will steer its African broadband vision and business. The company will be led by Laurent Grimaldi, founder and former CEO of Tiscali International Network, and will focus on serving premium consumer and professional segments.

Facebook continues Internet.org initiative

Two years ago, Facebook announced Internet.org, an effort to accelerate the rate of connectivity by addressing the physical, economic and social barriers that are keeping people from getting online. For Facebook, this satellite system represents one of many technology investments to enable cost-effective broadband access to unconnected populations. Facebook plans to work with local partners across Africa to utilise satellite and terrestrial capacity to deliver services to rural areas.

“Facebook’s mission is to connect the world and we believe that satellites will play an important role in addressing the significant barriers that exist in connecting the people of Africa,” said Chris Daniels, VP of Internet.org.  “We are looking forward to partnering with Eutelsat on this project and investigating new ways to use satellites to connect people in the most remote areas of the world more efficiently.”

Commenting on the agreement, Michel de Rosen, Eutelsat Chairman and CEO, said: “We are excited by this opportunity to accelerate the deployment of our broadband strategy and to partner with Facebook on a new initiative to provide Internet access services in Africa. Eutelsat’s strong track record in operating High Throughput Satellite systems will ensure that we can deliver accessible and robust Internet solutions that get more users online and part of the Information Society.”

For more information from Facebook: Derick Mains, derickmains@fb.com

About Eutelsat Communications

Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world's leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 39 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.

Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.

Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 37 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.

For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com

Press 

Vanessa O’Connor Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91 voconnor@eutelsat.com

Marie-Sophie Ecuer Tel: + 33 1 53 98 37 91 mecuer@eutelsat.com

Investors and analysts 

Joanna Darlington Tel. : +33 1 53 98 35 30 jdarlington@eutelsat.com

Cédric Pugni Tel. : +33 1 53 98 35 30 cpugni@eutelsat.com

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg give us a first laser communications system look for free Internet.

Facebook CEO project Free Internet  has started to become a reality in  cities and countries  like Angola, Pakistan, Bolivia, Senegal, Nahar, Bangladesh, India,  and more to come.

The slogan of this campaign is "Let`s connect them"

Today Mark Zuckerberg posted a message on Facebook and give us on pictures, a  first laser communications system look for free Internet.

His message:

As part of our Internet.org efforts, we’re working on ways to use drones and satellites to connect the billion people who don't live in range of existing wireless networks.

Our Connectivity Lab is developing a laser communications system that can beam data from the sky into communities. This will dramatically increase the speed of sending data over long distances.

Normally you wouldn’t be able to see the actual beams, but for this demonstration we made them visible. This is just one connectivity project we’re working on, but I was excited to share this with you.

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Google take on Amazon, Skype on Sanpshot , Facebook with stickers and a fast charging Droid Turbo.

On the video below thanks to CNET , Google take on Amazon, Skype on Snapshot , Facebook with stickers and a fast charging Droid Turbo.

Facebook acquires WhatsApp for a final price of USD 21.800 million.

The giant social network Facebook closed today, October 6, the acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp for a final price of USD 21 800 million, nearly 3000 million above the amount agreed when the deal was announced in February . 

This increase is mainly due to the revaluation of Facebook shares so far this year, the market value has risen 42% since January, as the network created by Mark Zuckerberg paid more than half the amount WhatsApp for purchasing shares. 

Facebook confirmed the closing of the transaction in a document delivered today to the Securities and Exchange Commission of USA (SEC). 

In this detailed that the sale was closed because of 177,760,669 shares of Facebook and USD 4 590 million in cash, plus the delivery of 45,941,775 shares of "restricted" employees WhatsApp. 

For its part, the co-founder and CEO of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, went to join the board of Facebook. 

The closing of the transaction, announced in February, comes after last Friday that received the endorsement of the European Commission (EC), which determined that, despite the acquisition, citizens have alternatives to communicate Used other applications and therefore not a situation contrary to competition in the sector will be created. 

"The commission concluded that American Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are not close competitors and that consumers continue to have a wide variety of applications of alternative communications after the transaction," the institution said in a statement. 

Both Facebook through Facebook Messenger service like WhatsApp, allow smartphone users who install your applications communicate by sending text messages, photos, voice and video. 

Meanwhile, the operation had already received the approval of the competition authorities of the United States in April. 

Founded in 2009 by Jan Koum and Brian Acton and headquartered in Mountain View (California, USA) Company WhatsApp Inc. owns the mobile messaging service most used in the world, with 600 million users is positioned WeChat before the Chinese and Japanese LINE.

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.CloudTalk Releases Voice App Just Sayin’, enables Twitter and Facebook users the ability to embed audio, video, images and text.

Francisco De Jesùs.

Just Sayin’ is embedded into the Timeline where users can Listen, and View audio, Video or Photo that is posted.

CloudTalk Releases Voice App Just Sayin’

Just Sayin’ enables Twitter and Facebook users the ability to embed audio, video, images and text from just one platform.

CloudTalk announces the release of its newest app Just Sayin’ for iOS and Android. The application aims to revolutionize online social communication by allowing its users to integrate their own voice and sounds into social media.

Just Sayin’ allows users to enrich their Twitter and Facebook updates with personal voice recordings embedded directly into an update or tweet.

"This focus on voice and sound functionality has proven to be especially valuable to celebrities where there is an ever-present demand for them to be authentic, personal, and to deliver fresh content. Musicians may be inspired to upload a sound bite or video from the most recent concert or a lyric teaser from a newly recorded track.

Comedians once handicapped by commas and exclamation points and emoticons to tell a joke using text on social networks can now exercise comedic timing in Twitter or Facebook. Share interviews, two-way conversations, or re-energize fair-use recordings," says Sam Yousif, Director of Sales & Marketing.

Key features on Just Sayin’ 

•     Voice Recording and Sharing
•     The ability to tag users from the application to Twitter
•     Post any combination of content using audio, video, photos and text and cross-post to your Twitter followers and Facebook
•     Discover and follow the growing community
•     Talk with and follow your favourite celebrity, musician, politician or athlete
•     View trending and featured topics
•     Private messaging
•     Freedom from character count restrictions on some social networks

Just Sayin’ is available for free download:

iOS devices including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad 

https://itunes.apple.com/app/just-sayin/id803521329?mt=8

Android 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.justsayinapp.justsayin 

While the web-based version can be accessed at http://www.justsayinapp.com (Launching end of April).

About CloudTalk: 

CloudTalk built the first cloud-based platform for hosting any social communication with voice as a central part of the user experience. The team has built applications for smartphones and the web, and CloudTalk offers a rich API set that enables applications for feature phones and email as well. They believe that voice is different from text communication because it is authentic, naturally emotional and powerful, easy to use, and easy to understand. What CloudTalk has achieved, is to make the human voice a natural and easy to use part of any social web experience.

Facebook acquires Moves walking, cycling, and running recording app. Press Release. Video.

Francisco De Jesùs.



The social network buys a fitness-tracking app, Google is -1 as Vic Gundotra departs, and Amazon Prime Pantry offers coupons for its grocery service.

Moves the application that automatically records any walking, cycling, and running you do, has been acquired by Facebook today. You can view the distance, duration, steps, and calories* burned for each activity. The app is always on, so there’s no need to start and stop it. Just keep your phone in your pocket or your bag.

Moves is developed and run by ProtoGeo Oy. The company was founded in Jan 2012 in Helsinki, Finland, to develop a pioneering all-day activity diary for smartphones. Launched in Jan 2013, and called by Apple as ‘surprise hit’, Moves has been downloaded 4 million times to date for iPhone and Android phones. ProtoGeo raised seed funding from Lifeline Ventures, PROfounders, AJP Holding, Juha Lindfors, Jyri Engeström and Tekes.

Press Release:

Moves joins Facebook!

24 April 2014 – Today, we're delighted to announce that Facebook has acquired our company and the Moves app. Since we launched Moves, we’ve been focused on running a simple and clean activity diary that millions of people have enjoyed using.

Now, we’re joining Facebook’s talented team to work on building and improving their products and services with a shared mission of supporting simple, efficient tools for more than a billion people.

For those of you that use the Moves app – the Moves experience will continue to operate as a standalone app, and there are no plans to change that or commingle data with Facebook.

Thank you for supporting us on this journey, and we’re looking forward to our future at Facebook!

Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp for US$16 Billion. Both to work standalone.Webcast live now.

Francisco De Jesùs.

We don`t see that coming, however it has a logic, WhatsApp is the application that every young people are using now instead of Facebook. The reason is their parents are on Facebook, and don`t want to be controlled by them, even if it is a messanging app. 

Well now Facebook is acquiring WhatsApp. WhatsApp’s core messaging product and Facebook’s existing Messenger app will continue to operate as standalone applications. 

The slides above show some of the reasons why Facebook is buying WhastApp.The Press Release below.

Webcast live with Mark  Zuckerberg   and slides now here: webCast

Press Release:

Facebook to Acquire WhatsApp

February 19, 2014

• Acquisition accelerates Facebook’s ability to bring connectivity and utility to the world
• Leading mobile messaging company will continue to operate independently and retain its brand
• WhatsApp co-founder and CEO Jan Koum to join Facebook Board of Directors

MENLO PARK, CALIF. – February 19, 2014 – Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a rapidly growing cross-platform mobile messaging company, for a total of approximately $16 billion, including $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares. The agreement also provides for an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units to be granted to WhatsApp’s founders and employees that will vest over four years subsequent to closing. 

WhatsApp has built a leading and rapidly growing real-time mobile messaging service, with:

• Over 450 million people using the service each month;
• 70% of those people active on a given day;
• Messaging volume approaching the entire global telecom SMS volume; and
• Continued strong growth, currently adding more than 1 million new registered users per day.

The acquisition supports Facebook and WhatsApp's shared mission to bring more connectivity and utility to the world by delivering core internet services efficiently and affordably. The combination will help accelerate growth and user engagement across both companies. 

"WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO. "I've known Jan for a long time and I'm excited to partner with him and his team to make the world more open and connected."

Jan Koum, WhatsApp co-founder and CEO, said, “WhatsApp's extremely high user engagement and rapid growth are driven by the simple, powerful and instantaneous messaging capabilities we provide. We're excited and honored to partner with Mark and Facebook as we continue to bring our product to more people around the world.”

Facebook fosters an environment where independent-minded entrepreneurs can build companies, set their own direction and focus on growth while also benefiting from Facebook’s expertise, resources and scale. This approach is working well with Instagram, and WhatsApp will operate in this manner. WhatsApp’s brand will be maintained; its headquarters will remain in Mountain View, CA; Jan Koum will join Facebook’s Board of Directors; and WhatsApp’s core messaging product and Facebook’s existing Messenger app will continue to operate as standalone applications. 

Upon closing of the deal, all outstanding shares of WhatsApp capital stock and options to purchase WhatsApp capital stock will be cancelled in exchange for $4 billion in cash and 183,865,778 shares of Facebook Class A common stock (worth $12 billion based on the average closing price of the six trading days preceding February 18, 2014 of $65.2650 per share). In addition, upon closing, Facebook will grant 45,966,444 restricted stock units to WhatsApp employees (worth $3 billion based on the average closing price of the six trading days preceding February 18, 2014 of $65.2650 per share). As of February 17, 2014, Facebook had 2,551,654,996 Class A and B shares outstanding plus approximately 139 million dilutive securities primarily consisting of unvested RSUs. The Class A common stock and RSUs issued to WhatsApp shareholders and employees upon closing will represent 7.9% of Facebook shares based on current shares and RSUs outstanding. 

In the event of termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances principally related to a failure to obtain required regulatory approvals, the Merger Agreement provides for Facebook to pay WhatsApp a fee of $1 billion in cash and to issue to WhatsApp a number of shares of Facebook’s Class A common stock equal to $1 billion based on the average closing price of the ten trading days preceding such termination date.

Facebook was advised by Allen & Company LLC and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; and WhatsApp was advised by Morgan Stanley and Fenwick & West, LLP.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Facebook will host a 30-minute conference call to discuss the acquisition at 3:00 pm PT / 6:00pm ET today. The dial-in number for the call is (866) 751-3284 (toll free) and (973) 935-8772 (international), conference ID: 2907041. The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the Facebook Investor Relations website at investor.fb.com. Facebook uses the website http://investor.fb.com as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

Following the call, a replay will be available at the same website. A telephonic replay will be available for one week following the conference call at (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406, conference ID 2907041.

About Facebook

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.

About WhatsApp

WhatsApp is a personal real-time messaging network allowing millions of people around the world to stay connected with their friends and family.

Facebook Contacts

Investors:

Deborah Crawford

investor@fb.com / investor.fb.com

Press:

Tucker Bounds

press@fb.com / newsroom.fb.com

WhatsApp Contact: 

press@whatsapp.com

Your life on a Facebook 62 seconds Video.

To mark its tenth anniversary, Facebook created a video with the highlights of the activity of each user on the network.

If you have an account on Facebook, a new video about life in that network was created on Tuesday .

Yes , your life . And of all .

With the help of an automated tool , and personalized Facebook created short video for "hundreds of millions" of users. 62 seconds clip shows the year in which you joined Facebook, then shows several of your posts with more ' likes ' and a random selection of photos, all with a background of instrumental music.

To see yours you can go to Facebook / lookback and admire or surprised with the result.

Facebook posted the videos titled " A Look Back" ( A look back ) to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the social network, which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg and four of his colleagues in the Harvard University February 4, 2004 .

"People often ask if I always imagined that Facebook would become what it is today. No way , " Zuckerberg , chief executive , wrote in a posting on its network Tuesday.

"I remember ordering pizza with my friends one night in college shortly after launch Facebook . I told them I was excited to help connect the community in our school, but one day someone needed to connect the world. "

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The videos are available to all who use Facebook in English, Spanish , Italian, German , French, Turkish , Indonesian and Brazilian Portuguese, a spokesman told CNN Facebook .

Depending on how much content you have and how much you've shared to Facebook , you'll see a custom video, a collection of your photos or a simple thank you card, the spokesman said.

Facebook said its users can share the video on their sites since midday Tuesday. The videos will only be available for about a month, at least that share in your Bio . Only you can see your video if you do not share .

If the clip contains publications you'd rather keep private , you can edit them using the button " Edit your movie," said the spokesman.

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"It's amazing how all of you have used our tools to create a real community . Have shared the happy and painful times, " Zuckerberg said.

Facebook had created custom presentations for users photos, but this project is the first time the company makes custom videos. A small team of Facebook spent the last month creating videos and ensuring that the company had the resources to process for almost 1,200 million network users .

CNNEspañol Facebook Lookback

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Facebook News Feed app : Paper – stories from Facebook is now available for your iPhone,iPad and iPod Touch.

Paper – stories from Facebook

By Facebook, Inc.

Description

Explore and share stories from friends and the world in immersive designs and fullscreen, distraction-free layouts. Paper includes your Facebook News Feed and sections about your favorite topics.

· Browse stories from your Facebook News Feed in beautiful new layouts.

· Customize your Paper with sections about your favorite themes and interests.

· Unfold beautifully designed article covers for news and stories from trusted sources.

· Tilt the screen to explore vivid high-resolution photos and see details up close.

· Watch fullscreen videos that come to life and fill the screen.

· Use simple, natural movements to thumb through Paper uninterrupted.

· Craft your own stories and see exactly what your posts will look like before you share them.

• Free
• Category: Social Networking
• Released: Feb 03, 2014
• Version: 1.0
• Size: 56.6 MB
• Language: English
• Seller: Facebook, Inc.
• © Facebook, Inc.

Rated 4+

Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

Download: itunes

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