The social network aims to become the first trillion dollar company.
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Today, I am Unfriending Facebook. No, I am not leaving Facebook. I am closing down Friending Facebook. Thank you to all of you for reading, sharing, and Liking my articles for the last 15 months.
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Facebook's rules state if there are 7,000 comments on a new privacy policy, the company has to take it to a worldwide vote. Activists made sure that threshold was broken. Are you ready to vote?
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Facebook has acquired social gifting startup Karma for an undisclosed sum. This is the first acquisition Menlo Park has made as a public company: the first of many to come, I'm sure.
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Facebook was priced at $38. On day one, the stock saw a high of $ 45, a low of $38, and ultimately finished at $38.37. Why didn't it fall below the $38 mark, even though it tanked twice?
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Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a short speech before he rang the Nasdaq bell remotely from his company's headquarters in Menlo Park. In short, he's happy, but not ecstatic.
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Which retailers use social media to attract next-gen consumers?
What social media policies affect the positions of the 250 top Internet retailers, and how do they appeal to the youngest wave of customers?
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Facebook account cancellation is malware, not Adobe Flash
If you're asked to confirm or deny a Facebook account cancellation request, ignore it. Facebook will never ask you this, and chances are someone is looking to install malware on your computer.
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Facebook's business model puzzle: How do you monetize India?
India poses a double whammy for Facebook: An immature ad market and a mostly mobile audience.
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Goodbye Friending Facebook: We only part to meet again
Today, I am Unfriending Facebook. No, I am not leaving Facebook. I am closing down Friending Facebook. Thank you to all of you for reading, sharing, and Liking my articles for the last 15 months.
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Microsoft's So.cl network launched amid Facebook press
Microsoft's So.cl is now out of beta and available publicly - but is it really aimed at students?
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TeenTech Weekly: Zuckerberg's student mocking, privacy policies, free Xboxes
The weekly roundup of Generation Y and student resources you may have missed.
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Facebook rules: Everyone can vote on new privacy policy
Facebook's rules state if there are 7,000 comments on a new privacy policy, the company has to take it to a worldwide vote. Activists made sure that threshold was broken. Are you ready to vote?
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Facebook acquires mobile social gifting startup Karma
Facebook has acquired social gifting startup Karma for an undisclosed sum. This is the first acquisition Menlo Park has made as a public company: the first of many to come, I'm sure.
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Stick a fork in the Facebook IPO, it's done
The hype is done. Reality is here. On its first day, Facebook's IPO had to be propped up by its underwriters to stay just barely above its offering price.
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Scenes from Facebook's IPO (photos)
Mark Zuckerberg rings the ceremonial bell from the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., launching the largest Internet IPO in history. Here are some recent photos posted to his Facebook...
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Facebook closes at $38 on day one
Facebook was priced at $38. On day one, the stock saw a high of $ 45, a low of $38, and ultimately finished at $38.37. Why didn't it fall below the $38 mark, even though it tanked twice?
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Zuckerberg: "Our mission isn't to be a public company" (video)
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a short speech before he rang the Nasdaq bell remotely from his company's headquarters in Menlo Park. In short, he's happy, but not ecstatic.
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Principal accused of posing as a student on Facebook
A principal accused of creating a fake Facebook profile to monitor student activity has resigned.
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FB starts trading on the Nasdaq
Facebook is now a public company. Will the stock go up, or down? The social networking giant has started trading shares on the Nasdaq under the "FB" ticker. Be honest: you're a little excited.
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Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit
Facebook is once again being sued for tracking its users even after they logout of the service. The latest class action lawsuit demands $15 billion from Facebook for violating federal wiretap laws.
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Scenes from Facebook's all-night hackathon
On the eve of its IPO, Facebook celebrates in geek style by - you guessed it - the company's 31st `hackathon.'
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Watch Facebook go public
Facebook is going public. Will the stock go up, or down? The social networking giant has a valuation of $104 billion, which making it the largest U.S. company, by market value, at its IPO.
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Is Facebook's IPO an exit strategy?
There's money to be made on Facebook's IPO but is it a long-term investment? I don't think so but there's much to consider.
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Facebook IPO: Risk Factors and law
Facebook has to comply with laws, not only in the United States, but around the world. It also needs to vigorously defend its intellectual property as it states in its IPO filing.
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Twitter accused of 'tracking' users across the Web
Twitter was quick to act when it was accused of recording its users across the Web amid an announcement that it will allow users to opt-out of online activity tracking.
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