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Photos: Life Inside Facebook Headquarters
A look at life inside Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
Does Not Having a Facebook Account Make You ‘Suspicious’ to Employers?
Remember when the debate over “shoulder surfing” flared up earlier this year? At the time, a common response from readers was that they’d simply delete or...
Facebook to Acquire Instagram Photo-Sharing App
Facebook just announced “that it has reached an agreement to acquire Instagram, a fun, popular photo-sharing app for mobile devices.” The deal consists of...
I Went to the Facebook Roadshow and I All I Got Was a Brownie
I went to the biggest show in town without a ticket and got busted at the door — even though I was dressed better than the star, who appeared in a hoodie and...
Why Everyone’s Holding Their Breath About Facebook Earnings
Facebook stumbled out of the block with its May IPO. Investors will be curious to see whether today's earnings report can help the company's stock rebound.
Facebook Status Update: Organ Donor
Not content with merely changing the world, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks he can save a few lives too. Users of the site can now post their organ-donor...
What the 40 Most Shared Links on Facebook in 2011 Say About Facebook in 2011
It's not hard to look at the list of the 40 most shared articles on Facebook in America this year and draw some conclusions, although I'm not sure those...
7 Reasons Facebook Flopped
Even with such a schizophrenic welcome, no one expected the series of mishaps that has marked Facebook’s IPO. Here’s a look at the contributing factors.
Could That Facebook ‘Like’ Hurt Your Credit Score?
A plan to study data mining of social networking sites bankrolled by Germany's largest credit reporting agency provoked outrage after internal documents about...
Investors: Facebook Wants to Connect with You After All
Facebook is connecting with Mom and Pop. The world’s most popular social media site has added an online trading firm to the group of firms underwriting its IPO —...
Facebook Files for IPO
After months of increasingly frenzied speculation, social networking juggernaut Facebook filed registration documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Is Facebook Really Worth $100 Billion?
That’s the question many people are asking amid rising chatter that the booming social network plans to go public in 2012 and raise up to $10 billion in a deal...
Facebook Co-Founder Gives Up U.S. Citizenship — Is He Ungrateful, or Heroic?
Last Friday, we learned that Eduardo Saverin, one of the co-founders of Facebook, had renounced his American citizenship in what seemed to be a transparent ploy...
Should the FBI Be Allowed to Wiretap Facebook?
The crime-fighting agency seeks new powers to "listen in" on the Internet and social media.
With IPO Looming, Is Facebook’s Ad Business Ready for Prime Time?
Just weeks before the IPO, some marketers are already complaining about Facebook’s advertising business — not a great sign for a company that gets the vast...
The Facebook of War
Sometimes anger can spread quietly, a seething, hidden emotion that only occasionally breaks the surface – almost like a shark’s fin headed toward a crowded...
How to Shape Your Facebook Profile to Help You Land a Job
More employers are reviewing Facebook profiles when screening potential new hires. The trick for job seekers is to make sure they’re presenting their best, most...
Yahoo Threatens to Sue Facebook Over Patents
The escalating war between technology companies over intellectual property has had a number of unfortunate consequences, but perhaps none is sadder than the...
Facebook by the Numbers: IPO Filing Highlights
Facebook’s S-1 IPO filling with the Securities and Exchange Commission is the first step toward becoming a public company — and the first time that public market...
Sick of Hearing About Facebook? You’re Not Alone
With the much-heralded Facebook IPO almost upon us, a backlash is growing amongst those weary of the endless hype. Some are skeptical of the company’s lofty...
