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Nasdaq Delayed Facebook IPO for 30 Minutes

May 18, 2012   Samantha Murphy

Although Facebook was scheduled to go public at 11:00 a.m. ET on Friday, it didn’t officially hit the stock market until a half an hour later. A rep from Nasdaq declined comment on the issue.
The IPO caused a…

Mark Zuckerberg Worth $21 Billion on Facebook IPO Debut

May 18, 2012   Sarah Kessler

In less than an hour, Mark Zuckerberg has jumped from number 29 to number 24 — and then back to 29 — on the list of wealthiest people in the world.
Facebook set an opening share price of $38…

5 Ways Facebook’s IPO Affects Brands

May 18, 2012   Dave Kerpen

Dave Kerpen is the CEO of Likeable, a social media agency that has worked with more than 200 leading brands, including Verizon and Neutrogena. He is author of The New York Times best seller Likeable Social Media. Dave also…

Facebook Hosts An All-Night Hackathon Leading Up to IPO [PICS]

May 18, 2012   Emily Price

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In the hours leading up to Friday’s big bell ringing the employees at Facebook have their eyes glued to computer screens rather than Wall Street.
In honor of the Facebook IPO is going…

Facebook IPO: Did Twitter Crowdsourcing Just Give Us the Closing Price?

May 18, 2012   Chris Taylor

When you get a lot of smart and interested people together to make a prediction in aggregate, it can be scary accurate. Anyone who has read the James Surowiecki business science classic The Wisdom of Crowds, and a host…

Facebook IPO: Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Buy Yet

May 18, 2012   Joann Pan

Everyone’s talking about the Facebook IPO — and for good reason.
Facebook is currently valued at around $100 billion, though it made less than $4 billion in revenue last year. Still, if the social network with more than 901…

Kindergarten Teacher Earns $700,000 by Selling Lesson Plans Online

May 18, 2012   Zoe Fox

Teaching isn’t known to be a lucrative profession, but online marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers is changing that for some educators.
Deanna Jump, a kindergarten teacher from Georgia, has made $700,000 selling her lesson plans on Teachers Pay Teachers, an…

Facebook Co-Founder: No, I Didn’t Leave U.S. to Dodge Taxes

May 17, 2012   Alex Fitzpatrick

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin denied Thursday that he renounced his U.S. citizenship and moved to Singapore to avoid paying capital gains taxes on his approximately $3 billion stake in Facebook.
Saverin said in a statement following a press conference…

Twitter Will Dig Into New Users’ Browser History, Offer Suggestions

May 17, 2012   Sam Laird

Twitter wants to make new users feel more at home on the microblogging network, so it’s changing how it recommends who you should follow when they sign up.
The company is beginning to tailor suggestions for new users —…

The Top 10 U.S. Cities With Social-Savvy Small Businesses

May 17, 2012   Samantha Murphy

Small businesses on the West Coast of the U.S. are far more social-media savvy than those on the East Coast — with companies in San Francisco and Los Angeles leading the pack, according to a new study.
Small business…

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