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Facebook's IPO one of world's largest
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street.... 05/18/2012 12:06:40am

Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday.... 05/17/2012 09:27:35pm

Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook
Facebook is the hottest Internet company to hit the stock market since Google went public in 2004. The Silicon Valley companies, located seven miles apart, also happen to be locked in a bitter battle for Web surfers' allegiance and online advertisers' money. The duel is likely to intensify now that the IPO has provided Facebook Inc.'s social network with the means to pay for efforts to battle Google Inc.'s dominant search engine.... 05/17/2012 04:53:24pm

Review: Facebook snapshot doesn't capture dynamics
NEW YORK (AP) -- In my five years on Facebook, I've shared a lot of photos, links and other tidbits about my life. I've commented on what my friends share, and I've endorsed plenty of their posts by hitting the "like" button. I've gained Facebook friends over the years, and I've lost some.... 05/17/2012 04:26:57pm

As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there.... 05/17/2012 01:48:17pm

Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrasts
When Hollywood set out to tell the story of how Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, it enjoyed the flexibility of portraying a man who, despite his social network's worldwide reach, was all but unknown to the public.... 05/16/2012 04:17:03am

Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson.... 05/17/2012 10:16:41pm

Buffett's Berkshire to buy Media General papers
NEW YORK (AP) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's company is making another foray into newspapers, agreeing to buy 63 newspapers from Media General Inc. for $142 million.... 05/17/2012 02:44:12pm

Questions and answers on blockbuster Facebook IPO
NEW YORK (AP) -- A company started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has just raised $16 billion and is valued at $104 billion. All that from an initial public offering of stock.... 05/18/2012 12:08:09am

Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra
NEW YORK (AP) -- Comcast Corp., the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.... 05/17/2012 05:24:59pm

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