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Monday, January 17, 2011

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Goldman Got $7 Billion In Orders For Facebook Shares

Goldman Sachs is limiting thes private sale of $1.5 billion in Facebook shares to offshore investors in order to avoid clashing with U.S. laws intended to keep private placements from getting over-hyped. read more>>

Read Tunisian Suicide-Protester's Last Facebook Post

Mohamed Bouazizi wrote a Facebook message to his mother hours before setting himself on fire. His suicide triggered the uprisings that crescendoed Friday with Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali abandoning his post and fleeing to Saudi Arabia Friday. read more>>

VOTE: Is Zuck Really One Of The Worst-Dressed Celebs?

Esquire included Facebook's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg on a list of the worst-dressed celebrities. Do you disagree? Cast your vote in our reader poll. read more>>

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The Facebook Platform
Dig into the current state of the Facebook platform, track the most recent changes, and learn some best practices from popular developers and brands that are leveraging the platform for monetization and engagement. read more



Facebook Reinstates Cubadebate After Government Complains

This weekend, Cuba denounced Facebook for shutting down Cubadebate's fan page. Soon after the media got wind of the denunciation, the social media site restored the account. read more>>

Police Charge Man For Sending Child Porn On Facebook

Chicago police charged a 24-year-old man for circulating on Facebook a photo of an underage girl having sex with him. Others who shared the picture may face charges as well. read more>>

'The Social Network' Wins Best Picture At Golden Globes

The Social Network took home four Golden Globes Awards, for best dramatic motion picture, screenplay, director and soundtrack. This bodes well for how the movie might fare at the Oscars next month. read more>>

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Facebook Grants Developers Access To Home Addresses ... Trouble Waiting To Happen?

Facebook has put in a lot of effort to get users to input their mobile numbers; however, now the social network is giving developers access to numbers in addition to home addresses with a single click. Is this just trouble waiting to happen? read more>>

Stalker Hacks Women's Facebook Accounts

George Bronk confessed to stalking at least 172 women on Facebook, hacking into their email accounts to search for nude pictures to resend to the victim's entire contact list. read more>>

Amazon Opens Shops On Facebook

One of the earliest pioneers of online commerce has opened up shops on Facebook. Amazon's subsidiary Quidisi has begun selling household items on the social network. read more>>

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Virtual Goods Meet Real World Work: Trends and Opportunities
Learn from companies that leverage virtual goods for real world work, such as gold coins as a reward for replying to company email, and virtual currency payments for crowdsourced work. read more



Aircel Phones Take Dictation Of Facebook Status Updates

India's mobile carrier Aircel has debuted the first ever voice-activated service for updating one's status on Facebook. read more>>

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