Facebook has raised $16 billion in the largest Internet IPO in history. [Read more]
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Facebook can’t take Asian growth for granted
May 17th
SINGAPORE, May 17 – Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant’s potential US$100 billion-plus (RM311.30 billion-plus) initial public offering, its breakneck growth in Asia may be slowing as it moves beyond desktop users to those who access the Internet largely or solely from a mobile phone.
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Facebook.com received 9% of all U.S. Internet visits in April
May 16th
The social network’s users are mostly women, they’re very loyal, and they’ve given Facebook.com more than 400B page views this year. [Read more]
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Thieves allegedly rob Internet cafe, forget to log out of Facebook
May 16th
In what seems like a particularly enjoyable faux pas, armed thieves in Cali, Colombia, allegedly spend some time on the Web in an Internet cafe and then rob it.
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Romney uses targeted Google ads to tweak Obama
May 14th
GOP operatives buy Internet ads targeted at people living near Barnard using Google to find more about Obama commencement speech today. [Read more]
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Yahoo shares up after CEO exit
May 14th
NEW YORK, May 14 — Yahoo Inc shares jumped two per cent in premarket trading today after the exit of Chief Executive Scott Thompson following questions about his academic record. The Internet company said yesterday that Ross Levinsohn will become interim CEO and that it is giving three board seats to the activist hedge fund headed by Daniel Loeb, ..
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Yahoo CEO out, board settles with investor Loeb
May 14th
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 — Yahoo Inc chief executive Scott Thompson has stepped down after a controversy over a fake computer science college degree on his biography, t he third CEO in three years to leave the Internet company struggling to define its future. The departure is a victory for hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb of Third Point LLC, which is …
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Meet Yahoo’s new (interim) CEO, Ross Levinsohn
May 13th
Newly named to helm the troubled Internet pioneer, Levinsohn has a long history with Fox and other Big Media outlets, and most recently headed up Yahoo’s global advertising business.
Yahoo boots Thompson, names Ross Levinsohn interim CEO
May 13th
A resume error brings down not only CEO Scott Thompson, but also four of Yahoo’s directors. A settlement with investor Daniel Loeb will put him and two allies on the Internet pioneer’s board. [Read more]
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Startup proposes a safer Internet locale via a ‘.secure’ domain
May 12th
Security researcher envisions a top-level domain designed with security in mind for safer Web browsing. [Read more]
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