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Facebook page returns tornado picsupdated: Tue May 22 2012 12:28:00

A Facebook page helps owners find photographs they lost in the Joplin tornado. CNN's Jim Spellman Reports.

CNNMoney: Stocks rebound on Europe hopesupdated: Mon May 21 2012 16:45:00

A plunge in Facebook's stock didn't faze the broader U.S. market Monday. U.S. stocks bounced back from their worst week of the year on renewed optimism that European leaders would find a way out of the sovereign debt crisis.

Microsoft launches a 'social search' networkupdated: Mon May 21 2012 16:42:00

Does the Web have room for one more social network? Microsoft thinks so.

Is the Internet hurting children?updated: Mon May 21 2012 08:26:00

Amid the buzz over the Facebook IPO, the ever-evolving theories about how Twitter is reshaping our communications and speculation about where the next social media-enabled protest or revolution will occur, there is an important question we've largely ignored. What are the real effects of all this on the huge segment of the population most affected by social media themselves: our children and our teens?

Facebook IPO could've been worseupdated: Mon May 21 2012 05:53:00

CNN's Ali Velshi explains how Facebook share prices could have been below IPO at the end of the first trading day.

Nasdaq 'embarrassed' over Facebook IPO gaffeupdated: Mon May 21 2012 05:53:00

Nasdaq OMX's chief executive admitted he was "embarrassed" by the delay in the opening trade of Facebook's initial public offering and revealed that the exchange was in talks with regulators over potentially millions of dollars of customer claims.

Zuckerberg updates relationship statusupdated: Mon May 21 2012 05:31:00

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announces his marriage to Priscilla Chan.

Is Facebook a must-buy for journalism?updated: Mon May 21 2012 04:53:00

Now that Facebook is friends with Wall Street, this journalist is giving her timeline a rethink.

What the Facebook IPO really meansupdated: Mon May 21 2012 04:53:00

A look at the economic impact of the Facebook IPO, from taxes to the broader economy. CNN's Dan Simon reports.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg updates relationship status to 'married'updated: Sun May 20 2012 13:58:00

A day after his social media company went public, Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday.

CNNMoney: Stocks: Worst week of the yearupdated: Fri May 18 2012 16:30:00

Stocks closed out an ugly week. Despite initial euphoria surrounding the debut of Facebook on the public markets, the social network's shares barely popped above its offering price and failed to inspire investors to buy into the broader market.

CNNMoney: Enough on Facebook! Buy Google or Appleupdated: Fri May 18 2012 16:16:00

Facebook is finally trading. And even though the stock didn't explode out of the gate, the company is still worth more than $100 billion. It shouldn't be.

The anti-social network: Life without Facebookupdated: Fri May 18 2012 15:06:00

A bad breakup: Nothing can be as emotionally tumultuous for a young heart.

Surprise: The Internet hates rich peopleupdated: Fri May 18 2012 13:18:00

It's no shock that people love to hate Facebook.

Who owns Facebook?updated: Fri May 18 2012 13:18:00

CNNMoney looks at the people who make up the biggest investors in Facebook.

Facebook's timeline to IPOupdated: Fri May 18 2012 10:23:00

CNN's Richard Quest takes a look at Facebook's growth from a dorm room project to multi-billion dollar IPO.

Facebook hits Wall Street, web ponders its fateupdated: Fri May 18 2012 10:23:00

As the stock market opened Friday with a ring of the bell by Mark Zuckerberg, all eyes were on Facebook -- the social media Megalodon he nursed from a dorm-room project to one of Wall Street's hottest prospects ever.

CNNMoney: Stocks: Facebook IPO vs. Europe worriesupdated: Fri May 18 2012 08:02:00

U.S. stocks were poised for a higher open Friday as investor excitement over the Facebook initial public offering countered continued worries about the European sovereign debt crisis.

Coding and Red Bull: Facebook to hold all-night hacking sessionupdated: Thu May 17 2012 19:38:00

At some companies, the night before a multibillion-dollar stock offering might come with lavish parties and champagne.

Facebook plans for all night 'hackathon'updated: Thu May 17 2012 19:38:00

CNN's Dan Simon talks to Wolf Blitzer about Facebok employees prepping for an all-night "hackathon" coding session.

CNNMoney: Facebook IPO: No 'Beatlemania' in Europe, Asiaupdated: Thu May 17 2012 13:23:00

Facebook. Facebook. Facebook. Facebook.

Time's breast-feeding cover mom talksupdated: Thu May 17 2012 13:09:00

CNN's Erin Burnett talks to the woman at the center of Time magazine's breast-feeding cover story.

Why I won't be quitting Facebookupdated: Thu May 17 2012 10:27:00

Flush with cash and drunk with power after its $100 billion IPO, Facebook could be caught secretly brainwashing millions of new users into signing up (mind-control hoodies, anyone?) -- and still I might not quit the world's largest social network.

Facebook's rise to the topupdated: Thu May 17 2012 10:27:00

CNN's Dan Simon looks at how Facebook manages to remain the undisputed social network leader.

How you help Facebook make billionsupdated: Wed May 16 2012 07:32:00

Every post you "like." Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend.

Should you 'like' the Facebook stock?updated: Wed May 16 2012 07:32:00

Rachel Sklar, Henry Blodget and Christine Romans discuss the upcoming Facebook IPO and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's notorious hoodie.

CNNMoney: GM to stop advertising on Facebookupdated: Tue May 15 2012 19:21:00

General Motors said Tuesday that it will stop paid advertising on Facebook.

Is Facebook a passing fad? Nearly half of Americans think soupdated: Tue May 15 2012 14:55:00

Nearly half of Americans believe that popular social-networking site Facebook is merely a passing fad, a new study suggests.

CNNMoney: Facebook IPO is no safe havenupdated: Tue May 15 2012 12:51:00

Facebook isn't exactly picking the best time to go public. But it looks like it probably won't matter.

Will Facebook lose its edge after IPO?updated: Tue May 15 2012 09:12:00

Facebook advocates are touting the company's initial public offering this week -- the biggest ever for an Internet company-- as if it will save the net, the economy and the American way. Its detractors see the final chapter in the rise and fall of a smart but solipsistic Harvard dropout, and predict the inevitable decline of Facebook's stock will spell the end to innovation in social media. Internet Bubble 2.0.

Facebook investing 101updated: Tue May 15 2012 09:12:00

Christine Romans explains in detail who will be able to purchase Facebook stock the day of the social media giant's IPO.

Opinion: Sci-fi nightmares of a world ruled by Facebook, Apple and Googleupdated: Mon May 14 2012 11:28:00

By 2023, hideously powerful technology companies like the Weyland Corporation will rule the world. At least that's the storyline in "Prometheus," Ridley Scott's much-anticipated prequel to "Aliens," which will be released next month.

Video of Malaysian woman beating child goes viral a year after the eventupdated: Fri May 11 2012 19:59:00

A video of a teenage Malaysian mother beating her baby daughter has generated a storm of outrage online a year after it was filmed, prompting the Malaysian Police to announce that the woman is already serving an 18-month prison sentence for the offense.

New firms emerge to challenge Facebookupdated: Fri May 11 2012 17:55:00

Tech expert Jamie Turner says sites like Tagged could challenge Facebook's status as king of all social media.

IPO process like being a 'rock star'updated: Wed May 09 2012 12:02:00

As Facebook plans to go public with its stock, CNN's Ali Velshi takes a look at what's going on behind the scenes.

Report: Smartphones, not computers, drive most Facebook useupdated: Wed May 09 2012 05:35:00

According to comScore's new Mobile Metrix 2.0 report released Monday, Facebook's mobile usage is on the rise. In fact, the report revealed that Facebook users spent more time accessing the social network on smartphones than on computers in March.

Facebook's premium ad prices still risingupdated: Sun May 06 2012 20:37:00

Pricing for Facebook's premium "social" advertisements continues to rise, two recent studies have found -- a positive indicator that could offset concerns about a dip in advertising growth and help sentiment towards the internet company's initial public offering.

Survey: 1 in 4 users lie on Facebookupdated: Fri May 04 2012 14:11:00

About one out of every four Facebook users lies on their profile, and not just to impress that guy or gal who wouldn't date them in high school.

CNNMoney: 5 reasons to not 'like' Facebook's IPOupdated: Fri May 04 2012 12:57:00

I sort of "like" Facebook as a company and service.

Facebook encouraging organ donationsupdated: Tue May 01 2012 16:48:00

On average, 18 people in the United States die each day waiting for an organ transplant.

Facebook promotes organ donationupdated: Tue May 01 2012 16:48:00

Mark Zuckerberg talks to ABC's "Good Morning America" about Facebook's new feature promoting organ donation.

MYB: Facebook readies for IPOupdated: Sun Apr 29 2012 01:24:00

Christine Romans looks at how Facebook is gearing up for an IPO despite slowing growth.

Facebook IPO puts bankers on back footupdated: Sun Apr 29 2012 01:24:00

As Wall Street makes final preparations for the largest technology debut by value in history, it has also faced what some bankers and investors have come to see as a series of snubs from Facebook.

Web tips for the newly unemployedupdated: Thu Apr 26 2012 15:16:00

Raise your hand if someone you know was laid off in the last month. The odds are pretty good (meaning awful). Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that hiring slowed dramatically in March.

Marine calls President Obama the 'enemy'updated: Thu Apr 26 2012 12:22:00

A controversial anti-Obama Facebook post from a U.S. Marine is now under Pentagon review. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.

Marine ready to fight for free speechupdated: Wed Apr 25 2012 22:16:00

USMC Staff Sgt. Gary Stein is fighting a less than honorable discharge for criticizing the president on Facebook.

Marine's Facebook posts on Obama go too farupdated: Wed Apr 25 2012 22:16:00

What would happen if you posted derogatory comments about your boss on a Facebook page that you knew would be read by your co-workers?

Marine discharged over online Obama commentsupdated: Wed Apr 25 2012 18:09:00

A Marine who used his Facebook page to criticize President Barack Obama has been discharged, a Marine Corps spokesman said Wednesday.

Three niche dating sites for targeted romanceupdated: Wed Apr 25 2012 13:14:00

Ah, springtime! When a young single person's fancy turns to quiet desperation. The darling buds of April have shaken off their veils of snow, and you, dear reader, have done likewise with your veils of fleece and SAD-induced despair.

How the world shares its secretsupdated: Tue Apr 24 2012 09:08:00

I like to watch Dr. Phil drunk.

MTV hopes online game can energize 2012 youth voteupdated: Tue Apr 24 2012 08:09:00

MTV is hoping to give its get-out-the-vote campaign a viral boost with an online game, inspired by fantasy sports, that rewards players for participating in the 2012 elections.

What women want in the voting boothupdated: Tue Apr 24 2012 08:09:00

Lisa Belkin discusses the hot button women's issues - motherhood and health care - and if they will matter in the election.

The danger of Twitter, Facebook politicsupdated: Tue Apr 24 2012 07:52:00

I make a living encouraging politicians and candidates to use social media.

Facebook clarifies changes to its terms of useupdated: Fri Apr 20 2012 15:51:00

Facebook unveiled changes to its terms-of-use document on Friday, tweaking earlier drafts in an apparent effort to ease users' concerns about privacy and how their information is used.

What Space Shuttle Discovery has inspired in usupdated: Fri Apr 20 2012 08:27:00

Space Shuttle Discovery started out as a way to discover what lies beyond us. Its last flight, taken earlier this week, helped to discover what now lies within us.

Does the internet breed killers?updated: Thu Apr 19 2012 08:40:00

The comment on the Facebook page of the Norwegian tabloid newspaper Verdens Gang last July was unequivocal. "The death penalty is the only just sentence in this case!!!!!!" it said. Written by Thomas Indrebo, the "case" to which the message referred was the meticulously planned mass murder of 77 people in Oslo on July 22, 2011by Anders Behring Breivik.

Facebook-Instagram deal highlights Zuckerberg's hacker spiritupdated: Wed Apr 18 2012 17:31:00

If reports Wednesday are to be believed, one of the tech industry's biggest deals in recent history was hammered out almost exclusively by two 20-somethings over the course of what amounts to a long weekend.

CNNMoney: Can Google get its groove back?updated: Wed Apr 11 2012 16:24:00

Is Google's future so bright, it has to wear shades?

What Facebook will do with Instagramupdated: Wed Apr 11 2012 15:26:00

If you've seen "The Social Network" or taken a few minutes to really look at your Facebook page, you may have started to figure out that what you get out of Facebook and what Facebook gets out of you are very different things. As a MetaFilter commenter once said, "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold."

When did Facebook become so uncool?updated: Tue Apr 10 2012 14:46:00

Something strange happened Monday on the Internet.

CNNMoney: Priceline investors keep naming a higher priceupdated: Tue Apr 10 2012 12:52:00

William Shatner's Priceline Negotiator character plunged off a bridge in a TV commercial earlier this year. Are Priceline shareholders at risk of following him over the edge?

Is Pinterest the new Facebook?updated: Mon Apr 09 2012 07:14:00

Fortune senior writer Jessi Hempel talks about the rapid rise of the social media site Pinterest.

CNNMoney: Silicon Valley is desperate for designersupdated: Fri Apr 06 2012 10:29:00

In the Silicon Valley hierarchy, coders have always ruled the roost, but right now there's a different skill set on the industry's most-wanted list: designers.

Do people hate Facebook Timeline?updated: Fri Apr 06 2012 09:58:00

Facebook is about to force users onto its new Timeline profile, but plenty of FB peeps are unhappy.

Facebook Timeline draws love, hate ... and creativityupdated: Fri Apr 06 2012 09:58:00

It's one of the most polarizing issues among people today. It's drawn online protests and immense frustration. And once you've formed an opinion about it, it's hard to change your mind.

Tech tools for your passive-aggressive sideupdated: Wed Apr 04 2012 15:40:00

In the old days, being passive-aggressive took effort. An annoyance -- like, say, a neighbor who has elected to make the stairwell his own personal broom closet -- would fester and fester until one was finally forced into action.

Employers asking for Facebook passwordsupdated: Fri Mar 30 2012 08:05:00

HLN's Vinnie Politan gets some legal advice on what you should do if your employer asks for your social media passwords.

Opinion: Is the social web an asteroid for the Google dinosaur?updated: Fri Mar 30 2012 08:05:00

For all the creative destruction that the Internet has wrought over the last decade, there has been one constant: Google's remarkable dominance of the internet economy.

SI.com: Twins' Pavano target of extortionupdated: Thu Mar 29 2012 15:41:00

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A high school classmate of Minnesota Twins pitcher Carl Pavano threatened to reveal an alleged homosexual relationship they had and to write a book about it unless Pavano apologized to him and bought him a navy Range Rover SUV with tan leather, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by police in Connecticut.

Facebook sets private market exitupdated: Thu Mar 29 2012 05:32:00

Facebook will permanently halt trades of its stock on private secondary markets at the end of this week. The move is to allow the social network to finalise its shareholder list and tighten information pathways leading up to its initial public offering, expected in May.

App wants you to share enemies on Facebookupdated: Wed Mar 28 2012 18:00:00

To the dismay of some, Facebook has no "Dislike" button. But a new application for the social network may prove to be the next-best thing.

Which companies respond quickest (or not at all) on Facebook?updated: Tue Mar 27 2012 08:20:00

If you've got a question about buying a camera, shooting out a quick note to the retailer on Facebook might help. But if you're in the market for a silky camisole? Maybe not.

Report: Facebook bought 750 patents from IBMupdated: Fri Mar 23 2012 12:17:00

The patent war between Facebook and Yahoo may be only just starting.

Facebook speaks out against employers asking for passwordsupdated: Fri Mar 23 2012 10:28:00

Facebook has weighed in on a practice by some businesses asking employees or job applicants for their passwords to the popular social-media site.

Can Facebook page help Israel, Iran toward peace?updated: Thu Mar 22 2012 18:58:00

In a picture posted on Facebook, a man in a white shirt holds his daughter in his arms. She holds an Israeli flag. The caption reads: "Iranians we will never bomb your country. We ? you."

ACLU: Facebook password isn't your boss' businessupdated: Thu Mar 22 2012 17:54:00

Your Facebook password is none of your new boss' business.

Unveiling Facebook 'secrets'updated: Wed Mar 21 2012 12:17:00

Facebook's IPO filing offers a glimpse into its total worth. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.

Study: People with lots of Facebook friends more likely to be narcissistsupdated: Wed Mar 21 2012 12:17:00

Do you have tons of Facebook friends and often update your status? If so, you may be a narcissist, a new study suggests.

Facebook: The encyclopedia of beauty? updated: Sat Mar 17 2012 09:00:00

One day last year, Amanda Coleman decided to quit Facebook.

Opinion: How Yahoo weaponized my work updated: Wed Mar 14 2012 15:11:00

While most of the tech world was partying at South by Southwest in Austin yesterday, Yahoo announced it was filing a lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly infringing on 10 patents from their 1,000+ patent warehouse.

CNN @ SXSW: Resistance to social mediaupdated: Sun Mar 11 2012 13:40:00

Nathan Daschle and Wesley Donehue talk about ongoing resistence to the use of social media and online ads in campaigns.

Minnesota girl alleges school privacy invasionupdated: Sat Mar 10 2012 10:35:00

A Minnesota middle school student, with the backing of the American Civil Liberties Union, is suing her school district over a search of her Facebook and e-mail accounts by school employees.

The government is reading your tweetsupdated: Fri Mar 09 2012 09:08:00

There were once seven words you couldn't say on television, as the late comedy icon George Carlin famously lampooned 40 years ago.

Bad at sharing? Try these 3 social networksupdated: Thu Mar 08 2012 18:22:00

Sharing is a wonderful thing -- when executed correctly. It's super fun to share hugs (when they are wanted, it's important to note), delicious desserts and interesting, thought-provoking books but not so fun to share colds, STDs and/or upsetting, possibly dangerous secrets.

Police: Texas teen flees from possible Facebook predator updated: Thu Mar 08 2012 04:29:00

A teenage girl is lucky to be alive after she fled from an alleged predator in a Texas motel, authorities said.

The scariest tech trend of 2012?updated: Tue Mar 06 2012 15:35:00

It's just over a week until one of the biggest geek gatherings of the year, South By Southwest Interactive, kicks off in Austin, Texas.

Fortune: Wal-Mart's makeoverupdated: Mon Mar 05 2012 13:17:00

What happened to the smiley face? It's long gone from Wal-Mart marketing after years as the corporate symbol, and its disappearance is part of a much larger story. It's hard to believe, but for decades the world's largest retailer wasn't much of a marketer. It spent little on marketing, and its efforts, epitomized by the grinning circle, could be charitably called down-home and realistically described as amateurish. Change finally began four years ago when Stephen Quinn was made chief marketing officer of Wal-Mart U.S. He exiled the smiley face to the land of e-mail emoticons and developed a new theme -- "Save money. Live better" -- that became a statement of corporate purpose. Current TV commercials actually include some wit while hammering home the message.

CNNMoney: Renren shares jump on Windows 8 app newsupdated: Fri Mar 02 2012 16:37:00

Shares of Renren, one of China's largest social-networking services, jumped Friday on news that it will be in the new Windows 8 app store.

Zynga launching game networkupdated: Fri Mar 02 2012 14:55:00

Mark Pincus, CEO of Zynga, explains how his company's upcoming new website will make it into a game network.

Zynga launches platform for non-Facebook gamingupdated: Fri Mar 02 2012 14:55:00

Zynga, maker of "FarmVille," is trying to diversify beyond its signature Facebook games.

CNNMoney: California expected to reap Facebook windfallupdated: Tue Feb 28 2012 18:00:00

Facebook's upcoming IPO could be a golden egg for the Golden State.

CNNMoney: Yahoo, Facebook in a shoving matchupdated: Tue Feb 28 2012 10:20:00

Facebook shot back at Yahoo Tuesday in the wake of Yahoo's patent battle against the social media company.

Manage (and make cash with?) your data onlineupdated: Mon Feb 27 2012 09:01:00

It's a truth of the modern digital age: If you're using a Web service for free, you're not the customer. You're probably the product.

Exporting your digital dataupdated: Fri Feb 24 2012 10:31:00

Your secured digital data could soon be exported from the office basement into larger data centers around the world.

Facebook expected to be largest tech IPOupdated: Wed Feb 22 2012 11:59:00

Social networking giant Facebook may soon file papers to go public. CNN's Ramy Inocencio reports.

Facebook IPO's meaning: Zuckerberg faces realityupdated: Wed Feb 22 2012 11:59:00

We all knew he'd eventually get around to it: Mark Zuckerberg is expected to finally bring Facebook public. The company is reported to be preparing to file for an IPO -- initial public offering -- through which anyone will be able to buy shares of the social networking company on an open stock exchange.

CNNMoney: Microsoft: Google violates our users' privacy tooupdated: Tue Feb 21 2012 13:28:00

Last week, Google was caught circumventing Apple's Safari browser privacy settings. Microsoft chimed in Monday with a "me too" complaint, saying that Google is also dodging around Internet Explorer's privacy settings.

Facebook rolls out 'verified accounts,' celeb nicknamesupdated: Fri Feb 17 2012 05:36:00

Taking a cue from Twitter, Facebook will be rolling out "verified accounts" for its most popular users -- presumably hoping to encourage the Lady Gagas of the world to get active on the site.

Angry Birds slingshots onto Facebookupdated: Fri Feb 17 2012 05:36:00

Rovio CMO Peter Vesterbacka discusses the game's launch on Facebook and why they rejected a $2 billion buyout from Zynga.

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