Facebook patents the News Feed

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Facebook patents the News Feed
ZDNet (blog)
By Emil Protalinski | May 1, 2012, 1:08pm PDT Summary: Facebook has been
granted yet another patent related to the News Feed: "Communicating a
newsfeed of media content based on a member's interactions in a social
network environment.
<http://www.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/facebook-patents-the-news-feed/12260>

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Facebook IPO timetable: It's in the SEC's hands
CNET
Mark Zuckerberg's big-spending ways have slowed the process, but Facebook's
bankers are hoping for the SEC's blessing this week. by Paul Sloan May 1,
2012 12:35 PM PDT Follow @paulsloan Here's the latest on the much-watched
timetable for Facebook's IPO ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57425450-93/facebook-ipo-timetable-its-in-the-secs-hands/>

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New GOP Facebook app targets Obama's social-media dominance
Christian Science Monitor
Republicans are trying to strike back, unveiling the Social Victory Center
app on Facebook. By David Grant, Staff writer / May 1, 2012 A screenshot of
the Social Victory Center login. The GOP thinks it has a killer app.
<http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Wire/2012/0501/New-GOP-Facebook-app-targets-Obama-s-social-media-dominance>

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Ex-AOL exec calls Facebook new 'walled garden'
USA TODAY
(AP) — A former AOL executive says Facebook has a lot in common with the
one-time online powerhouse. For years, AOL tried its best to keep users
within its walled gardens filled with exclusive articles, chat rooms and
other features.
<http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-05-01/facebook-aol-walled-garden/54669780/1>

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Facebook Still Not Making Much Money in Mobile, but Driving Lots of Traffic to ...
All Things Digital
On Wednesday, Facebook noted the impact it is having in driving traffic to
other companies' mobile apps. "Facebook sent more than 160 million
visitors last month to mobile apps (up from 60 million in late
February)," the company said in a blog post.
<http://allthingsd.com/20120501/facebook-still-not-making-much-money-in-mobile-but-driving-lots-of-traffic-to-others/>

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Facebook's Trending Articles finds foes among the clutter
CNET
Facebook adds articles read by friends to users' News Feeds, building out
its Open Graph initiative announced last year. But users are complaining
about unwanted posts. by Jay Greene May 1, 2012 2:37 PM PDT Follow
@iamjaygreene Facebook's new "Trending ...
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57425557-93/facebooks-trending-articles-finds-foes-among-the-clutter/>

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The Big Doubt Over Facebook
Wall Street Journal
By SUZANNE VRANICA And SHAYNDI RAICE Facebook Inc. has built a $3
billion-a-year advertising business by convincing marketers to buy new
forms of advertising designed to create buzz around their brands. But some
advertisers with big spending accounts ...
<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304868004577378122958515302.html?mod=googlenews_wsj>

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Teen sues classmates over Facebook bullying
New York Daily News
A 14-year-old girl is suing her classmates - and their parents - for
setting up a fake Facebook account under her name and using it to bully
her. Alex Boston, of Acworth, Georgia, is suing for defamation and
emotional distress.
<http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/teen-sues-classmates-parents-facebook-bullying-article-1.1070806?localLinksEnabled=false>

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O'Brien: IPOs begin to sizzle as Facebook debut inches closer
San Jose Mercury News
But by the time Facebook debuts, it may just be throwing gas on a growing
IPO bonfire. The first quarter of 2012 saw 20 tech companies go public.
According to Dow Jones VentureSource, that was the most since the last
quarter of 2007, when we had that ...
<http://www.mercurynews.com/chris-obrien/ci_20524585/obrien-ipos-begin-sizzle-facebook-debut-inches-closer>

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