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Facebook IPO: Tracking the price
4:13 p.m. ET: Facebook’s stock came full circle on its first day as a public company, ending the day at $38.23 with more than 500 million shares traded. That’s barely… Read more
6 Reasons Why the Facebook IPO Fell Flat
Well, that was anticlimactic. After all the hullabaloo about Facebook’s IPO, this is how it ends, with a mere $0.23 jump in share price? That kind of movement is what happens… Read more
How recent digital media IPOs have fared
With huge anticipation around Facebook’s IPO, we decided look at how other digital media companies that have gone public over the past year have fared. The big takeaway: Most have… Read more
Why Warren Buffett is buying newspapers
The Oracle of Omaha acquired his hometown newspaper in January and just snapped up dozens more in a $142 million deal. This is supposed to be the fastest declining industry… Read more
Samsung Received 9 Million Pre-Orders for the Galaxy S3 [REPORT]
Samsung has received 9 million pre-orders from more than 100 international carriers for its upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S3, Korea Economic Daily reports. Samsung’s smartphone factory in South Korea… Read more
Netflix CFO: Really, we didn’t kill Spongebob’s ratings!
Don’t blame us for cratering Nickelodeon’s ratings. That was a key takeway from Netflix chief financial officer David Wells Wednesday, as he addressed investors at the J.P. Morgan 40th Annual… Read more
What’s the Right Facebook Strategy for Brands With Several Locations?
By now, we all know that having a Facebook Brand Page is a worthwhile investment. But for some companies, one Page might not be enough. For example, if a restaurant chain… Read more
Facebook Meets Wall Street: How the IPO Stacks Up With Tech’s Titans
Perhaps you’ve heard of a scrappy startup called Facebook. It’s some sort of website that lets you annoy your friends and stalk your high school crush. If all goes according to… Read more
5 Free and Easy Ways to Improve Your Business’s Google Ranking
Even if most small businesses don’t understand search engine optimization (SEO), that doesn’t mean they can’t be helped by it. For those who don’t know SEO from their CEO, it… Read more
Japan’s Docomo buying mobile content powerhouse Buongiorno for €224 million
Japan’s largest mobile telco is about to buy in to mobile media content in Europe and farther afield, by acquiring one of the space’s pioneer companies. NTT Docomo has tabelled… Read more









