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The 9 most surprising facts about the Facebook IPO (Yahoo! News)

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Yahoo! News - It's official: Facebook, the world's most famous internet company, is about to go public. In a move expected to net the social networking giant a cool $5 billion, Facebook shares will be available for purchase this May under the ticker symbol FB. …

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Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)

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Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)

AP - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.

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Facebook forces Timeline; users’ past more visible (AP)

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AP - Facebook will start requiring people to switch to a new profile format known as Timeline, making photos, links and personal musings from the past much easier to find.

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Facebook Timeline mandatory rollout: You have 7 days to scour your past (Yahoo! News)

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Yahoo! News - Facebook is the virtual home to more than 800 million active users, so any change to how the network operates is a big deal. And nothing could be bigger for the social hotspot than completely revamping everyone's front-facing profile page, and …

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White House casts doubt over anti-piracy legislation (Reuters)

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Reuters - White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online piracy legislation pending in Congress that Google and Facebook have decried as heavy-handed and Hollywood studios and music labels say is needed to save U.S. jobs.

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