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Facebook May Not
Be Ready for Its Closeup

michael wolff

Feb 1, 2012 5:38 PM CST

Facebook May Not Be Ready for Its Closeup

Mark Zuckerberg and his company aren't used to 'primetime scrutiny'

(Newser) - Facebook is finally on its way to becoming a public company, but are Mark Zuckerberg and crew prepared for what that truly means? Guardian columnist (and Newser founder) Michael Wolff has his doubts. "I don't think that Facebook, with its messianic ambitions and squirrelly zeal, is actually ready...

Facebook Launching IPO Today

Feb 1, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Facebook Launching IPO Today

Filing 'an American milestone'

(Newser) - The company Mark Zuckerberg founded in his dorm room eight years ago is expected to file for Silicon Valley's biggest-ever initial public offering today. The Facebook IPO will aim to raise $5 billion, and will value the company at between $75 billion and $100 billion, insiders tell Reuters . The...

Mark Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Have Blue-Chip Future

Zuckerberg
Has Grown-Up
Plans for
Facebook

Dec 22, 2011 5:31 PM CST

Zuckerberg Has Grown-Up Plans for Facebook

He wants his company to be a blue-chip business

(Newser) - With Facebook's IPO on the way, Mark Zuckerberg is looking to the future. Over the past year and a half, the site's CEO has worked toward a more mature company, reports the Wall Street Journal . He's seeking blue-chip status and beyond. "There was a period in...

Facebook
Has Scads
of Cash: Leak

Dec 15, 2011 11:29 AM CST

Facebook Has Scads of Cash: Leak

Source reveals finances to Gawker

(Newser) - Facebook is pretty much made of money, a knowledgeable source tells Gawker . The site has raw numbers as of September, which Ryan Tate calls “the Silicon Valley equivalent of hard-core pornography,” and they show that the social networking site will probably earn almost $1 billion in profit this...

Bug Allows Access to Private Photos on Facebook, Including Mark Zuckerberg's

Facebook Glitch Allowed Access to Private Photos

Dec 6, 2011 5:07 PM CST

Facebook Glitch Allowed Access to Private Photos

... and Mark Zuckerberg himself learned the hard way

(Newser) - A temporary glitch allowed Facebook users to view others' private photos with a surprisingly easy trick, reports ZDNet . It's been fixed, but not before some of Mark Zuckerberg's own private photos got pilfered and reposted on blogs, like here at Launch. The trick: You could report an image...

Don't Blame Mark Zuckerberg for Facebook's Privacy Problems: Farhad Manjoo

Blame Yourself
for Facebook's
Lack of Privacy

OPINION

Dec 1, 2011 2:25 PM CST

Blame Yourself for Facebook's Lack of Privacy

Site is all about sharing, so stop expecting a 'silver bullet' fix: Farhad Manjoo

(Newser) - Facebook is submitting to a government crackdown on privacy, and Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges “a bunch of mistakes” on that front. But the site’s privacy issues are as much our own fault as Zuck’s, writes Farhad Manjoo in Slate . The “idea that we can control the audience...

Facebook Settles With FTC Over Allegations It Was Too Loose With People's Personal Data

Facebook Settles
Privacy Case
With FTC

Nov 29, 2011 2:14 PM CST

Facebook Settles Privacy Case With FTC

It agrees to independent audits for 20 years

(Newser) - Facebook is settling with the FTC over charges it deceived consumers with its privacy settings to get people to share more personal information than they originally agreed to. The charges go back to at least 2009, when Facebook changed its privacy settings so that information users may have deemed private,...

Facebook
Employees
Dreaming of
IPO Christmas

rumor mill

Nov 18, 2011 5:41 PM CST

Facebook Employees Dreaming of IPO Christmas

Rumor mill heats up that company is going public soon

(Newser) - Here come the Facebook IPO rumors again. An insider tells Business Insider that employees expect the company to go public soon, possibly next month. "The IPO talk inside Facebook has ramped up the past 6 weeks and Zuckerberg repeatedly has said that it is 'coming,' which he...

Mark Zuckerberg:
'Steve, Thank You'

Oct 5, 2011 8:21 PM CDT

Mark Zuckerberg: 'Steve, Thank You'

Facebook CEO calls Steve Jobs a 'mentor and a friend'

(Newser) - A fellow titan of the tech world salutes the late Steve Jobs : "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend," writes Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook . "Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you." (Click for Bill Gates'...

Facebook Delays
Timeline Launch
in Battle Over
Name

Oct 3, 2011 10:58 AM CDT

Facebook Delays Timeline Launch in Battle Over Name

Another site has 'timeline' rights

(Newser) - Whether you’re dreading it or desperate for it , you’ll have to wait at least a few more days to use Facebook’s new Timeline . There’s already an online firm called Timelines, and it’s not happy about the plan: The company, whose service is similar to what...

Facebook
Starts a PAC

Sep 27, 2011 5:50 AM CDT

Facebook Starts a PAC

Social media firm aiming to buy some friends

(Newser) - Looks like the original social network is shopping for a political network: Facebook has filed paperwork to form a political action committee and it plans to use it to funnel donations to its favored candidates in upcoming elections, reports the New York Times . As debates about privacy and monopoly concerns...

Facebook Turns Profiles
Into 'Timelines'

F8 Recap

Sep 22, 2011 1:48 PM CDT

Facebook Turns Profiles Into 'Timelines'

Massive overhaul also lets you do more than 'like' something

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg announced more massive changes to Facebook at its f8 event today, starting with a complete reinvention of its profile page into something called “Timeline,” which Zuckerberg described as “the story of your life.” Friends will now be able to see years worth of your...

Vanity Fair
Unveils 'New
Establishment' List

Sep 1, 2011 12:20 PM CDT

Vanity Fair Unveils 'New Establishment' List

Mark Zuckerberg tops it, along with other tech execs

(Newser) - Vanity Fair put another feather in Mark Zuckerberg’s cap today, naming him to the top spot in its “ New Establishment ” list for the second year in a row. What’s the “New Establishment” you ask? Well, in the magazine’s words, it’s “an innovative...

It's Official:
Zuck 'Likes'
Steve Jobs

Aug 26, 2011 8:42 AM CDT

It's Official: Zuck 'Likes' Steve Jobs

Facebook proves it

(Newser) - Now that Steve Jobs isn’t running a rival company, Mark Zuckerberg is totally into him. He showed his love for the former Apple CEO by “liking” him on Facebook, the Daily Intel reports. How much does he like Jobs? About as much as he likes In-N-Out Burger, according...

ACLU Sues Newark Over Zuckerberg Donation

Aug 24, 2011 3:37 AM CDT

ACLU Sues Newark Over Zuckerberg Donation

Suit seeks transparency over $100M gift to school system

(Newser) - The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Newark on behalf of a parents group that wants to know exactly what the city plans to do with Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million gift to its school system . The ACLU is demanding that the city release all correspondence between the Facebook founder,...

Facebook Sees
'Smoking Gun'
Proof of Fraud
in Big Case

Aug 5, 2011 6:29 PM CDT

Facebook Sees 'Smoking Gun' Proof of Fraud in Big Case

Lawyers say they found evidence on Paul Ceglia's computer

(Newser) - Lawyers for Facebook say they have "smoking gun" evidence that a New York man isn't entitled to 84% of the company as he claims . The company pored over the computer of Paul Ceglia with the court's permission and says it found proof that Ceglia doctored an agreement...

Facebook Sues 'Shagbook'
Over Name

Aug 4, 2011 5:11 PM CDT

Facebook Sues 'Shagbook' Over Name

Dating site fights back, challenges trademark granted to Zuckerberg

(Newser) - A few months ago, Facebook sued adult dating site Shagbook over trademark infringement; now, the makers of Shagbook are hitting back, arguing that “facebook” is a “generic term.” Facebook says Shagbook is too close to its own name and suggests “the intent to call to mind...

Randi Zuckerberg Quits Facebook to Launch Biz

Aug 4, 2011 2:00 AM CDT

Randi Zuckerberg Quits Facebook to Launch Biz

Zuckerberg big sis is starting own social media firm

(Newser) - Randi Zuckerberg is leaving her little brother's business to start up her own. The 29-year-old director of marketing at Facebook is launching a firm that will help companies operate and better utilize their social media presence, reports the Los Angeles Times . Zuckerberg, who has been with Facebook since 2005,...

Larry Summers:
Winklevoss Twins
Are 'A**holes'

Jul 20, 2011 3:38 PM CDT

Larry Summers: Winklevoss Twins Are 'A**holes'

Former Harvard president says he rarely encountered such 'swagger'

(Newser) - Just in case The Social Network didn't beat this point home for you, former Harvard president Larry Summers thinks the Winklevoss twins are "assholes." The brothers, who infamously sued classmate Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly stealing their idea for Facebook, went to Summers for help, but he dismissed...

Google+ to Let Users
Keep Gender Private

Jul 14, 2011 10:02 AM CDT

Google+ to Let Users Keep Gender Private

Site wants the information, but it can be hidden

(Newser) - As Google works out its social-networking kinks, it has announced a new privacy setting: Google+ users will soon be able to keep their gender hidden from others. "Gender can be a sensitive topic, especially on the Internet," says a Google product manager in an online video. Starting this...