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19 hrs ago | Layover

Snap-on Reaches New Milestone on Facebook

The on-line place to be is the Snap-on Facebook page where more than 25,000 members of Snap-on Nation have become fans of the company.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Marketing

Thu Nov 26, 2009

SF Gate

Retailers seek early birds through tweets

Retailers big and small have beefed up their presence on Facebook, Twitter and other popular social networks well in advance of this week's traditional start to the annual holiday shopping season.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Twitter, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Marketing, Advertising

Wed Nov 25, 2009

PC Magazine

Facebook Says It Has No Immediate IPO Plans

Facebook has established a dual-class stock structure to ensure voting control by existing owners, but has no plans to become a public company, it said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups

CNN

KISS live on Facebook

KISS still packs stadiums after moreA than 35 years, but the legendary rock band will use Facebook to let even more fans experience Wednesday night's concert in Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Kiss, Pop/Rock, Startups, Entertainment

ClipSyndicate

Facebook Introduces Dual-Class Structure for Stock: Video

Nov. 25 -- Facebook Inc., the world's biggest social-networking site, introduced a dual-class stock structure to let current shareholders hold onto voting control.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software, Video, Business News

CBS News

Accused Teen Killer Comes From Violent Family

Photo: Alyssa Bustamante's hand, as tagged on Facebook, mock-stabs a friend with a red-tipped knife.

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Related Topix: Startups, Prison, Jefferson City, MO, Cole County, MO, Eastern Correctional Facility, State Prisons

Digital Post Production

Avatar Unveils the Next Generation of Movie Trailers

LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- James Cameron's epic adventure AVATAR will take moviegoers to a world never before experienced, so it's only fitting that the film is getting a 'next generation' movie trailer.

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Related Topix: Avatar, Titanic, Drama Movies, Action Movies, History Movies, James Cameron, Social Software, Startups, YouTube

Tue Nov 24, 2009

KLEW-TV Lewiston

Facebook creates dual-class stock structure

Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company.

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Related Topix: Startups, Social Software, Google, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Software

VentureBeat

Facebook co-foundera s Asana raises $9M from Benchmark, Andreessen-Horowitz

Asana , the productivity management startup from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and lead engineer Justin Rosenstein, has raked in $9 million from Benchmark Capital and Andreessen-Horowitz. Asana is probably one of the more anticipated startups in Silicon Valley right now.

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Related Topix: Startups, Benchmark Capital, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Harvard University, Science, Computer Science

MyCentralJersey.com

Become a Fan of the "Barron Arts Center" on Facebook

The Barron Arts center is excited to announce that they have joined the social network movement and have implemented a Facebook page.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Earth Times

We Give Cash: Reaching out to Their Customers Through Facebook

Facebook, the online Social Networking tool, has a certain power to make the world a more open and connected place for its millions of users, who now use it every day to keep up with fri, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet and know already.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups

Sun Nov 22, 2009

TIME.com

Roku Rolls Out Open Source Roku Channel Store

Starting some time tonight your Roku player will be updated with the Roku Channel Store.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups

Post-Standard

It's 'defriend,' not 'unfriend,' says Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes before Syracuse lecture

Chris Hughes founded Facebook in February 2004 with Harvard University roommates Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Syracuse Metro, Syracuse, NY, Harvard University, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election

Sat Nov 21, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

24-year-old runs city Facebook site with 10,000 fans

You may not know Joey Colomba, but he has tens of thousands of followers. Local businesses are turning to him for exposure, and even the city's tourism director is in awe of the audience he can reach.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Salem, MA, Peabody, MA

The Medina Sun

Dragnet via Facebook? Medina police use online tool to nab outlaws

Jesse James had it easy. Living in a world of "wanted" posters and early telegraph wires, James could simply cross state lines and meld into the countryside, escaping the grasp of authorities.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Medina, OH

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Report says Tesla preparing IPO

Could Tesla Motors take the pole position in the race to be the next Wall Street blockbuster? Perhaps.

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Related Topix: Tesla Roadster, Startups, Fortinet, Sunnyvale, CA

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Free Press

Hugs, not harassment: Facebook groups slam day of violence against redheads

Have no fear, redheads - it appears this Nov. 20, you were more likely to be hugged than harassed, consoled rather than kicked.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups

WCBS

Woman Charged For Pa. Woman's Nude Facebook Photo

Share + Nov 20, 2009 2:44 pm US/Eastern WARREN, Pa. 1 of 1 Facebook has been rapidly catching up to MySpace as the premier social networking Web site.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, Warren, PA, Prison, York, PA, York Metro

MyFoxChicago

Facebook Chat Answers Flu Questions

Chicago - Got a swine flu question? Get an answer during a live Facebook chat offered by Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.

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Related Topix: Social Software, Startups, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Chicago Metro

Local Breaking News

Pet worker guilty; gets probation for drowned rabbits

A Ravenna woman, whose Facebook photo with two drowned rabbits garnered national attention, was sentenced today to probation.

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Related Topix: Startups, Animal Rights

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