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Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company.

's initial public offering, a retrospective might be in order. A year ago I was so skeptical of all the ballyhoo that I offered readers two rather more conventional stocks which I suggested had better stock appreciation prospects.

On Friday, May 17, a shot was heard around the world of journalism when the financially troubled Village Voice dismissed three of its long time columnists.

You are your Facebook account . Public or private, its contents define you in a professional, commercial and social nature.

It was supposed to be the IPO of the decade: a soaring success that would finally shake Silicon Valley out of its doldrums and pave the streets with gold.

Illinois now has tougher penalties for those who use social media to organize violent "flash mobs" like those that have occurred on Chicago's Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas.

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An Australian politician says he has learned a valuable lesson in social networking after he "liked" a Facebook photo without realizing that it showed a teenage prankster exposing himself.

The accomplished hacker and startup founder who initially enrolled in college in India quickly decided he would learn more by moving here and immersing himself in the Silicon Valley entrepreneurial scene.

Facebook's "Like" feature is vital to 500 million people who share ideas on the social network and must have free-speech protection under the Constitution, a lawyer for the company told a federal appeals court.

Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com On the anniversary of its IPO, mobile is taking off on Facebook.

It's easy to argue against a Yahoo-Tumblr deal . Internet history is full of misguided M&A, and Yahoo has its own , very expensive chapter .

Even though Facebook's deals strategy has involved hits and misses , it appears that its 800 million users love to either comment about or share low-priced offers.

Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties.

's initial public offering, an IPO that will be the foundation of case studies for years to come but may have been so unique that it provides little in the way of insight.

Today is the day to pull up a one-year chart of Facebook Inc. stock and explain how the largest tech initial public offering ever became the biggest disappointment in years for many Main Street investors.

Dell Inc. reported a dramatic drop in quarterly profits on Thursday afternoon, as the PC maker admitted to cutting prices in an effort to maintain sales and market share.

Google says it's still figuring out the best ways to use Glass, but the company announced Thursday that Facebook , Twitter and several other media firms have built their own applications for the futuristic-looking wearable computer.

A social media gaffe has left the West Australian Minister for Education red-faced after it emerged he "Liked" a Facebook photograph of a teenager exposing his genitals.

Bea Arthur depicted in a nude painting is not something that you'd expect to bring in the big bucks, especially because the painting was done from a photo of Bea completely clothed.