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Facebook Summons Wall Street For Pre-IPO Briefing

Facebook Inc is taking the next step on its IPO journey and has summoned research analysts from Wall Street banks to its Menlo Park headquarters early next week for a pre-roadshow briefing to discuss the finer points of its business and books.
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HBO ‘Luck’ Cancelled: 3 Horses Dead, PETA Outraged

HBO's new series Luck, has been cancelled unexpectedly after growing safety concerns for its equine cast members boiled over. The show, which starred Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte, was responsible for the death of three horses in its short production span.
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Pinterest: Everything You Need To Know About the Biggest Interactive Site Since Facebook

The Wall Street Journal observed that although the website traffic has risen exponentially over the past couple of months, the start-up is yet to implement monetization strategies. Silbermann, according to report, is believed to be following Mark Zuckerberg's and Jack Dorsey's approach, both of whom didn't have a business model to begin their companies with.
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SWSX Festival 2012 Update: The Men, Beauty Bar, Mr. Dream Found Bushmills and Lemonade In Hazy Hot Sun

The first odd thing I see this morning is a man on 11th street with a tiny drum kit and a cymbal attached to the bike helmet he's wearing. Have some chips to start the day at a bar and move out.The Men sound hazy half drunk and 100% live which is a hot brand to the face in this Southern Texas City, southerner than all of Arizona and New Mexico and California at the Beauty Bar for the Consequence of Sound party.
Wasteland 2: Kickstarter Last Hope For Sequel To Classic ‘80s RPG

Wasteland 2: Kickstarter Last Hope For Sequel To Classic ‘80s RPG

Interplay game developers are attempting to raise the money through crowd-funding website Kickstarter.com in order to develop a sequel to the role playing game (PRG) classic, Wasteland (1988) which told the story of a small party of ex-US soldiers travelling across a post-nuclear apocalyptic American southwest. According to lead developer Brian Fargo, this may be their best (and last) hope at resurrecting the iconic computer game.
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Goldman Sachs Greg Smith Resignation: 4 Other Controversies To Hit The Firm

The resignation letter printed as an op-ed in The New York Times on Wednesday by Greg Smith, a London-based executive director for Goldman Sachs that oversees equity derivatives, has stirred up a lot of trouble for the firm. Smith claimed that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it. This upset is far from the first for the firm. Goldman Sachs has been involved in a string of controversies ranging from involvement with Greek debt to insider trading.

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