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Facebook 2011: Most Shared Articles of the Year

For instance, many among Facebook's 800 million users were interested in a dog mourning the death of a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan than they were in stories about troops being pulled out of Afghanistan. Anyway, here is the list from Facebook of its 40 most shared articles of 2011.
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Facebook to hire thousands, sees fast growth

Facebook, the social networking giant that is preparing to go public, said it plans to hire thousands of employees over the next year to keep up with what it expects to be rapid growth.
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Zynga IPO values company as high as $9.04 billion

- Zynga Inc, which plans to go public in two weeks, on Friday slashed its value by more than 30 percent to $9 billion, hoping to avoid the fate of other recent Internet IPOs that have disappointed after stock market debuts.
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Cluzee: Experiencing Android's Latest Alternative to Siri [VIDEO]

Android users who remain unsatisfied with pseudo-Siri apps available for their devices can now switch to Cluzee, a talking, intelligent personal digital assistant. The software was developed by a startup firm, Tronton, and is available free for devices running Android 2.1 or higher.
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Zynga Plans up to $1 Billion in IPO: Report

Facebook games developer Zynga Inc will sell about 15 percent of its common stock in an initial public offering, Bloomberg said, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Senator demands privacy info from software firm

Senator Al Franken asked software maker Carrier IQ to respond to claims by an independent security researcher that its products collect and transmit potentially sensitive data about millions of mobile phone users.
Al Franken wrote a letter to Carrier IQ's CEO Larry Lenhart demanding answers about his company's alleged logging of keystrokes and private information from cell phones.

Carrier IQ: Al Franken Wants Answers!

Carrier IQ is under fire for logging and transmitting extremely sensitive data from user's phones without their knowledge. Sen. Al Franken stepped in and wrote a public letter to Carrier IQ's chief.
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RIM, Nokia deny use of Carrier IQ software

Research In Motion does not install, nor authorize, its carrier partners to install Carrier IQ monitoring software on its BlackBerry smartphones, the company said on Thursday.
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Why Netflix is Broken and How to Fix it

Netflix, the online DVD rental firm, is in trouble as it is losing subscribers since it raised its prices in September, a move that will force it to spend more on marketing and report a loss in 2012, triggering investor concerns over its business model.

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