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Facebook To Pay Banks 1.1% Fee For Managing IPO

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Senior Facebook executives met Monday with analysts and bankers, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn't attend. The company's chief financial officer told attendees that Zuckerberg prefers to focus on developing Facebook's social-networking service.
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Facebook underwriters to get 1.1 pct fee -source

Facebook will pay just a 1.1 percent fee to underwriters of its initial public offering, according to a source with knowledge of the company's plans, doling out a much slimmer than typical payout.
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iPad 3 Released Worldwide: Customers Reactions (PHOTOS)

iPad 3 has launched its worldwide release to thousand of waiting fans and tech aficionados alike. David Tarasenko, a construction manager from Sydney, Australia was the first lucky buyer of a new iPad 3 HD. From there, store openings across Austrailia and Asia continued to before European stores opened at 8 a.m. local time. In San Francisco, one of Apple's flagship stores, customers waited in light rain as local television crews shot news reels of people holding umbrellas and reading their iP...
Kristina Robinson

’16 And Pregnant' Season 4: Kristina Robinson Involved In Baby Daddy’s Murder?

MTV's hit reality show, 16 and Pregnant, hasn't featured new moms with the best reputation. The show's stars have gone on to be arrested for drug violations, domestic violence and harassment, but the latest drama has happened before the latest season even aired. Newcomer Kristina Robinson, a teen from Texas, was two months pregnant when her fiancé and baby daddy, John Todd Hight Jr., drowned on Apr. 30, 2011.
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Chinese Microbloggers Bemoan Identity Disclosure Rule

Living in one of the world's most heavily censored societies, Wang Yong enjoys anonymously venting his daily frustrations, 140 characters at a time, via China's version of Twitter, but new government restrictions are making him think twice.
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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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Britney Spears Joins Path: What's Path? [VIDEOS]

Path, one of the fastest growing social media platforms, snagged another major boost in credibility this week: Britney Spears has joined the network. The world-famous pop star tweeted out to her fans about her new Path account on Monday.
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Rihanna Promotes Her Album on Social Media

Pop superstars Rihanna, 23, is not only good at singing, but also running the social media, which has brought her a great success of the launch of her album Talk to Talk.
Huggies Ad backlash: Diaper Commercial Angers Dads [VIDEO]

Huggies Ad Backlash: Diaper Commercial Angers Dads [VIDEO]

A new advertisement for Huggies baby diapers has fathers across the country up in arms for its unfair portrayal of dads is inattentive, easily distracted and generally incapable of caring for their infants. The campaign, titled Have Dad Put Huggies To The Test, was part of a program to demonstrate the performance of our Huggies diapers and baby wipes in real life situations.
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Apple’s New iPad: 4G LTE Version or Only Wi-Fi? Which One Should You Buy?

Apple's New iPad is going to hit the stores Friday morning. As a successor to iPad 2, the new device has been introduced with some exclusive power-packed features like Retina Display, a sharper screen, a speedy and faster processor performance, the all new iSight camera and the snapping new updated operating system.
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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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