MARK ZUCKERBERG

Sunil Babu Pant, founder of Nepalese LGBTI group Blue Diamond Society

Could Nepal Be The Gay Haven Of South-Asia?

Nepal, the Himalayan state bordered by Asian giants China and India, has arguably achieved what its neighboring nations haven't even thought about: Preparations are underway in its mountainous terrain -- where the monarchy gave way to democracy only in 2008 -- to host the region's first sports competition for LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) community.

Star-struck Japan PM befriends Facebook's Zuckerberg

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda frequently entertains dignitaries from all over the world, but he was a touch star-struck on Thursday when he hosted a young billionaire with a whiff of celebrity: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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Facebook: Emails show NY man's lawsuit a fraud

Facebook Inc released emails by founder Mark Zuckerberg from his days at Harvard University to bolster its arguments that a wood-pellet salesman who sued for a 50 percent stake in the social media company lied and forged documents.
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Facebook: Evidence shows NY man's lawsuit is fraud

Facebook Inc urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out a lawsuit by a New York wood pellet salesman who said he deserves half of founder Mark Zuckerberg's stake in the social media company, calling the case a fraud.
An employee works on a computer at the new headquarters of Facebook in Menlo Park, California January 11, 2012.

Stock Rater Sees Facebook On Par With Tech Titans

Facebook isn’t even trading yet but Rapid Ratings, a New York firm with an unusual risk-analysis model, rates the social networking company's stock as highly as that of technology stars Intel, Apple, Microsoft and Google.
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Facebook To Pay Banks 1.1% Fee For Managing IPO

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 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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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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Facebook co-founder buys New Republic magazine

Chris Hughes, one of the co-founders of Facebook and a former online strategist for Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign, has purchased a majority stake in The New Republic, the magazine said on Friday.
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Forbes list of billionaires due out soon

Forbes magazine is due to release its annual list of the world's billionaires around midday on Wednesday, with Mexico's Carlos Slim poised to retain the top spot and attention focused on how far up the list Facebook's IPO has catapulted Mark Zuckerberg.
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RIP Facebook: Funniest Twitter Responses to the Trending Topic

RIP Facebook became a trending topic early Saturday, with several Twitter users poking fun at the false declaration that the rival social-networking site was dead. Here are some of the funniest Twitter responses to the RIP Facebook trending topic on the microblogging site:

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