Facebook Users Should Expect Changes After IPO
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The Two-Way
'Information' To 'Knowledge Agent': Google Changes The Way It Does Search()
May 16, 2012 Besides presenting relevant links, Google will now provide information about your searches. Currently, Google said its engine knows 3.5 billion facts.
All Tech Considered
'What Facebook Is Selling Is Us'()
May 16, 2012 Facebook's initial public offering — $16 billion and counting — is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. The company and its investors are betting that the social media giant can learn enough from its users so it can target ads that will be worth big, big money.
Monkey See
'Kickstart Shakespeare': Of Sonnets, Beer, And Online Fundraising()
May 16, 2012 "It was written for the masses," says the director of a New York organization raising money to bring Shakespeare's work to new audiences.
Planet Money
How Facebook Can Live Up To The Hype()
May 16, 2012 Facebook needs more users — and it needs to figure out how to make more money off of each user.
Planet Money
Pizza Delicious Bought An Ad On Facebook. How'd It Do?()
May 16, 2012 What happened when two guys who sell pizza out of a window in New Orleans decided to buy a Facebook ad — and what it says about the state of social-media advertising.
Business
Facebook's Growth And Reach At A Glance()
May 15, 2012 In just a few years, Facebook has grown from an idea hatched at Harvard to a worldwide social media phenomenon potentially valued at about $100 billion. Review key moments on Facebook's road to growth, see where it's most popular, and compare how much the shares held by Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives could be worth once the company goes public.
