Digital Life
Facebook Users Should Expect Changes After IPO
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Technology
Facebook Stock Priced At $38 A Share Ahead Of Friday IPO
()Facebook has priced its much-hyped stock at $38 a share in advance of its initial public offering Friday. It is expected to be one of the largest IPOs in history and the company is expected to raise as much $18 billion.
Reports: Hewlett-Packard Plans To Announce About 25,000 Job Cuts
The company may cut about 8 percent of its workforce as part of a restructuring.
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The company has grown from an idea hatched in a Harvard dorm to a worldwide social media phenomenon worth billions.
The Two-Way
Report: Renouncing Citizenship Could Save Facebook's Saverin $67 Million()
May 16, 2012 News that Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship ignited controversy from those who accused him of trying to dodge taxes and those who say it's just a symptom of a costly tax code.
The Salt
From Science Fiction To Fact, Robots Are Coming To A Farm Near You()
May 16, 2012 Farm robots are here, not just in Star Wars. Some dairies already use milking machines that clean udders and monitor cow health, plus do the milking, and a fully automated tractor is coming out this fall.
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.
Planet Money
Is Facebook Worth $100 Billion?()
May 15, 2012 For Facebook to live up to its valuation, the company will need to redefine advertising as we know it.
All Tech Considered
Draw Something App Reveals The Artistic Chimp In Us All()
May 14, 2012 The Draw Something app works a lot like Pictionary: You pick a word, draw clues and wait for opponents to guess the answer. But cartoonist Matthew Diffee says the app's name is a bit misleading: "It would be more accurate to call it ... 'Draw Something With Your Foot While Bull Riding On A Boat.' "
All Tech Considered
Facebook's Success Hinges On How Much More It Can Learn About Us()
May 14, 2012 As Facebook prepares to sell stock to the public, perhaps valuing the company at nearly $100 billion, investors will be betting that the firm won't make its users so uncomfortable over privacy that they quit. Meanwhile, Yahoo, another company that also once had a bright future, continues to undergo upheaval as it struggles to define its mission.
All Tech Considered
Algorithms: The Ever-Growing, All-Knowing Way Of The Future()
May 14, 2012 Companies are using algorithms to guess your favorite film, track the development of the Occupy movement and predict insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other things. But with great power also comes great responsibility.
Art & Design
Steve Jobs Didn't Invent Design, But He Patented It()
May 13, 2012 The late Apple co-founder had his name on more than 300 patents for the devices and apps that changed our lives. It wasn't just to keep company property safe; Jobs intended to make design as valuable as function.
