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Barack Obama's 'Perfect' Tweet

2012-05-30T10:04:58Z

Barack Obama can now add "master tweeter" to his resume.

Obama took to Twitter from Iowa on May 24 to answer a few questions regarding Congress's t...

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Mark Allen: The Value of Facebook In Gay Lives, Then And Now

2012-05-30T12:41:00Z

Using Facebook, I recently found closure with someone from my problematic gay adolescence. It was the early '80s, and we were both in the ninth grade. I had a big, bewildering, gay crush on Zach. I was enthralled by him.

Read more: Gay Adolescence, Facebook, Reconnecting on Facebook, Growing Up Gay, Gay Teens, Gay Voices News

Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe, MD: Are You Feeling Swallowed up by Social Media? How About A Time Out?

2012-05-30T12:28:54Z

There will always be a new technological temptation, but true living will always be unplugged. Teach your kids that today and they will someday thank you for that... perhaps even in person!

Read more: Social Media, Unplug and Recharge, Parenting, Facebook, Parents News

Julie Flynn Badal: Social Media and the Promise of Eternal Life

2012-05-30T12:26:40Z

Facebook provides a window to the death of people we hardly, if ever, knew. While it may not promise eternal life, Facebook may just guarantee that some distorted image of you will stick around at least until the planet melts.

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Ebong Eka: Facebook Flubs? You Can Still Make Money!

2012-05-30T12:21:38Z

I can't help you with past mistakes nor am I quick to say that buying Facebook is a mistake. However, here are some important tips the average investor has to know BEFORE investing in the market.

Read more: Facebook IPO, Investing, Investing Advice, Facebook Stock, Facebook, Facebook Investors Lawsuit, Facebook Investors, Facebook Stock Falling, Money News

Which Of These Teens Is The Next Mark Zuckerberg?

2012-05-29T17:08:15Z

After Facebook's stock price fell this weekend, Mark Zuckerberg's share of the company plummeted. But it's not all bad news for the young billionaire....

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Facebook Headquarters Plans Expansion

2012-05-30T09:41:20Z

MENLO PARK, Calif. — A Silicon Valley city where Facebook has opened its new headquarters voted Tuesday to support an environmental impact repor...

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David Fagin: The Final Straw: Break Up the Banks

2012-05-30T09:53:50Z

Breaking up the banks might not be the answer to the "Economic Utopia" we all dream of, but, after the events of the past five years, could it get any worse?

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Megan Berry: 5 Tips for Turning a New Signup Into a Power User

2012-05-30T09:24:28Z

In the first experience, your users decide how much of their time or money they will invest in your company. Will they become a lifelong devoted fan, sharing your company with all their friends or will they drop off after the first signup?

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Bank Regulators Still Learning To 'Like' Social Media

2012-05-30T04:04:00Z

By Jason Wallace and Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - As the securities industry finally warms up to using social media sites such as Faceboo...

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Dan Solin: What Facebook Stock Is Worth

2012-05-29T19:00:35Z

Facebook's much discussed IPO has generated a lot of discussion about the "real value" of the stock. Much of the information being disseminated is both inaccurate and harmful to investors.

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Adam Kirr: Twitter's 'Freedom of Expression' Is a Privilege; Not a Right

2012-05-29T18:23:58Z

Given that some celebrities and public figures are deciding to leave Twitter because of hateful, racist, or threatening attacks from "Twitter Trolls"; is it completely unreasonable to speculate that Twitter may enact measures to mitigate this problem?

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Dr. Irene S. Levine: My So-Called Friend

2012-05-26T18:21:05Z

My so-called friend deleted me on Facebook because of an accidental slip-of-the-tongue. She talks about me behind my back and when I try to apologize, she ignores me. What should I do?

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Joanne Bamberger: Were You "Punk'd" by Facebook?

2012-05-29T17:37:37Z

Even though there is never a sure thing on Wall Street, many people thought this would be the exception. After all, it's Facebook we're talking about.

Read more: Investments, Business, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Fraud, Facebook IPO, Social Media, Facebook Stock Price, Facebook, Facebook Stock, Business News

Richard Barrington: Faceplant: 4 Lessons From the Facebook IPO

2012-05-29T16:48:23Z

Whether or not there was any wrongdoing, the reasons for the Facebook flop are understandable. In many ways, this is an echo of the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, when emotion triumphed over logic for long enough to drive Internet stocks to prices that could only fall.

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John Friedman: You Don't -- and Can't -- 'Control' Your Brand

2012-05-29T16:45:46Z

Face it: If you're worried what your employees are saying about you on Twitter, your problem is not Twitter. And the same applies to your customers, suppliers, and communities in which you operate.

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15 #SummerTimeRules You CAN'T Break!

2012-05-29T11:48:52Z

Ahh, summer. For the past nine months, you might have been dreaming of wearing flip-flops, splashing around at the beach, and roasting marshmallows ov...

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Ahmed Shihab-Eldin: The Arab World and the Media's Symbiotic Revolutions

2012-05-29T12:48:34Z

There has been much speculation as to how central a role social media has played in catalyzing the Arab Revolution or the Global Occupy Movement. But little has been discussed about its role in spurring the media revolution.

Read more: Google, Social Media, Arabs, Twitter, Arab Spring, Egypt, Middle East, Crowdsourcing, Media Criticism, Innovation, Facebook, Journalism, Syria, HuffPost Live, Video, Media News

Zuck Takes A Roman Holiday

2012-05-29T11:37:00Z

If you ever wondered where a multi-billionaire goes on a romantic getaway, look no further than Mark Zuckerberg's honeymoon.

After their surprise ...

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Facebook May Snap Up Software That Recognizes Your Face

2012-05-29T11:30:31Z

Facial recognition may be in Facebook's future.

Rumors have been swirling for more than a year around Facebook's desire to snap up the successful ...

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Daniel R. Schwarz: What is the Cultural Significance of Facebook's IPO?

2012-05-29T11:18:23Z

Worrying about the fluctuating price of Facebook and whether Morgan Stanley properly managed the IPO misses the major historical and cultural point of what happened.

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Why People Are Confused That Priscilla Chan Isn't 'Mrs. Zuckerberg'

2012-05-29T09:22:41Z

If you google "Mrs. Zuckerberg," you'll get 267,000 results! Not bad, except that they all refer to Priscilla Chan - not Mark's mom, Donna. Priscilla ...

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FREE FALLING

2012-05-29T12:21:00Z

NEW YORK — Facebook's stock has fallen below $30 for the first time since its much-awaited public debut this month.

The stock fell $3.07, or 9....

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Dr. Faheem Younus: Pakistan To Twitter: 'Yes We Ban!'

2012-05-29T10:23:50Z

Safeguarding the honor of Prophet Muhammad is the overarching goal behind such bans. As a Muslim, I believe I am more committed to that goal than these clerics. But my approach follows the "Yes we can" logic.

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Aaron Harber: Facebook Crybabies

2012-05-27T10:22:51Z

The Blame Game Begins

The recent spate of complaints about Facebook's unspectacular stock debut includes thousands of investors who were upset FB's i...

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