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The Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure has revoked Planned Parenthood's funding because the group is under federal investigation, but it has not revoked Penn State University's funding, even though Penn State is under federal investigation as well.

The first thing the 1,000 or so new post-IPO Facebook millionaire employees might need: a reality check.

While people continue to scour the Facebook prospectus for insights into the social media industry, investors are also digging for clues to the fate of companies tied to the success of Facebook Platform. The Facebook IPO filing provided insights into the long-term viability of companies such as Zynga and Snap Interactive, which investors used to their advantage Thursday.

The hype over Facebook's initial public offering has excited investors revisiting other social media companies, even though most of those stocks have plunged since the fanfare of their own IPOs.

I know, we're sick of them too. But this one's actually good.

Groupon Inc shares jumped to their highest level of 2012 Thursday as the daily deal company got a boost from social networking euphoria sparked by Facebook's IPO filing.

Groupon Inc shares jumped to their highest level of 2012 Thursday as the daily deal company got a boost from social networking euphoria sparked by Facebook's IPO filing.

The 2012 Super Bowl will feature a heated game between the New England Patriots led by Tom Brady and the New York Giants led by Eli Manning. Sports fans in Indianapolis and at home will be able to follow the game closely with new mobile apps made for the 2012 Super Bowl. Follow the game closely with one of these nine top Super Bowl 2012 apps.

Investors largely took a wait-and-see approach on Thursday as stocks ended little changed ahead of Friday's key employment report, but tech shares rose after strong earnings from chipmaker Qualcomm.

Twitter is releasing enhanced brand pages to several organizations including National Public Radio, NBC News, Volkswagen, The Huffington Post, Al Jazeera, Anobii and others. This is the second round of enhanced brand pages that Twitter will unleash. The social network originally launched unique pages for companies such as Coca-Cola, the American Fed Cross, American Express and Dell in December 2011.

Only a day old, it didn't take long for imposters to attempt to scam shares of the social network's stock. According to The Northwestern, a woman from Oshkosh, Wis., was caught selling fake Facebook shares the same day the company officially filed its IPO.

Singer Bono is set to make almost $1 billion in profit when Facebook goes public later this year, it emerged today. Wednesday's $5 billion dollar Facebook IPO is set to make thousands of stock holders a fortune, including the U2 front man who, through his investment vehicle Elevation Partners, bought a one percent stake in the social network for $90 million in 2009.

Assuming the $100 billion initial public offering by Facebook proceeds as planned, investors will likely clamor for shares and snap them up, just as in earlier Web frenzies for Netscape Communications, Yahoo and Google. But there are dangers.

Nick Carter's 25-year-old sister, Leslie Carter, died of an apparent overdose from anti-depressant drug, according to a Police Report released ahead of official toxicology test results.

Zynga shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday in the first trading session after Facebook revealed it made 12 percent of its revenue last year from the video game publisher.

Facebook filed for its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, a monumental step in the short history of the company that has helped change the face of the Internet in just eight years. With 845 million users, Facebook is a global phenomenon. But which countries use it most?

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.

As soon as news broke that Facebook was filing for its IPO, rumors spread that the public offering would create 1,000 overnight millionaires.

Facebook filed a $5 billion IPO on Wednesday, meaning that the social media giant will become a publically traded company, and anyone will be able to buy shares of Facebook starting this spring. But what is an IPO?

Spirit Airlines added a $2 unintended consequences fee to all tickets this week in response to the Department of Transportation's (DOT) new set of passenger protections.

Photos of Sheryl Sandberg's $8 million home in Atherton, Calif.

As word spread about the birth control recall of at least one million pill packets in the U.S. from Pfizer on Tuesday, panic ensued amongst women nationwide about their risk of becoming pregnant. But how do you know if the birth control pills you are taking are part of the recall?

Depending on who you ask, Facebook is either the best company to go public since Google or the hallmark of another tech bubble.

Zynga shares jumped as much as 22 percent on Thursday in the first trading session after Facebook revealed it made 12 percent of its revenue last year from the video game publisher.

We all know that social media allows one to share their words on the Web in a matter of seconds. Networking giants Facebook and Twitter are known to be frontrunners in that field, but a relatively new Internet craze may be a worthy competitor.

For 35-year-old David Choe, a decision six years ago to be paid in Facebook shares rather than a few thousand dollars cash is about to land the once homeless graffiti artist a $200 million windfall. A day after Facebook's blockbuster $5 million IPO, Choe's few shares could put him among the thousand or so employees set to become overnight multi-millionaires.

Poor Charles G. Hogg-aka Staten Island Chuck-doesn't get nearly as much attention as his Pennsylvania rival, Punxsutawney Phil. But Chuck didn't see his shadow on Thursday, while Phil did.

California lawmakers are already drawing up plans for spending revenue generated from wealth tied to selling shares in Facebook, which took its first step toward its highly anticipated initial public offering on Wednesday.

Two of Facebook’s three biggest existing markets (by number of users) are India and Indonesia.