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Facebook has increased the upper limit on the number of characters allowed for status updates. The exact count, as of now, is 63,206.

NEW YORK, Nov 30 - Facebook games developer Zynga Inc is seeking a lower-than-expected $10 billion valuation for its initial public offering, which is to be priced on December 15, two people close to the process said on Wednesday.

Police have confirmed that Don Harman, meteorologist for Fox 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died from suicide, according to the Associated Press. Harman's family has set up a memorial fund to benefit local Kansas City charities.

Zynga is expected to price its shares on December 15 in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of the year.

Spotify, the online music streaming service, has announced its very own app platform that aims to bring users music related info through third party applications.

by Anthony Hughes and Robert SherwoodNEW YORK, Nov 30 - Zynga is expected to price its shares on December 15 in one of the most highly anticipated IPOs of the year.

British digital sports rights media firm Perform expects to be able to increase its advertising rates around video by employing more scientific data, such as that provided by Facebook, to target marketing at viewers.

Don Harman, meteorologist for the FOX 4 Morning News in Kansas City, has died of an apparent suicide, according to mediabistro.com, sparking major reaction in social media.

Startup cloud-computing company posts online ad for $10 groupies to promote brand at upcoming convention.

Our customers have been looking for a fun and safe way to express their holiday spirit and passion for firearms. -- Scottsdale Gun Club general manager

Don Harman, meteorologist for the FOX 4 Morning News in Kansas City, died Wednesday, implicitly stated on the station's Facebook page.

Facebook will be required to get user consent for certain changes to privacy settings as part of a settlement of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them to share more personal information than they intended.

A Brazilian ad agency has teamed with a condom distributor to target young males on Facebook by creating unexpected babies profiles.

Cyber Monday online sales set a record, led by department stores and home goods retailers, according to U.S. data released on Tuesday.

The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that Facebook will settle over privacy disputes. Commissioned by Alcatel-Lucent, Allison Cerra and Christina James set out in Identity Shift: Where Identity Meets Technology in the Networked-Community Age to understand how users construct their virtual identity and how much information consumers are willing to share with companies online.

Zynga Inc embarks on a road show to promote its initial public offering next Monday, two sources familiar with the matter said, the latest dotcom name to try and whet investors' appetites.

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived customers into believing personal information was private when in fact it was public, the commission announced Tuesday.

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.

Standing in long queues as Egyptians wait to cast their vote, many are tweeting, filming, and relaying their every observation, bringing a new dimension to election monitoring in the Arab world's most populous nation.

Facebook, the world's largest Internet social network, is preparing for an initial public stock offering next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Thomas H. Lee Partners is interested in buying the U.S. operations of Yahoo Inc, breaking away from other bidders that are for now eyeing either a minority stake or teaming up with the Internet giant's partners in Asia, sources familiar with the matter said.

Facebook, the world's largest Internet social network, is preparing for a initial public stock offering next year, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Brazilian filmmaker Oscar Maron Filho suffered a fatal heart attack while addressing a forum at a film festival in India Sunday afternoon.

Facebook Inc said on Monday that it made a mistake in letting Merck & Co take over a page on the social networking website from its German rival Merck KGaA.

Facebook Inc is looking to go public between April and June 2012 with a valuation of over $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Scarlett Johansson doesn't give a tweet about social media -- at least not for herself.

NBC can't get enough people to watch its network. No one can really get anyone to buy paper. So, the solution between network and Staples? Getting their Scrant on.

Zynga reportedly attempted to buy Rovio, the makers of Angry Birds, for $2.25 billion, but were rejected. Is this a warning sign for Zynga?

A gay couple claims that a United Airlines manager used an antigay slur during an argument at Denver International Airport.