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Facebook Can be Sued for ‘Like’ Ads, Judge Says

A San Jose judge has said that Facebook, the largest social-networking site, can be sued by those claiming that its showing advertisements that users' friends like is a violation of California law as it pertains to commercial endorsements.
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Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and his wife Ali are shown after Pincus rung the opening bell of the NASDAQ exchange remotely from Zynga's headquarters on the day of the company's IPO in San Francisco, December 16, 2011.

Zynga Falters in Debut, Sheds Doubt on IPO Market

Online games developer Zynga Inc scored badly as it went public on Friday, dashing hopes for the year's hottest tech IPO, as investors frowned on its over-reliance on Facebook, dimming growth prospects, and outsized control by CEO Mark Pincus.
A months-long delay in Research in Motion's new BlackBerrys and a dreary quarterly report sent RIM shares tumbling again on Friday and pushed some analysts to sound the death knell for the mobile device that once defined the industry.

Americans Getting over Their Addiction to RIM's 'CrackBerries'

To understand what ails BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. in the U.S. market, just ask eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe. Recently, his company had a hundred engineers working on apps for Apple's iPhone, another hundred on apps for Google's Android, and only one or two on apps for RIM's BlackBerry.
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Zynga dips below IPO price

Zynga Inc shares opened as much as 10 percent above their offer price on Friday but then rolled back below the IPO price, showing that investors were still concerned about its dependence on Facebook and its growth prospects and that demand for hot tech IPOs may be waning.
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Zynga opens 10 percent above IPO price

Zynga Inc shares opened as much as 10 percent above their offer price on Friday, but then rolled back showing that investors were still concerned about its dependence on Facebook and its growth prospects.
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Google to Launch 'Siri Killer' Majel Soon?

Siri, the voice-controlled intelligent personal assistant, is the most striking feature of the iPhone 4S. However, it might meet its nemesis soon as Internet search engine giant Google will reportedly launch Android version of Siri.
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Salesforce.com Enters HR Software Business

Salesforce.com Inc is entering the business of selling human resources software in a move that raises the stakes in its battle to woo customers away from bigger rivals SAP AG and Oracle Corp..
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Adobe results beat Street view, shares rise

Software maker Adobe Systems Inc, the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat software, released quarterly results that beat Wall Street projections, sending its shares up 3 percent.
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How To Get Facebook Timeline in 3 Easy Steps

Facebook Timeline was released Thursday for users around the world. If you have not already activated your Facebook Timeline account, we give you three easy steps to make the switch.
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How Much is Facebook Worth? Finances Revealed Before 2012 IPO

The social networking giant is swimming in cash. A source with knowledge of Facebook's finances told Gawker that Facebook might be doing even better than investors expect -- a promising outlook for the company which has shown interest in floating an IPO offering in 2012. But how much is Facebook worth, exactly?
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Facebook Timeline Is Live: 6 Major Changes to Know

The new Facebook Timeline offers drastically different changes from any other switch before. We offer you the top six important things to know when switching to the new Timeline format and how to protect your information from others.
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Angelea Preston: Rep Speaks Out on ANTM Disqualification

A week on from Angelea's Preston's abrupt disqualification from America's Next Top Model All Stars series, we still don't know the real reason she got the boot. But according to her rep, it had nothing to do with an alleged Facebook announcement, Gather.com reported.
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Demi Moore Twitter @mrskutcher Staying Put: 'Does It Really Matter?'

Demi Moore's Twitter handle @mrskutcher is here to stay. Even though you probably believe @mrskutcher isn't fitting at all after the end of a six-year marriage with zany 'Two and a Half Men' star Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore doesn't mind. For her, getting rid of @mrskutcher is not the first thing on her to-do list.
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ABB to power Facebook data center in Arctic Circle

Swiss engineer ABB has won an $11 million contract to power Facebook's first data centre outside the United States, covering an area in the Arctic Circle equivalent to 11 soccer pitches, it said on Thursday.

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