Friday, May 11, 2012

Why Facebook's Co-Founder Just Defriended America - Forbes


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Why Facebook's Co-Founder Just Defriended America
Forbes
One word: Taxes. More? Rates, complexity, worldwide reporting, and comprehensiveâ€"some say downright intrusiveâ€"disclosure. Facebook's Mark Zuckerbergâ€"with or without signature hoodieâ€"may get all the hype in the romping roadshow run-up to the company's ...
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPOBloomberg
Facebook co-founder renounces his US citizenship ahead of the IPOBeaufort Observer
Facebook co-founder gives up U.S. citizenshipSan Francisco Chronicle
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Facebook has face time with investors in Palo Alto - San Francisco Chronicle


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Facebook has face time with investors in Palo Alto
San Francisco Chronicle
Facebook's top executives returned to the Bay Area on Friday to cap off a week of meetings with potential investors, but they will have to wait at least another week to see whether the social network's stock will be a hit or a miss on Wall Street.
Facebook's leader keep courting investorsHouston Chronicle
Facebook's IPO roadshow gets mixed reactionsThe Advocate
Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priorityReuters
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Facebook's leader keep courting investors - Houston Chronicle


Sydney Morning Herald

Facebook's leader keep courting investors
Houston Chronicle
By Benny Evangelista PALO ALTO, Calif. - Facebook's top executives returned to the Bay Area on Friday to cap off a week of meetings with potential investors, but they will have to wait at least a week to see whether the social network's stock will be a ...
Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priorityReuters
Facebook IPO Said to Get Weaker-Than-Forecast DemandBloomberg
How Much Money is Facebook Making Off of You?PCWorld
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Facebook co-founder gives up U.S. citizenship - San Francisco Chronicle


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Facebook co-founder gives up U.S. citizenship
San Francisco Chronicle
Eduardo Saverin, the billionaire co-founder of Facebook, renounced his US citizenship before an initial public offering that values the social network in upward of $90 billion, a move that may reduce his tax bill. Facebook plans to raise as much as ...
Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship, escaping tax burdenDaily Caller
Renouncing citizenship is usually all about the Benjamins, say expertsFox News
Facebook Co-Founder Gives Up US CitizenshipBusinessWeek
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Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priority - Reuters


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Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priority
Reuters
By Alistair Barr | PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose limited role in promoting the No. 1 social network's market debut has drawn criticism, laid out its growth strategy to investors on Friday, ...
Facebook's Zuckerberg Targets Mobile Users, Touts InstagramSan Francisco Chronicle
Facebook brings pre-IPO road show to Silicon ValleyKGO-TV
How Much Money is Facebook Making Off of You?PCWorld
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Renouncing citizenship is usually all about the Benjamins, say experts - Fox News


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Renouncing citizenship is usually all about the Benjamins, say experts
Fox News
There are hundreds of people every year who renounce their US citizenship, but there is usually just one reason: Money. Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin stands to potentially save hundreds of millions of dollars by giving up his citizenship, ...
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin drops U.S. citizenship ahead of IPODigitaltrends.com
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. CitizenshipSan Francisco Chronicle
Facebook's Eduardo Saverin gives up citizenship: Shrewd tax move?Los Angeles Times
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Nasdaq Braces for Facebook IPO - Wall Street Journal


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Nasdaq Braces for Facebook IPO
Wall Street Journal
By JACOB BUNGE And JOHN LETZING Facebook Inc. executives met Friday with potential investors in Silicon Valley, while the Nasdaq Stock Market conducted a test of its IPO auction systems ahead of the social network's expected debut in the coming week.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Targets Mobile Users, Touts InstagramSan Francisco Chronicle
Facebook wraps up IPO road show in Silicon ValleyThe Associated Press
Facebook's First Job, Post IPO? Fix Its Mobile AppMashable
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Facebook's Eduardo Saverin gives up citizenship: Shrewd tax move? - Los Angeles Times


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Facebook's Eduardo Saverin gives up citizenship: Shrewd tax move?
Los Angeles Times
The 27-year-old Facebook Inc. founder could face a tax bill of more than $1 billion after the company's initial public offering, expected next week. His former Harvard classmate who is known as “the other Facebook founder” may have found a way to cut ...
Facebook co-founder Saverin renounces citizenshipReuters
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. CitizenshipSan Francisco Chronicle
Facebook co-founder cedes US citizenshipFinancial Times
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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin gives up US citizenship - Washington Post


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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin gives up US citizenship
Washington Post
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has given up his US citizenship, a move that will reduce his taxes when Facebook goes public in the coming weeks. Saverin, who was born in Brazil and moved to the US in 1992 and has been a US citizen since 1998, ...
Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship pre-IPORegister
Just like Eduardo, nearly 1800 people renounced US citizenship this year over ...VentureBeat
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up US CitizenshipSan Francisco Chronicle
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Nokia Lumia 900 Selling Out, Company Courts Verizon: Report - eWeek


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Nokia Lumia 900 Selling Out, Company Courts Verizon: Report
eWeek
Nokia Lumia 900 demand continues to outpace supply, and the Finnish phone maker is working on courting Verizon wireless, the company's US president told a reporter at CTIA. Nokia still faces a difficult road to rectify its financial outlook.
Siri Says Nokia Lumia 900, Not Apple iPhone, Is The Best Smartphone EverPCWorld
Nokia launches Reading app for Lumia smartphone usersCNET
Nokia Lumia drives further ecosystem momentum with new app partnerships ...Reuters
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Recommended: Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship - msnbc.com


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Recommended: Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship
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Breaking news and analysis of the economy, markets, autos, real estate and consumer issues. Check us out on Facebook, follow us on Twitter. Facebook's co-founder, Eduardo Saverin, is giving up his US citizenship to become a resident of Singapore, ...
Facebook co-founder renounces citizenship ahead of IPOFox News
Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenshipCNN
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Renounces US Citizenship Ahead of IPOPC Magazine
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Nokia Can't Keep Up With Cyan Lumia 900 Demand, In Talks With Verizon - DailyTech


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Nokia Can't Keep Up With Cyan Lumia 900 Demand, In Talks With Verizon
DailyTech
The US is the world's second largest smartphone market behind only China, but the US remains the world's largest phone market in revenue. Unlike some foreign markets where customers tend to seek out product on their own and buy unlocked handsets, ...
Fun Friday: Siri says Lumia 900 Windows Phone is best smartphoneThe Seattle Times
Nokia launches Reading app for Lumia smartphone usersCNET
Nokia Lumia drives further ecosystem momentum with new app partnerships ...Reuters
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Microsoft Bing goes social in search war with Google - Computerworld


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Microsoft Bing goes social in search war with Google
Computerworld
By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld - Microsoft's move to boost Bing's social networking feaures could finally give it an opportunity to truly take on Google's dominant search engine, analysts say. The updated Bing search engine, unveiled on Thursday, ...
Bing takes Twitter and Facebook but leaves the G+SlashGear
Microsoft's Bing Search To Go Social with New 'Sidebar' for FriendsHispanicBusiness.com
Microsoft Bing Friends FacebookInformationWeek
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Bing takes Twitter and Facebook but leaves the G+ - SlashGear


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Bing takes Twitter and Facebook but leaves the G+
SlashGear
Google products will be a thing of the past if Microsoft's Bing has anything to say about it â€" or at least that's what it appears like the software giant is attempting to make a reality with their newest update. In this update as you might well already ...
For Bing and Google, the future of search is socialChristian Science Monitor
Bing goes social with Facebook, Twitter integrationTechSpot
Microsoft Bing Friends FacebookInformationWeek
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For Bing and Google, the future of search is social - Christian Science Monitor


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For Bing and Google, the future of search is social
Christian Science Monitor
Over the next few weeks, Microsoft will overhaul its Bing search engine to incorporate results from Facebook, Twitter and other social networking platforms. By Matthew Shaer / May 11, 2012 The new Bing results page, which incorporates social search.
Bing goes social with Facebook, Twitter integrationTechSpot
Microsoft Bing Friends FacebookInformationWeek
Microsoft Revamps Bing; Oct. iPad Mini Rumors; Harry Potter Ebooks on KindlePC Magazine
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Why Microsoft Is Being Left in the Dust - Mashable


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Why Microsoft Is Being Left in the Dust
Mashable
There are now a number of companies â€" Apple, Google, Amazon, and others â€" that have Microsoft in their rear-view mirrors, disappearing quickly on the horizon in a cloud of dust. That kick of dust in the company's face is being emitted by Apple's iPhone ...
Microsoft Revamps Bing; Oct. iPad Mini Rumors; Harry Potter Ebooks on KindlePC Magazine
Microsoft Bing Friends FacebookInformationWeek
Bing to duel Google with Facebook-friendly formatNews Courier
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Microsoft Revamps Bing; Oct. iPad Mini Rumors; Harry Potter Ebooks on Kindle - PC Magazine


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Microsoft Revamps Bing; Oct. iPad Mini Rumors; Harry Potter Ebooks on Kindle
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo Topping tech headlines on Thursday, Microsoft dramatically revamped its Bing search results page, adding a "sidebar" that will allow users to interact with knowledgeable friends on a variety of topics.
Microsoft Bing Friends FacebookInformationWeek
Microsoft's Bing search to go social with new 'sidebar' for friendsThe Seattle Times
Microsoft weaves Facebook into Bing searchMother Nature Network
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Apple unveiling Google Maps alternative in iOS 6? - CNET


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Apple unveiling Google Maps alternative in iOS 6?
CNET
The company has reportedly been working on its own Maps service for the next version of its iOS platform, meaning it might kick Google Maps off the operating system. by Don Reisinger May 11, 2012 5:34 AM PDT When Apple launches iOS 6 later this year, ...
Apple mapping a future without Google in iOS 6?GigaOM
Apple to Drop Google Maps, Add 3D in iOS 6 [REPORT]Mashable
iOS 6 will feature Apple's custom Map appSlashGear
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Swarm of investors crave 'more shares than Facebook is selling' - Register


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Swarm of investors crave 'more shares than Facebook is selling'
Register
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Facebook's IPO is already oversubscribed with too many investors eyeing up more shares than those available, according to a well-placed source. The rumour emerged as the Nasdaq said it expects a jump in ...
Facebook IPO Overvalued at $96 Billion in Global Investors' PollSan Francisco Chronicle
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: Does it matter that he wears a hoodie?BBC News
Facebook has more demand than shares to offer in IPOSlashGear
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With new Bing, is Microsoft the first to get 'social search' right? - Washington Post


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With new Bing, is Microsoft the first to get 'social search' right?
Washington Post
"90 percent of people consult with a friend or expert before making a decision," Microsoft says in promotional materials for the new Bing, announced Thursday and rolling out over the next few weeks. The pitch sounds just like Google's plan for Search ...
Bing Unveils Redesign, Aimed At Scouring Friend NetworksCo.Design
Bing Will Tap Facebook, Twitter in Answering QueriesCIO
Microsoft redesigns Bing to combat 'search overload'Telegraph.co.uk
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Facebook is Launching Own App Store - Tom's Guide


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Facebook is Launching Own App Store
Tom's Guide
Facebook's just announced that it was going to be launching an app center… as if we didn't already have enough app stores to download from. The app store won't be unique to a platform. Think of Facebook's new app center as an app aggregator.
Facebook is getting its own app store for all devices, all platforms, all pricesVentureBeat
Facebook Admits It Doesn't Know How Mobile WorksBusinessWeek
Facebook App Center: More showcase than store, actuallyCNET
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Microsoft redesigns Bing to combat 'search overload' - Telegraph.co.uk


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Microsoft redesigns Bing to combat 'search overload'
Telegraph.co.uk
Microsoft has unveiled its biggest redesign yet of Bing, its search engine, in a bid to better organise information retrieval and incorporate the social web into its results. By Emma barnett, Digital Media Editor The redesign was shown off and ...
Bing revamped with clearer social contentTG Daily
Microsoft redesigns Bing, plays up Facebook linkChicago Tribune
Microsoft redesigns BingFudzilla
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Bing brings its friends to duel - Worcester Telegram


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Bing brings its friends to duel
Worcester Telegram
By Michael Liedtke AP SAN FRANCISCO â€" Microsoft's Bing search engine is heading in a new direction as it drills deeper into Facebook's social network and Twitter's messaging service to showcase information unlikely to be found on Google.
Microsoft Bing Revamp Includes Facebook, Twitter IntegrationeWeek
Bing deepens Facebook integration, connecting searchers with friendsCNET
Microsoft's Bing search engines to use Facebook tipsBBC News

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Bing search engine will include results from Facebook - Sacramento Bee


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Bing search engine will include results from Facebook
Sacramento Bee
By Nick Wingfield BELLEVUE, Wash. â€" When Facebook goes public in the coming weeks, there will be a lot of winners. Among them is one of the stalwarts of the tech industry, Microsoft, which has a small stake in the company. But Microsoft has an even ...
Bing to duel Google with format that's friendly to Facebook, TwitterDenver Post
Microsoft Bing Revamp Includes Facebook, Twitter IntegrationeWeek
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CNET
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