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Facebook users vote on privacy policy changes
Facebook on Friday began letting its more than 900 million members vote whether they approve of privacy policy changes introduced last month before the social network’s stock market debut. The polls opened at a “Facebook Site Governance Vote” page at the social network and will close June 8 at 900…
Ex-president of Iran calls Facebook ‘a blessing’: report
Facebook is a “blessing” that helps freedom-seeking movements challenge tyranny, a former president of Iran — which routinely blocks access to the social networking site — was quoted as saying in a report by the ISNA news agency. “We see that a Facebook page costing nothing can outstrip several television…
Snake-handling W.Va. pastor dies of snakebite
Flamboyant Pentecostal preacher Mark Randall “Mack” Wolford, who was one of the last serpent-handling preachers of his kind in the U.S., passed away on Sunday after being bitten by one of his snakes, according to the Washington Post. The Washington Post Magazine profiled Wolford in November of 2011, telling of…
Romney’s ‘With Mitt’ smartphone app mocked for misspelling ‘America’
It seemed like a simple enough concept on Tuesday night when the campaign of the Republican nominee for president, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, released its first smartphone app, “With Mitt.” Within hours, however, internet pranksters had found a glaring spelling error and wasted no time ridiculing the app and…
Facebook tumbles, extends post-IPO slump
NEW YORK — Facebook shares tumbled nearly 10 percent Tuesday, extending their slump after the much-hyped public offering earlier this month ran into investor skepticism about the social network. Facebook closed with a loss of 9.68 percent at $28.82, dropping below $30 for the first time and ending down more…
Facebook smartphone could come by next year: report
Facebook hopes to release its own smartphone by next year, as the newly public social networking giant looks to boost its revenue in the mobile Internet market, the New York Times reported Monday. The company has hired more than half a dozen software and hardware engineers who have worked on…
Facebook makes mobile move after IPO flop
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook released a “camera” application Thursday that lets people take Instagram-style pictures that can be shared with iPhones. The stand-alone application synchs to the leading social network, letting friends consult one another’s photos. The new mobile app “makes using Facebook photos faster and easier,” according to product…
Florida man to plead guilty after threatening to ‘put a bullet through’ Obama’s head
A Miami-Dade College student is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday of threatening to assassinate President Barack Obama. Court records obtained by The Associated Press indicated that 20-year-old Joaquin Amador Serrapio Jr. will enter a plea of guilty after initially telling the court he was not guilty. A Secret Service…
Facebook fighting off lawsuits over IPO flop
Facebook and its underwriters came under broad legal attack Wednesday as lawyers and investors filed lawsuits over Facebook’s controversy-marred initial public offering. At least three law firms said they were filing actions against Facebook and its underwriters after the $16 billion IPO flopped amid accusations that the lead underwriters and…
U.S. shares score solid gains but Facebook flops
NEW YORK — US shares racked up strong gains Monday with the Nasdaq adding nearly 2.5 percent helped by an Apple surge, but Facebook shares flipped below their IPO price on their first full day of trading. Jumps in the prices of the Nasdaq’s two largest companies — Apple and…
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