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Priced to perfection or underwhelming: Facebook stock closes at $38

Posted on 18 May 2012

After intense build-up and a decent initial pop when the market opened, Facebook’s stock ended the day at $38.23. Some analysts are calling the IPO a dud because the stock did not trade well above its offering price

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GameStop To Sell SIM Cards

Posted on 18 May 2012

GameStop is hurting. Same store sales fell 5%-11% and revenue was down 17% to $2 billion

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Facebook makes fifth mobile acquisition this year with Karma

Posted on 18 May 2012

Facebook has acquired the mobile gifting and commerce service Karma, according to a blog post on Karma’s website . This is the social network’s fifth mobile-related acquisition in 2012 after Lightbox , Tagtile , Glancee and Instagram . Launched just months ago in December, Karma positions itself as a user-friendly way for consumers to pick out and pay for gifts culled from a curated catalogue of items.

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These 3D Printer Trading Cards Are What Kids Will Swap In The Future

Posted on 18 May 2012

While, arguably, you’re not going to convince many kids to give up their Topps or Pokemon cards for these things, it’s nice to know they exist. They’re 3D Printer trading cards featuring some of the best 3D printers in the world

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Facebook’s Acquisition of Karma Brings Mobile Commerce, App Monetization Prowess

Posted on 18 May 2012

Facebook has just acquired mobile commerce startup Karma , which makes apps for gifting friends and family. The terms of the deal are undisclosed but 16 employees of the startup will be joining Facebook

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Bankers Got Too Aggressive With Pricing Facebook As Shares Barely Break Above $38

Posted on 18 May 2012

The underwriters of Facebook’s $16 billion debut on NASDAQ fought to the finish to keep the company’s shares above last night’s final price of $38 a share.

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Gillmor Gang Live 05.18.12 (TCTV)

Posted on 18 May 2012

Gillmor Gang – Gabe Rivera, John Taschek, Robert Scoble, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gilmor.

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Redesigned activity box, notification center give Facebook users in-line controls for privacy, app alerts

Posted on 18 May 2012

Over the past week, Facebook has been rolling out redesigns for the “recent activity” box on Timeline and the notification center at the top of the site. Besides visual changes, the features now include in-line controls for adjusting the privacy level of a recent action and choosing whether an app or group can send notifications. The new activity box includes larger images and text, as well as an additional app icon

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Facebook IPO Day: The Scene At NASDAQ in NYC’s Times Square [TCTV]

Posted on 18 May 2012

In case there was any confusion after Facebook’s eight years in business and its recent geographic expansions, it was cleared up today: Facebook’s home and heart lies in Silicon Valley.

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TC/Gadgets Webcast: The Avengers, Nerf, And Kickstarter Tips

Posted on 18 May 2012

Is The Avengers worth your money? Do the disc-blasting Nerf guns leave a welt? How do you pull a Pebble and rein in $3 million on Kickstarter

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