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Facebook's S-1 Language: Lots Of "Control"--But Not Much "Privacy"

Facebook's S-1 document is the hottest read since Harry Potter put down his wand. We gaze into this word cloud and parse the language to find hidden gems. READ»

Mark Zuckerberg Hacks S-1 Filing With Letter To Shareholders On Eve Of Facebook IPO

In the S-1 document that Facebook filed today in advance of its planned public offering, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid out his personal philosophy--the one he says will guide the company after it goes public."We don't build ...READ»

3 Things That Will Change After Facebook's IPO, And 2 Things That Won't

Once Facebook goes public, the party's over, right? Less innovation and more kowtowing to Wall Street, no? Maybe. Then again, maybe not.READ»

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Inside Facebook's S-1 Filing: 845 Million Users, $3.7 Billion In Revenues In 2011

The day has finally come as many has long predicted and hoped: Facebook today filed its S1 registration. READ»

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Inside The Papal iPad, Reid Hoffman Expects Facebook IPO In Early 2012, iPad Magazine Readers Want More

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.READ»

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Groupon IPO: Stay Calm

It's going to be a wild ride on Friday when Groupon launches into the public markets. Here are three things to keep in mind as you watch the price race up and down.READ»

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Costolo: Twitter Has "More Money Than We'll Need For A Long Time," And 250 Million Tweets A Day

With plenty of cash on hand, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo doesn't feel the need to IPO anytime soon. But how does he plan to generate more ad revenue from the increasingly popular social media network? READ»

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Square's Data Viz Tool, Google Plus API Arrives, Rhapsody Goes Social, Twitter Translated Into 5 Languages

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ»

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Gamestop's Android Tablet, Report: Apple After Dropbox, Pixel Qi Backed By 3M, IBM's Watson Becomes Dr. Watson, Groupon Grows

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Facebook Revamps Privacy, Pictures, And Purchases On Its Way To IPO

This week Facebook revamped its privacy settings, adjusted its location based services, gunned after Instagram and indicated it was in a rabidly acquisitive mood. Something is up.READ»

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"FarmVille" Maker Zynga Grows A $1B IPO In Facebook's Fertile Earth

Social-gaming powerhouse Zynga just filed its S-1 to raise up to $1 billion in IPO. It appears virtual farms and online cities have treated the San Francisco-startup well: Zynga pulled in $91 million in profit on sales of $597 million. READ»

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Zynga Files For IPO, U.K. Papers Ditch U.S. Editions, Facebook Winning, RIM Losing

Zynga just filed its Form S-1 stating its intent to IPO. This, and other bits of news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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Pandora's IPO: Beyond The Music

Leading Net radio service Pandora has just priced its IPO, ready to lead a nascent industry into the next phase. Here's how deal breaks down--and some interesting questions on the company's ability to compete with Apple, Google, Amazon, and Spotify.READ»

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iFive: Pandora Prices IPO, China-U.S. Cyber War?, Color Loses Founder, Next-Gen Xbox In Testing, Garmin Buys Navigon

On this day in history Charles Goodyear received a patent for the vulcanization of rubber, and Mister Spock received a patent for the rubberization of ears ... well, we kid. But for genuine reports on what's in today's news read on:READ»

Facebook's IPO, Angry Birds Gets "Magic Places," Canvas Raises $3M, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day. READ»

Groupon Is The Next Google (Unless It's The Next Webvan)

There was a lot of snickering Thursday after Groupon announced an IPO valuing it at as much as $30 billion. But the company might actually be worth a lot more than people think.READ»

Andrew Mason's $575 Salary, Groupon's $750 Million IPO

Let's begin with the biggest news of the day: Groupon's CEO makes 575 times what Steve Jobs makes as chief exec at Apple. But let's not get ahead of ourselves: Andrew Mason's base salary is only $575.READ»

Zynga IPO, Zuckerberg On The Middle East And Regulation, MacBooks Earn Top Marks, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

LinkedIn IPO Skyrockets, "Like" Buttons Stalk You, L.A. Noire A Hit, And More...

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After LinkedIn's IPO: What It Will Have To Do To Earn Its $4.3 Billion Valuation

There is plenty of hoopla over the first major social network IPO. And also plenty of questions about LinkedIn's ability to deliver.READ»