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Facebook to close IPO books Tuesday

(Reuters) – Facebook Inc will close the books on its mammoth $10.6 billion initial public offering Tuesday, according to a source familiar with the deal. The No. 1 social network is scheduled on Thursday to price its shares, which begin trading on Friday.

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Shutterstock files for IPO of up to $115 million

(Reuters) – Online stock photography provider Shutterstock plans an initial public offering of common stock to raise up to $115 million. Sources told Reuters earlier this month that Shutterstock, which competes with stock photo leader Getty Images, is close to filing for an IPO

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Google insights: ‘Diablo 3′ trailer, Julia Orayen

Over the past seven days Google users have been looking for information about former Playboy Playmate Julia Orayen, pictures of Carolina Dieckmann and videos of the forthcoming video game Diablo 3. 

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Yahoo CEO out, investor Loeb gets board seats

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc is replacing its CEO for the third time in as many years, and giving three board seats to a hedge fund led by Daniel Loeb, putting him in a strong position to influence strategy at the struggling Internet company. Chief Executive Scott Thompson stepped down on Sunday, 10 days after Loeb accused him of padding his biography by faking a computer science degree.

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Yahoo set for growth post management reshuffle: analysts

(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc’s sweeping out of its chief executive and settling of a proxy fight with an investor open a path for stable growth for the troubled company, analysts said. On Sunday, Yahoo said its global media head, Ross Levinsohn, will be interim CEO

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The Brave New World of Driverless Cars

COMMENTARY | A technology that offers to change the world is quietly sneaking up on us. Google, usually associated with Internet search engines, is testing a diverless car, according to the BBC

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Facebook’s Zuckerberg says mobile first priority

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, saying that transforming its mobile and advertising experience are top priorities in 2012

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Facebook co-founder Saverin renounces citizenship

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his U.S.

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Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D

Vicarious travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis build by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project launched this week.

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Univision launching three webnovelas

NEW YORK (The Wrap) – You understand “telenovelas,” and now it may be time to add the word “webnovela” to your vocabulary: Univision, the top network for Spanish-speaking viewers, announced Friday the launch of a new video digital network and three webnovels, a format already popular in much of Latin America. Are webnovelas already a thing? Yes.

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