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Facebook filing lifts Zynga, other recent IPOs (AP)

AP – Facebook’s long-awaited IPO filing lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon. But analysts said the halo effect may fade, because some companies basking in Facebook’s glow just aren’t as financially sound as the world’s largest social network.

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India government backs case against internet giants (Reuters)

Reuters – The Indian government on Friday threw its weight behind a case against internet giants including Google and Facebook, who are embroiled in a battle over offensive content after a judge warned websites may be blocked “like in China.”

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London Olympics Restrict Volunteers Twitter and Facebook Use (Mashable)

Mashable – London 2012 Olympic volunteers have been banned from posting updates and photos to Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. The London Organizing Committee announced Friday that Games Makers, the 70,000 person volunteer squad, cannot post their roles, locations, or details about the athletes and other VIPs online. “We understand that many of our Games Makers will want to use social media to share their exciting experiences at London 2012 with their friends and family,” a spokesman told Reuters

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Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time (AP)

AP – Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal — its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet’s most lucrative market.

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FarmVille for Change: New York Times Columnist to Launch Social Game (Mashable)

Mashable – New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has been one of mainstream journalism’s most eager adopters of Internet tools. The Pulitzer Prize winner has a sterling reputation as a human rights reporter, and is a major proponent of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

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12-year-old girl who blogged cancer fight has died (AP)

AP – A Southern California girl who became a nationally recognized face of child cancer with a blog that chronicled her fight against brain tumors has died.

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Yahoo searching for new board members: source (Reuters)

Reuters – Yahoo Inc is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Zynga releases first mobile game since IPO (Reuters)

Reuters – Online game developer Zynga Inc is releasing a new mobile word game called “Scramble with Friends” on Thursday to expand its user base beyond Facebook and catch up with rivals in the handheld market.

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Yahoo expands sharing of stories through Facebook (AP)

AP – Yahoo is deepening its connections with Facebook’s online social network.

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U.S. removes Baidu from "notorious markets" list (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States has removed Baidu Inc, China’s largest search engine, from its list of notorious markets for piracy in a nod to the firm’s efforts to clean up its music offerings.

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