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Forbes also urged investors to "Buy Early And Buy As Much As You Can." A poll of 800 people determined that Facebook would close at $55 on its first day as a public company, putting it in that ethereal $140 billion range.

A year later, we all know how things actually turned out. Facebook's stock price jumped a mere $0.23 on that first day. Over the next few months, the stock bottomed out at $17.55 — less than half its opening price. The backlash was so fierce that there was even a movement to dump CEO Mark Zuckerberg in favor of a more seasoned chief executive. Viewed in cold economic terms, the Facebook IPO was a bust Read more...More about Facebook Ipo and Mark Zuckerbeg]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 11:40:27 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/5-things-wed-change-about-facebook-mobile
But being in the spotlight means taking your share of criticism. And if the Facebook app represents our smartphone-centric lives ... well, it has a few issues. None of them are deal breakers, but Mashable loves to tinker. Read on to see our list of things we would change about the Facebook app. Read more...More about Mobile, Facebook, Apps, Social Media, and Features]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 09:09:47 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/startup-extends-job-offer-to-recent-grad-via-instagram
Tech marketing firm ePrize posted a picture to Instagram this week asking its former marketing intern Samantha Bankey, who graduated from Ferris State University in Michigan last weekend, to join the company

"We used Instagram because Samantha is highly engaged on this platform, and we've watched her work progress over her senior year in college through her photos," said Janice Pollard, digital marketing and public relations leader for ePrize."She follows ePrize on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, as well as some of our personal accounts. We cross-pollinated the job proposal photo across all of our social channels as well." Read more...More about Startup, Instagram, Business, Marketing, and Startups]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 08:51:40 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/blip-apples-hook-up-with-bang-with-friends-is-over Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:00 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/bang-with-friends-gets-booted-from-app-store
Bang With Friends debuted in January and quickly took off in popularity. The concept is simple: Users log in with Facebook and select what friends they want to bang. Only friends that have mutually selected the other user show-up in a "down to bang" queue.

The app claims more than 1 million users, even though it's not without its share of controversy. In addition to questions about creepy factor, the anonymity of users has come into question. Earlier this month, it became possible to find out if some of your friends had signed-up for the service on Facebook. A mobile version for iOS and Android debuted last week. Read more...More about Apple, App Store, Tech, Mobile, and Bang With Friends]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 16:06:57 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/bang-with-friends-gets-kicked-out-of-apples-app-store-with-little-explanation Fri, 17 May 2013 15:30:55 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/does-tumblr-lose-its-cool-if-its-acquired
Now even more reports are starting to suggest that Google, Facebook and even Microsoft are all also showing interest in the microblogging service

It makes sense that acquisition talks are circling around Tumblr. The company has taken more than $125 million in venture funding since 2007 and investors want to see a return on that investment. Meanwhile, Tumblr continues to try to find itself a business model — including native mobile advertising — without alienating its users. Read more...More about Yahoo, Tumblr, Opinion, Business, and Startups]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 15:27:41 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/google-glass-stole-the-show-at-google-io-2013
The glaring omission didn't stop Glass from stealing the show for the rest of the conference, though. Day 2 of I/O was packed with sessions on Glass, including one where official Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr apps made their debut. The sessions themselves garnered the kind of lineups usually reserved Lady Gaga tickets. Many developers were walking around wearing Glass, but it was the looks of jealousy from the Glass-less that underscored just how much interest there is in Google's head-mounted gadget. Read more...More about Google, Google Io, Tech, and Google Glass]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 14:58:09 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/apple-yanks-bang-with-friends-app-from-ios-app-store Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:00 PDT http://www.phprssreader.com/demo/news/facebooks-stock-has-lost-31-of-its-value-since-it-went-public-one-year-ago Fri, 17 May 2013 14:16:28 PDT