Facebook Now Worth More Than Walmart On Stock Market

BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market. The world’s biggest online social network knocked the world’s largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on Monday and the gap

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Facebook Users Donated More Than $15 Million For Nepal Relief In A Week

Facebook users did way more than just “like” inspiring stories coming out of Nepal after it was struck by a magnitude-7.8 earthquake. In a matter of a week, more than 750,000 Facebook users worldwide gave over $15 million through the platform’s donation button, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a post on Friday. “I want to thank everyone

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Sheryl Sandberg: ‘As A Woman Gets More Successful.. She Is Less Liked’

Ellen Pao’s high-profile gender discrimination lawsuit has resonated with women across Silicon Valley and beyond — including Sheryl Sandberg. In a recent interview with Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Bloomberg, the Facebook executive said she saw many of her own experiences reflected in Pao’s case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. “We have systematic stereotypes of

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It’s True: We Use Facebook To Feel Better About Ourselves

Is Facebook posting all shameless attention-seeking? Well, it depends on your personality type. A new study confirms that people who tend to feel insecure in their relationships are more active on the social networking site, posting status updates and writing on walls, commenting on posts and photos, and “liking” updates in the hopes of getting a little attention. Researchers at

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This Pup Is That Friend Who Has No Clue He’s Awful At Singing, So You Love Him Even More

This dog cannot carry a tune in a bucket — but don’t worry he’ll sing his heart out regardless. This video uploaded to Facebook features a bulldog named Junior belting out Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up,” and thinking he’s totally killin’ it. Watch at the 0:26 mark where Junior emphatically joins his owners in song, giving it his all

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