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One Year Later: Facebook Employees Are Happier Since the IPO
2 days ago - Benzinga - May 17, 2013 12:55 PM
One year following Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) IPO, its employees are more satisfied than they were in the twelve months before the public offering, as well as more confident in CEO Mark Zuckerberg.


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A year after IPO, Facebook still down 30% (but the future is bright)
2 days ago - VentureBeat - May 17, 2013 12:25 PM
A year ago today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "rang the bell" to open trading in one of the most hotly-anticipated initial public offerings in history as Facebook hit the stock market. And promptly went splat.


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Facebook's Rock-Star 'Status' Vanishes
2 days ago - Fox Business - May 17, 2013 12:22 PM
Twelve months and one incredibly-rocky IPO later, and it’s clear that Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has failed to come close to those unrealistic expectations.


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Leighton Woodhouse: Mark Zuckerberg's Flailing New Lobby Group Represents Everything That's Wrong With DC
5 days ago - Huffington Post - May 14, 2013 11:14 AM
Fwd.us' lobbying approach reflects the worst of DC-style politics: it's cynical, it's transactional, and it's predicated on using critically important social and ecological issues as pawns in a chess game. Worse for Mark Zuckerber



Does Facebook Need a New CEO?
5 days ago - TheStreet - May 14, 2013 9:45 AM
If they are representative of things to come, Mark Zuckerberg's recent moves could set off a death spiral at the once undisputed social media leader. Click to view a price quote on FB. Click to research the Internet industry.    


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Tesla CEO quits Zuckerberg's immigration reform group
6 days ago - CNN Money - May 13, 2013 11:08 AM
Tesla founder Elon musk has left FWD.us, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's advocacy group.


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Mark Zuckerberg's Immigration Group Loses Big Backers
1 week ago - Huffington Post - May 10, 2013 10:39 PM
WASHINGTON -- Billionaire eco-entrepreneur Elon Musk announced on Friday that he was quitting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group, upset over its controversial political...


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Tesla’s Elon Musk Leaves Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us
1 week ago - NY Times - May 10, 2013 9:12 PM
Elon Musk of Tesla and David Sacks of Yammer have left Mark Zuckerberg’s Fwd.us, which faces criticism from environmentalists over its lobbying tactics.    


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It Sounds Like Mark Zuckerberg's Immigration Lobbying Group Is Falling Apart
1 week ago - Business Insider - May 10, 2013 7:59 PM
Last weekend, we described how the lobbying group organized by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to promote immigration reform had been caught supporting politicians who trash President Obama and Obamacare and support oil drilling in the Alaska wilderness



Exclusive: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group
1 week ago - Reuters - May 10, 2013 6:53 PM
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmentalist Elon Musk has quit a Silicon Valley advocacy group formed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg after the group funded ads for senators touting their support for an oil pipeline and oil



Exclusive: Elon Musk quits Zuckerberg's immigration advocacy group
1 week ago - Reuters - May 10, 2013 6:53 PM
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmentalist Elon Musk has quit a Silicon Valley advocacy group formed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg after the group funded ads for senators touting their support for an oil pipeline and oil


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An artful answer to the tech talent gap
1 week ago - FT - May 10, 2013 2:45 PM
The tactics of Mark Zuckerberg’s new pressure group to allow more computer-savvy immigrants into the US show contempt for public opinion


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Facebook Is About To Launch A Huge Play In 'Big Data' Analytics (FB)
1 week ago - Business Insider - May 10, 2013 10:45 AM
When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took Wall Street analysts' questions about his Q1 2013 earnings last week, there was one theme he kept returning to: Facebook's new Big Data capabilities.Most people think Facebook is a straightforward advertising pl


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The Fury Over Mark Zuckerberg's Political Committee Is Getting Louder By The Second (FB)
1 week ago - Business Insider - May 9, 2013 5:24 PM
Mark Zuckerberg wants to change our country's current immigration laws to ease entrance for qualified individuals to work. Zuckerberg's first step was forming a non-profit advocacy group called called Fwd.Us to spearhead the overhaul. But many a


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MARK ZUCKERBERG IS RIGHT: Here's Why We Do Need To Fix The System For Letting High Tech Workers Into America
1 week ago - Business Insider - May 9, 2013 10:30 AM
For years, America has been the center of scientific and technological innovation for the entire species.  When things are discovered, built, or innovated, it's done in America.  That status could be at risk,  in large part due to the


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Fwd.Us Raises Uproar With Advocacy Tactics
2 weeks ago - NY Times - May 8, 2013 9:10 PM
The advocacy group Fwd.Us, created by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and others, has shocked some liberals with its tactics in a campaign to support immigration reform.    


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Conspiracy Theories Are Flying About The Investigation Of Russia's 'Mark Zuckerberg'
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 7, 2013 5:40 PM
The world has started paying attention to an escalating clash between entrepreneur Pavel Durov and the Russian government — wondering what the implications are for the founder of Europe's largest social network. Durov, 28, is the founder of top


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This Is How Much Mark Zuckerberg Loves Game Of Thrones
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 6, 2013 6:24 PM
The whole world has been reliving the fairy-tale sale of tiny startup Instagram to Facebook last year for about $1 billion in cash and stock, thanks to Kara Swisher's in-depth article published in Vanity Fair. One of our favorite details involves ano



peHUB Second Opinion 5.6
2 weeks ago - peHUB - May 6, 2013 4:57 PM
In Hong Kong, companies are stocking up on bankers to bolster their IPO chances. In Silicon Valley, snarky blogs make a comeback. And Mark Zuckerberg and Kevin Systrom on what really happened when Facebook bought Instagram. And so much more!The post


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One Of Zuckerberg's Rivals Doesn't Like How He's Hacking Into Politics
2 weeks ago - Huffington Post - May 3, 2013 9:59 AM
Mark Zuckerberg may not be cut out for politics after all -- at least according to one of his rivals. Josh Miller, co-founder of online...


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Silicon Valley's Top Startup Factory Once Funded A Company Because The Founder Looked Like Mark Zuckerberg (FB)
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 3, 2013 9:53 AM
Venture capitalist Paul Graham runs Silicon Valley's most successful startup accelerator. Y Combinator has an acceptance rate similar to that of an Ivy League school, and a track record for producing billion-dollar startups. Storage startup Dropbox i


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VC: Here's Why So Many Facebook Executives Are Quitting To Work With Me (FB)
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 3, 2013 8:26 AM
Chamath Palihapitiya, once the longest tenured executive at Facebook not named Mark Zuckerberg, is now out on his own, running a venture capital firm. He's staffing up, and lots of the people he's hiring are, like him, former Facebook employees.


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peHUB Second Opinion 5.2
2 weeks ago - peHUB - May 2, 2013 5:33 PM
Privacy, schmivacy? Mark Zuckerberg's mansion is on FourSquare. The day has come: Warren Buffett is now on Twitter. And a new Google Glass app lets you snap photos with a wink. And so much more!The post peHUB Second Opinion 5.2 appeared first on peHU


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Mark Zuckerberg's Big Lobbying Group Accused Of 'Effectively Bribing Politicians', And 'Misleading Supporters' (FB)
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 2, 2013 3:27 PM
Mark Zuckerberg's new lobbying group FWD.us is getting blasted by Josh Miller, founder of Branch, an online discussion startup. After meeting with the president of Zuckerberg's lobbying group, Miller says, "FWD.us is employing questionable lobbying t


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Mark Zuckerberg Just Told Everyone The Real Reason Facebook 'Home' Exists (FB)
2 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 2, 2013 10:17 AM
It's not completely obvious why Facebook launched Facebook Home, the phone takeover app that makes your Android smartphone run like a Facebook-dedicated phone. Most people want their phones to do a bunch of things for them — calls, text message


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Zuckerberg's advocacy ads under fire
3 weeks ago - LA Times - May 2, 2013 12:49 AM
Seeking immigration reform, Facebook founder is alienating some progressives by touting conservatives.SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg is the public face of one of the world's most prominent companies.    



UPDATE 1-Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 11:34 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about...



UPDATE 1-Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 11:34 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initia



UPDATE 1-Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 11:34 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initia



UPDATE 1-Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 11:34 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initia



Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 9:30 AM
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initial publ



Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 9:18 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initia



Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 9:18 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initia



Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 9:18 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about...



Facebook and banks ask U.S. judge to throw out IPO lawsuit
3 weeks ago - Reuters - May 1, 2013 9:18 AM
May 1 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc, its Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and dozens of banks asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing the social media company of misleading investors about its financial condition before its $16 billion initia


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Top Zuckerberg Confidant Says Facebook Users Are Going To 'Get Bored,' Unless Facebook Does Something 'Ground-Breaking' (FB)
3 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 1, 2013 9:17 AM
Before he left to found a venture capital firm, Social+Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya was Facebook's longest-tenured senior executive. He remains close with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. He stopped by BI headquarters yesterday. He told us that he


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Zuckerberg's Political Group Blasted For Supporting Keystone XL
3 weeks ago - Huffington Post - May 1, 2013 8:19 AM
FWD.us, a political group launched by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has come under fire from environmental groups for ads promoting fossil fuels. Two subsidiaries of...


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Facebook Bans Ad That Criticizes Facebook By Using CEO Zuckerberg's Face (FB)
3 weeks ago - Business Insider - May 1, 2013 12:45 AM
Facebook has declined to run an ad that criticizes Facebook's new political lobbying group, FWD.us, because it uses CEO Mark Zuckerberg's face. The Washington Post notes: In a statement, Facebook said it generally rejects “ads that contain Mark

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The Three Things That Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Other Tech Leaders Want From Immigration Reform
3 weeks ago - Minyanville - Apr 29, 2013 2:15 PM
Zuckerberg and other tech players are behind a bill that would double the number of H-1B visas for immigrants that start new companies or are PhDs in math, science, or engineering.


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Staking an 'Upstart'—The Next Mark Zuckerberg?
3 weeks ago - CNBC - Apr 28, 2013 10:17 AM


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Mark Zuckerberg Joins The $1 Salary Club
3 weeks ago - Business Insider - Apr 27, 2013 11:04 AM
Facebook confirmed in a filing that Mark Zuckerberg, the social network’s founder and CEO, is taking a $1 salary this year and foregoing any bonuses, as well. But he’s not exactly taking a vow of poverty. When Facebook went public last ye


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Mark Zuckerberg's Political Group Is Trashing Obama And Obamacare And Promoting Oil And Gas Interests
3 weeks ago - Business Insider - Apr 27, 2013 8:10 AM
If you want to get a feel for how American politics really works, as opposed to the way they tell you it works, look no farther than what's going on behind the scenes at the new political action group started by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and d


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Bits Blog: For Zuckerberg, a Big Payout From Facebook Stock
3 weeks ago - NY Times - Apr 26, 2013 8:44 PM
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social network, exercised options worth more than $2 billion after its public offering, according to a company filing, and sold about half the shares to pay taxes.    


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Facebook CEO Sold Stock Options For $2.3 Billion
3 weeks ago - Huffington Post - Apr 26, 2013 8:02 PM
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before...



Facebook CEO total pay for 2012 was $2 million
3 weeks ago - MarketWatch - Apr 26, 2013 5:38 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Facebook Inc. [f: fb] Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's total compensation totaled $2 million in 2012, up from $1.71 million the previous year, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hi



Facebook CEO Total Pay For 2012 Was $2 Million
3 weeks ago - Fox Business - Apr 26, 2013 5:38 PM
Facebook Inc. [f: fb] Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's total compensation totaled $2 million in 2012, up from $1.71 million the previous year, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Here's How Much Mark Zuckerberg And Other Top Facebook Execs Made In 2012 (FB)
3 weeks ago - Business Insider - Apr 26, 2013 5:24 PM
Facebook just released its first proxy form to the SEC today.  In it, we get a look at how much the company's top executives were paid last year. Here's the table. Click to enlarge: Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversatio



Facebook CEO cashes out $2.3B from 2012 stock options
3 weeks ago - USA Today - Apr 26, 2013 1:53 AM
Social media giant co-founder Mark Zuckerberg now has plenty of cash to pay his huge income tax bill.


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Mark Zuckerberg And Priscilla Chan Are On A Low Key, Burger-Filled Hawaiian Vacation
3 weeks ago - Business Insider - Apr 25, 2013 2:04 PM
It's a slow news day in the tech world, so here goes... Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan spent this week vacationing on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. For a couple worth $13 billion, the vacation seems pretty low-key. Sure, they stayed


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Mark Zuckerberg's Sneaky Trick To Get Conservatives To Back Immigration Reform
4 weeks ago - Business Insider - Apr 24, 2013 11:27 AM
It's been less than two weeks since Mark Zuckerberg launched his new immigration lobbying group, but the Facebook CEO seems to have already gotten the hang of the political game. Politico's Alexander Burns reports that Zuckerberg's new organization,