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Facebook’s $5 billion IPO: By the numbers

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Estimated overall value of the social network — which may command “a valuation more than five times higher than Google Inc.,” Initial investment by billionaire Peter Thiel in 2004 in exchange for 44.7 $5 billion. Initial funding sought by Facebook, in one of the largest IPOs ever filed by a technology company. $75

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Winklevoss Twins Lose Appeal to Facebook

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The trio of the the “Winklevii&# (nickname given to the twins by Zuckerberg, according to The Social Network movie) and Narendra filed suit in 2004 against Facebook and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The trio alleged that Zuckerberg had stolen the idea for Facebook from them.

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A Review of Google Social Media Tools

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When asked about Google social media tools, the average person will immediately mention Google+. However, that is not the only venture from Google into social networks and, in some markets, not even close to its most successful one. In this article, we will take a look at three of Google’s projects in the social arena.

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