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Jan. 27, 2012 (Reuters) — Facebook plans to file documents as early as Wednesday for a highly anticipated IPO that will value the world’s largest social network at between $75 billion and $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal cited unidentified sources as saying on Friday.

Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are expected to lead what would be one of the largest initial public offerings in U.S. history, the Journal cited its sources as saying.

Facebook was not immediately available for comment.

The impending IPO — expected to raise $10 billion — is a prized trophy for investment banks, setting up a fierce competition on Wall Street, particularly between the presumed front-runners Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)

Related Stories , Jan. 27, 2012 (Reuters) — Facebook’s initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.

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When it comes to NYC nightlife, one night you can be sipping Champagne with pseudo-celebrities, the next you’re chugging cheap beer in a noisy dive with sticky floors. Wondering where you can just grab a nice cocktail and relax without any pretense or a clipboard-wielding doorman? Here are the best bars with laid-back scenes in NYC. by Selena Ricks-Good.White Star

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21 Essex St.new York, NY(212) 995-5464

Originally opened by Sasha Petraske, White Star has been an anti-speakeasy cocktail bar since it first opened in 2008. although it’s not hidden, the bar still has a secretive air about it, perhaps because it’s off the beaten path. Intimate, cozy and featuring a short cocktail menu, the bartenders here are friendly and will happily make a drink of your choice.

Mother’s Ruin

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18 Spring St.new York, NY

Serving cocktail slushies such as bourbon with frozen apple cider, Mother’s ruin is all about taking the pretense out of cocktails. Opened recently by bartenders-turned-bar owners T.J. Lynch and Richard Knapp, this Nolita hangout features a rotating menu of cocktails in addition to the slushies and bar bites such as French onion soup topped with grilled cheese. An oasis of low-key cool, the neighborhood crowd has quickly taken notice, packing the bar during late hours.

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Release of iOS 5

Apple debuted the new software at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June and released it to consumers this week. The software brings 200 features to the iPhone, the iPad and the iPod Touch, including Notifications, iMessage, iCloud service, photo improvements.

Arrival of find my Friend and Airport Utility App

Apple introduced two new apps on the iOS platform before pushing it out; one of these was the find my Friend app which allows users to keep track of friends with other iOS devices and the other for setting up the company’s network.

Mac OS X 10.7.2. with iCloud Support

Apple released an OS X 10.7.2 update for its latest Lion operating system, which includes support for Apple’s iCloud service. It includes synchronization options for e-mail, contacts, notes, bookmarks, documents, calendars and the iCloud iPhoto stream feature.

Wins Injunction against Samsung in Australia

In the legal arena, Apple recorded another win, when the Federal Court of Australia awarded it an interlocutory injunction against Samsung selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 for infringing on Apple’s patents.

Google and Samsung have had a hard time coping with Apple’s dominance. both competitors of the California-based organization are holding off an event they had scheduled for this week to announce the first phone based on the next version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich. according to an AllThingsD report, both companies changed their mind, saying, “We believe this is not the right time to announce a new product as the world expresses tribute to Steve Jobs’ passing.”

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PostSecret, $1.99, Released September 4

Everybody has A Secret, but are you willing to Share?

PostSecret is one of the top-selling apps in the App Store right now and for good reason. Launched earlier this week, the iPhone/iPod touch app has one purpose: to let each of us tell the world all of our secrets. If this concept sounds refreshing and a bit unsettling at the same time, you’d be correct and here’s why.

Created by PostSecret, the $1.99 app offers an anonymous way to post secrets for the entire world to see.  Each secret, which can be forwarded to others via Facebook and Twitter, includes text and a photo.

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iProgress, $.99, Released September 4

New iProgress keeps you Organized And Goal Oriented

iProgress by Nitromsoft creates a new way to track your goals and progress on the iPhone.

The app takes a more natural route than traditional task managers like Remember the Milk or things, offering instead a platform for users to mark their own challenges, victories, and defeats.

Like other productivity apps available in the App Store, iProgress is designed to help users create goals, and then follow through with them. however, rather than using complicated charts or pre-formatted tables to get the job done, the app instead relies on the user’s own willpower and ability to input data.

Google Plus Photo Importer, $.99, Released September 6

Google Plus Photo Importer Arrives

Dropico has released the first of its kind Google Plus Photo Importer app, available now for the iPhone/iPod touch. Available for $.99, the app allows users to instantly upload photos into Google Plus through Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and Photobucket. the end result is very nice.

In order to use the service, you must first log into your Google Plus account, and then into each of your photo-sharing services. While this process is tedious at best, once it is done you don’t have to perform it again.

After your accounts are authenticated, you can select from one to 100 photos at a time to upload to Google Plus. Along the way, you’ll see a nice illustration showing two cartoon-like characters handing off the photos, one after the other.

Kinetik– Share the apps you love, Free, Released September 6

Kinetik – A Social Network for iOS Apps

A brand new application called “Kinetik,” which works kind of like a social network for iOS applications, is now available to download in the App Store. Once downloaded, users can “share the applications [they] love” with others. It’s also possible to view a list of the apps shared by friends, the most shared (“trending”) applications and shared apps by category from within Kinetik.

As outlined in the app’s release notes, Kinetik allows users to “stay up to date on the latest apps, get app recommendations from your friends, and see what apps are trending.” the application itself is available to download for free, and is compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch.

Blogger, Free, Released September 8

Google Launches Official Blogger App for iPhone

Good news if you use and enjoy Blogger, Google’s hosted blogging platform. Just minutes ago, Google released an official iPhone client for the service.

Called Blogger, the app is available free of charge on the App Store and it does everything you would expect. that is, you can use it to post new entries, upload images, or modify older posts, right from your iPhone. best of all, the app supports multiple accounts if you need it.

Grand Prix Story, $2.99, Released September 8

It’s Time to Hit the Track with Grand Prix Story

Grand Prix Story by Kairosoft Co.,Ltd is another simulation game from the makers of the popular Game Dev story, Hot Springs story, and Mega Mall story. Yep, it’s more of that addictive simulation game formula that you love so much.

In Grand Prix story, you are put in charge to manage your own racing team, with the goal of conquering the Grand Prix. but before that can happen, you have a lot of training to do, as well as finding the right people for your team. you have to start out as the worst, and work your way up to being the best. This title closely resembles Game Dev story more than the other recent releases.

MadPad – Remix Your Life, $.99, Released September 8

MadPad Makes Music out Of Your Life Using only Your iPhone

MadPad – Remix Your Life by Smule is another incredible casual music app for the iPhone from the famed developer of Leaf Trombone.

The app builds on its predecessor’s “social music” platform, creating a unique way to record and remix everyday life into incredible, beat-oriented performance pieces.

As a music creation tool, MadPad is somewhere between a video recorder and a loop machine, offering users the ability to record short snippets of their everyday life. Each of these samples is then arranged onto an editable beat pad. Tapping any of the recorded images reproduces that exact video portion. Tapping these pieces in sequence, obviously, has the potential to create some interesting beats.

The app comes with a number of stock sound sets, as well, in case users haven’t got the initiative to record their own. that being said, the included recorder is incredibly simple to use, and offers an excellent amount of detail for the medium at hand. there are also several other sound sets available for free via the included browser.

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Facebook, Free, Updated September 6

Facebook App get Major Update, but still not for iPad

Facebook has just released an update to its popular iPhone/iPod touch app. Unfortunately, the update still does not include iPad compatibility.

Version 3.5 of the Facebook app includes a number of tools that make it easier to share items with your friends. These features include the ability to tag friends and places in posts and share external links from a web view. in addition, the app includes newly designed Profile and Group Wall pages.

Plus, the Facebook app has improved the sharing tool to add privacy controls on posts and the ability to match those settings with those on the social networking website.

The best iPhone Apps Of the Week is published each weekend; a companion piece, The best iPad Apps Of the Week, is published separately.

Attention developers: If you would like your app to be considered for one of our “Best Of” lists, please me know by sending me a tweet @bryanmwolfe. Note: Your app must have been new or updated in the last week to make the current list.

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The Best iPhone Apps Of The Week, September 4-10, 2011

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Recently I noticed that Facebook uploaded all my contacts phone numbers. I didn’t give anyone permission to do this but they did it anyway. Then it was my obligation to turn off the feature in facebook. Why is that so? Should I have to be always watching as social networking invades every inch of my privacy. The crazy part about it is that we let this happen to us. It is just another experiment to see how far the human can be controlled. It’s almost like a legal holocaust of our information. We are all being stripped down and thrown in front of the world. What’s next?

Is anything safe anymore? Does anyone even care that they are controlling all our information, how we build our personal networks, who we can and can’t see or talk to , where we can turn people off with the click of a button. How imaginative it is to just flip a switch and make your world a better place.

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Apple scored 795 out of 1,000, maintaining their pole position from last year’s satisfaction survey, while HTC and Motorola have switched positions, with 763 and 762 respectively. That’s a dip for all three from last year, where Apple scored 800, HTC scored 781 and Motorola scored 791, suggesting that smartphone buyers are generally getting tougher to please.

As for regular cellphones, Sanyo leads the field with strong scores for physical design, battery and operation, with LG and Samsung following in second and third places. J.D. Power found

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J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Social Media Use Drives Higher Satisfaction among Owners of Smartphones and Traditional Mobile Phones

Apple Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Smartphone Manufacturers,While Sanyo Ranks Highest among Traditional Mobile Phone Manufacturers

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.: 17 March 2011 — Overall satisfaction with smartphones and traditional mobile phones is considerably higher among owners who use their devices for social media activity, compared with satisfaction among owners who do not access social media platforms on their phones, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction StudySM—Volume 1 and the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction StudySM—Volume 1, both released today.

Among smartphone owners who use their device to access social media sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook, satisfaction averages 783 on a 1,000-point scale—nearly 22 points higher than among those smartphone owners who do not often use social media sites on their device. currently, more than one-half of smartphone owners report having used their device to access social media sites via the mobile Web or mobile applications. While rates of mobile social media site usage are not nearly as high among owners of traditional mobile phones (9%, on average), satisfaction among traditional handset owners who use their device for social media is notably higher than that of traditional handset owners who don’t access social media (754 vs. 696).

“It’s not unexpected that smartphone owners access social media sites from their device more frequently than traditional mobile phone owners due to features such as larger screens and QWERTY keyboards,” said Kirk Parsons, senior director of wireless services at J.D. Power and Associates. “However, these findings demonstrate that equipping devices with powerful features and service is key to creating positive customer experiences with wireless devices.”

The study finds that wireless users who engage in mobile social media activity on their mobile device also tend to use it more often for calls, texts and data; are more likely to purchase additional wireless services in the future; and are also more likely to provide positive recommendations for their handset brand and service provider, compared with users who don’t use social media on their device.

“It’s clear that the gap in satisfaction between customers who use social media applications on their device and those who don’t is driven by several factors, but the critical ingredient is whether the user has a positive experience with the wireless device itself,” said Parsons. “Providing features that facilitate social networking activity and make it easy for users to communicate and share information between various social media sites may be an effective way for service providers to further engage customers and increase loyalty.”

These two studies measure customer satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets and smartphones among owners who have used their current mobile phone for less than two years, by examining several key factors. In order of importance, the key factors of overall satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets are: operation (30%); physical design (30%); features (20%); and battery function (20%). For smartphones, the key factors are: ease of operation (26%); operating system (24%); physical design (23%); features (19%); and battery function (8%).

For a fifth consecutive time, Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartphones in customer satisfaction with a score of 795 and performs particularly well in ease of operation, operating system, features and physical design. Motorola (763) and HTC (762) follow Apple in the smartphone rankings.

Sanyo ranks highest in overall wireless customer satisfaction with traditional handsets with a score of 715. Sanyo performs well in three factors: physical design, battery functionality and operation. LG (711) and Samsung (703) follow Sanyo in the traditional handset rankings.

The studies also find the following key wireless handset usage patterns:

The average price of a traditional wireless mobile phone continues to decline and averages $73 in 2011, compared with an average of $81 at the beginning of 2009. the decline is primarily due to discounts provided by handset providers and wireless service carriers to incentivize sales. currently, 46 percent of owners report having received a free mobile phone when subscribing to a wireless service, which is a historical high.Mobile applications continue to enhance the smartphone user experience. Two-thirds of owners say they have downloaded games and social networking applications to their device. more than one-half (54%) say they have downloaded travel software, such as maps and weather applications, while 53 percent indicate having downloaded entertainment-oriented applications. This indicates that smartphone owners are continuing to integrate their device usage into both their business and personal lives.Ownership tenure impacts overall satisfaction with the device experience. those who report owning their device less than one year are significantly more likely to be more satisfied than those who have owned their wireless phone for a longer period of time (773 vs. 728). Newer devices tend to offer more features, services and better quality than older phones.the 2011 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study—Volume 1 and the 2011 U.S. Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction Study—Volume 1 are based on experiences reported by 7,275 smartphone owners and 11,347 traditional mobile phone owners. the studies were fielded between July and December 2010.

iPhone takes top spot in US smartphone satisfaction stats – SlashGear

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Some of the most celebrity newcomers to this year’s 2011 World’s Billionaires itemize are threesome of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook co-founders.

That’s because Facebook’s appraisal has more than multiple since Spring 2010, supported on a $1.5 1000000000 shot brokered by nihilist Sachs that valued the ease privately held ethnic meshwork at $50 billion. Zuckerberg’s phenomenon surged 238% since terminal assemblage to $13.5 billion, and his Facebook cofounders easily secured symptom on the Billionaires list. But their gain worths are modify than we prototypal expected. after weeks of digging, we eventually got a well-placed maker to support their literal shareholdings in Facebook. Turns discover every quaternary of them hit been commerce shares.

• Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly oversubscribed most 5%, ostensibly having finished so terminal start from what we hear. he ease owns 25%.
• Dustin Moskovitz, who utilised to hit 6%, today has 5%, again having ostensibly change discover a accumulate terminal fall.
• Eduardo Saverin has been reaction his wager since 2009, and today has around 2%, which makes significance presented how things ended between him and Zuckerberg.
• Sean Parker, who erst had 4%, today has meet low 3%.

Who crapper rattling blessed these teen entrepreneurs for selling? with these sky-high valuations, it belike isn’t much a intense intent for these teen guys to verify whatever money soured the table.

None of the quaternary would respond us direct when we asked for comment. (Actually Saverin wouldn’t respond us most anything). perhaps they don’t poverty it effort discover that they hit sold. it module every be unconcealed presently sufficiency when the concern is required to enter its S-1 before their close IPO. In the meantime we’ll ready our ears open.

Facebook Founders Sold Shares – Luisa Kroll – Bounty Hunter – Forbes

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Heisz12 (Alex Heisz) %createVar1%: Cubs sign free agent first baseman carlos pena to a 1 year deal worth approx 10 mil

Ajon21 (Aaron johnson) %createVar1%: Carlos pena is the new 1B for the cubs, could be another stereotypical signing of a free agent that is on the downfall from the cubs?

emilybabcock (Emily Babcock) %createVar1%: Source: The Chicago Cubs met with Carlos Pena’s agent on Monday: By Bruce Levine The Chicago Cubs met with agent… http://bit.ly/hQWeiS

mlbspies (MLBSpies) %createVar1%: Reports: Cubs agree to terms with Carlos Pena – Baltimore Sun: The Cubs and free-agent first baseman Carlos Pena… http://bit.ly/hu18Qx

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Carlos Pena, Chicago Cubs Reportedly Agree To One

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