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A ticker in Times Square spreads news of Facebook's decline: The social network's stock value dropped 10 percent in its second day of trading.

Facebook's underwhelming IPO: Proof the stock was overhyped?

The company made a big splash in the stock market last week, raising a whopping $16 billion. This week, its share price is already plunging

 
Microsoft's new social network, which lets users track other people's search queries, is neither a Facebook rival nor a Twitter rip-off. But it might be too niche to take off.

So.cl: A guide to Microsoft's confusing new social network

So.cl — pronounced "social" — is being touted as a new "experiment in open search." But where does it fit within an already crowded space?

 
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, just one day after shares of his company began trading for $38 each.

Mark Zuckerberg's surprise wedding: Why now?

The Facebook founder made billions on Friday, then tied the knot on Saturday. Why wait until his company went public to make the big change in his private life?

 
Mark Zuckerberg applauds after ringing the Nasdaq's opening bell on Friday: In the first 30 seconds of trading, 80 million Facebook shares changed hands.

Facebook's historic IPO: By the numbers

It's official: Hundreds of millions of Facebook shares have hit the market, making some lucky people very, very rich

 
Retaining the iPhone's 3.5-inch screen year after year means less work for developers, and a less-buggy experience for users.

The rumored 4-inch iPhone screen: Is bigger better?

The Wall Street Journal and Reuters report that Apple is preparing to debut a larger handset come fall. Say it ain't so, bemoan some nostalgic techies

 
Mark Zuckerberg in New York earlier this month: Facebook is expected to be valued above Disney and McDonald's, but investors might be getting the short end of the stick.

6 signs investors are paying too much for Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg's ubiquitous social network will likely be valued at more than $100 billion when it launches its IPO on Friday. Is the company massively overhyped?

 
Google's revised results page includes a column on the right that puts your search for, say, physicist Marie Curie, in context with additional data points.

Google's overhaul: A more human-like search?

The search giant is rolling out sweeping new changes with its Knowledge Graph, which aims to deliver more intelligent answers to your queries

 
With smartphone use leading people to tilt their head downward all too often, we could see an increase in drooping jawlines, even among the relatively young.

'Smartphone Face': Is your cell phone making your face sag?

Aestheticians have a new formula: Your smartphone plus gravity equals drooping jowls and double chins. Is their math right?

 
Groupon CEO Andrew Mason during the company's IPO last year: The daily deals site is still uncertain when it might start turning a profit.

Is Groupon primed for a comeback?

The struggling daily-deals site sees its share price soar after releasing a better-than-expected earnings report

 
A flag announcing the IPO of Facebook flies outside the JPMorgan office in New York City: GM dropped its paid advertisements from the social media site this week.

GM yanks its Facebook ads: Will it hurt the social network's IPO?

The auto giant's move raises doubts about Facebook's business model — just days before it begins selling shares to the public

 
Users of the new Facebook game "Journey of Jesus: The Calling" are invited to explore a colorful, cartoonish version of biblical Israel.

Journey of Jesus: The world's first Christ-centric video game?

Can Jesus take down Farmville? Game developer Lightside is banking on the notion that gospel can be addictively fun

 
The Pebble watch can alert users to incoming calls and text messages, and even allows them to remotely change the song playing on their iPhone.

The Pebble smartwatch: Kickstarter's record-shattering $10 million project

A high-tech timepiece that syncs with your smartphone goes from tiny indie project to internet sensation

 
Apple's current MacBook Pro: The next iteration of the high-performance laptop may be losing its CD/DVD drive in exchange for a sleeker look.

Apple's next MacBook Pro: 4 rumors

Speculation about the company's line of performance notebooks suggests that a razor-sharp Retina display and remarkably thinner chassis are imminent

 
Piercing artist Dave Hurban says he implanted magnets into his arm because he thought it would "look cool" to have an iPod attached to his wrist sans straps.

The man who implanted magnets in his wrist to hold an iPod

New Jersey piercing artist Dave Hurban has a unique (and bloody) vision for a strapless smart-watch

 
Mark Zuckerberg in 2007: The newly minted 28-year-old and soon-to-be head of a publicly traded company regularly turns to Bill Gates for advice.

The New York Times' Mark Zuckerberg profile: 4 intriguing revelations

As the young CEO hammered out a deal to buy Instagram over steak and ice cream, his lawyers sat on the couch watching the HBO series Game of Thrones

 

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