Fast Food Theories Threaten Economic Health

Fast Food Theories Threaten Economic Health
Dallas Blog (blog)
Given that the product and its market position were different in Zagreb from the United States , I'm quite sure staffing levels and the jobs involved were also different, as they would be in Mumbai. For one thing, far more man-hours must have been ...
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Gujjars set govt June 8 deadline

Gujjars set govt June 8 deadline
Deccan Chronicle
By Narayan Bareth The agitating Gujjar leaders said they will wait till June 8 evening to meet their demand of 5 per cent quota in government jobs and thereafter, the community members would announce the next step of the agitation.
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Singapore's future among the leading global cities

Singapore's future among the leading global cities
TODAYonline
We are helping workers improve their skills, and cope with the changing job market. We are slowing down the inflow of foreign workers and immigrants, and discussing our population policies with all Singaporeans. It will take some time, ...
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Alstom, Druk Green form JV for hydro service centre in Bhutan

Alstom, Druk Green form JV for hydro service centre in Bhutan
IBNLive.com
PTI | 07:06 PM,Jun 07,2012 Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) Power generation and transmission firm Alstom announced today it has joined hands with Druk Green Power Corp to establish a state-of-the-art centre in Bhutan to provide repair services for hydro runners ...
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Why rupee fall is of no help to exporters this time

Why rupee fall is of no help to exporters this time Business Today The source of her confidence is her job at a factory in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, 75 km southwest of Chennai, where, along with 2000 other women, she stitches the seams of designer and sports bras, and earns a salary of around Rs 4000 a month. See all stories on this topic »

Steve Jobs apparently soaked in JRD Tata's bathtub: hearsay

Steve Jobs apparently soaked in JRD Tata's bathtub: hearsay
BGR India
What's more she also claims that even though it wasn't mentioned in Walter Isaacson's biography, everyone knows Jobs lived in one of the seedy hotels in Mumbai and was always in need of a bath. It does not seem to me that we are talking about the same ...
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Teaching math via Origami

Teaching math via Origami
Economic Times
MUMBAI: When in school and college Ravindra Keskar, 61 years, was just like any other student, who didn't love mathematics. The reason - just like in million other cases - his mathematics professor was not upto the mark. But when it was his turn to ...
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Randhir Sahni Urges Kansas State Graduates to Defy Expectations

Randhir Sahni Urges Kansas State Graduates to Defy Expectations Indo American News A native of New Delhi, Randhir Sahni migrated to the United States in 1966 after earning his degree in architecture from MS University in Baroda. He earned a Master of Architecture at Kansas State University and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design... See all stories on this topic »

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Woman jumps to death from 13th floor in Kaushambi

Woman jumps to death from 13th floor in Kaushambi
Times of India
"The deceased was a resident of Aligarh and had come to the city two days ago. She got married three months back to Aareeb, a resident of Dilshad Garden, Delhi. Few days back she got a job in HDFC bank as a clerk," Yadav said.
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Kamdhenu: Mother Dairy takes token milk to doorsteps

Kamdhenu: Mother Dairy takes token milk to doorsteps
Pitch (blog)
These mobile vans, named as 'Kamdhenu' will run on CNG and will supply hygienic, pasteurized milk to remote corners of Delhi and NCR region. Kamdhenu will work on the same concept as token milk that is available across Mother Dairy outlets, ...
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Dream in the desert

Dream in the desert
The Friday Times
I arrived in Delhi in the last week of February to accompany my friends Gautam and Vikram to the small city of Tijara. It is a two hour drive from Delhi, close to the border of Rajasthan and Haryana states. The owner of Neemrana Hotels, Mr Aman Nath, ...
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UN warns global growth to slow in 2012

UN warns global growth to slow in 2012 Jagran Post New Delhi: The United Nations on Thursday warned that the global economic growth and trade will slow this year and the European crisis will cause "severe turmoil" on markets globally. The analysts lowered forecasts for the global economic growth rate ... See all stories on this topic

'It's really all about a woman's liberty'

'It's really all about a woman's liberty'
Daily News & Analysis
Karan is a Delhi boy, who has called Bangalore home for some time now and Shekhar is the latest addition, fresh off the Delhi-Bangalore job-shift highway. Their interactions and how Maya's decision influence their lives, not necessarily in a pleasing ...
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What happens when all-star MNC CEOs find themselves in the wilderness?

What happens when all-star MNC CEOs find themselves in the wilderness?
Economic Times
Compaq was a stressful job, with very tough targets, involving 20 days of travel a month. I needed a sabbatical," he says. Between doing yoga and playing golf in Delhi, Mukherjee took up some consulting assignments. One of these was Magnasoft, ...
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Seven great ways to use your bonus

Seven great ways to use your bonus
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: It is that time of the year when many salaried people get their annual performance bonuses. Many of us may have already chalked out plans to use this surplus. Before you blow it away, consider these options. Choose the one that best suits ...
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DMK leaders meet PM,Sonia,back Pranab

DMK leaders meet PM,Sonia,back Pranab
Indian Express
On a visit to Delhi, primarily to meet A Raja, DMK chief M Karunanidhi's son MK Stalin and senior party colleague TR Baalu on Thursday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Sources said the forthcoming presidential ...
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B-town 'glam doll' Shilpa turns 37 today

B-town 'glam doll' Shilpa turns 37 today Jagran Post New Delhi: Calling her babelicious and sassy does not do justice to her looks, sexy figure and class. She possesses the hottest body in B-town and can leave people speechless with her style quotients. Yes, we are talking about the tinsel town diva ... See all stories on this topic »

Junior jamboree a little smaller this season

Junior jamboree a little smaller this season
Delhi News Record
Of all the game action between the five attendees — Waterford, McKinnon Park, Delhi, Valley Heights and Holy Trinity — also of note was the schools that weren't represented. Port Dover and Cayuga dropped out of the league last season, while ...
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Rio+20 Summit: No progress in climate change goals, says UNEP

Rio+20 Summit: No progress in climate change goals, says UNEP
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Noting that development should not be at the expense of environment, the Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) has held that while there is considerable success in ozone layer replacement, little progress has been made in stemming climate ...
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HC asks trial courts in-charge to consider staffer's transfer

HC asks trial courts in-charge to consider staffer's transfer
IBNLive.com
PTI | 07:06 PM,Jun 07,2012 New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has directed the city's subordinate judiciary chief to consider the plea of a court clerk to assign him any administrative work instead of posting him in a court room, ...
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IIJT Job Fair open for all A day-long event to be held on June 9 in Mumbai and ...

IIJT Job Fair open for all A day-long event to be held on June 9 in Mumbai and ...
India PRwire (press release)
The job fair is happening from 10 am to 6 pm. The details for job fair location are enclosed as below. Currently over 235 positions are available in Mumbai and Delhi for candidates who are 12th pass or graduates. Companies like Adithya Birla Retails, ...
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Grads: Get Globally Competent and Get a Job!

Grads: Get Globally Competent and Get a Job!
Education Week News (blog)
By Anthony Jackson on June 7, 2012 5:31 AM Graduates today are entering one of the toughest job markets in generations. The global youth unemployment rate is at 12.7%, and in some countries, it is double or even triple that. Telling someone to "get a ...
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Delhi Covered Bridge Run A Great Success

Delhi Covered Bridge Run A Great Success
Catskill Daily Mail
The Girls on the Run and Delhi Girl Scouts competed to win a prize. The winner this year was Girls on the Run from Delaware Academy. They did a great job making the water stop fun and exciting for the runners. They dressed up as Super Heros and ...
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Island in the sun

Island in the sun
Sydney Morning Herald
A feeble jobs market report in the United States sent the Australian sharemarket shuddering into reverse thrust on Monday. It took an interest rate cut followed by the strongest Australian economic report card in four years and bumper jobs figures to ...
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Indian Muslims split over wedding age ruling

Indian Muslims split over wedding age ruling
Zee News
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court ruling that a Muslim girl can marry once she attains the age of puberty has sharply split the community, with clerics backing the law and virtually everyone else against it. Muslim religious leaders across the country are ...
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It's time to take tough decisions on Air India

It's time to take tough decisions on Air India
MSN India
New Delhi: Civil Aaviation Minister Ajit Singh is Mr Indecision. On Wednesday morning, he wanted to hire 100 pilots to fly Air India birds, he was even looking at hiring expat pilots for the job. By late evening the same day, he was inviting the ...
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Indian Muslims divided over Delhi HC's wedding age ruling

Indian Muslims divided over Delhi HC's wedding age ruling Firstpost Bangalore-based writer Farida Rahamatullah agreed: “Whatever the personal laws of Muslims, Hindus or Christians, it is a crime to let a 15-year-old girl marry and begin a family life when she ought to be studying, playing and dreaming of a career and a ... See all stories on this topic »

DMRC prepares to tackle Ring Road traffic

Next phase: DMRC prepares to tackle Ring Road traffic
Hindustan Times
Delhi Metro is going to start its "most challenging job" of civil construction on the busiest arterial of the Capital, Ring Road, within a week. About 35km of the Ring Road falls on the Metro's proposed 59-km corridor, which is going to be the Metro's ...
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Indian Shares Seen Lower On Weak Asian Cues

Indian Shares Seen Lower On Weak Asian Cues
NASDAQ
Having said that, stocks may recover from early losses, as a more than 2 percent drop in crude prices in Asian trading Friday, renewed FII buying and the recent strength in the rupee all augur well for the Indian economy and markets.
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Shyamal Majumdar: It's talent, stupid

Shyamal Majumdar:It's talent, stupid
Business Standard
The logic is that that's something you do when the going is good, not when you know that they have nowhere to go in this crummy job market. This stereotypical thinking has been turned upside down by a Monster India study released last week.
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Ravi Venkatesan: Winning in India Can Help Companies Win Globally

Ravi Venkatesan: Winning in India Can Help Companies Win Globally
Knowledge@Wharton
Venkatesan suggests that the capabilities that companies develop in India can help them win all over the world. In a conversation with India Knowledge@Wharton, he notes that India "may be one of the hardest markets [to break into] across the world, ...
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Man arrested for duping youths by promising job of sailor

Man arrested for duping youths by promising job of sailor
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi June 08, 2012, 18:05 A 37-year-old graduate was arrested here for allegedly duping several unemployed youths by promising them jobs in Merchant Navy during last 10 years, police said today. Gurusharan Singh used to charge Rs 7 to 8 lakh ...
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Sachin Tendulkar offered free five-bedromo house as perk of new MP job

Sachin Tendulkar offered free five-bedromo house as perk of new MP job
New York Daily News
Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian cricket star, has been offered a free five-bedroom house in the centre of New Delhi as a perk of his new post as a member of parliament, according to reports. Tendulkar, already a multi-millionaire due to his sporting ...
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Indian investment birthed US jobs: Blake

Indian investment birthed US jobs: Blake
Indian Express
The sizeable Indian investment flowing into the US is supporting thousands of jobs in this country, a senior US official has said, acknowledging the contribution of Indian money in creating employment during a tough economic environment.
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A Facebook Search Engine to Rival Google? Users Dislike That Idea [Survey]

A Facebook Search Engine to Rival Google? Users Dislike That Idea [Survey]
Search Engine Watch
by Danny Goodwin, May 15, 2012 Comments A new survey finds 48 percent of respondents dislike the idea of Facebook launching its own search engine to directly compete with Google and Bing. The same survey also found Facebook could potentially capture 22 ...
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Facebook Redesigns Mobile To Make News Feed Photos 3X Larger, Less Squinty

Facebook Redesigns Mobile To Make News Feed Photos 3X Larger, Less Squinty
TechCrunch
If you're sick of interrupting your news feed reading to open and load photos, you'll like a new Facebook mobile site, iOS, and Android app redesign rolling out today that makes photos three times larger. Shares of single photos now look a lot like ...
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AP-CNBC Facebook IPO Poll — Complete Results & Analysis

AP-CNBC Facebook IPO Poll — Complete Results & Analysis
CNBC.com
The poll has a margin of error factor of plus or minus 3.9 percent. Here are the results: 1. Gauging the High Fliers of Tech A majority, 51 percent, of Americans have a favorable impression of Facebook, while 23 percent have an unfavorable impression.
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Why Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is a schmuck ZDNet (blog)

Why Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is a schmuck
ZDNet (blog)
By David Gewirtz | May 14, 2012, 10:12pm PDT Summary: In order to avoid paying taxes on his multi-billion dollar IPO windfall, Eduardo Saverin, co-founder of Facebook, is renouncing his United States citizenship. Writing this article without profanity ...
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Early Facebook backers and their bets today

Early Facebook backers and their bets today
Reuters
(Reuters) - Facebook's earliest venture-capital backers, especially at once-downtrodden outfit Accel Partners, will have reason to celebrate come Friday when the world's biggest social network is set to debut on the Nasdaq at as much as a $100 billion ...
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Ahead of Facebook IPO, poll finds user distrust

Ahead of Facebook IPO, poll finds user distrust
USA TODAY
By Jesse Bergman and Kayla Tausche, CNBC.com Facebook's public offering will be the largest and perhaps most highly anticipated Internet deal in history. But faced with great expectations, Facebook is staring down some unnerving obstacles when it comes ...
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Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears

Facebook raises IPO price as offering nears
Houston Chronicle
Screens outside the Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. advertise for people to "Become a Fan" of the Theatre on Facebook is seen at the Los Angeles premiere of the film "What to Expect When You're Expecting," Monday, May 14, 2012, ...
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Facebook a cultural as well as business phenomenon

Facebook a cultural as well as business phenomenon
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Peter Delevett Two workers relax at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. The company's trading debut is expected to be the biggest yet for an Internet company. Facebook has changed how business and society operate.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Top List of Youngest CEOs

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Top List of Youngest CEOs
ABC News
By SUSANNA KIM (@skimm) Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, turned 28 on Monday, just four days before his company is expected to have the biggest IPO ever. Zuckerberg holds many other records for his age. Forbes lists him as the second youngest ...
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Facebook App Store - Another Great Showcase For Web Apps

Facebook App Store - Another Great Showcase For Web Apps
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Uberflip, the cloud-based PDF enhancement tool, is already acquiring many users through the Google Chrome Store, and is eagerly awaiting the launch of Facebook App Center. Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) May 15, 2012 While e-commerce and tech giants like ...
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Half of Americans call Facebook a fad

Half of Americans call Facebook a fad
Fox News
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected ...
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Breakthrough Solar Technology a Game Changer

Breakthrough Solar Technology a Game Changer
MarketWatch (press release)
"This is a technology that will change the world," says Tom Beck, president of SHEC Energy Corporation of Saskatoon. Beck says SHEC Energy has spent almost 16 years developing renewable energy technologies that have unbounded potential.
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HP Opens Technology Renewal Center in Scotland

HP Opens Technology Renewal Center in Scotland
MarketWatch (press release)
PALO ALTO, CA, May 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced the opening of a technology renewal center in Erskine, Scotland, enabling commercial HP customers to acquire certified legacy HP products and participate in equipment ...
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Technology helps keep seniors at home

Technology helps keep seniors at home
MiamiHerald.com
Technology is transforming the role of caregivers, making it easier for them to stay on top of their loved ones from afar. By Ana Veciana-Suarez Just as technology can track down a stolen car or guide us, turn by turn, to a new Chinese restaurant, ...
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HyperSolar's Breakthrough Technology Can Use Any Source of Water and Sunlight ...

HyperSolar's Breakthrough Technology Can Use Any Source of Water and Sunlight ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HyperSolar, Inc. (OBB:HYSR) , the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using water and sunlight, today announced that recent development breakthroughs will allow its ...
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Facebook Improves Mobile News Feed | WebProNews

Facebook Improves Mobile News Feed | WebProNews
By Mike Fossum
According to its mobile site, Facebook today launched a design upgrade to the News Feed for its iOS and Android mobile app. Photos are now up to three times larger, and posts span the entire screen, edge to edge. Multiple photos are also ...
WebProNews

Facebook launches improved mobile iOS and Android news feeds ...

Facebook launches improved mobile iOS and Android news feeds ...
By John Callaham
Facebook has launched new versions of its iOS and Android news feeds, along with a new site for mobile web users, that increases the size of pictures when seen in the news feed.
Neowin

Facebook Business Timelines: Good News for Small Business ...

Facebook Business Timelines: Good News for Small Business ...
By Ellen DePasquale
Any reputable business will have a website, and over the past 20 years, the design of business websites has evolved. As consumers, we have learned what pages we can expect to find on a website; home, about us, contact us, news, ...
Constant Contact Blogs

Facebook redesigns mobile News Feed to look more like Timeline ...

Facebook redesigns mobile News Feed to look more like Timeline ...
By Brittany Darwell
Facebook today announced a new design for its mobile News Feed that displays posts in individual boxes similar to how they appear on Timeline. As part of the redesign, photos now appear three times larger than before, which could make ...
Inside Facebook

Facebook's New Mobile News Feed Has Instagram's Fingerprints All ...

Facebook's New Mobile News Feed Has Instagram's Fingerprints All ...
By Mario Aguilar
When Facebook dropped $1 billion on Instagram we knew the company was very serious about photos on your mobile phone. We've already seen some Instagram-like photo filters, and starting today, Facebook's news feed is getting a nice ...
Gizmodo

Drishti-Soft Together With Esteemed Partners Organized an Evening

Drishti-Soft Together With Esteemed Partners Organized an Evening ...
IT News Online
... the first BPO that came to India was a voice-based center and if you consider ... is critical and that is why we still classify BPO's as call centers.

Facebook issues 'profits warning' as users switch to mobile

Facebook issues 'profits warning' as users switch to mobile
Telegraph.co.uk
By Christopher Williams, and Katherine Rushton A week before its Wall Street flotation, the social network issued what was effectively a profit warning. The company said the number of users accessing the social network on their smartphones and tablets ...
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The best times to share on social media websites

The best times to share on social media websites
Computer Business Review (blog)
The URL shortening service, bitly, has released data that reveals the best times to share on popular social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. The company studied how the day and time of content posted affects the amount and type of ...
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RIP Bluenity: Air France closes travel social network

RIP Bluenity: Air France closes travel social network
Tnooz
Another nail in the coffin perhaps of brand-run social networks with confirmation Bluenity, a platform developed by Air France, will be shut down. Air France says the Bluenity service will go offline from midday (CET) on Monday 14 May, ending what it ...
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We Are The Dads: a Free Social Network for Dads

We Are The Dads: a Free Social Network for Dads
PR.com (press release)
Wearethedads.com - a free social network for dads - has launched, giving dads-to-be and fathers a place where they can share, laugh and learn about all things dad-related. Goostrey, United Kingdom, May 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- www.wearethedads.com, ...
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Dos and Donts of Social Media Marketing

Dos and Donts of Social Media Marketing
Promotion World (press release)
by Christa joe joe Social media marketing is one of the most effective marketing strategies which most of the companies deploy these days. Just like conventional marketing and branding, most of the companies are indulging themselves in social media ...
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Social networking service Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed

Social networking service Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed
Stock Market Digital
Largest social networking site Facebook Inc's record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, the news reports said, citing a source familiar with share listing. This is days after the world's largest social network got on board on the ...
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