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Investors Told Facebook IPO Will Be in $34 to $38 Price Range

Kara Swisher in News on May 14 at 4:52 pm PT

Woah, Nelly.

Tweeter’s Digest: Twitter Rolls Out Weekly Recap Emails

Mike Isaac in Social on May 14 at 2:53 pm PT

For those not used to real-time Twitter news, there’s a compact version available.

Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

Kara Swisher in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.

Sources: Google Is Close to Buying Meebo

Liz Gannes in News on May 11 at 7:42 pm PT

Google is in talks to acquire Meebo, according to two sources close to the situation.

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Samsung Buys a Spot in the Clouds

John Murrell in Mobile on May 9 at 2:45 pm PT

Samsung announced today it would acquire Palo Alto, Calif.-based mSpot, a mobile cloud-based content service provider. The acquisition, according to the release, “will provide a cloud-based entertainment experience of music, video and radio services for users of Samsung devices.” Price and closing date were not disclosed.

Flipboard CEO McCue Likely to Step Down From Twitter Board Over Potential Future Conflicts (Or Closer Cooperation)

Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 1:37 pm PT

There is a growing feeling that the social communications companies are on a product collision course, with a possible troubled or perhaps more attractive result.

Ramping Up Mobile Discovery, Facebook Acquires Glancee

Mike Isaac in Social on May 4 at 6:40 pm PT

Facebook acquires local discovery app Glancee.

LinkedIn Buys SlideShare for $119M While Beating Earnings Expectations

Liz Gannes in Social on May 3 at 2:13 pm PT

Business networking service LinkedIn had good news to deliver to investors today.

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Chip Maker Buys Rival in $939 Million Deal

Don Clark and Kristin Jones, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on May 3 at 3:00 am PT

Microchip Technology Inc. agreed to buy Standard Microsystems Corp. for about $939 million, the latest sign of market forces pushing mid-sized semiconductor makers together.