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Stop All That Poking: Facebook Filing Temporarily Crashes SEC Web Site

Kara Swisher in News on February 1 at 2:28 pm PT

Someone’s going to lose an eye.

Facebook Board Meeting Today for Final IPO Okays

Kara Swisher in News on January 31 at 2:41 pm PT

Tick … tick … tick …

Is Facebook IPO on Track for Late May?

Kara Swisher in Social on January 16 at 1:31 am PT

With a click, with a shock, phone’ll jingle, door’ll knock, open the latch! Something’s coming, don’t know when, but it’s soon; Catch the moon, one-handed catch!

Exclusive: Groupon Will Dump Controversial ACSOI Accounting in Amended IPO Filing

Kara Swisher in Commerce on August 5, 2011 at 2:49 pm PT

The social buying phenom is planning to bid goodbye — and good riddance — to its lightning rod of an accounting metric.

Not So Much on Groupon IPO Delay, But SEC Scrutiny Still a Drag

Kara Swisher in Commerce on July 27, 2011 at 11:51 am PT

The Groupon public offering is still on schedule, despite a CNBC report saying it is delayed, but it is also not without its bumps.

Worried About IPO Filing Backlash, Groupon Surveys Consumer and Merchant Reaction

Kara Swisher in Commerce on July 7, 2011 at 3:05 am PT

Groupon’s S-1 filing for an IPO last month certainly got a lot of ink. Unfortunately, much of it was negative, focused on several controversial parts of the document. So the social buying service conducted a poll to find out the impact.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Zynga IPO (Insider Selling, Natch!)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on June 29, 2011 at 8:07 am PT

So exactly how fecund is “FarmVille”? If reports hold, we’ll all find out today what the yield is from the online gaming phenom Zynga, which will finally be filing its regulatory documents sometime today. Here’s what to watch out for.

Exclusive: Skype Employees Were Briefed in Plain English — The Internal Equity Incentive Plan Deck

Kara Swisher in News on June 28, 2011 at 1:14 pm PT

What did Skype employees know and when did they know it? A lot, if you’re reading this “Equity Incentive Plan” deck, which clearly outlines what happens to “good leaver” and bad leaver” execs.

Winklevii: How Can We Miss You If You Won't Go Away? (Plus the Full Court Ruling)

Kara Swisher in News on April 11, 2011 at 11:27 am PT

It seems Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the Don Quixote twins of the digital age, have tilted at yet another legal windmill unsuccessfully. So now, after losing another court challenge to overturn a previous court challenge, they’ll have to settle for $65 million. Actually, $100 million, which is how much shares in Facebook have appreciated since the pair and also Divya Narendra settled with the social networking giant.