Some Facebook Underwriters Helped Short Sellers

As traders at Morgan Stanley were frantically trying to shore up Facebook Inc.’s share price following the company’s initial public offering, other managers on the deal were helping short sellers bet that the newly minted stock would fall.

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Pinterest Hires Facebook’s Barry Schnitt to Lead Communications

Pinterest has hired Barry Schnitt as its new head of communications and public policy. Schnitt had been at Facebook for the past four years, and eight more before that at Google. He’ll start at Pinterest next month. (Excuse the inside baseball, but from a press perspective, Pinterest has been nearly impenetrable lately despite its wide usage and impact.)

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Facebook Picks Up Design Expertise with Acquisition of Bolt Peters

File this one under a small talent acquisition: Facebook has just acquired Bolt Peters, a so-called research and design agency. Co-founder Nate Bolt says it will officially close on June 22, after working on more than 200 projects for 90 clients, including Sony, HP, Electronic Arts and the Washington Post. Most of the company’s six employees will be joining Facebook and reporting to Design Director Kate Aronowitz.

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Some Big Firms Got Facebook Warning

It is one of Wall Street’s best-kept secrets: Securities firms are allowed to selectively confer with favored large investing clients about crucial information as they prepare IPOs.

Will Mr. Zuckerberg Have to Go to Washington?

Can Congress resist a juicy Facebook IPO hearing? (Of course not — it’s an election year, people!)
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A Perfect Storm: Facebook’s Troubled IPO Enters More Dangerous Waters Over Disclosure

Grab the Dramamine and a life jacket (just in case)!
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As Social Discovery Apps Proliferate, Sonar Aims for Greater Relevance

A small but relevant update to Sonar’s mobile application.
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Investors File Suit Against Facebook, Underwriters

Three Facebook Inc. investors filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday in Manhattan federal court, alleging the company and its underwriters failed to properly disclose changes to analysts’ forecasts made at the underwriting banks.

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Inside Fumbled Facebook Offering

Less than three days before Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering, Chief Financial Officer David Ebersman decided to boost the number of shares the company would offer investors by 25 percent, said people familiar with the planning. His main adviser at lead underwriter Morgan Stanley assured him there was plenty of demand, they said.

Privacy Experts Weigh In on Whether There Is a Cure for “Creepy” (Video)

The Internet is full of identity thieves, stalkers and people generally trying to take advantage of you. In other words, it can be creepy.
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Nasdaq Points Up Regrets in Launching Facebook IPO

A senior Nasdaq Stock Market official told customers Tuesday afternoon that it would have pulled the plug on Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering had it known the full extent of the technical problems that plagued its systems.

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