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What to Expect When Facebook Is Expecting: Five Predictions for Facebook’s First Public Year

Ben Elowitz, Co-Founder and CEO, Wetpaint in Voices on May 16 at 2:11 pm PT

I have five predictions of how Facebook will be maturing in the first year after its IPO.

Netsuite Turns Commerce Into a Cloud Service

Arik Hesseldahl in News on May 15 at 3:30 pm PT

To the growing list of things that can be sold “as-a-service” you can now add commerce. And create a new acronym: CaaS.

Paying With Square’s New Mobile-Payments App

Lauren Goode in Reviews on April 30 at 6:00 am PT

Square’s app for “hands-free” consumer payments is worth trying.

Ten Things About Me

20 Things About Jack Dorsey

Beth Callaghan in Ten Things About Me on April 26 at 2:13 pm PT

When we asked Jack Dorsey to be the inaugural subject of our new feature, “Ten Things About Me,” we figured he’d be game.

Big-Data Tracker Metamarkets Gets New Money to Back Its Newish CEO

Peter Kafka in Social on April 26 at 4:00 am PT

Khosla Ventures leads a $15 million round for the three-year-old start-up, which swapped out co-founders a few months ago.

Voices

Say It Loud: ATD Relaunches the “Voices” Section

Kara Swisher in News on April 23 at 6:04 am PT

Today, we relaunch a fresh, new “Voices” section to bring you even more writing and information from outside sources. Offering six regular features, Voices will be run by senior editor Beth Callaghan.

MasterCard Makes the Case for Ditching Dirty, Inefficient Cash

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 20 at 10:26 am PT

After all, pennies and nickels cost more to make than they are worth, and dollar bills are just plain unhygienic.

eBay’s CEO Says It’s “Shifting From Defense to Offense”

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 19 at 9:30 am PT

Watch out Amazon, eBay is coming for you.

Will PayPal’s Mobile Products Provide a Surprise Lift to eBay?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 18 at 10:14 am PT

When eBay reports first-quarter earnings this afternoon, analysts will be looking for early signs that its recent product launches are starting to take off.