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Facebook to make its first IPO: Financial world excited, users worry about privacy

The social network to end all social networks, Facebook is (finally) setting out its IPO. So is it going to be a field day for investors?

Wall trampolining: The latest extreme sport to blow up the web

Wall trampolining is gravity-defying, dangerous and extreme. No wonder videos of the blossoming new craze coming out of Quebec, Canada, are electrifying the internet.

Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang resigns; business world is happy

Shares in the troubled internet giant Yahoo! rise as its co-founder, Jerry Yang, resigns.

Internet censorship: Wikipedia to go dark for a day in protest against US government’s Stop Online Privacy Act

Wikipedia will go dark for a day in order to shine a light on the issue of online freedom.

Kim Jong-il is dead, the internet responds (cruelly)

Recently deceased North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has long been a figure of fun in the West. So, it's not surprise his death has prompted a flurry of send-ups.

Bradley Manning: Cunning sexual strategist or troubled soldier struggling with gender identity issues?

Alleged WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning's sexuality has been central to his ongoing military hearing.