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The Best Previews to Facebook IPO Day

Before we watch Facebook be its public self at 11:00 a.m this morning, when its starts trading on the stock market, it's time to get caught up on what this all means. Before that bell rings in a few hours, here's everything you need to know.

By Rebecca Greenfield

May 17, 2012

Silicon Valley Sure Is Spending Like There's a Bubble

If all the Facebook, Pinterest and Spotify over-valuation talk this week hasn't signaled a tech bubble, the spending happening in and around Silicon Valley should do the trick.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

May 10, 2012

Silicon Valley's Real Social Network

Silicon Valley likes to think it has a nice meritocracy going on, where smarts and ingenuity trump money and social class, but the circle of tech companies, described in today's New York Times proves, yet again, that's not exactly how it works.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Apr 27, 2012

Silicon Valley Is a Big Ole Fraternity

What do Silicon Valley startups have in common with fraternities? A lot, it turns out.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Apr 5, 2012

Rich Kids Shatter Silicon Valley's Golden Meritocracy Image

The nerds of Silicon Valley are all upset that these rich kids are taking over the industry that wants to be known for rewarding smarts and hard work over old money and connections.

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By Jeff Roberts, PaidContent

Mar 26, 2012

How Chicago, Not Silicon Valley, Is Controlling the Patent Debate

A new surge in patent lawsuits shows that Chicago, not Silicon Valley, is setting the rules for how patents should encourage innovation.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 23, 2012

Journalists Still Don't Understand Silicon Valley

As yet another jousting match goes down between a member of the New York City media elite and a Silicon Valley-based blogger dude, we're starting to get concerned that journalists covering the tech industry have no idea what they're doing.

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By Dino Grandoni

Feb 21, 2012

Silicon Valley's Baby CEOs Are Younger and Richer Than You

"While little data on the phenomenon exists, venture capitalists say they are funding more chief executives under age 21 than ever before," reports Reuters' Sarah McBride.

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By Eric Randall

Feb 14, 2012

Bad News for Yahoo as Deal with Asian Partners Breaks Down

More bad news for the floundering Yahoo, as talks over the sale of its Asian assets have been put on hold, reports AllThingsD's Kara Swisher.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 7, 2012

Why Yahoo's Chairman and Three Board Members May Have Resigned

Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock and three of his fellow board members bowed out of their roles at America's former homepage on Tuesday afternoon.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Feb 4, 2012

Facebook's Superwoman COO Poised to Enter Billionaire Boys' Club

The New York Times has a profile today of Sheryl Sandberg, the second-in-command at Facebook, whose personal fortune could reach $1.6 billion after the company's IPO.

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By Dino Grandoni

Jan 24, 2012

Stat of the Day

Silicon Valley Workers Now Earn $104,000 on Average

Bubble or not, tech employees in Silicon Valley seems to be doing pretty well.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 1, 2011

Silicon Valley's Incubator Glut Is Real

Though Silicon Valley continues to point to its big portfolios and the industry's high valuations, a look at how incubator start-ups are doing shows what's really happening in the tech world.

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By Connor Simpson

Nov 27, 2011

Michael Arrington Wants You to Work in a Digital Sweatshop

Amid discussions in the tech community over the health of young, overworked engineers, Michael Arrington has written a polarizing post on Uncrunched urging Silicon Valley to, "work more, cry less, and quit all the whining."

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 27, 2011