Facebook’s initial public offering has many people asking: “If I want to buy shares, how do I do it?”
We at CNNMoney wondered the same thing, so we decided to find out the direct way: by trying to buy a small handful of Facebook shares.
Interesting experiment from CNN Money - on the other side of things, here’s Dominic Rushe’s five reasons not to buy Facebook shares
Life is tweet, says the UK’s former deputy prime minister John Prescott, as the number of people in the UK using Twitter reaches 10 million:
Twitter is OUR media, the public have become the news editors and the Twitter trend list is the running order.
It’s given me a voice and a connection to millions of people that the distorted prism of the mainstream media denied.
A prototype of a self-driving car made by Google is seen on roads in Nevada after the first such license was issued in the US under new laws for autonomous-vehicle development. Other car manufacturers have indicated a desire to test and develop the technology in Nevada. Brilliant or unnerving?
We’ve chosen a list of 20 people who have influenced the open internet:
But, who have we missed? Nominate your choices for the Open 20 here.
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
A robot seated on a small vehicle and made by the School of Business and Engineering Vaud - just one of the new ideas on display at the International Exhibition of Invention in Geneva
Over seven days The Guardian is taking stock of the new battlegrounds for the internet. From states stifling dissent to the new cyberwar front line, we look at the challenges facing the dream of an open internet
Day two: the militarisation of cyberspace
Internet attacks on sovereign targets are no longer a fear for the future, but a daily threat. We ask: will the next big war be fought online?
Day three: the new walled gardens
For many, the internet is now essentially Facebook. Others find much of their online experience is mediated by Apple or Amazon. Why are the walls going up around the web garden, and does it matter?
Day four: IP wars
Intellectual property, from copyrights to patents, have been an internet battlefield from the start. We look at what Sopa, Pipa and Acta really mean, and explain how this battle is not over. Plus, Clay Shirky will be discussing the issues in a live Q&A
Day five: ‘civilising’ the web
In the UK, the ancient law of defamation is increasingly looking obsolete in the Twitter era. Meanwhile, in France, President Sarkozy believes the state can tame the web
Day six: the open resistance
Meet the activists and entrepreneurs who are working to keep the internet open
Day seven: the end of privacy
Hundreds of websites know vast amounts about their users’ behaviour, personal lives and connections with each other. Find out who knows what about you, and what they use the information for
So here it is - Spotify’s brand new Play button feature, which allows users of particular websites - including Tumblr - to embed songs from Spotify directly onto sites. (This particular song is the UK’s current Number 1 single.) CS
Awesome stuff – Guardian Music also has the tracks our writers have been listening to
Source: Reuters
Apple and Foxconn have pledged to seriously improve working conditions at factories in China, where millions of iPads and iPhones are assembled each year, following an audit by the Fair Labor Association
A selection of stories, photos, quotes, video and audio from guardian.co.uk, curated by Stephen Abbott, Laura Oliver, James Walsh, Hannah Waldram and the Guardian's editorial team
Mars Rover Snaps Stunning Self-Portrait
NASA put together this artsy image of Mars rover Opportunity getting a glimpse of its own shadow on the...
