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FarmVille becomes social-media powerhouse

Oct. 25, 2009
If you're not familiar with FarmVille, it's not because you've just fallen off the turnip truck. The most popular application on the social-networking site Facebook, its success has surprised even its developers at San Francisco's Zynga. The game allows...
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Microsoft said eyeing 5 pct Facebook buy

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch