Monday, August 6, 2012

Southwest's Facebook promotion backfires on 'glitch'

Southwest Airlines' effort to thank its growing number of Facebook "friends" backfired Friday when customers booking a special Facebook fare were charged multiple times for what should have been half-priced tickets. Southwest offered a 50%-offAn organization called the Union of Free Students in Syria is using a new tactic to promote Internet security among Syrian rebels: Facebook protests. In the face of widespread hacking by supporters of Syrian President BasharMoody's Investors Service called the drop in Facebook's share price a "credit negative development" in the wake of a Legislative Analyst's Office report last week on how the company's stock value could impact the state budget. Facebook closed Monday atFacebook's stock has been down on 33 trading days and up on 22 since its initial public offering. Facebook began trading publicly in mid-May following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The IPO priced at $38, at the top of aOreo's salute to Curiosity Mars Rover is the best one you'll see all day.
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