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Facebook more valuable than McDonald’s
World’s largest social network’s $104bn IPO makes it more valuable than the fast food chain, Kraft and Disney.
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Facebook more valuable than McDonald’s
World’s largest social network’s $104bn IPO makes it more valuable than the fast food chain, Kraft and Disney.
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Mobile is more geared towards personal than purchase
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