????* Facebook離IPO越來(lái)越近了,。近日美國(guó)聯(lián)邦政府指控Facebook涉嫌在用戶(hù)隱私問(wèn)題上采取了“不公平和欺騙性”的做法，包括在未向用戶(hù)做出警告,，或在未經(jīng)用戶(hù)同意的情況下公開(kāi)用戶(hù)信息等,。消息爆出后，F(xiàn)acebook日前與聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會(huì)（FTC）達(dá)成了一致,。從現(xiàn)在起,，F(xiàn)acebook每?jī)赡陮⒔邮芤淮坞[私審計(jì)，而且將公司首席隱私官的職權(quán)分裂成兩個(gè)職位。扎克伯格在一份冗長(zhǎng)的博客文章中承認(rèn)Facebook“犯了不少錯(cuò)誤”,，并保證將把公司打造成為“透明和控制方面的領(lǐng)袖”,。（來(lái)源：聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會(huì)、Facebook,、科技博客TechCrunch）

????* Path是一個(gè)主打與親友進(jìn)行內(nèi)容分享的私人社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)應(yīng)用,，最近它推出了升級(jí)后的2.0版軟件，進(jìn)一步優(yōu)化了服務(wù),。Path的首席執(zhí)行官,、前Facebook員工戴夫?莫林上周對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志（Fortune）稱(chēng)：“我們的任務(wù)是把Path打造成這樣一個(gè)應(yīng)用，人們最終覺(jué)得可以把整個(gè)生活都放到它里面,?！睘榱藢?shí)現(xiàn)這個(gè)目標(biāo)，改版后的Path將呈現(xiàn)出更加整體化的玩法和更流暢的界面,。與iTunes進(jìn)行集成之后,，Path的100多萬(wàn)名用戶(hù)可以在應(yīng)用內(nèi)收聽(tīng)其他人正在收聽(tīng)的音樂(lè)，而且還可以記錄用戶(hù)就寢和起床的時(shí)間,。

????* 現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)有公司表示出了收購(gòu)雅虎（Yahoo）的興趣,，據(jù)報(bào)道，其中至少有兩個(gè)意向買(mǎi)家是私募股權(quán)公司,，他們對(duì)雅虎的估值超過(guò)200億美元,。如果報(bào)道屬實(shí)，那么和媒體這幾個(gè)月的猜測(cè)相比,，他們的報(bào)價(jià)還算比較低的,。【互聯(lián)網(wǎng)資訊網(wǎng)站All Things D,、商業(yè)內(nèi)幕人網(wǎng)站（Business Insider）】

????* 據(jù)報(bào)道,，流媒體音樂(lè)服務(wù)網(wǎng)站Spotify將開(kāi)始提供類(lèi)似Facebook一樣的應(yīng)用，為不斷壯大的Spotify添加更多的功能,。比如它的“應(yīng)用尋找器”（app finder）功能可以使用戶(hù)在聽(tīng)音樂(lè)的時(shí)候閱讀相關(guān)評(píng)論,，還有一個(gè)應(yīng)用可以在播放音樂(lè)的時(shí)候顯示歌詞?！尽度A爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》（The Wall Street Journal）】

????* 美國(guó)聯(lián)邦通信委員會(huì)（FCC）在一份長(zhǎng)達(dá)109頁(yè)的報(bào)告中“嚴(yán)厲抨擊”了運(yùn)營(yíng)商美國(guó)電報(bào)電話公司（AT&T）收購(gòu)另一家運(yùn)營(yíng)T-Mobile的議案,。其中一部分寫(xiě)道：“我們發(fā)現(xiàn)該議案可能導(dǎo)致競(jìng)爭(zhēng)顯著減少，這將違反《克萊頓反壟斷法》（the Clayton Act）”,。（科技網(wǎng)站The Verge）

????* 商業(yè)內(nèi)幕網(wǎng)站的馬特?羅索夫以谷歌（Google）龐大的產(chǎn)品組合為證,，聲稱(chēng)谷歌正在為成另一個(gè)微軟（Microsoft）。（Business Insider）

????* Facebook, which is inching closer to an IPO, reached a settlement with the FTC after the federal government accused the social networking champ of engaging in "unfair and deceptive" practices regarding privacy, including the act of making user information public without warning or consent. Facebook will now submit to privacy audits every two years and has also split the role of Chief Privacy Officer into two positions. In a lengthy blog post, Zuckerberg admitted the company has "made a bunch of mistakes" and pledged to make it "the leader in transparency and control." (FTC, Facebook, and TechCrunch)

????* Path, the private social networking app that emphasizes sharing with close friends and family, released a version 2.0 software update that changes things up for the better. "Our mission with Path was to create something you felt you could put your whole life into," Dave Morin, Path CEO and former Facebook employee, told Fortune last week. To that end, the redesigned Path now presents a more holistic approach with a smooth, streamlined interface, allowing its 1 million-plus users to listen to music others are listening to within the app thanks to iTunes integration and chronicle when users are sleeping and waking up.

????* Bids for Yahoo (YHOO) are coming in, with at least two reportedly coming from private equity firms, valuing the Internet company at more than $20 billion. If true, both bids would be on the lower end of what media had been speculating during recent months. (All Things D and Business Insider)

????* Spotify will reportedly start offering Facebook-like apps that will tack on more features to the growing music streaming service. An "app finder" could allow users to read reviews as they listen to corresponding music, while one app may display lyrics as a song plays. (The Wall Street Journal)

????* Highlights from the FCC's 109-page report "slamming" AT&T's proposal to buy T-Mobile. "Staff thus finds ... that the proposed transaction would likely lead to a substantial lessening of competition in violation of the Clayton Act," one part reads. (The Verge)

????* Business Insider's Matt Rosoff explains why Google (GOOG) is turning into Microsoft (MSFT), pointing to examples from within the company's huge product portfolio. (Business Insider)