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Facebook + Yahoo! = $1 billion?
Yahoo! and Facebook are back talking, and it looks like the deal is approaching the $1 billion mark. Facebook recently held discussions with Microsoft and Viacom about possible takeovers, and they both bombed out. The 22 year old founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has shied away from selling because he is focused on building the company for the long term. Viacom had offered $750 million earlier this year, which was shut down with a $2 billion counter offer. Mark is now apparently undecided about the Yahoo $900 million offer. He keeps tight control of the company backed by Greylock Partners, and models the simplicity and management style he has after Google, and Apples founders.
If this deal goes through, it could major pump up for Yahoo's declining younger market.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
