Is LinkedIn Planning an IPO This Year?

LinkedIn, a social network service that connects business people to one another, doesn’t have the brand name, dazzle, or appeal of Facebook or Groupon. But that may not stop it from an initial public offering this year.

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How the Web Will Make Winners and Losers in 2011

A year ago, few expected Angry Birds or Groupon to be among 2010’s stars, but the underlying trends that powered their success were plain enough. So picking individual companies to rise or fall this year isn’t worthwhile. What …