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With Facebook's upcoming initial public offering, some Facebook fans and potential investors are looking to get into the action without plunking down some significant cash, according to a blog post on Latimes.com . Some would-be investors are turning to services that allow them to buy a single share of stock. These services, which include websites such as GiveAShare , OneShare and FrameAStock offer their customers the option to buy one share above the selling price, according to the story.

Credit The Wall Street Journal's "Speakeasy" blog for getting to the bottom of a minor mystery. On last week's episode of "Mad Men," Don Draper and the missus, Megan, went to see a play that included a character ranting about the evils of advertising, which upset Don. Well, it turns out it's a real play, staged in 1966 as part of a trilogy called "American Hurrah. " It was written by Jean-Claude van Itallie . Who's he? Van Itallie runs the Shantigar Foundation in Western Massachusetts, which he describes as a place for healing meditation and theater.

If you ask my parents, I'm sure they'd tell you I've always been an over-sharer. I am always honest about my capabilities, or what I think is a good or bad idea. So, in some ways, I suppose this blog is just a natural extension of my over-sharing habit. Some people think it's endearing. Others find it dreadful. Either way, through this blog I've been honest about my goals, what I could do better, and where I'd like to end up. And since this blog is as much mine as it is yours, I figured I should at least do something I've asked you to do: Share weight loss before and after photos ...

Los Angeles-based designer Claire Pettibone says Priscilla Chan was wearing one of her dresses when she married Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Pettibone wrote on her blog that she didn't know Chan was wearing one of her most popular creations until she saw one of the photos released from Saturday's surprise ceremony. Pettibone's publicist said Tuesday that based on a review of sales records, the designer believes Chan used a different last name to buy the dress with an Italian lace overlay at a Denver bridal shop in October.

If hypocrisy had a face, a look, a certain familiar strut, it would be that of old favorite Curt Schilling as he pushed his way through a swirling collection of reporters and photographers in Providence this week with absolutely nothing of consequence to say. Curt Schilling, mute, the one time he actually owed an explanation. Perfect. But that's a minor point, really. There's a larger hypocrisy in his failing video game venture, the one that Rhode Island state officials giddily backed to the tune of $75 million in loan guarantees, which seems to be a fancy financial term for...

After announcing in September it would split its DVD rentals into two services, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings today posted a blog entry saying the company would abandon that plan: It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs. This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.

The former editor of popular technology blog Engadget, Joshua Topolsky, has started writing a weekly consumer tech column for The Washington Post as part of a partnership between the newspaper and a new tech news site called The Verge. Topolsky is leading The Verge, set to launch this fall. Topolsky's column is now running online on Wednesdays and in the print edition on Thursdays. The newspaper and blog will also share tech reporting and content. The Post already uses a number of partners for content in its tech and business sections, including...

LANSING, Mich. — An assistant attorney general is using his personal blog to target the openly gay leader of the University of Michigan’s student assembly, calling him a racist with a “radical homosexual agenda.’’ The lawyer said that when he’s not at work, he has the right to say whatever he wants. But the vociferous criticism has raised questions of just how far a civil servant can go, and whether Andrew Shirvell’s online attacks — which include putting a swastika over a gay pride flag in a photo of 21-year-old Chris Armstrong — should affect his job. So far, Attorney...

A suburban Philadelphia high school teacher suspended over a blog in which she called students "disengaged, lazy whiners" has been reinstated to her old job and is mulling whether to return this fall, her attorney said. English teacher Natalie Munroe learned of the decision Wednesday and was taking a few days to digest it, attorney Steven L. Rovner said in a statement. She will be allowed to return to her Central Bucks East High School classroom this fall, at the same school and teaching the same classes, Rovner said.

ON FEB. 19, 2011, Amina Abdullah Arraf al Omar, a 35-year-old Syrian-American, was born. Her blog, “A Gay Girl in Damascus,’’ was a dramatic account of the violence now engulfing Syria. As a gay woman, she wrote frankly about her sexuality in an autocratic state. And, like so many in her global audience, she was optimistic for the Syrian people and their revolution. Her 142 postings were heralded as “heroic’’ by major media outlets. She was trending in social media.

(Globe Staff file photo / By David L. Ryan) Could there be a monster living beneath the serene waters of Jamaica Pond? By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent State officials released some 1,150 fish into Jamaica Pond last month, saying the bounty would feed the imaginations of local anglers as winter gives way to spring. However, some speculate that the annual hefty stock of trout and salmon could feed a different hunger: a mysterious monster that lurks beneath Boston's largest body of freshwater.

If you ask my parents, I'm sure they'd tell you I've always been an over-sharer. I am always honest about my capabilities, or what I think is a good or bad idea. So, in some ways, I suppose this blog is just a natural extension of my over-sharing habit. Some people think it's endearing. Others find it dreadful. Either way, through this blog I've been honest about my goals, what I could do better, and where I'd like to end up. And since this blog is as much mine as it is yours, I figured I should at least do something I've asked you to...

It's never easy for a politician to ask for a raise ­­— especially when it's a jaw-dropping 28 percent — but Newton's Mayor Setti Warren may have picked an opportune time to request a $27,125 bump in his pay. From venerable neighborhood joints in Nonantum to water-cooler websites for the politically inclined, Newton residents are sounding off about Warren's proposal to raise his annual salary to $125,001 in the next fiscal year. Many agree: It's not a bad idea. "I don't think that it's unreasonable," said Joseph DeLuca last week while he swept fallen leaves...

When Tim Thomas is asked about his decision in January not to attend the White House along with his Bruins teammates in celebration of their Stanley Cup victory, he puts a stop to questions as quickly as he does most slap shots. But the goalie's refusal to discuss the matter or elaborate further on posts of a political bent on his Facebook page hasn't stopped him from meeting up with like-minded people while the Bruins have some down time during their playoff series in Washington.

By Terrence Stackhouse, Globe Correspondent As the sun set over the brick row houses on the corner of Clarendon and Tremont streets, 27-year-old Amanda Morrison arrived on foot for a stroll in her favorite neighborhood. She had just finished her warm-up, a short jog from nearby Fort Point. She stopped, removed her athletic-fit earbud headphones, and glanced down at her mobile phone to select the next song she would stride to. "It's an eclectic mix," she said.

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff DETROIT — The Red Sox and Tigers are off today following Thursday's Opening Day drama. Josh Beckett faces Doug Fister on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. In baseball terms, that's an eternity as the Sox will go roughly 48 hours without playing. There's an optional workout about an hour from now at Comerica Park for those interested in some activity beyond the MGM Casino or a movie. It's a good bet that a lot of the players slept in today (be assured that at least one beat writer did)

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — It will be “impossible’’ for a suburban Philadelphia teacher suspended for blogging derogatory comments about her students to return to the district after her maternity leave, the district superintendent said. About 150 people packed a Central Bucks school board meeting on Tuesday. At the meeting, officials responded to the blog in which high school English teacher Natalie Munroe described her students as “disengaged, lazy whiners’’ — and worse.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been the writer in my family. Everyone always counted on me to bring the literary heat, whether it was for a eulogy, a wedding toast, or just a hastily composed poem that could stand in for a real Mother’s Day gift. To my parents and siblings, I was the Ken Jennings of the written word – a little socially awkward, sure, but mainly just dominant. Then two things happened: A) IBM built a computer that waxed Jennings on Jeopardy! and B) my father began writing the blog that ruined my life.

Staff reports The Globe and BostonGlobe.com will host another post-game reception today in Fort Myers after the game against the Rays. Stop by and talk a little baseball. Here are the details: Time: 5:30 p.m. Where: Shoeless Joe's at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 13051 Bell Tower Drive in Fort Myers. Who will be there: Pete Abraham and Dan Shaughnessy from the Globe. Also: There will be a free buffet, free t-shirts and other prizes.

ON THE campaign trail, Republican Rick Santorum portrays himself as an honest, straightforward candidate. But in courting conservative religious voters as a like-minded person of faith while dismissing media questions about his faith-based beliefs as irrelevant or unfair, he's trying to have things both ways. A telling example of that political disingenuousness came on Monday, when the former Pennsylvania senator got annoyed with Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe. " Santorum grew animated after Scarborough, himself a conservative former GOP House...