Pinterest: 5 Ways to Use the Social Site Pinterest has taken the Internet by storm. Here are five ways to use the social pinning site.
  Gadgets: Illuminating Speaker Dock ABC News' gadget roundup this week features an illuminating speaker, carbon fiber ThinkPad ultrabook, and a new Sony camera. Click through for more exciting gadget picks this week.
  Alibaba buys back 20 percent stake held by Yahoo for $7.1 billion
SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma is buying back up to half of a 40 percent stake in his Alibaba Group from Yahoo Inc for $7.1 billion, in a deal that moves the Chinese e-commerce leader closer to a public listing. Under the agreement, Yahoo will sell half its stake in Alibaba for at least $6.3 billion in cash and up to $800 million in new Alibaba preferred stock. ...
First Meteor Shower of 2012 Dazzles The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first major show of shooting stars in 2012, peaks in the hours before dawn on Wednesday. The best seeing should be after the moon sets around 3 a.m. Astronomers say you may see 60-200 shooting stars per hour if the weather is clear.
  CISPA: Your Privacy at Risk? A new piece of controversial technology-related legislation is making its way though the House and now the Senate – the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA. What is the bill and what's going to happen next?
  Facebook IPO Closes With Thud Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, rang the opening bell from company headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
 
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