What you need to know - 03/17/11

Facebook may have patented social search; study finds correlation between social media and stock

Look out rest-of-the-Internet, Facebook might now own social search, according to a patent first filed in October 2004 and awarded a month ago.

A new study finds a significant statistical correlation between the number of followers a company has on social media sites and how well their stock does. 

Groupon is offering a deal for half off tickets to the new Matthew McConaughey film "The Lincoln Lawyer," which opens this Friday. Since Lionsgate is the merchant, this marks the first time a major motion picture company has partnered with Groupon to offer a deal.

Imagine K-12, a new incubator that provides lots of funding and mentoring for new startups in the education space, launched today.

Jawbone, creator of bluetooth headsets, wireless speakers and more, secured $49 million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz.

A new Pew report has found that in 2010, a full 73% of Internet users turned to the Internet to get information about candidates and other voting issues. This translates to 54% of the voting-age population.

Today's featured entrepreneur is Evan Bailyn, a serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker who became a millionaire by the age of 25.

In direct competition with other Web services like Netflix and Redbox, just-launched Zediva offers users the ability to stream new films at a fraction of the cost.