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As much as Facebook would love to still portray itself as a collection of care-free hackers working for its social network users, the company now has investors to answer to. Now that the company has gone public, it will have …

Facebook’s New Self-Serve Ad Tool: Too Little Too Late? Facebook’s New Self-Serve Ad Tool: Too Little Too Late?

While the world has its eyes and wallets trained on Facebook the Company for one reason or another, the people behind Facebook the Website aren’t getting a day off to eat cake. InsideFacebook reports that Facebook is testing a new …

Zuckerberg Vows to Write Code Every Day in 2012 Zuckerberg Vows to Write Code Every Day in 2012

While making his rounds before Facebook’s IPO today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointed out that optimization of the platform’s mobile app was the main priority of 2012. Perhaps Zuckerberg plans to work some of this out himself, as he’s also declared …

Facebook Begins Testing Notification Updates Facebook Begins Testing Notification Updates

With Facebook’s IPO now well underway, you might think the company’s employees might take some time off from other aspects of its business to bask in the fact that they’re all in the process of getting considerably more wealthy. You …

Facebook IPO: Which Apps Are On Top? Facebook IPO: Which Apps Are On Top?

Hey, did you hear? Facebook launched its IPO today. It’s pretty big news. What’s that? You’re too busy playing Facebook games to care? You should care because the IPO will most assuredly have an effect on the Facebook app ecosystem …

Facebook Facing Lawsuit For Tracking Users’ Internet Activity Facebook Facing Lawsuit For Tracking Users’ Internet Activity

UPDATE: Facebook has responded to the lawsuit. In a statement emailed to WebProNews, a Facebook spokesperson said, “We believe this complaint is without merit and we will fight it vigorously.” ORIGINAL STORY: Amidst all the news about Facebook’s IPO there …

Facebook IPO Highlights How Bad Facebook Is For Realtime Search Facebook IPO Highlights How Bad Facebook Is For Realtime Search

Facebook may be a much bigger social network than Twitter, but when it comes to realtime search, Twitter is far superior. There’s been plenty of speculation that Facebook could one day enter the search market, and compete with Google on …

Website Allows Users to Predict Facebook’s IPO Closing Price Website Allows Users to Predict Facebook’s IPO Closing Price

Facebook kicked off its IPO today, hoping to raise roughly $16 billion, with a valuation of $104 billion. A new site called Facebookipodayclosingprice allows users to make their own predictions regarding the price of Facebook stock by the closing bell …

Facebook IPO Draws The Ire Of Twitter Facebook IPO Draws The Ire Of Twitter

The $100 billion dollar record breaking Facebook IPO is today. There are a lot of questions that will be answered both by the end of the day and the next few days as to whether or not the stock is …

Facebook’s Pre-IPO Hackathon in Pictures Facebook’s Pre-IPO Hackathon in Pictures

With the entire world watching and waiting for the Facebook IPO, the company behind the world’s largest social network tried its best to celebrate while keeping the feeling of Facebook’s hacker roots alive. To that end, the same bell-ringing that …

Facebook Could Only Tease the Public for So Long Facebook Could Only Tease the Public for So Long

As I write this, Facebook is 2:01 from launching its most important update in the history of the company: becoming a public company and being traded on Wall Street. When I joined Facebook in 2006, I thought it was kind …

Facebook IPO Presents New Challenges For The Social Media Giant Facebook IPO Presents New Challenges For The Social Media Giant

Do you love Facebook or do you loathe the very existence of the platform? Your love or hatred can depend on a number of things, but I bet one of the main reasons is privacy. Facebook, as a social media …

Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg Posts It On Facebook Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg Posts It On Facebook

So, imagine for the moment that you’re the CEO of a major company, and you’re taking that company public. More specifically, imagine that you’re the CEO of Facebook, and you get to ring the bell to open trading on the …

Nasdaq Asks How Facebook Connects the World Nasdaq Asks How Facebook Connects the World

It was recently reported that social networking giant Facebook presently has roughly 901 million active users. As the company files its IPO today, Nasdaq has asked some users how Facebook has better connected their world and altered their daily lives. …

Facebook IPO:  Is It a Good Buy? Facebook IPO: Is It a Good Buy?
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Everyone is talking about the Facebook IPO today. What does it mean? How will it do? Well, for employees and early investors, it means they’re going to be a lot wealthier in the next few days. For everyone else it’s …

The Facebook/GM Ado Very Well Might Have Been About Nothing The Facebook/GM Ado Very Well Might Have Been About Nothing

According to a report in Reuters today, General Motors’ decision to pull its paid advertising from Facebook was preceded by the social network trying to pitch the value of its free pages in the first place. On Tuesday, GM announced …

Eduardo Saverin Congratulates Facebook, Zuckerberg for IPO Eduardo Saverin Congratulates Facebook, Zuckerberg for IPO

Who says money can’t buy everything? Well, maybe it can’t, but it sure can buy various levels of forgiveness, provided it was even required. Of course, when you stand to make $3 billion or more, there’s undoubtedly a tendency to …

Facebook Goes Public, Doesn’t Update Status Facebook Goes Public, Doesn’t Update Status

Facebook is now officially listed on the NASDAQ. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the bell, and had his own status updated to say: “Mark Zuckerberg listed a company on NASDAQ. — with Chris Cox and 4 others.” According to …

Facebook IPO: Watch Zuckerberg Ring The Bell Facebook IPO: Watch Zuckerberg Ring The Bell

Though the opening bell has been rung and the Facebook IPO ceremony is over, trading on Facebook stocks has yet to commence. Facebook shares will begin trading at 11:30 EDT, and the stock is expected to rise significantly over the …

Comparing Facebook’s IPO With Other Tech Companies Comparing Facebook’s IPO With Other Tech Companies
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It’s Facebook IPO day, and the forecast for the stock sale is incredibly strong. Considering the service’s $104 billion estimated worth, which is based on said IPO forecast, chances are it’s going to be a really good day for the …

Facebook’s “Likers Gonna Like” Poster Facebook’s “Likers Gonna Like” Poster

Facebook’s Toronto platform strategy team member Sachin Monga snapped a photo of a new printout adorning the wall of his office, set to remind employees that likers gonna like, as the social network files its IPO. The sentiment can also …