FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public

It's Facebook's big day.

Sector Snap: Social Media stocks tumble

Nasdaq shares fall after Facebook trading delay

Facebook stock up slightly in public debut

Facebook is trading up 8 percent Friday, as investors seek to put a dollar value on the company that turned online social networking into a global cultural phenomenon.

Facebook's debut is modest, high volumes cause problems

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc shares rose less than expected on their first day of trade on Friday and huge order volume caused technical problems that marred the coming out party of the No. 1 online social network. Its shares were up 8 percent in early afternoon trading on the Nasdaq, after opening 11 percent higher and then rapidly heading south to touch their initial public offering price of $38. The gains were below market forecasts of as much as a 50 percent jump. ...

Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif.

Shorting Facebook on first day: Only for the brave

Wall Street flat after Facebook IPO fizzles

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Friday, reversing earlier gains after Facebook Inc stumbled in its market debut after a delayed opening. Shares of the social networking giant were volatile in early trading, falling to near breakeven levels after early gains of more than 10 percent. In early trading it was the Nasdaq's most actively traded stock, with more than 100 million shares traded in the first five minutes of trading. ...

London stocks slip despite Facebook fervour

London stocks again ended lower on Friday after nervous trade, despite the fervour surrounding Facebook's stock flotation in New York as concerns over the eurozone prevailed.

Eurozone crisis drives stocks lower despite Facebook frenzy

World stock markets fell in nervous trade on Friday and the euro hit a new four-month low against the dollar as a downgrade hit 16 Spanish banks ahead of a key G8 meeting, rattling investors.

Zynga price falls 13.3% as Facebook IPO trades flat

Shares of online social game maker Zynga plunged 13.3 percent and triggered a trading halt Friday as Facebook's IPO fell flat with investors.

Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook

Market pop fades for Facebook shares

Facebook shares saw an opening pop fade Friday as the wildly popular social network made its long-anticipated market debut.

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy.

If your company was worth $104 billion, what would your Facebook status be?

After sucessfully going public with the largest-ever IPO for a tech company in history, Mark Zuckerberg had one problem left to address...what to set as his Facebook status.

Facebook stock jumps in first day of trading after raking in $16 billion in IPO

Road to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's history

Facebook stock jumps in public debut

Facebook is updating its status to "public company" as its stock jumps in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Facebook stock jumps 10 percent in public debut

The Week's Top Twenty in Social Media

The social media sphere is an increasingly noisy place, especially for brands. But hiding somewhere in the static are strong signals from companies reaching their customers in innovative ways. The Social Business Index from Dachis Group provides a (free) real-time ranking of more than 30,000 global brands based on their social performance. Every week we're taking a tally of who's getting heard, what they're saying, and why it matters.

Facebook set to begin trading after $16B offering

Facebook is about to find out just how much status updates, puppy photos and billions of "likes" are worth on Wall Street, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg ringing the Nasdaq Stock Market opening bell Friday morning from company headquarters a continent away.

Facebook IPO: Will You Still Love it Tomorrow?

Highlighting the Positives of Facebook in a Sea of Negative Publicity

FACEBOOK FACE-OFF: Steer clear of the hype

There's a Hell of a Lot of Cursing in Teen Fiction; Twitter Book Clubs

Today in publishing and literature: Foul-mouthed Y.A. characters are everywhere nowadays, pregnancy books have changed, George Bush is writing a book about economic growth, and Twitter book clubs are a thing.

FACEBOOK FACE-OFF: Press the 'like' button, soon

Biographical info on Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO

Live: Facebook For Sale!

Facebook is now officially on sale! We'll be keeping updated all afternoon with any news on sales, prices, and other breaking news from the biggest initial public offering in history.

Facebook as a Case Study in the Selfish Social Media Bubble

The spending culture at Facebook, just as we suspected, adds more evidence that this is a seflish social media bubble, which has kept its money relatively contained -- for good and ill -- to the tech world. Facebook millionaires don't spend like other millionaires, as The New York Times's Somini Sengupta reports in her write-up of the "Reticient Rich." Taking a look at the wealth Facebook has created, Sengupta describes a culture that derides conspicuous consumption. ...

Number of active users at Facebook over the years

Growth in the number of active users at Facebook, defined as someone who logs on at least once a month:

Facts and figures about Facebook

Facts and figures about Facebook:

'Madagascar 3' roars: Twitter highlights from Cannes

"Cannot wait for Madagascar 3 to come out," say Twitter users after the animated film made its Cannes debut. Further online reaction to this latest edition in the much-loved animated franchise can be found below in this latest article from Relaxnews examining social media reaction to the Cannes Film Festival.

Zuckerberg describes 'The Hacker Way' at Facebook

Drift to mobile a new challenge for Facebook

With Internet users increasingly going mobile, a major challenge for Facebook will be trying to make money from its massive global presence in a more complex mobile space.

CEO Zuckerberg outlines Facebook's 5 core values

Market edges up, Wall St awaits Facebook debut

US stocks edge higher ahead of Facebook IPO

Excitement about Facebook's initial public offering gave U.S. stocks a small lift in morning trading on Friday.

German privacy official warns Facebook investors

Facebook windfall to help California fill budget hole

Facebook's initial public offering will make lots of its staff in California rich -- and should therefore help the perennially cash-strapped state fill a whopping $16 billion budget hole.

Facebook fever drives US stocks higher

US stocks opened higher Friday as investors awaited the historic market debut of Facebook, with Europe's financial crisis momentarily receding from view.