The world's largest social networking service goes public. What riches will it bring to the founders and what does it mean for us users?
Facebook shares fall as valuation doubts rise
The shares are down 30 per cent from a high of hit shortly after they started trading on Friday.
Where are Facebook's friends? Stock down after IPO
acebook's stock is tumbling well below its IPO price in the social network's second day of trading as a public company on Monday.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's status update: married
The billionaire founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, surprised everyone with an update about his relationship status - he married his long time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a private ceremony at his Palo Alto home in California.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg marries his longtime love Priscilla Chan
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, announcing the nuptials through a status update on the social networking site. Tens of thousands of people 'liked' his status change.
Crucial week for Facebook after modest debut
Newly issued shares in Facebook Inc may have a hard time in the coming week if lead underwriter Morgan Stanley stops supporting the stock and managers lower down in the IPO book who were hoping for an early surge decide to get out before going underwater.
Facebook's IPO debut worsens, shares sink 11 pc
Facebook shares sank 11 per cent in the first day of trading without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down almost 25 percent from where they were Friday and driving others to switch back to more established stocks.
Nasdaq 'embarrassed' at Facebook delay: Reports
The CEO of the Nasdaq stock exchange says it is 'humbly embarrassed' by its bungling of Facebook's hugely anticipated debut as a public company on Friday.
Nasdaq glitch confuses Facebook IPO investors
Technical glitches at Nasdaq had delayed the trading of Facebook's stock by half an hour.
Historic Facebook debut falls flat
The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday.
Facebook makes modest debut, high volumes cause problems
Facebook Inc shares rose less than expected on their first day of trade on Friday and huge order volume caused technical problems.
Facebook's blockbuster IPO: 100 million shares traded in 4 minutes
Facebook topped 100 million shares traded in the first four minutes after its debut on the Nasdaq.
Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg rings Nasdaq opening bell
It's Facebook's big day and CEO Mark Zuckerberg symbolically opened trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Facts in figures: How Facebook measures against Google
Here's the two rivals stack up, based on the latest available data.
Jury still out on Facebook as an advertising medium
Top advertising executives say it's far too early to know if Facebook will take off as an advertising platform.
Facebook prices at top of range in landmark IPO
Facebook Inc priced its initial public offering at the top of its target range to raise more than billion, as strong demand, particularly from retail investors, fuels anticipation of a big pop in the stock when it begins trading on Friday on the Nasdaq.
Facebook IPO: Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday
In Silicon Valley Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.
Facebook shares peak at $45, 200 million traded
The Facebook stock which had a offering price of has peaked to .
Facebook's blockbuster IPO: 100 million shares traded in 4 minutes
Facebook topped 100 million shares traded in the first four minutes after its debut on the Nasdaq.
Investors brace for Facebook debut on Wall Street
Investors are bracing for Facebook's Wall Street debut on Friday after the world's No.1 online social network raised about billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in US history.
Who got Facebook IPO shares? Fairness may not come into it
A lot of loyal Facebook fans and occasional investors are discovering a hard truth this week: Money and connections talk, especially when it comes to a hot deal handled by Wall Street.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin fires back at tax-dodge critics
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, under fire over the tax consequences of renouncing his US citizenship, said on Thursday he is obligated to and will pay 'hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government.'
A post-IPO Facebook strategy
Try as they might, many retail investors won't be able to get shares of Facebook in its first hours of trading.
The people you can't friend on Facebook
More than 900 million people worldwide check their Facebook accounts at least once a month, but millions more are Facebook holdouts.
General Motors says Facebook ads don't work, pulls $10 million account
Concerns about advertising on Facebook are not confined to General Motors.
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin dumps US citizenship ahead of IPO
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship, a move expected to save him hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes stemming from the company's impending initial public offering.
Facebook hikes IPO range to raise $12.1 bn: source
Facebook Inc has increased the price range in Silicon Valley's biggest-ever initial public offering to raise more than billion, a source familiar with the situation said, giving the No.1 social network a valuation potentially exceeding 0 billion.
Questions and answers on blockbuster Facebook IPO
A company started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004 has just raised billion and is valued at 4 billion. All that from an initial public offering of stock.
Meet the real Mark Zuckerberg
One of the most striking features of Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's persona is the contradiction between the public and private that remains at its centre.
Facebook boosts IPO size by 25 per cent, aims for $15 billion
Facebook Inc will increase the size of its initial public offering by 25 per cent to raise about billion, a source familiar with the matter said, as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumped ongoing debate about the company's long-term potential to make money.
Half of Americans call Facebook a fad: Poll
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll.
Happy birthday Mark Zuckerberg: 28 little-known facts about him
Most of us know Mark Zuckerberg as the CEO of Facebook, but there are a lot of interesting facts about this young billionaire that you all must know. Celebrating his 28th birthday, here we bring you 28 little-known interesting facts about him.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg turns 28, IPO could be $100 bn gift
Don't let the hoodie and sneakers fool you. Mark Zuckerberg is no wet-behind-the-ears CEO. Facebook's chief executive turns 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever. The company is expected to start selling stock to the public for the first time and begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday. The IPO could value Facebook
Facebook's Zuckerberg says mobile first priority
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose limited role in promoting the No. 1 social network's market debut has drawn criticism, laid out its growth strategy to investors on Friday, saying that transforming its mobile and advertising experience are top priorities in 2012.
Facebook to sell apps through new app store
Facebook Inc unveiled a new hub for consumers to find games and other apps on the social network, including its first storefront for selling paid apps, in the company's latest effort to expand the ways it makes money from its massive audience.
Facebook IPO will make Zuckerberg pay $ 903 million in taxes
The US tax authorities are in for a major windfall from Facebook Chief Mark Zuckerberg, as the upcoming IPO of the social networking giant could make him pay in taxes as much as 3 million (about Rs 5,000 crore).
Facebook plans to raise $10.6 billion in mega IPO
Facebook Inc aims to raise about .6 billion in Silicon Valley's largest IPO, dwarfing the coming-out parties of tech companies like Google Inc and granting the world's largest social network a market value close to Amazon.com's.
Facebook billionaire shuns luxury for startup life
Facebook co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Dustin Moskovitz is by many accounts the world's youngest self-made billionaire. But the 27-year-old isn't sipping champagne in the Caribbean.
Facebook and Google: Too much power scares me
I had left my office at about 730pm and I was thinking about my chat with my colleague earlier in the day. We were discussing on Google and my...Facebook wraps up IPO road show in Silicon Valley
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives addressed about 200 prospective investors at a hotel luncheon in Silicon Valley.
Facebook's IPO already oversubscribed: Source
Facebook Inc's record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the share listing said, days after the world's largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow to drum up investor enthusiasm.
Zuckerberg kicks off Facebook's IPO show in New York
Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg took questions about the No. 1 social network's slowing revenue growth and its billion Instagram purchase, kicking off a cross-country roadshow on Monday to promote its billion initial public offering.
Facebook IPO will vastly increase Zuckerberg's wealth
Facebook Inc's initial public offering will vastly increase the wealth of its 27-year-old co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, leaving him with over USD 1 billion in cash and stocks worth USD 17.6 billion.
Facebook IPO to begin trading on May 18; roadshow set for May 7
The roadshow for Facebook Inc's initial public offering is scheduled to start on Monday, meaning the company's shares should begin trading on May 18, a source familiar with the process said on Tuesday.
Facebook pays Microsoft $ 550 mn for AOL patents
Facebook will pay Microsoft Corp 0 million in cash for hundreds of patents recently sold by AOL, the social networking company's latest move to bulk up its intellectual property in the wake of a lawsuit filed by Yahoo.
Facebook to acquire photo-sharing app Instagram for $1 billion
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the Instagram acquisition announcement on his Facebook timeline.
Facebook launches patent counterattack against Yahoo
Facebook fired back on Tuesday in its legal battle with Yahoo by accusing the Web pioneer of infringing 10 of Facebook's patents, according to a court filing.
Harvard emails show Zuckerberg's business side
Emails from Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard days show the dropout-turned-Facebook CEO as a young entrepreneur losing patience with a client's delayed payments.
Yahoo threatens Facebook as patent war looms
Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday.
Facebook can un-friend CEO Zuckerberg 'at will'
Facebook can terminate services of its chief Mark Zuckerberg at any time for any reason, or even without a reason, but the social networking giant's founder and CEO also enjoys similar exit rights.
Facebook reveals revenue, profit slide ahead of IPO
Facebook Inc reported its first quarter-to-quarter revenue slide in at least two years, a sign that the social network's sizzling growth may be cooling as it prepares to go public in the biggest ever Internet IPO.
Facebook unveils changes in terms of service
Social networking site Facebook has unveiled changes to its new terms of service, tweaking earlier drafts in an apparent effort to ease users' concerns about privacy and how their information is used.
Facebook picks Nasdaq to list its shares: Report
Popular social networking site Facebook, which will soon launch its initial public offering, has zeroed in on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange to list its shares, a media report said. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook has chosen the city-based Nasdaq over the New York Stock Exchange for its listing, the New York Times reported.
Tale of the tape: Google versus Facebook
Google Inc. is taking the threat posed by Facebook Inc.'s Internet social network more seriously since co-founder Larry Page returned as CEO a year ago.
Facebook touts success in revamped pages for brands
Facebook's efforts to make its social network a friendlier place for businesses and popular brands are off to a strong start, the company said.
How Google helped Facebook beat Orkut in Brazil
Facebook's popularity in Brazil has exploded over the past year, and the company may have its biggest competitor to thank for it.
Social media more addictive than cigarettes, alcohol: Study
Cannot resist your urge to tweet or check emails? Don't get surprised, as a new study has found that checking email and social media is more addictive than cigarettes and alcohol.
As Facebook grows up, it courts the advertising community
Until Everson's arrival as vice president of global marketing, Facebook's relationship with the advertising community was at best politely dismissive, at worst outright antagonistic.
Facebook India users doubled in last one year
Popular social networking site Facebook finds India a major growth market, where the number of users have more than doubled in the past one year, as against near-zero penetration in the neighbouring China.
Advice to new Facebook millionaires: take a breath
The first thing the 1,000 or so new post-IPO Facebook millionaire employees might need: a reality check.
Facebook's daunting Asian challenge
Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 per cent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.
Facebook surrenders its privacy in IPO documents
Facebook is baring its business soul. The unveiling came late Wednesday when the company that depends on people to share their lives online filed its plans to raise billion in an initial public offering of stock.
Facebook discloses details on bonuses
Facebook's top executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg, are eligible for twice-a-year bonuses of up to 45 per cent of their base salaries and other earnings, according to a Wednesday regulatory filing.
Facebook looks to mobile devices for revenue
Facebook, the social network giant, is set to begin showing advertisements to users on mobile devices before its billion initial public offering, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life
Hackers 'believe that something can always be better, and that nothing is ever complete,' Zuckerberg explains.
Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give
A new study out Friday found that the average user of the world's biggest online social network gets more than they give.
Facebook filing lifts Zynga, other recent Internet IPOs
Facebook's long-awaited IPO filing lifted the stocks of many Internet companies, including recent laggards Zynga and Groupon.
India a key source for future growth: Facebook
Social networking giant Facebook, which plans to raise $ five billion through an IPO, has said India is a key source for its future growth and its user base in the country has more than doubled in the past one year.
Zuckerberg describes 'The Hacker Way' at Facebook
In Facebook's regulatory filing for an initial public offering of stock, CEO Mark Zuckerberg included a letter to potential investors about the company's thinking.
Factbook: Facebook's laundry list of risks
Investors jumped on Facebook's regulatory filings on Wednesday for a glimpse into the company's inner workings ahead of one of the hottest initial public offerings in recent history. But there are also potential downsides.
Facebook IPO could value it among the world's top companies
When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.
Facebook to stop honoring trades in shares for 3 days: Source
Facebook, the social networking company poised to go public this year, will not honor trades of its shares in the secondary markets for a three-day period beginning on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Facebook, and Zuckerberg, embark on mega-IPO
Facebook unveiled what is expected to be Silicon Valley's largest ever initial public offering, but made it clear to outside investors that they will have little voice in its running, as founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will continue to exercise almost complete control.
Road to IPO: Milestones in Facebook's history
Mark Zuckerberg starts Facebook as a sophomore at Harvard University. Facebook begins expansion to other colleges and universities.
$5-billion IPO to make Facebook worth $100 billion
After a long wait and much speculation, Facebook filed for its IPO on Wednesday to raise a targeted billion in a hotly anticipated initial public offering, setting the stage for Silicon Valley's biggest-ever IPO.
Facebook to file IPO documents as soon as February 1
Facebook plans to file documents as early as Wednesday for a highly anticipated IPO that will value the world's largest social network at between billion and 0 billion, the Wall Street Journal cited unidentified sources as saying on Friday.
