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Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg rang the Nasdaq's opening bell Friday, flanked by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and Nasdaq chief executive Bob Greifeld. Zuckerberg opened the tech index trading while outside the company’ Full Article at The Washington Post

Reporters weren’t allowed near the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. , on Friday as Facebook shares were sold to the public on Wall Street. We could glean something of the mood from what Facebookers chose to post on their Facebook pages. A very young- Full Article at The New York Times

In case there was any confusion after Facebook’s eight years in business and its recent geographic expansions, it was cleared up today: Facebook’s home and heart lies in Silicon Valley. TechCrunch TV saw that first-hand this morning at NASDAQ’s Marketsit Full Article at TechCrunch

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the celebration of ringing the Nasdaq opening bell May 18, 2012 in Menlo Park, California. (Handout - GETTY IMAGES) It’s time — yet again — for the weekly wrap-up of stories on IdeasInnovations and Full Article at The Washington Post

Well, they warned us. Yesterday, Facebook PR was telling reporters that when the company went public this morning, there wouldn’t be much to see at the Menlo Park headquarters. Nonetheless, I made the drive down from San Francisco, and I wasn’t alone. Wh Full Article at TechCrunch

Facebook is now a publicly traded company -- and it's also under legal fire. Beyond Yahoo's patent litigation against the social media giant, Facebook is the subject of a class action suit over privacy concerns. Facebook users on Friday filed an amended Full Article at Top Tech News

Facebook jumped 13% to $43 as the stock opened for trading for the first time Friday morning. Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with microphone, rings the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, Friday, May 18, 2012, from Facebook head Full Article at USA Today

Facebook shares opened at $42.05, a 10.5 percent increase from its final price last night at $38. This would value the company at $115 billion. While the price is going to fluctuate a lot today, there’s a crowdsourced bet from Twitter users on FacebookIP Full Article at TechCrunch

Before a raucous crowd at its campus in Menlo Park, Calif. , Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the NASDAQ opening bell, marking the social network's debut on Wall Street. Flanked by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and other employees, Zuckerberg s Full Article at USA Today

Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently a writer for TechCrunch. Previously, Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook, where he covered Facebook product changes, privacy, the Ad Full Article at TechCrunch

Want to watch the moment Facebook goes public? The NASDAQ is broadcasting this morning's opening bell, which will mark the arrival of the social network to Wall Street. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to remotely ring the opening bell on the NAS Full Article at USA Today

May 18, 2012, 9:06 am By NOAM COHEN Facebook raised $16 billion on Thursday in its initial public offering, with 421 million shares going for $38. That price values the company at $104 billion, Evelyn M. Rusli and Peter Eavis write , giving it a higher m Full Article at The New York Times

Facebook is set to begin trading today on the Nasdaq index. The social network company is ringing the opening bell remotely from its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Priced at $38 per share, the initial public offering is $104 billion, the third-larges Full Article at The Washington Post

NEW YORK, May 18 (UPI) -- Facebook Inc. could end its first day of public trading on New York's Nasdaq Stock Market Friday worth as much as $104 billion, analysts say. The figure would make the social network's market value higher than those of McDonald' Full Article at United Press International

Hundreds of Facebook employees congregated at ‘Hacker Square’ at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters this evening ahead of the company’s insanely-hyped initial public offering. Now, some of the first photos are starting to trickle in. There was a stand Full Article at TechCrunch

A large thumbs up sign marks the entrance to the Facebook campus on Willow Road in Menlo Park, California on May 16, 2012. Facebook is expected to begin Nasdaq trading on Friday in the largest-ever Internet IPO that could easily value it above $100 billi Full Article at United Press International

A large thumbs up sign marks the entrance to the Facebook campus on Willow Road in Menlo Park, California on May 16, 2012. Facebook's IPO is raising at least $16 billion. UPI/Terry Schmitt License photo SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (UPI) -- From fancy restauran Full Article at United Press International

NEW YORK – Don't try to friend MaLi Arwood on Facebook. You won't find her there. A thumbs up or "Like" icon at the Facebook main campus in Menlo Park, Calif. A thumbs up or "Like" icon at the Facebook main campus in Menlo Park, Calif. More than 900 mill Full Article at USA Today

Before you get too excited about Facebook's initial public offering on Friday, remember that technology IPOs aren't always a long-term investor's best friend. Facebook plans to sell 337.4 million shares to the public on Friday, aiming to raise more than Full Article at Top Tech News