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Despite all the hype and buzz, Facebook didn’t pop — or even budge. In a sober debut, shares of Facebook closed just barely above their offering price on Friday, as the company’s bankers stepped in to help support the stock. “Facebook was not just an I.P Full Article at The New York Times

For the top stories in tech, follow us on Twitter at PCMag. Facebook's landmark initial public offering opened strongly - but belatedly - then fluttered back down to its IPO price, as other social media stocks sank as well. Facebook opened the day stron Full Article at PC Magazine

The underwriters of Facebook’s $16 billion debut on NASDAQ fought to the finish to keep the company’s shares above last night’s final price of $38 a share. Shares closed at $38.23 today. Sources tell us that the syndicate of banks underwriting the deal h Full Article at TechCrunch

On the day of Facebook’s initial public offering, when the glow of social networking is everywhere, why are Facebook’s peers getting punished in the stock market? The hardest hit is Zynga, the maker of CityVille and other Facebook games. Its stock is dow Full Article at The New York Times

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

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

Silicon Valley is once again flush with nouveau riche after a wave of tech IPOs that will be eclipsed by Facebook's. LinkedIn, Zynga and Yelp -- a few of the local start-ups to go public in the past year -- raised a combined $1.5 billion in IPOs. But tha Full Article at Top Tech News

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

With huge anticipation around Facebook’s IPO, we decided look at how other digital media companies that have gone public over the past year have fared. The big takeaway: Most have had a bumpy ride — and only one has had steady gains since its stock-marke Full Article at paidContent.org

Tiny sidebar and news feed ads aren’t going to cut it. If Facebook wants to live up to a $100 billion valuation it will need bold new revenue streams. An offsite ad network, big glossy news feed ads, or and payments for physical goods are a few ways it c Full Article at TechCrunch

Facebook shares will be tempting to buy when they start trading on Friday. The company has hefty profit margins, a household name and a shot at becoming the primary gateway to the Internet for much of the planet. But if history offers any lesson, average Full Article at The New York Times

Sometimes it pays to ask nicely. The developers behind the Zombies, Run! Full Article at Macworld

Henry Ford is often credited with saying that if he had asked consumers what they wanted, they would have asked for a faster horse. Whether he actually said that or not, it's a great reminder that successful businesses look to the future. It's ironic tha Full Article at Advertising Age

SYDNEY, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- There have been mixed reactions with Internet IPOs from companies such as LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga, and Yelp in recent years, with not all of them having a successful start. With Facebook's high initial market capital Full Article at PR Newswire

When will the floodgates open? It feels like an eternity that the casino industry and makers of games like Zynga Poker have been waiting for states to flip a legal switch that will let them turn virtual gaming into real gambling. The legal logjam could f Full Article at paidContent.org

SAN FRANCISCO – Silicon Valley is once again flush with nouveau riche after a wave of tech IPOs that will be eclipsed by Facebook's. A recent crop of tech IPOs, Facebook's being the latest, is creating a new wave of nouveau riche in Silicon Valley. A rec Full Article at USA Today

It’s almost here. The big day. Can you feel the excitement? Yes, if all goes according to plan on Friday, Mark Zuckerberg will ring the Nasdaq bell in a hoodie, the big blue social network will go forward with one of the largest IPOs for an internet comp Full Article at TechCrunch

Facebook's IPO may be hitting just at the time its Achilles heel has been revealed. That is the diagnosis of analyst P.J. McNealy, CEO and founder of Digital World Research. The social networking giant's potential weakness is one exhibited by several oth Full Article at USA Today

Take a screenshot of the funniest and worst drawings you send - or receive - and share them here. If you’ve ever played Draw Something , then you probably already know that not every drawing is a work of art. If you think you’re alone in creating stick f Full Article at The Washington Post