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February 1, 2012

Facebook's IPO: Zuckerberg Faces Reality

Douglas Rushkoff, CNN


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We all knew he'd eventually get around to it: Mark Zuckerberg is expected to finally bring Facebook public. The company is reported to be preparing to file for an IPO -- initial public offering -- through which anyone will be able to buy shares of the social networking company on an open stock exchange.

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