Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan: A Facebook Timeline
On Saturday, Mark Zuckerberg tied the knot with his college sweetheart, Priscilla Chan. Here's a gallery of their time together, as told through their Facebook timelines.
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Why Facebook's Falling Share Price Really Doesn't Matter
On Monday, Facebook's stock fell from its IPO price of $38 to a low of (as of this writing) $33.60. So what? Nobody who actually paid attention to Facebook's statements before the IPO should be surprised by this latest turn, or even worried. Here's why:
Facebook's Real Investing Story: How Brokers and Investors Use It
The most interesting story about investing and social media isn't that you can buy shares of Facebook -- it's the way so many advisers and investors are using social networking sites to connect with each other, and with market information.
Facebook Instant Wealth Tracker: What Are Their Stakes Worth?
The Facebook IPO is making dozens of people phenomenally rich. How rich? Check out CNBC's list of top shareholders, see and the amounts of their Facebook windfalls as they move based on the real-time price of the shares.
28 Crazy Facts You Didn't Know About Facebook
For your reading pleasure while you watch the roller coaster ride of Facebook's Friday trading debut, here's a list of facts about the company and CEO Mark Zuckerberg that aren't widely known.
GM Had 1,999 Reasons to Crash Facebook's IPO Party
GM's ill-timed announcement that it will no longer advertise on Facebook should come as no surprise. The site is popular. Its paid ads aren't. Only about 1 in every 2,000 ad impressions on the social media giant received clicks for advertisers.
Facebook Boosts Size of IPO by 25% in Light of Investor Demand
Facebook insiders will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand. The entire increase comes from insiders and early investors, so the company won't benefit from the additional sales.
Can't Get a Piece of the Facebook IPO? Lucky You!
Don't feel bad that you aren't one of those lucky, well-connected investors who gets to buy into Facebook's IPO this week. Those buyers may look lucky when the likely initial price pop happens. But odds are, the pop will be followed by a drop.
GM Kills $10 Million Facebook Ad Campaign Because It Didn't Work
General Motors has pulled $10 million in ads from Facebook because they just didn't work, according to The Wall Street Journal. GM is the first major advertiser to indicate disappointment with Facebook and reduce its ad spending on the site.
As Investors Fawn Over Facebook, Poll Finds User Distrust, Apathy
Faced with great expectations, Facebook is staring down some potentially unnerving obstacles when it comes to key areas of monetization and growth: public distrust and display advertising apathy.
Facebook CEO Turns 28, IPO Could Be $100B Gift
He famously wears a hoodie, jeans and sneakers, and he was born the year Apple introduced the Macintosh. But Mark Zuckerberg is no boy-CEO. Facebook's chief executive turned 28 on Monday, setting in motion the social network's biggest week ever.
How to Buy One Share of Facebook Stock
For those who want to own just one ceremonial share of a company, there are websites that specialize in "one share" transactions. The operators of those sites say they expect Facebook to become one of their most popular stocks once it begins trading publicly.
Facebook in Your Mutual Fund? It Could Be Soon
Ask people what they think about Facebook, and you're likely to hear everything from "It's a terrific way to connect with friends and family," to "It's a colossal drain on time and productivity." Soon, you could start getting a third response: It's a big investment opportunity.
What Mark Zuckerberg's Hoodie Is Really Saying to Wall Street
At the kickoff roadshow lunch for Facebook's IPO this week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed up in a hoodie. This caused no end of Wall Street squawking about his alleged immaturity, and a backlash of squawking about pretentious analysts. So, who's right? Wall Street or Silicon Valley?
Facebook Snaps Up Photo-Share App Instagram for $1 Billion
In Facebook's largest acquisition to date, the social media giant says it will spend $1 billion to buy the photo-sharing software company Instagram.