Facebook's anticipated public debut failed to impress on Friday.
The stock price rose only modestly, and underwriters stepped in to hold it above its opening price. After much buzz and high hopes for the new stock's performance, the day ended with more of a wimper than the bang that many had anticipated.
If you missed out on all the action, we've rounded up highlights from the coverage of Facebook's big day.
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FROM THE TRADING FLOOR
- HuffPost's Blow-By-Blow Live Blog
- Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth-o-Meter: Track Facebook CEO’s Worth In Real Time
- PHOTO: Zuck Rings The Opening Bell
- Facebook Trading Delayed By High Demand, Technical Error
- Reuters: FB trades 82 million shares in first 30 seconds
- Underwriters Step In To Prop Up Facebook Stock At $38
- Facebook Gets Very First ‘Sell’ Rating
- Did The Morning’s Tech Glitch Steal Facebook’s Thunder?
- Stock Closes Slightly Above $38, Only Slightly Higher Than Its Offering Price
- CNBC: Facebook's sets record for most shares traded in first day of trading (500 million shares)
- Technical Glitch Confuses Facebook Investors
- SEC To Probe Glitch
- Facebook Buys Itself A Present
JUST FOR FUN
- Zuck’s Epic Timeline Post
- It’s Time To Play The Facebook IPO Drinking Game
- Facebook IPO Bingo: Finally, A Way To Enjoy All The Cliches
- See How Much You’re Worth To Facebook
- Here’s What Facebook’s Stock Certificate Looks Like
- WATCH: Zuck’s Sister Hints At Facebook IPO In Ridiculous Music Video From 2007
- WATCH: Fanatic Fans Create ‘Thank You, Facebook’ Music Video
- WATCH: Cartoon Zuckerberg Sheds Blood On Wall Street
- 9 Facebook Features We Used To Hate (And Some We Still Do)
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- Occupy Wall Street Weighs In On Facebook IPO
- 5 Things Facebook Won’t Be Telling You
- WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Web’s Bggest IPOs (Minus Facebook)
- How Facebook Compares To The Hottest Tech IPOs Of The Past Year
- 6 People Mark Zuckerberg Burned On The Way To The Top
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