Zuckerberg Says Stock Slide Is 'Painful'

Zuck Says Stock Slide Is 'Painful'
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles as US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting April 20, 2011 at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiles as US President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting April 20, 2011 at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Mr. Zuckerberg has long exhorted employees not to pay attention to the stock price, instead pushing them to focus on developing the social network. But in a companywide meeting earlier this month, he conceded that it may be "painful" to watch as investors continue to retreat from Facebook's stock, according to people familiar with the meeting.

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