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posted by Meagan Frye in In The News

Would you invest in the proposed Facebook IPO?

January 31, 2012

Facebook could announce as early as tomorrow plans to go public in what would be the biggest tech IPO since Google. An article in The Guardian reported that Facebook is looking to raise $10bn selling shares that will value the firm at somewhere between $75bn-$100bn. Not bad for a seven-year-old firm that has only recently started making money and apparently made $1bn last year.  Investors (and rivals) will finally get to see what makes Mark Zuckerberg's social network. Even at the low end, Facebook would be worth more than Disney.  Facebook currently has over 850 million users, more than the combined populations of the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. 

But what would this IPO mean to the public?

When Facebook goes public it will be under increased scrutiny, held more accountable, and required to be more transparent. But, at the same time, the need to maximize returns means the use of personal data is likely to increase, only raising privacy concerns.

Ultimately, Facebook will have to do its innovating in public and be answerable to shareholders, as well.

To read more about this, follow the link below:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/31/facebook-ipo-six-things...

 

What do you think of this proposed plan?

Would you invest your money in Facebook shares, or do you consider it too much of a risk?

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