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"Social Web Reacts to Facebook's IPO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Zuckerberg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDave Morin\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Franklin and Robbie Good\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@ckanal\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKandarp Dave\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@KimJungNumberUn\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@AntDeRosa\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalt Schneider\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@LanceUlanoff\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@YourAnonNews\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@db\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@jowyang\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@sacca\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDena Weber\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrew Zang\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt shouldn't be hard to guess what the largest discussion in the social space was Wednesday \u2014 the Facebook IPO. \nWhile Facebook certainly wasn't the first social network to hit the Internet, it's the largest one to date. Along with its hefty user base came a huge reaction \u2014 not just on Facebook but across the web.  \nWhile Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg posted a picture of his desk with the memo, \"Stay Focused &amp; Keep Shipping,\" others were a bit more excitable. \nDave Morin, Path founder and a former Facebook employee, applauded Zuckerberg's long-term vision throughout Facebook's growth. \nOthers, such as Google+ users Jonathan Franklin and Robbie Good questioned the company's valuation, noting they don't view a social network as a solid long-term investment. \nNeedless to say, the social web saw its fare share of humorous reactions as well. \nWe pieced together some of the social web's reactions to Facebook's IPO news. Which discussions did you notice in the social space Wednesday? Let us know in the comments.\nAdditional Facebook IPO Coverage\n\nFacebook Files for $5 Billion IPO\nFacebook IPO Reveals How It Made $3.71 Billion in 2011\n10 Giant Things Less Valuable Than Facebook\nZuckerberg to Potential Shareholders: Facebook Is on a Social Mission\nFacebook IPO Filing Flings Open the Social Network Kimono\nFacebook: Zynga Generates 12% of Our Revenue and We Need Them\nSheryl Sandberg Was Facebook\u2019s Best-Paid Employee in 2011\n\nThumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, skegbydave"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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