This ecosystem has made Facebook so rich in user data that Lieb believes talk of the IPO may have forced Google to announce its privacy policy streamlining early. Google last week said it will be putting nearly 60 of its Web services under one privacy

(TheStreet) — Facebook's S-1 threw up some surprises when it was filed after market close on Wednesday, as the social networking giant gears up for its much-hyped$5 billion IPO. From Mark Zuckerberg's security detail to a robust mobile payments

Get ready for a blockbuster — and almost nuts — technology 2012. Why? Because Facebook is doing a mother of all initial public offerings. And like Netscape and Google before, Facebook IPO is not only going to change the

And it's why the long-awaited announcement of Facebook's intention to list shares on Wall Street is a bittersweet moment for the US. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder, last night appeared to compare the social networking site to epoch-changing

By Jon Swartz, Scott Martin, and Matt Krantz SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook on Wednesday filed to go public and raise $5 billion in what could be the largest-ever Internet IPO. Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP The mammoth initial public stock