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By Sharon Gaudin Computerworld – Now that Facebook has filed papers for its initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the public is getting its first glimpse at the social network's dramatic user and revenue

1 (Bloomberg) — John Battelle, executive chairman of Federated Media Publishing, talks about the outlook for Facebook Inc.'s advertising model, the company's performance versus Google Inc. and the outlook for Facebook employees.

Facebook has taken the first step to becoming a public company and filed its S-1 paperwork for an IPO.

Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004. Below is a look at how the stocks of some recently public companies are faring.

Facebook is selling Class A stock in its IPO, but the real power (and value) will be retained by holders of the Class B shares. All S-1 filings contain plenty of caveats about how poorly the company or its stock could do in the aftermarket if certain

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