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		<title>Facebook Is Down, Repeat, Facebook Is Down (For Some, Anyway)</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:52:21 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_51870" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/zuckerbergsillyface.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-51870" title="zuckerbergsillyface" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/zuckerbergsillyface.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">It's not funny, Zuck. (Photo: In the Capital)</p></div></p>
<p>Here we were, prepping a Zynga post, when we popped over to check a detail on Facebook and discovered much to our horror a page that read "The webpage at <strong>https://www.facebook.com/</strong> is currently unavailable."</p>
<p>Nor is it our admittedly budget Internet, either: A quick check of Twitter reveals that this Betabeat reporter is not alone, with a flood of <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/facebook%20down">tweets</a> confirming the social network is down for at least some users. DownRightNow <a href="http://downrightnow.com/facebook">confirms</a>, as does <a href="http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com">downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com</a>. We checked Facebook's official Twitter account, but it hasn't been updated since May 24th, of course.</p>
<p>We've reached out to Facebook for details and will update when we hear more. In the meantime, please remain calm, Twitter and Tumblr are still functioning.</p>
<p>Presumably Sheryl Sandberg, <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/06/facebook-finally-names-sheryl-sandberg-to-its-board-of-directors/">corporate ninja</a>, is personally sorting this out as we speak.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_51870" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/zuckerbergsillyface.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-51870" title="zuckerbergsillyface" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/zuckerbergsillyface.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">It's not funny, Zuck. (Photo: In the Capital)</p></div></p>
<p>Here we were, prepping a Zynga post, when we popped over to check a detail on Facebook and discovered much to our horror a page that read "The webpage at <strong>https://www.facebook.com/</strong> is currently unavailable."</p>
<p>Nor is it our admittedly budget Internet, either: A quick check of Twitter reveals that this Betabeat reporter is not alone, with a flood of <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/facebook%20down">tweets</a> confirming the social network is down for at least some users. DownRightNow <a href="http://downrightnow.com/facebook">confirms</a>, as does <a href="http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com">downforeveryoneorjustme.com/facebook.com</a>. We checked Facebook's official Twitter account, but it hasn't been updated since May 24th, of course.</p>
<p>We've reached out to Facebook for details and will update when we hear more. In the meantime, please remain calm, Twitter and Tumblr are still functioning.</p>
<p>Presumably Sheryl Sandberg, <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/06/facebook-finally-names-sheryl-sandberg-to-its-board-of-directors/">corporate ninja</a>, is personally sorting this out as we speak.</p>
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		<title>Kayak Reportedly Postpones IPO in the Wake of Facebook&#8217;s Faceplant</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 17:43:45 -0400</pubDate>
					<link>http://betabeat.com/2012/05/kayak-reportedly-postpones-ipo-in-the-wake-of-facebooks-faceplant/</link>
			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_46517" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/zuckerbergchan.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-46517" title="zuckerbergchan" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/zuckerbergchan.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Look at this freaking guy.</p></div></p>
<p>Head for your bunkers: Facebook fallout is upon us. (Maybe.) Bloomberg reports that--according to one source, anyway--Kayak plans to delay its IPO, in the wake of Facebook's less-than-stellar debut. <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/kayak-said-to-postpone-ipo-following-facebook-s-tumble.html">Says Bloomberg</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Norwalk, Connecticut-based <a title="Open Web Site" href="http://www.kayak.com/" rel="external">online travel service</a> has postponed the roadshow for the offering, which was scheduled to start last week, said the person, who declined to be identified because the information is private. Morgan Stanley, the lead bank on Facebook’s initial share sale, also was hired to lead Kayak’s IPO.</p></blockquote>
<p>Facebook's stock is <a href="http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/fb" target="_blank">currently at $28.19</a>, well under its $38 debut. Given that it was the highest-profile technology IPO in years (seriously, "frenzy" doesn't even do it justice), there was no way that wasn't going to have some sort of impact. One researcher told Bloomberg: "After Facebook’s tumble, investors are not willing to buy pie in the sky." Ouch. <!--more--></p>
<p>Still, two other tech companies with IPOs in the works--<a href="http://www.service-now.com/" target="_blank">ServiceNow</a> and <a href="http://www.paloaltonetworks.com/" target="_blank">Palo Alto Networks</a>--are said to be on track. So maybe it's just the ultra-high-profile offerings that're affected by this latest disruption. It's also worth noting that Kayak originally filed to go public in November 2010, then delayed due to "market conditions." So it's not like it's been entirely smooth sailing for Kayak thus far.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-zuckerberg-tip-facebook-20120529,0,6254661.story" target="_blank">Italy hates Zuck</a> for his poor tipping, and everyone thinks <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/your_hubby_zucks_jLOykAG6XlsTDJ4zK94uBK?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=National" target="_blank">he cheaped out</a> on Priscilla's engagement ring. We're almost starting to feel sorry for the poor besieged billionaire.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_46517" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/zuckerbergchan.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-46517" title="zuckerbergchan" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/zuckerbergchan.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Look at this freaking guy.</p></div></p>
<p>Head for your bunkers: Facebook fallout is upon us. (Maybe.) Bloomberg reports that--according to one source, anyway--Kayak plans to delay its IPO, in the wake of Facebook's less-than-stellar debut. <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/kayak-said-to-postpone-ipo-following-facebook-s-tumble.html">Says Bloomberg</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The Norwalk, Connecticut-based <a title="Open Web Site" href="http://www.kayak.com/" rel="external">online travel service</a> has postponed the roadshow for the offering, which was scheduled to start last week, said the person, who declined to be identified because the information is private. Morgan Stanley, the lead bank on Facebook’s initial share sale, also was hired to lead Kayak’s IPO.</p></blockquote>
<p>Facebook's stock is <a href="http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/fb" target="_blank">currently at $28.19</a>, well under its $38 debut. Given that it was the highest-profile technology IPO in years (seriously, "frenzy" doesn't even do it justice), there was no way that wasn't going to have some sort of impact. One researcher told Bloomberg: "After Facebook’s tumble, investors are not willing to buy pie in the sky." Ouch. <!--more--></p>
<p>Still, two other tech companies with IPOs in the works--<a href="http://www.service-now.com/" target="_blank">ServiceNow</a> and <a href="http://www.paloaltonetworks.com/" target="_blank">Palo Alto Networks</a>--are said to be on track. So maybe it's just the ultra-high-profile offerings that're affected by this latest disruption. It's also worth noting that Kayak originally filed to go public in November 2010, then delayed due to "market conditions." So it's not like it's been entirely smooth sailing for Kayak thus far.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-zuckerberg-tip-facebook-20120529,0,6254661.story" target="_blank">Italy hates Zuck</a> for his poor tipping, and everyone thinks <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/your_hubby_zucks_jLOykAG6XlsTDJ4zK94uBK?utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_content=National" target="_blank">he cheaped out</a> on Priscilla's engagement ring. We're almost starting to feel sorry for the poor besieged billionaire.</p>
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