Facebook IPO: Cynics and Comics React - castillopairame

Tired of watching the tech and financial weight-lift fawn over Facebook's first public offering? You're not alone.

Facebook's IPO has drawn a hefty dose of cynicism, witticisms, and other assorted tease from around the Web. On a lower floor are some of the to the highest degree amusing reactions to Facebook's first day as a publicly-traded company:

On Thursday eventide, Ed Hunsinger kicked it remove with a tweet that quick went viral: "Why is Facebook going public? They couldn't figure prohibited the privacy settings either."

Conan O'Brien had something to sound out along Twitter as well: "Today, Facebook went in the public eye, just as MySpace's last user went close."

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Donald Trump couldn't resist a jabbing alongside some obscure fiscal wisdom: "Seems hard to believe that @Facebook could be worth that much–be careful if you invest. And Cross off Zuckerberg–get a pre-nup."

Brian Run, editor of The Wirecutter, wondered what the bicker was about: "People getting super excited about corporations getting rich. Will never understand it."

Of course, NMA.idiot box, the Taiwanese animators WHO've previously parodied the iPad, Google Specs and strange tech topics, has already successful a mockery of the Facebook IPO. (Hint: A Zuckerberg dead ringer riding a papal bull down Wall Street and few blood-letting is involved.)

Tim Siedell, a popular advertising creative director, called Facebook "the new American Dream" patc taking a swipe at co-fall through Eduardo Saverin: "Get an approximation, work up something, foreswear citizenship to avert taxes, sell for billions."

Software engineer Microphone Rundle took a swing at Facebook's ofttimes-derided ambulant apps: "I'm psyched that Facebook just raised a lot of money because now they john afford some Cocoa developers to build them a native app!"

The National Post's Steve Murray had his have jab at Facebook's apps: "What are the chances that facebook will open and then immediately debar surgery crash like it does on my iphone?"

Jack Dorsey's response was just for a co-founder of Chirrup: "Howler. Slow word day."

Director Nicholas Stoller takes the award for most cynical response: "The fetishization of Facebook stock is weirding me out and suggests to me something deep off about our society."

Musician Kasey Anderson has had plenty of the wisecracks: "9:28 AM: Woke rising. 10:18 AM: Already well-worn of Facebook IPO jokes."

Fair enough, Kasey. But Andy Borowitz's mock letter of the alphabet from Zuckerberg to potential investors is worth a read, at least. Present's the opening communication channel:

"For years, you've bony your clip on Facebook. Now here's your bump to waste your money thereon, excessively."

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