we're talking facebook. i know you haven't seen the books, nobody probably has except facebook board and bankers maybe. i want to ask you a couple questions first to you, rich. can facebook be a catalyst for this market? this is not zynga, this is not groupon. this is facebook. everybody knows the company. if it goes off well, could that potentially lift all boats? or will it just suck money away from other investments? >> no. i think it's former. it's very possible facebook ipo is a positive for the market if not fundamentally, psychologically. and i think that's where the input comes from. it's hard to envision one company as big as it is moving or turning the markets, but i think it's a very positive psychological impact. and i look forward to it. >> all right. randy, do you agree with that? and would you buy -- it's a stretch because you don't know the numbers, but would you buy facebook? >> i'm not sure we'd buy facebook. and i'm not sure this is going to be the turn of a new 1990s technological boom. a

facebook is global. pretty soon, one in every ten people, one in every seven people globely are going to be on this. that number only goes up as smartphones increase around the world. >> 800 million users, a 35 to 50 age group demographic. the younger people aren't necessarily getting on facebook. and so that's what you have to worry about is the next generation. they're not really using facebook. >> i disagree. you ask any 10-year-old, 15-year-old, they're waiting to get on facebook, they're waiting for their parents to say they can get on. last year there was a lady 102 getting on facebook. this is everywhere. this is everywhere. >> my grandmother is on facebook. she likes the green bay packers. >> brian, thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, guys. have a great weekend. >> now on cnbc.com, just underneath the top story, you'll find who will cash on facebook's ipo. who has invested serious money into facebook and can make a big profit once the ipo fits. you'll find out why bono makes the list. >> they'

their facebook pages private in the last year.so the tools are there for people to control and manage their information. and don't, what we need here is a massive public education campaign for parents, for educators, for people about how to use these tools responsibly in the we are still adapting as a society. we are still learning what it means to be exposed the way that we are, the way that we track our lives and share information online. and i do, i absolutely agree that part of the problem here is getting everyone educated in terms of -- >> but should impose get the private sector was right now in maryland, massachusetts employers are saying listen, if you want a job you have to tell us your passwords we can go on that private side. >> bottom line is, that are laws governing any essays. there are certain things employers can ask answer the simplest cannot as. an employer cannot ask your marital status. so an employer cannot use that information against you in a hiring decision. if that employ -- >> but how do you prove a? >> b

>> facebook is a data aggregator.it makes $1.86 billion a year by serving as an intermediary between advertisers and the private information so if i post, i am thinking of going on a trip to florida, ads can pop up about airlines and so forth. but some data aggregators use the web weekends, use bots to collect really a picture of the whole aspect of the web through google searches and so forth. so far the courts have not said that that's a problem so there's a lot of information that follows your travels all over and can mainly be used for marketing but now can be used for other purposes. >> a question on facebook. generally of your account is very private is hard for an employer to look at it. something that some employers have though is, sometimes you can access certain information of of the person has made it available to the network so a lot of employers used to, if they had an intern who is said and why you that in turn could ask of certain information for other people who are at nyu. so before you want to look y

no, it's not about facebook. google's latest move is raising serious privacy questions, while twitter is set to unveil a microcensureship program. >> let's bring in jon fortt and julia boorstin to dive further into these concerns. jon, hasn't google been sharing information already? >> they have, simon. so what's really new about this is, not that much. it formalizes some things they had been doing. it puts all the data in one bucket. google telling people they're doing that. but hey, i think the bigger deal here is the narrative that's being created. people are concerned about this, we've heard about the fdc possibly checking in on whether this violates some terms of that google had agreed to. other google stumbles in the past few months, they had the issue revolving around google plus, facebook not happy about that. even some of google's normal boosters in the blogging community upset about that. they did some things with the chrome blog, promoting that, broke their own search rules. they did some things in ken

facebook is unbelievable. facebook has been unbelievable.hange the world get valuations that are silly. we'll see where it comes out, but from a banking standpoint and a company that's going to change the world, be a little leery. >> definitely. you want to lower expectations as much as you can ahead of going public. we'll talk more about this in a little bit. markets down across the board, want to get insight. happy monday to you. >> and an almost happy monday here. >> except in brussels where they're arguing over this greek thing. is this resolving over all this turmoil or is this where hard work gets done? >> i think the hard thing is what you and i have discussed over the weeks, and that is while they've remained philosophical, they haven't built a fire department over there. so if this thing breaks out, i'm not sure they have a resolution. i think they're beginning to see the inevitability of greece having to default. do you put up that amount of money and have it vaporize, or do you devise a structure now, keep it within the union and

times what facebook is expected to make next year. now, it's important to note that facebook is a private company so very little is known about its actual revenues and profits. and by the way, grace, facebook's founder zuckerberg is 27 years old. so if they do this filing on wednesday, the ipo could come in april or may, he turns 28 in may. that's a nice birthday gift. >> i would say so. >> reporter: already, he's valued at $17.5 billion. >> makes us feel a little behind. >>> in politics, all signs are pointing to mitt romney getting a big boost from tomorrow's republican presidential primary in florida. his main rival newt gingrich is holding a rally this morning in jacksonville. the state's largest city. looks like he is not up to the podium yet. here's a live look as it looks like media get ready. polls show he is well behind romney in the sunshine state. now, this is a winner-take-all contest meaning that the top vote-getter receives all of florida's 50 delegates. newt gingrich continues to campaign there running in second. rick s

facebook chose us. it will bring them lots of business not just from this deal but from all the deals that follow that. >> kayla, can you comment on that? you were on "power lunch" and talked about what it means to morgan stanley. and you also brought up the fact that it's not just about the money that they will make. >> it's not just about the money, sue. and my sources are also telling me that people at facebook are jockeying for what could be one of the lowest fee prices on this ipo. remember, gm was 75 basis points. edf in france, another government owned entity did its ipo at just above 1%. this could very well be the lowest priced corporate issue ever because they have such a competitive advantage here with the people who actually will be running this. it's not about the money at all. it's completely about the prestige and pedigree and everything that comes with what they call being the lead left on that pros pecktous. sometimes it's not the bank that makes the most money or has the financial prow

so why is facebook winning?t user information from profiles and behavior enables narrow targeting and brands can connect with their fans who are more open to marketing messages. plus there's what they call the amplification effect. when fans send a marketing message to their friends. >> if you can get a communication going from the fan to their friends, an amplification both in terms of reach, how many people you can reach with the message and amplification in terms of persuasion. i think that is a very, very powerful aspect of advertising on facebook. >> he expects facebook to continue to gobble up market share and raise its prices. facebook roughly doubled revenue from 2010 to 2011 bringing in about $3.8 billion in revenue. and, tyler, that is mostly from display ads. back to you. >> relationship status, interested. this is what drives life in college. are you having sex or aren't you? it's why people take certain classes and sit where they sit and do what they do. >> when marc zuckerberg launched facebook in

what you do online and what's recorded in a site like facebook stays with you forever. >> does facebookan they know themselves? >> oh, yes. they know what you are doing and they keep it all in their servers. >> facebook is forecast to bring in more than $5.7 billion in ad revenue this year, up from about $4 billion in 2011. investors will expect ad sales to keep rising. facebook is to live up to the $100 billion value projected for it initial public offering. the share prices have sometimes risen and fallen as steeply as san francisco's hills. but seldom has there been anticipation around a stock offering to equal the excitement generated by facebook. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> here to look at facebook's very next step is andy sour. the managing editor of magazines. >> is it time to figure out how to get some of that facebook stock? >> it's going to be tough to get it. call up morgan stanley. call someone you know to get some. it will be difficult to do that. once the shares start trading, which won't be for about three month. they're expected to file papers this week

maybe you too can get a piece of that facebook pie. there seems to be a fine line between a couple of drinks and having a problem. a lot of moms in had country are trying to figure out ha that line is. cbs news correspondent lee woodruff is here along with the author of sippy cups are not for chardonnay. funny title but not a funny topic. >> it's not a funny topic. not just for the play date. young moms, older moms whose kids are out of the nest, the one chardonnay lunch is turning into three. we'll talk about that. >> and i'll see lee at the table. thank you, lee. not only does he write and direct his own films, this time he's a new york city cop on "man on a ledge" without his super model wife christy. the damage t >>> good morning. it's 7:56. i'm grace lee with your cbs 5 headlines. the damage to oakland city hall is being assessed after the weekend's vandalism. demonstrators broke in saturday shattering windows, burning flags. they also sprayed graffiti and overturned exhibits in city hall. >>> back to court, a status conference is

"are you on facebook yet?"ame a common question, one quickly answered in the affirmative by millions and millions of people all around the world. friends use their pages to share personal news, exchange photos, team up on political causes, or just play long-distance scrabble. it can be a useful tool or an addictive waste of time. according to the social network, the blockbuster movie released in the fall of 2010, the facebook story is a classic case of betrayal and money, but when i met zuckerberg in 2007, he wasn't on hollywood's radar. he was a young, geeky computer programmer with a rising profile sitting atop a rapidly growing company. this is the face of facebook, mark zuckerberg, the mogul who's guiding its extraordinary growth. what everyone wants to know is, is he old enough to be running a company some people say is the biggest thing since google? tell everyone how old you are. >> i'm 23 right now, so-- >> and you're running this huge company. >> it's not that big. >> and here he was helping me set up

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it is unclear and when facebook will go public. some say the governor's plan to cut programs is premature given the potential of new rev news. >> i think we should make cuts if we have to make them as a last resort. not as an early action item. especially given the fact the revenue picture is so unclear. >>> the governor's budget does not factor in the facebook effect but any revenue is good. >> long term, then i will be happy to go to mark zuckerberg's house and wash his windows. or mow his yard. >> reporter: the facebook wind fall highlights california's dependence on income taxes that go up during good times and drop during bad times. it is one factor in our budget crisis. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> state earthquake safety officials say california has more work to do to with japan. the safety commission discussed japan's safety protocols. an early warning system but it may be a while before changes are made here. >> national economy isn't in great shape. i don't see these are a fix that will happen immediately but i

and facebook has some 3,000 employees. the sec filing could come as early as wednesday and the company as we said could raise as much as $10 billion. that would put the value of facebook at between $75 billion and $100 billion though some analysts wonder if the company is really worth that much. because facebook is a private company, very little is known about its actual revenue and profits. filing with the sec could change that. >> i think they are going to learn about salaries how much people maybe how much is mark zuckerberg and the chief operating officer, what are their salaries? how are the relationships between the companies that do business with facebook? who do you people get paid? how would a company get paid? >> reporter: many people compare facebook with its main rival google. there are two differences that we should point out. google had its ipo six years after it was founded. facebook would be eight years after it was founded in 2004 by mark zuckerberg, if they file. they both make their money from advertisin

. >> a not so friendly well for facebook. the lawsuit it could face for expanding to menlo park. >>> may be quiet now but later on things may get busy. i'll explain in a few minutes. >> all the sunshine been very nice but we have some changes coming our way. cooler temperatures, too. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> good morning. it's thursday, january 5th. i'm frank mallicoat. >> i'm grace lee. it is 5 a.m. and we are following a developing story out of the east bay. >> we are. >>> oakland police officers in riot gear swooping in on "occupy" protestors once again. anne makovec at frank ogawa plaza to explain how it all started over a teepee. anne, good morning. >> reporter: that's right. and several people were arrested overnight after a clash with police. here pretty peaceful at frank ogawa plaza. some of the protestors are standing around figuring out their next move. they say they will meet at 2 p.m. to decide what to do next after the temporary permit for the teepee they had erected was revoked on monday. police move

the enormity of facebook concerns them. the corporation hopes to have 9400 employees by 2018. >> certainly, the traffic impact, there may be some housing impacts related to increases in housing prices, some displacement of tenants possibly. >> reporter: east palo alto's city attorney will present what options the city council has in its negotiations with facebook at a closed door session tomorrow. one option includes the possibility of suing facebook. >> my main concern i wanted it to be clear when listed at potential litigation, it is potential. something we are talking about, it is not pending. which means nothing has been filed question. so it is still open for discussion at the council level. >> reporter: city council members realize that option is on the table. at this point, they say they don't think they are going to need to go that route. >> i don't think anyone either in east palo alto or from any other jurisdiction that may be affected is talking about any type of lawsuit. >> reporter: city leaders in east palo al

the enormity of facebook concerns them. the corporation hopes to have 9400 employees by 2018. >> certainly, the traffic impact, there may be some housing impacts related to increases in housing prices, some displacement of tenants possibly. >> reporter: east palo alto's city attorney will present what options the city council has in its negotiations with facebook at a closed door session tomorrow. one option includes the possibility of suing facebook. >> my main concern i wanted it to be clear when listed at potential litigation, it is potential. something we are talking about, it is not pending. which means nothing has been filed question. so it is still open for discussion at the council level. >> reporter: city council members realize that option is on the table. at this point, they say they don't think they are going to need to go that route. >> i don't think anyone either in east palo alto or from any other jurisdiction that may be affected is talking about any type of lawsuit. >> reporter: city leaders in east palo al

. >>> it's all of the buzz in the bay area, facebook's rumored ipo. next, how the entire bay area stands to benefit, and the one bit of buying it vice he's giving his clients. >>> a bay area sports legend tonight gets his own field of dreams. an emotional evening for cc sabathia. >>> and good evening, i'm jeff ranieri in the nbc bay area weather center. temperatures well above average. a lot of sunshine today and even record-setting in santa rosa. and the high is 70 degrees. as we head through tomorrow, more clear skies to start and temperatures topping out in the 60s. not only for the south bay but right across to the coast. we'll have more coming up in minutes. plus your like watch, wind and weather in after the break. >>> it's a unique paves grand theft but the item stolen is not jewels or cash, it's an expensive puppy and it's all caught on tape. >> reporter: it happened on tuesday at this pet city store in orange county. police say the two suspects entered the store together. >> they go inside the pet store, they go to the kennel area. >> reporte

in seven days, everyone on facebook gets a timeline.s you make adjustments, everything you ever did or said on facebook will be visible. not a big deal if you're older, but if you started in college, that could be a problem. >>> apple has its shares much higher. 6% higher after that company announced huge profits. billions and billions. $46 billion in the last quarter to be exact 37 that's $511 million every single day or $20 million in change per hour. the second biggest amount of quarterly revenue in american history behind exxon mobile. 37 million iphones sold. 15 million ipads. other ways of thinking about the numbers. apple made more money last quarter than it made in all of 2009. 75% of their income comes from i iphone and ipad. neither of which existed five years ago. apple is now the single largest buyer of chips in the world and sold more ipads than hp did computers. here's my favorite. if you added together the quarterly revenue of microsoft, plus two googles, and three yahoos, that is the total take for apple. absolutely asto

this is facebook's new home, the old sun microsystems campus. as you can see behind me, a big thumbs up sign in its main entrance but according to the east palo alto city council, the move is a big thumbs down. the city is concerned about facebook's quick expansion into their neighborhood. now, the networking site has about 2,000 workers already at the location. but it plans to hire over 6,000 by the year 2015. neighbors are upset about the possible traffic jams and housing shortages that this might produce. they are also concerned facebook won't share the wealth with this struggling community. >> already struggling in this area already with housing so wow, it's going to be an impact, that's for sure. >> they should consider other people's, you know, situations and the traffic and what have you before they decide to make this change. >> it's very important to this community that we take those issues seriously. >> reporter: so facebook has addressed some of these concerns. it's offered to limit the number of cars parked on its lots. it's going to

tecnología a la mano - slater tows- trabaja en facebook.gabriela dellan- noticiero telemundo 48 -- con esa expansin han surgido muchas polmicas de infraestructu ra en la comunidad .. --les invito a que vean este recorrido para ensenarles como estn creciendo y lidiando con esta controversia. ---el dia de slater tows comienza en fila.esperand o con sus compaÑeros de facebook en el autobus.. --donde con caf y un ipad en la mano puede adelantar sus labores. "and then, by the time i go in, i've taken care of a slew of emails, read the news, caught up, very efficient, easy way to work and commute at the same time." n y para el momento que entro a trabajar .. ya respondí mis correos, lei las noticias, me actualicé.. una manera muy eficiente de trabajar y trasladarme.. --una hora ms tarde esta en facebook..uniendose a mas de 2mil empleados en su nueva casa.. una estructura gigante que antes pertenecia a la compaÑa "sun microsistems" pero que facebook la ha convertido gradualmente en suya.. comenzando por la cafeteria.. nat: 15:35 "the best part is

. >> reporter: an hour later, he's at work, joining his follow facebook employees at the company's new digs, a guy and complex, formerly housing sun micro-systems that facebook is gradually making its own, starting with the cafeteria. >> the best part is the selecti selection. >> reporter: which in silicon valley tradition is also very big. that will come in handy because facebook has big plans to grow and hire, expanding everything you're seeing here. >> we've gone from office to office to office. we started small building in palo alto and then a big building in palo alto and two bigger builds. we've somehow refined the culture and what it means to be facebook in every single building. >> reporter: still recruiting more workers, fighting competition and expanding to more parts of the globe. >> another way facebook is ma making facebook its own besides the walls and new furniture, hiring a bay area artist to paint a mural on the wall. >> reporter: all touches to help a growing company remember its start jun roots, even as it becomes one of the tech world's largest players. >> with face

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microsoft was third. >> people spend a lot of time on facebook. it's less suited for performance where google really shines. i'm not necessarily going to go to facebook to book an airline ticket, but i'm going to go there and engage with brands and become friends with brands, and that's an area where it will really grow revenue. brand budgeting tends to be fixed. so for facebook to grow, they need to be taking shares away from companies like yahoo. >> dr. j? >> i would lead into what the judge said there about google and the fact that it's been weak. i would say that's an opportunity and it's not because of facebook that google has gone down, that's why i wouldn't jump out of google here. i agree with your thesis. i think it hurts yahoo more than anyone else because this has been dead money for so long that people are saying, i'm going to move on to something else and any money that i can raise from yahoo that i can put into facebook is going to be a winner for me. >> i agree with that. like i said, we do think google shares are stalled, but in te

to use facebook filters. facebook filters help managers of fan pages remove those swear words and racist language. now the announcement was met with der rigs, some calling quan an idiot, a factious and worst. i clicked through on the commenters, thought i'd contact them, ask them about it. none of the ten i picked at random live in oakland, it's a don't live in california, and several don't even live in the united states. back to you. >> that is some good background work there, scott. thank you. >> speaking of facebook, the company's expanding but it's clear not everybody's liking it. >> neighbors will square off over the impact of squeezing thousands of new employees into a second, new campus building in menlo park. a public meeting held at laurel street. on the agenda, facebook plans to expand across the hiway at willow road and bay front expressway. if allowed to expand 9400 people will be working there? we're getting a dynamic forecast out there. meteorologist christina loren telling us nice today, wet to

, that facebook has, knows that knowledge. and a lot of people, i don't think, are aware that these things are happening. um, in fact, i recently last year, um, i had to go on a television show and explain how to change your privacy settings on facebook, and i couldn't figure it out. i'm a technology reporter, um, who is obsessively online, and i literally could not figure out how to change my facebook private settings. so a lot of people are unaware of the things that are happening when they're on these web sites. and, um, the companies -- google, facebook, all these different companies -- benefit from that because they get to deliver advertising, and they get to store all this data, and they get to make money from that. and so there is a lot of pushback from them. but i think that it's pretty apparent that the, that there needs to be some sort of oversight to say, a, that people need to have access to their content and information and to be able to delete it from the web because you can't delete anything from the web and, b,

. >>> facebook fans you are out of time. the new timeline is kicking in. >>> they are still giving the gift of life. we'll take you to a blood drive for man's best friend when we come back. >>> we started out at 37 degrees this morning. made it up to 51 degrees. not feeling too bad above average. there is rain in the forecast. stick around for the rain news forecast. that's coming up after the break. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >> reporter: this is a group of 16 school teachers who are richer after winning the california lottery. >> i was in shock. it is exciting. >> reporter: look familiar? they should. here they are just 11 month ago, once again looking very happy after just winning the california lottery. theirs may be be the luckiest office pool in the country. after winning $12 million in feb

if you want to play on facebook, you have to join facebook.rom my experience, they partner very well. they've done a very good job of bringing people into that walled garden as partners. and built a pretty big platform. >> bob, let's talk about clear channel. every time we have you on, it seems that clear channel is going in yet another direction. in time it's a partnership with ryan seacrest. why ryan seacrest? what do you want to get out of it and it sounds as though you're taking clear channel to yet another level. >> well, i think everything we're talking about, i hope, is consistent, which is that we see clear channel as having this very valuable platform, this great relationship with consumers and we have in the past monetized it to almost exclusively through advertising. and i think we're looking at that platform and saying, there are a lot of other things we can do. ryan, i think, is someone who we really think is a star in many ways, not only the obvious way, which is as on-air talent. but he's also a great businessman. he's a tireles

. >>> also facebook is poised to go public. you might be surprised by some of the numbers coming out. >>> the attractions on the chopping block gets a reprieve thanks to the community. the news starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. we again tonight in oakland where city officials are assessing the damage left behind by another occupy protest. city hall was vandalized. police arrested nearly 400 people. and police now say the people of oakland, no matter where they live, are not as safe during those protests. nbc bay area's kimberly tere is in oakland to explain for us. kimberly? >> reporter: diane, oakland mayor jean kwan says sense october occupy protesters have cost the city about $5 million. of that 2 million in vandalism alone. in downtown oakland last night, an occupy demonstration turned into a clash with police as officers were arresting dozens of people who they say broke into the ymca. city officials say other protesters broke into city hall, causing major damage to children's art and other displays. two

one was chasing breaking news and posting them on facebook. the 32 -year-old was kill and there's no doubt he would have reported on this next accident that happened 2 1/2 hours after his. we may never know why this one happened. but four families know what heart ache feels like. calls started to come in. a car driving in the wrong direction on 50. 3 teens in one car going west on the eastbound side when it hit another car headon. the driver of the other vehicle died on the way to the hospital and their car caught on fire. >> a truck driver witnessed the accident. >> the victims in the car traveling in the wrong direction has been identified now as an 18 -year-old, a 19 -year-old and an 18 -year-old. the driver of the other car was 55 -year-old terry davis. still trying to find out if speed and alcohol played a factor. >>> it was 7 days and 27 minutes ago when 68 -year-old beverly moore was carrying her groceries across the road and never made it. she was killed bid by a driver that did not stop. her best friend plans to hold a vigil in her ho

and, "honest truth -- facebook is my life."wo years ago, diane sawyer sat down with mark zuckerberg, asking him directly when he planned to take the company public. >> when it makes sense. we're not running the company to do that. >> reporter: but there are reports the paperwork could be filed as early as wednesday. leaving early investors smiling all of the way to the bank. when search engine giant, google, went public in 2004, the company was valued at $23 billion. facebook is expected to be worth three to four times that much. up to 100 billion with more room to grow. the question is, will everyday investors buy into the hype? analysts we spoke to say the average investor, best strategy is sit tight and see how it plays out before you jump on board. for mark zuckerberg, should this public offering go ahead, the 27-year-old will be worth about $20 billion. >> he's not in the average investor category. >> no, no. >> the two of us are. any idea what the cost of a share of facebook will be? >> we won't know until the papers are

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we want to go back for news on facebook. kayla? >> cnbc has learned facebook is preparing for an ipo of $5 billion. the size of the deal could grow. many issuers use that first figure as a place holder. also morgan stanley has earned lead underwriter on the deal. will share the remaining underwriting possibilities. the paperwork is expected friday morning. but it is unclear how early. a spokesperson for facebook was not immediately available for comment. >> thanks for that update. $5 billion. you're making a good point before when we got the first whiff it could be $5 billion as opposed to the 10. but they could levitate up towards ten. >> absolutely. when they see what interest is out there and they raise the range and the size, we could well look at ten before they get going. which that valuation is how you get the -- i don't know, 80 to 100. we'll see. >> kayla you're still there. it sounds like this is another case where they're trying to guarantee a pop at the open. one that will trade and continue to trade above the offering

hay cambios en las paginas de facebook como la linea de historia, que pronto seran obligatorios y queusted actualmente disfruta.. natalie perez nos cuenta mas sot- licenciada maribel martinez sot- melvin rodriguez- coordinador interactivo entravision la nueva plataforma de facebook que cuenta con mas de 800 millones de usuarios nivel mundial ha causado sensación en los usuarios por las nuevas características y la posibilidad de tener su vida resumida en el nuevo diseño de los perfiles: conocido en ingles como timeline. sin embargo, las críticas en la privacidad y seguridad han surgido pueden haber circunstancias bajo la cual sus derechos han sido violados, lo que le sugiero a los usuarios es que no coloquen información que no deseen. a diferencia del formato anterior la persona puede navegar cronológicamente por las actualizaciones llegando a publicaciones realizadas hace dos o tres anos de una manera mucho mas rápida y que tal vez fueron entre dos. lo que si tiene que asegurarse es ir a los settings de seguridad y verificar que la información este solo con los amigos se mantenga esa

how much is facebook worth?could get appear idea of what investors think as soon as tomorrow as the experts say the number could make it one of the most valuable companies in all the world. that is next. plus, while the players get ready for the super bowl, the national football league is preparing an advertisement about the safety the players. why are they using millions of ad dollars to talk about helmets and pads? that helplessness again. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. talk to your doctor, and take care of what you have to take care of. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. >>shepard: $100 billion is what the experts say facebook could be worth. we could get a better idea tomorrow when they are reportedly expected to

interesting numbers, facebook dominates. the company putting the spotlight on technology stocks the company reportedly will file on wednesday of this week for an initial public offering. overall fourth quarter earnings for big giants of the internet come in strong but our next guest says facebook could be a litmus test for other internet stocks and how to invest in them? talking about that with larry half verty, associate manager. good to see you. >> hi, maria. >> talk about the value of facebook, see probably this week the papers it will file to go public, probably on wednesday. what is your expectation of the company? >> we see the numbers, maria, going to be trading you between 50 and 70 times, trailing pretext operating cash flow. that is a pretty high valuation. amazon currently is around 35 times google 11 times, ebay 10 times and am, believe it or not, under eight times it is trading about eight times plus the cash flow of apple. >> would you put money to work in facebook? >> well, i think you have two things, one, wh

investors anxiously awaiting facebook's ipo filing, of course.expecting that filing for the ipo to happen as early as tomorrow. kayla joins us now with what we should be expecting. kayla, what are you looking for in that s-1? >> i've seen them as high as 400 pages, so you can get it's not a lot of stuff that guess excluded from these. first and foremost, look for the financials of a company that's largely been opaque about this kind of stuff. facebook is expected to disclose earnings for the last three years. they'll also disclose growth measures, which could make the trading go berserk, and they'll break down their operating margins. if it's anything like its google margins, it will be around 40% or higher. you'll also see an outline of corporate strategy. acquisitions the company's done, patents it owns and very likely an opening memo from mark zuckerberg about the future of the company, and details about who's already on the facebook. right now the list stands at dst partners from the original harvard brain trust. so that's what we're expectin

according to facebook officials this is how it works. you notice an intriguing post on your facebook page that a friend supposedly likes and has sent to you. the post looks genuine. but it's a bogus type of spam that leads you to online surveys or products. the washington state attorney general's office joined with facebook to sue a delaware company called ad send media an online marketing company. >> this company is misleading you the user, the consumer into thinking you are getting a message from a friend. and in fact, that is an advertisement. >> reporter: assistant attorney general says the company lures you into giving your personal information and ordering products it never intends to send. then she says it takes another step by sending similar like messages supposedly from you to all your friends. that is a scam. facebook is devicing a fix but admits it's difficult to stay ahead of an internet scam. >> it's truly an arms race. >> reporter: the attorney general says facebook users are vulnerable because they are inclined to trust m

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and facebook buzz. wow. facebook could be filing to go public maybe as soon as later this week. that's according to the "wall street journal." it would be the largest tech ipo in history. facebook looking to raise $10 million. that would value the company between 75 and $100 billion. the facebook buzz, we know it's going to be sometime earlier this year, right, soledad, but everybody wants to know when the this holy grail of ipos happens. >> everybody will be watching it. even people who don't wear about that kind of stuff. >> they will be watching it even though it's people and crying in their soup. that would be all of us. anyway, ahead this morning, we're going to take you behind the bin laden raid. secretary of defense leon panetta said pakistan had to know that bin laden was there. >>> also, it's endorsement number two from herman cain. remember, he endorsed we the people. >> the people. >> if you hold out, he will endorse you eventually. he's going to join us by phone to explain his change of heart because now he's endorsing newt gingrich. >>> and this story, roland loves

. >> susie: speaking of deals, a lot of talk today about facebook. the social networking giant may file paperwork this week to sell its shares to the public for the first time. the "wall street journal" is reporting that the offering could value facebook at $100 billion. joining us to talk more about this? anumpam palit, head of research at greencrest capital, a new york investment firm specializing in technology. welcome to nightly business report. >> thanks for having me. >> susie: let me begin by just ask you-- asking you, is facebook really worth a hundred billion dollars. >> we don't really know all the numbers right now. and a lot of the valuation is done by speculation right now. so you know, if you think about the company that could have been 3 and a half to 4 billion in revenue in 2011 and 7 to 7 and a half billion in 2012, about ten times revenue get together $75 billion range so the range of 75 to 100 billion, quite a large range is low end of the range. i think are you thinking about a potential compelling value. at the high end of the ra

how much is facebook actually worth? >> $1 billion valuation. >> reporter: nope, try $100 billion, that's how much sources familiar with the company estimated it could be worth. putting it among the likes of amazon.com, bank of america and mcdonald's. >> it will certainly be far the biggest internet or technology ipo we have ever seen. >> reporter: an ipo would make its founder 27-year-old mark zuckerberg the 23rd richest person. one of the world's youngest billionaire. worth $20 billion. and the 1,000 facebook employees that could become newly-minted millionaires overnight. many in their 20s. along the way, it has become the engine behind reunions and revolutions. >> there is this incredible movement on the internet for people to share what they want and to stay connected with people. >> reporter: should you like facebook stock and invest when it's available? many had their doubts on google when it went public. when it was first offered it was $84. today it's selling for $580 a share. facebook has made these baby billio