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Analysis: Why Twitter's IPO soared past Facebook's flubbed launch

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Last week, Twitter’s anticipated IPO had stock watchers wondering how the social network’s debut would compare to that of its rival Facebook.

Turns out, Twitter’s launch into the public domain has gone swimmingly, making its co-founders overnight billionaires. Facebook’s IPO initially struggled.

An article in the New York Times compares the two IPOs and examines why the much ballyhooed Facebook float failed, yet the still-unprofitable Twitter’s was better received.

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