A look at how some IPO stocks have fared

 
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Facebook's public debut was the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004. But the stock has lost much of its value since it began trading in mid-May.

Below is a look at how the stocks of some recently public companies are faring. The companies are all loosely Internet-related, though their businesses vary widely.

— Facebook Inc., social networking company, first day of trading on May 18, 2012

Pricing: $38 per share

First-day's close: $38.23, up 0.6 percent from IPO price

Thursday's close: $20.32, down 47 percent from IPO price

Trading range since IPO: $17.55 to $45

— Yelp Inc., developer of online games, first day of trading on March 2, 2012

Pricing: $15 per share

First-day's close: $24.58, up 64 percent from IPO price

Thursday's close: $26.24, up 75 percent from IPO price

Trading range since IPO: $14.10 to $31.96

— Zynga Inc., developer of online games, first day of trading on Dec. 16, 2011

Pricing: $10 per share

First-day close: $9.50, down 5 percent from IPO price

Thursday's close: $2.84, down 72 percent from IPO price

Trading range since IPO: $2.66 to $15.91

— Jive Software Inc., creator of tools to run social networks for businesses, first day of trading on Dec. 13, 2011

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