Washington, May 23 : Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has come under fire for going missing from the public eye, since firm's disastrous IPO bungle.

Zuckerberg's last public appearance was when he rang the Nasdaq opening bell the day the shares went public. But apart from a wedding picture posted over the weekend, the Facebook chief has been missing in action.

In the five days since the company went public, investors have filed lawsuits against the social networking giant over the deal which was fumbled by its major underwriters and complicated by technical problems at the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Washington, May 19 : Following its flotation, Facebook may now invest in `smartphones' as the next agenda by the social media giant.

Facebook has raised over 16 billion dollars in cash while the firm's valuation started at more than 100 billion dollars on Friday following the IPO.

It is being predicted that the networking site may launch a `Facebook phone', running its own software, which would engage users more often on the networking site.

Washington, May 18 : Mark Zuckerberg, who is now worth 19.1 billion dollars, has now become the 29th richest in the world after Facebook Inc. sold 421.2 million shares valued for 38 dollars each on Thursday.

Zuckerberg, who first showed up on Forbes' billionaires list in 2008 with an estimated net worth of 1.5 billion dollars, is now richer than Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Bloomberg reports.

Washington, May 10 : Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to show up for meetings with potential investors dressed in his trademark casual outerwear indicates that he''s too immature to run a massive corporation, an analyst has said.

Michael Pachter, an analyst for US-based Wedbush Securities, said during an interview with Bloomberg TV that Zuckerberg’s casual sweatshirts with hoodie has to go.

“Mark and his signature hoodie: He''s actually showing investors he doesn’t care that much; he''s going to be him. I think that''s a mark of immaturity,” News. com. au quoted Pachter, as saying.

Washington, Apr 21 : Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's lack of experience in corporate governance may raise red flags among those who are considering investing in the massive social network, analysts have said.

"He's just a kid. Most people at that age aren't expected to understand corporate governance subtleties. To try to remake him overnight into a corporate executive is a bit of a stretch. He's a kid who is smart and skillful and lucky, but he's not a corporate executive," Fox Business quoted Endpoint Technologies President Roger Kay, as saying.

Washington, Feb 2 : Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has told his investors that his company was established to accomplish a social mission- to make the world more open and connected, ahead of the biggest five billion dollar initial public offering. (IPO)

Washington, Dec 21 : Ten Indians rub shoulders with the likes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, human rights activist Ronan Farrow and pop stars Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber in a Forbes list of "tomorrow's brightest stars".

The US business magazine's '30 under 30' list profiles about 360 young "ultra impressive up-and-comers" that the companies should either "hire today" or would be working for them in the future as they are the young people of today "who matter".

Washington, Nov 30 : Facebook has agreed to get users’ approval before changing the way it shares their data as part of a settlement with US regulators.

The Federal Trade Commission said Facebook, which has 800 million users, would now tighten consent rules on privacy, and close access to deleted accounts in 30 days or less, the BBC reports.

According to FTC, Facebook did not admit guilt and was not fined, but it was barred from “making any further deceptive privacy claims” and will undergo regular checks on privacy practices.

New York, Aug. 11 : A New York state man who claims he''s entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg''s multibillion-dollar stake in Facebook, has told his hometown newspaper that he has moved to Ireland to escape from goons stalking him.

Paul Ceglia has said that he will dedicate himself to working on a personal project, a combination refrigerator and stove for developing nations.

Ceglia told the New York Daily Reporter that leaving the country was his best option even though the next hearing in his lawsuit against Facebook in federal court in Buffalo, New York, is next week.

New York, June 3 : Social network Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says emails and a signed document that form the basis of a New York man''s lawsuit claiming part ownership of the social networking phenomenon are fakes.

According to the Daily Mail, in papers filed in federal court in Buffalo, New York, Zuckerberg''s lawyers have asked for expedited access to the materials and to examine plaintiff Paul Ceglia''s computers and electronic media.

Ceglia says he has a 2003 business contract and emails that prove he bought into Zuckerberg''s idea for Facebook when Zuckerberg was a Harvard student.

Washington, May 27 : Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently wrote in a business magazine that he prefers to eat meat only from animals he has killed himself'.

"The only meat I''''m eating is from animals I''''ve killed myself," the CBS quoted him as writing in the Fortune magazine.

He also posted a note on his private page where he discloses "I just killed a pig and a goat."

Zuckerberg sets a single new goal for himself every year.

Washington, Feb 9 : Pradeep Manukonda, an Indian-origin man accused of stalking Mark Zuckerberg, claims he was only trying to reach the Facebook founder because he wanted help in relation to a personal problem.

Manukonda claims he was trying to contact Zuckerberg in a last ditch effort to acquire financial assistance for his dying mother.

In a letter he sent Zuckerberg this past January, the 31-year-old depicts himself as "a son to my mother who has become helpless in supporting his kin," reports TMZ.

Pradeep claims his mother is suffering from a serious illness with little time to live – though he doesn''t disclose the nature of her illness.

Washington, Feb 9: Pradeep Manukonda, an Indian-origin man accused of stalking Mark Zuckerberg, claims he was only trying to reach the Facebook founder because he wanted help in relation to a personal problem.

Manukonda claims he was trying to contact Zuckerberg in a last ditch effort to acquire financial assistance for his dying mother.

In a letter he sent Zuckerberg this past January, the 31-year-old depicts himself as "a son to my mother who has become helpless in supporting his kin," reports TMZ.

Los Angeles, Feb 9 : Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has succeeded in obtaining a restraining order against a man who reportedly used the social networking site to threaten his safety.

Zuckerberg has asked a judge to ban 31-year-old Pradeep Manukonda from going anywhere near him after he bombarded him with messages via Facebook.

In Zuckerberg's legal filing, Manukonda is accused of attempting to "follow, surveil and contact Zuckerberg using language threatening his personal safety, as well as the wellbeing of his girlfriend and sister".

Washington, Feb 8: Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the social networking site Facebook, has obtained a restraining order against a man who he says has been stalking him.

The 26-year-old filed legal papers claiming Californian Pradeep Manukonda, 31, tried to `follow, surveil and contact Mr. Zuckerberg using language threatening his personal safety.'

According to the papers, Zuckerberg fears for his safety and that of his girlfriend Priscilla along with his sister, reports Radaronline. com.

Facebook security also "intercepted" Manukonda at Zuckerberg''s Palo Alto, California, home on January 24.