Facebook's new stock ticker: Why not LIKE or POKE?

seattlepi.com — The company that changed how politicians raise money, dissidents start revolutions and parents keep tabs on their kids announced its stock ticker symbol Wednesday. To pick a ticker symbol, a company has to ask the Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange for permission to use it. Feb 1, 2012 View in Crawl 4

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Facebook's new stock ticker: Why not LIKE or POKE?

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kalvinb Feb 2, 2012

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Because investors are not giddy little teenagers. If you want rich old men to sink ridiculous amounts of money into your company, you go professional.

mikewindek Feb 2, 2012

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So true. They could've made a huge/awesome statement by getting "LOL" or "LIKE" or something as their ticker symbol. How great would that be?

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Closed Account Feb 4, 2012

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On Facebook there are just too many automated programs that give you false likes.

jaketyson85 Feb 2, 2012

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wow really people? they should have used some stupid catch phrase instead of there own WORLD FAMOUS initials? come on now. business is all about BRANDING. they are smrt enough to realize that while u r not.

Jczero Feb 2, 2012