> facebook will not ipo for a while. i think we will follow the example of google which is that you do not go public until very, very late in the process. i think it's sort of by-product of these regulations that correct answer is for companies to stay private as long as possible. >> define a while. >> at least two years. >> shepard: all right. he says the decision to take facebook public depends on how the business develops in the coming months. as fox business correspondent Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies.">
> facebook will not ipo for a while. i think we will follow the example of google which is that you do not go public until very, very late in the process. i think it's sort of by-product of these regulations that correct answer is for companies to stay private as long as possible. >> define a while. >> at least two years. >> shepard: all right. he says the decision to take facebook public depends on how the business develops in the coming months. as fox business correspondent Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies." property="og:description">
> facebook will not ipo for a while. i think we will follow the example of google which is that you do not go public until very, very late in the process. i think it's sort of by-product of these regulations that correct answer is for companies to stay private as long as possible. >> define a while. >> at least two years. >> shepard: all right. he says the decision to take facebook public depends on how the business develops in the coming months. as fox business correspondent Get Live News Updates Every Minute from vimarsana.com Curated from 23000 News Agencies.">
>> shepard: you can like it, tag it, but you can't own facebook. at least not yet. one of the company's more prominent board members telling "fox business" network that the social network site is still a ways off from making shares of its company available in what's known as an initial public offering or ipo. >> facebook will not ipo for a while. i think we will follow the example of google which is that you do not go public until very, very late in the process. i think it's sort of by-product of these regulations that correct answer is for companies to stay private as long as possible. >> define a while. >> at least two years. >> shepard: all right. he says the decision to take facebook public depends on how the business develops in the coming months. as fox business correspondent