• by Joe Mandese  @mp_joemandese, November 28, 2011

Facebook plans to make its much anticipated initial public offering during the first half of 2012, according to a report citing unnamed sources in the online edition of The Wall Street Journal. The IPO, which could raise as much as $10 billion in a deal that is expected to put a total valuation of about $100 billion on Facebook, is likely to take place sometime between April and June, the Journal reported.