Zynga Caps Off Wild Year for Tech IPOs

Is Facebook the bright spot in a rocky IPO market?

When gaming giant Zynga goes public this week, it will cap off a year of big, brand-name tech IPOs. But 2011’s bumper crop hasn’t been exactly blemish-free.

Although many of the newly public tech companies enjoyed healthy pops when they debuted, only a few were still trading well above their offer price as of Friday. LinkedIn, Zillow, and Groupon were up by double-digit percentages, but Pandora, Zipcar, and Demand Media were all way under their opening day prices.

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