Facebook Said to Begin Marketing Share Sale as Soon as Next Week

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Facebook Inc., owner of the world’s most popular social-networking service, expects to begin marketing its initial public offering to investors as soon as next week, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

The person declined to be identified because the plans haven’t been made public. Facebook executives will use the so-called road show to outline their business to prospective investors, a process that typically ends within about two weeks.