Top IPO stories this week

The year is in full swing … and so is the IPO market. While the results have been mixed so far this year, there have been enough results for them to be mixed, which is a far cry from Q3 2012. Caution may be the watchword, but we're not dealing with dormancy any longer. And this I take as a positive sign.

So, what were you reading this week? Let's take a look at the top stories:

1. Is the 2012 IPO market off to an amazing start? [INFOGRAPHIC]: There's been no shortage of excitement in the first two months of 2012. The Facebook IPO filing came a month ago, and several companies have had successful opening days. Buzz-worthy companies like Gogoand Carlyle Group are in the pipeline. Rumors abound about companies like Glam Media.

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2. How NYSE makes social media marketing effective in B2B [EXCLUSIVE]: I was asked a question recently that is posed to me a lot: what company is doing social media right? In the B2B space, it's usually a tough one to answer, as the fun and exciting stuff tends to happen over the consumer marketing world. This time around, however, I had an answer at the ready: the New York Stock Exchange.

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3. Select Income REIT's IPO terms: Another REIT has revealed its IPO terms. Select Income REIT is looking to raise $8 mn shares and hopes to price between $21 and $23 a share. At the mid-point, that translates to a market value of $660 mn. The REIT plans to trade on NYSE under the symbol SIR. The lead underwriters are MS)" href="http://www.insideipo.com/tag/morgan-stanley">Morgan Stanley, BAC)" href="http://www.insideipo.com/tag/baml">Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Securities.

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4. Yelp prices IPO at $15: The Yelp IPO priced ahead of its range. The company came in at $15 a share, a dollar above the $14 high end. The internet company sold 7.1 mn shares and raised $106.5 mn. The market cap is set to be $898.1 mn heading into the start of trading. Yelp will trade on NYSE under the symbol YELP.

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5. Pinterest: 5 stats you need to know: Pinterest is incredibly hot right now. From almost nowhere, it's grown into a major force on the web. Because of this, of course, the sharks are probably circling already. It has to be on the radar of investment banks, accounting firms and law firms.

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