More Than 70% of Investors "Dislike" Facebook

Facebook

might need more than one billion users if it wants to attract new investors.

In a poll conducted over the last 24 hours, Yahoo Finance

presented investors with the following question:

These are the harsh results that

after another share lockup expired yesterday. Those fears were alleviated after the stock traded above its Tuesday close of $19.86. Facebook ended Wednesday at $22.36 -- an increase of more than 12 percent. Some had speculated that Facebook would experience a decline of at least that amount. This is not the first time that a stock managed to rise on the day its share lockup expired. Yelp

experienced an even greater degree of success when its final lockup period came to an end. At that time, company shares rose

. Year-to-date, Facebook shares are down more than 40 percent. Yesterday's gains are encouraging, especially at a time when investors were expected to abandon the stock in record numbers. (Comparatively, Yelp is down more than 31 percent year-to-date.) In addition to its surprising success yesterday, Facebook announced that it has launched a

. It is described as a "central location where recruiters can share open positions with the Facebook community sorted by industry, location and skills." On October 24, Facebook

after the company reported its third-quarter results. Investors were particularly impressed by Facebook's revenue, which increased 32 percent. Despite Facebook's recent growth, investors seems less interested in the social network this afternoon. Share are currently down more than two percent.