Facebook IPO

JWIL4CY

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Facebook starts trading on the market tomorrow. Is anyone going to be buying? I think I would've if I could've got them at the IPO price, but obviously can't since I'm not a big shot.
 

Boxerdaddy

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I will be buying. I've seen a lot of the IPO's that come out and go up..only to go down for a day or so below IPO then start their climb. However this will be a buy and hold and so I'll get it at whatever I can and hold till im a billionaire.
 

CLONECONES

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they're projecting $10B for facebook to earn....

wtf they gonna spend $10B other than 10 instagrams
 

CycloneRoss

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I would be somewhat worried about GM pulling their advertisements from Facebook and the fact that they get like 1/10 the revenue of Google's advertising. Oh well, the huge traffic probably makes up for it.
 

benjay

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Nope. Just have a feeling that something new will come along and supplant it.

No one thing will usurp it, but it will be multiple things. Maybe dozens.

How much bigger can Facebook get? By now 99% of people who want to be on it are already on it.
 

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No one thing will usurp it, but it will be multiple things. Maybe dozens.

How much bigger can Facebook get? By now 99% of people who want to be on it are already on it.


Thats kind of how I feel. They have to be getting close to their ceiling.
 

bos

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You're expecting FB to grow the way Google has? Lofty expectations..

Google actually develops software. They are building a diverse company. I just dont see what Facebook is throwing out there. What is their ultimate goal?
 

JWIL4CY

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Who actually clicks on those ads that pop up on the side of FB, let alone buys something from them? Although they have a ton of users and maybe with an injection of capital they can branch out into different areas like Google managed to do.
 

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Google actually develops software. They are building a diverse company. I just dont see what Facebook is throwing out there. What is their ultimate goal?

Pollute my minifeed with as many stupid games my friends are playing as possible?
 

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Pollute my minifeed with as many stupid games my friends are playing as possible?

Yep, the social aspect is what they are known for. However they are really a one trick pony. Unless Im missing some awesome product line.