[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Depends what they do with the billions received Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Sun, 20 May 2012 11:03:16 In Reply to: Facebook Stock, Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery] , Sun, 20 May 2012 06:55:14 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

Problems with Facebook (IMHO):
- Their sole income stream is advertising
- Their ad revenue does not justify the IPO valuation
- Their ad revenue has stalled and is starting to slide
- Users are leaving the fold after becoming bored with FB
- Low barriers of entry for competitors
- New competitors are appearing, forcing FB to buy them

Opportunities for Facebook:
- Billions of dollars with which they can invest in, or create, an infinite variety of profit generating businesses

If they stay remain strictly a social networking message board they will likely slowly fade away. I don't make my personal and business decisions based on the opinions of uninformed "friends". However, from the number of people who can't perform their own grocery shopping without getting opinions from their blue tooth contacts it is obvious I am in a minority. Maybe there is a future in serving people who are incapable of deciding even the most mundane decisions by themselves.

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• Facebook Stock, Scott Paterson , Sun, 20 May 2012 06:55:14
  • ah well, it did manage $50+ eventually..., Scott Paterson , Thu, 2 Jan 2014 20:14:42
    • But dipped below $20 in August 2012, Bill Homer , Sat, 4 Jan 2014 16:37:32
  • funny tweet by my friend..., Scott Paterson , Fri, 25 May 2012 15:22:17
  • "Fury Over Facebook IPO Grows, Lawsuits Mount", Bill Homer , Wed, 23 May 2012 09:41:29
    • Re: "Fury Over Facebook IPO Grows, Lawsuits Mount", Skip, Thu, 24 May 2012 06:31:20
  • Re: Facebook Stock, C H Tay, Tue, 22 May 2012 21:14:39
  • Re: Facebook Stock, Scott Paterson , Tue, 22 May 2012 16:36:59
    • I suspect Zuck's timing of the IPO was perfect, MI-Roger , Wed, 23 May 2012 02:32:40
      • Re: I suspect Zuck's timing of the IPO was perfect, Snowmobile , Wed, 23 May 2012 06:28:32
      • Can't "short" the shares without a borrow and afaik, JTMav, Wed, 23 May 2012 05:00:06
    • "In investing, hype is the enemy.", Bill Homer , Tue, 22 May 2012 19:04:37
  • Zuck said they need to monetize the mobile apps, AeroBaron, Mon, 21 May 2012 21:23:43
  • Fadebook. $20, andym, Mon, 21 May 2012 15:35:02
  • I suspect $20 comes first, Notnoel , Mon, 21 May 2012 08:49:46
    • This ^, turbocon86, Mon, 21 May 2012 09:43:11
      • Re: This ^, Snowmobile , Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:30
  • Facebook Stock -If it hits 50 first below 20 is next, LG Aero, Mon, 21 May 2012 06:06:40
  • Not a clue, DE , Sun, 20 May 2012 12:34:46
  • $20 - I think they'll be MySpace 2.0, Trev, Sun, 20 May 2012 12:01:24
    • Why MySpace failed and why FB will not., dmz789qqq, Mon, 21 May 2012 07:50:07
    • The Globe?, Scott Paterson , Sun, 20 May 2012 21:44:51
  • Seems all too familiar, Bill Homer , Sun, 20 May 2012 11:47:46
    • Groupon vs Facebook - critical mass, dmz789qqq, Sun, 20 May 2012 12:55:03
      • Re: Groupon critical mass, Bill Homer , Sun, 20 May 2012 14:28:06
        • Different vendors need different number of new clients., dmz789qqq, Sun, 20 May 2012 16:03:22
          • Happy with small number of good clients, Bill Homer , Sun, 20 May 2012 16:09:34
            • I am not going to explain the obvious anymore., dmz789qqq, Sun, 20 May 2012 16:16:00
  • Depends what they do with the billions received, MI-Roger , Sun, 20 May 2012 11:03:16 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Re: agreed, fwd84, Sun, 20 May 2012 13:05:10
      • Thanks for reminding me, Kristjan , Sun, 20 May 2012 16:01:03
        • don't forget, there are 4 books in the trilogy!..., baggsly , Sun, 20 May 2012 19:05:02
          • and 'Mostly harmless' is the 5th... (nm), Kristjan , Sun, 20 May 2012 21:59:56
  • Bubble?, Snowmobile , Sun, 20 May 2012 08:58:31
  • Re: Facebook Stock, turbosaab , Sun, 20 May 2012 07:32:10

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