Comments on: Commentary: Facebook, Hype, and Future http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/commentary-facebook-hype-and-future/ Profiling Web 2.0 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:19:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Facebook Ad Platform Arrives - Rev2.org http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/commentary-facebook-hype-and-future/comment-page-1/#comment-134887 Facebook Ad Platform Arrives - Rev2.org Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:14:23 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/thoughts-on-facebook-future/#comment-134887 [...] that this is due to the fact that organizations such as Facebook need to start making good on the hype that surrounds the discussions around their true value as a [...] [...] that this is due to the fact that organizations such as Facebook need to start making good on the hype that surrounds the discussions around their true value as a [...]

]]> By: Brandon http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/commentary-facebook-hype-and-future/comment-page-1/#comment-133725 Brandon Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:43:29 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/thoughts-on-facebook-future/#comment-133725 What is Facebook? What is Facebook?

]]> By: Sid Yadav http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/commentary-facebook-hype-and-future/comment-page-1/#comment-133713 Sid Yadav Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:03:39 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/thoughts-on-facebook-future/#comment-133713 It's interesting, I think Facebook has everything going for it in terms of its Microsoft deal. Microsoft needs web presence and certainly market dominance -- the kind that Facebook has. Facebook needs, obviously, the money. What's not right, though, is the valuation and the kind of potential Facebook seems to think it has. It's going to hurt them. Zuckerberg said in his interview with Michael Arrington at TC40 that they're most definitely not planning an acquisition any time soon, nor are they planning to take it public within the next couple of years. Instead, and this will be obvious to anyone who's a close follower, they're doing high valuations for now to raise money -- ones that are totally against reality -- and I think they'll be doing a couple more over the next three or so years until they're ready. And when they think they are, they'll do a big IPO. Google-style, perhaps bigger. What's missing here? Profits. Revenues. It'll be really interesting to see how they work on that. It’s interesting, I think Facebook has everything going for it in terms of its Microsoft deal. Microsoft needs web presence and certainly market dominance — the kind that Facebook has. Facebook needs, obviously, the money. What’s not right, though, is the valuation and the kind of potential Facebook seems to think it has.

It’s going to hurt them.

Zuckerberg said in his interview with Michael Arrington at TC40 that they’re most definitely not planning an acquisition any time soon, nor are they planning to take it public within the next couple of years. Instead, and this will be obvious to anyone who’s a close follower, they’re doing high valuations for now to raise money — ones that are totally against reality — and I think they’ll be doing a couple more over the next three or so years until they’re ready. And when they think they are, they’ll do a big IPO. Google-style, perhaps bigger.

What’s missing here? Profits. Revenues. It’ll be really interesting to see how they work on that.

]]> By: Jason Vu http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/commentary-facebook-hype-and-future/comment-page-1/#comment-133710 Jason Vu Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:08:24 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/2007/09/26/thoughts-on-facebook-future/#comment-133710 FB is a bit hype now but there is no top dog out there to compete. Google is a global force and FB is something US centric, few people in Asia know FB. I am questioning MS-FB long term partnership, anyway we will see how FB evolve. FB is a bit hype now but there is no top dog out there to compete. Google is a global force and FB is something US centric, few people in Asia know FB. I am questioning MS-FB long term partnership, anyway we will see how FB evolve.

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