Facebooks IPO

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Tried Sucking Dick said:
Once people have to pay for existing features on facebook, that will be the death of it. I don't know about you but I aint payin for a damn facebook account.
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I really dont even want to use it when it is free
 

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I really dont even want to use it when it is free
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Doesn't that go contrary to their stolid message of NEVER charging for use?



Don't get me wrong, I don't know how else they could make money from the site - but just seems like going that route would anger a lot of people. That... and it's one thing to offer up something for free: something breaks and you really don't have to answer to anyone. Start charging and they'll have to be liable for tech help (I would think, anyway).
 

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Ymono37 said:
Doesn't that go contrary to their stolid message of NEVER charging for use?



Don't get me wrong, I don't know how else they could make money from the site - but just seems like going that route would anger a lot of people. That... and it's one thing to offer up something for free: something breaks and you really don't have to answer to anyone. Start charging and they'll have to be liable for tech help (I would think, anyway).
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No doubt. They are almost as bad as Google when it comes to that.
 

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Ymono37 said:
Doesn't that go contrary to their stolid message of NEVER charging for use?



Don't get me wrong, I don't know how else they could make money from the site - but just seems like going that route would anger a lot of people. That... and it's one thing to offer up something for free: something breaks and you really don't have to answer to anyone. Start charging and they'll have to be liable for tech help (I would think, anyway).
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Make you watch an advertisement before you can do anything
 

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No doubt. They are almost as bad as Google when it comes to that.
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It's funny you mention that... I just read an article about that (admittedly, it's a year old - but still pretty relevant) which is where my response came from.
 

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Tried Sucking Dick said:
Once people have to pay for existing features on facebook, that will be the death of it. I don't know about you but I aint payin for a damn facebook account.
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Hence the future devaluation estimate?
 
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They have already strated testing nice payment systems for advertisers who want their status updates to stay near the top that's how. You know how you have your lovely wall that has most important, and recent as a filter or whatever... well... guess who's wall posts will always be at the top. Whoever pays most.
 

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They have already strated testing nice payment systems for advertisers who want their status updates to stay near the top that's how. You know how you have your lovely wall that has most important, and recent as a filter or whatever... well... guess who's wall posts will always be at the top. Whoever pays most.
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So they are pulling a Bill Gate's on Google's idea. That is an obvious one though. I am looking for the conspiracy in all this!
 

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That makes sense... Like BP said - Google has been doing that for a long time.



I think users are getting more and more comfortable with the idea of free applications and software having a certain level advertising on it.
 

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down another 3$ today. Some are losing their ass on this stock. Hopefully it comes back for them eventually. You bought in at 40 and now are at 31, you aren't happy.
 

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down another 3$ today. Some are losing their ass on this stock. Hopefully it comes back for them eventually. You bought in at 40 and now are at 31, you aren't happy.
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Serve em right. Who the **** thought buying in at 40 was a good idea? I am not in the stock market at all, but good god, I would not have bought at 40. 20 even is too much for me.
 

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So they are pulling a Bill Gate's on Google's idea. That is an obvious one though. I am looking for the conspiracy in all this!
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How about changing your citizenship to Singapore because of drastically less tax costs....
 

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The only real value that Facebook has right now is cash and about 8% of the internet advertising share.



Without charging for the service or adding a way for materialistic purchases through facebook, it cant go anywhere but down.



I saw comparisions to Goolge...but Google is a drastically different business model and trades at a price point that in many ways prevents your run-of-the-mill day traders and remains much more consistant.



Facebook IPO reminds me of Dot Com IPOs where people would throw every piece of money they had at PimentoLoaf.com or some other Special person worthless site that managed to scoop up VC money.
 

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Serve em right. Who the **** thought buying in at 40 was a good idea? I am not in the stock market at all, but good god, I would not have bought at 40. 20 even is too much for me.
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You obviously don't buy and trade stocks. LOL



As for the serve em right? Really? Guess you don't have a clue what an IRA is and how you can move up and down in that investment. Very narrow minded there Jako.



I know a couple of people that are upside down right now. **** em they deserve it for trying to better their investment. Yikes.
 

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The Count Dante said:
The only real value that Facebook has right now is cash and about 8% of the internet advertising share.



Without charging for the service or adding a way for materialistic purchases through facebook, it cant go anywhere but down.



I saw comparisions to Goolge...but Google is a drastically different business model and trades at a price point that in many ways prevents your run-of-the-mill day traders and remains much more consistant.



Facebook IPO reminds me of Dot Com IPOs where people would throw every piece of money they had at PimentoLoaf.com or some other Special person worthless site that managed to scoop up VC money.
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If Google was going IPO now they'd have problems too. They were not such the revenue cow they are now when they initially went IPO. Groupon very similar. They should have taken the Google Deal instead of IPO.



I feel sorry for those investors like individuals losing their ass right now. Hopefully it gains some of their RETIREMENT funds back.
 
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