Comments on: Wow, the Facebook Valuation is Getting Crazy http://www.conversionrater.com/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/ A discussion of ecommerce, online advertising, Web 2.0, web entrepreneurship, and just making the web convert for your goals. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: sam http://www.conversionrater.com/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/#comment-160600 sam Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:05:32 +0000 http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/#comment-160600 I'm not saying this is right or wrong, but some justification comes from the successes of Google, some from the successes of Facebook Applications (entire companies and funds are being launched around just the Applications) but the real justification comes from Microsoft alone. Microsoft is sitting on lots of cash and they can see their market share being eroded by Google (Google Docs, etc). MSFT needs to make a play and to to step up to the table, it's going to cost them. http://www.leveragingideas.com/?p=455 I’m not saying this is right or wrong, but some justification comes from the successes of Google, some from the successes of Facebook Applications (entire companies and funds are being launched around just the Applications) but the real justification comes from Microsoft alone. Microsoft is sitting on lots of cash and they can see their market share being eroded by Google (Google Docs, etc). MSFT needs to make a play and to to step up to the table, it’s going to cost them.

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]]> By: Pat McCarthy http://www.conversionrater.com/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/#comment-160485 Pat McCarthy Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:58:59 +0000 http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/#comment-160485 Great point John. Great point. Great point John. Great point.

]]> By: John K http://www.conversionrater.com/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/#comment-160483 John K Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:55:29 +0000 http://www.conversionrater.com/index.php/2007/09/25/wow-the-facebook-valuation-is-getting-crazy/#comment-160483 2 sets of four letters for you Patrick, to prove that however crazy it sounds, it's not as crazy as this was: MSFT AQNT If I was Zuck, there's no way I'd touch the MSFT money. Bad Karma, man, really bad karma. 2 sets of four letters for you Patrick, to prove that however crazy it sounds, it’s not as crazy as this was:

MSFT
AQNT

If I was Zuck, there’s no way I’d touch the MSFT money. Bad Karma, man, really bad karma.

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