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ZenGum · 05-18-2012, 07:16 PM

Two income streams, that merge.

Firstly, those little adds that sit on the side. A tiny drop of money per time, by a gazillion drops = $$$.
Secondly, amassing all your data - derived by sifting through your posts, activities, likes, comments etc, cross referencing this with your google search data, youtube browsing history, gmail keywords, etc - and building a detailed picture of you to sell to advertisers, to better target those little adds mentioned above.

Feeling paranoid yet?

glatt · 05-18-2012, 08:51 PM

Yeah. Facebook has value. They do make money. But the amount of money they make is miniscule compared to what their stock just went for. It doesn't make sense that they are valued at 38 bucks. They should be one tenth that, or maybe one fifth, if you factor in irrational exuberance.

05-18-2012, 07:16 PM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Two income streams, that merge. Firstly, those little adds that sit on the side. A tiny drop of money per time, by a gazillion drops = $$$. Secondly, amassing all your data - derived by sifting through your posts, activities, likes, comments etc, cross referencing this with your google search data, youtube browsing history, gmail keywords, etc - and building a detailed picture of you to sell to advertisers, to better target those little adds mentioned above. Feeling paranoid yet? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

05-18-2012, 08:51 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah. Facebook has value. They do make money. But the amount of money they make is miniscule compared to what their stock just went for. It doesn't make sense that they are valued at 38 bucks. They should be one tenth that, or maybe one fifth, if you factor in irrational exuberance.

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