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 Mar 28 2006, 01:54 PM
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QUOTE BusinessWeek reports that Facebook has turned down an offer for $750 million and is looking for 2 billion dollars. The article speculates that one possible suitor would be Viacom. From the article: 'A Facebook deal would help Viacom founder and Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone fend off a growing challenge from News Corp. The media conglomerate run by Rupert Murdoch has poured enormous resources into the Internet during the last year. It acquired social-networking pioneer MySpace.com last year for $580 million. http://slashdot.org/articles/06/03/28/1453250.shtml http://www.businessweek.com/technology/con...0327_215976.htm They want 2 billion dollars?! AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAH |
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Mar 28 2006, 02:19 PM
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CHEE CHEE Group: Members Posts: 5,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: trapped in the hoezone layer Member No.: 39 |
business.com - just the domain name
sold for 2 billion at least 5 years ago sounds outrageous but its not -------------------- Little monkeys making money
Naked monkey looking funny Mighty males are strong and free Female monkey, not so lucky Rocking monkeys, funky monkeys Monkeys sticking other monkeys Monkeys wrong or monkeys right Mostly flexing monkey might |
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Mar 28 2006, 02:22 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
anyone have 2 billion dollars that I can borrow? I smell an investment opportunity.
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Mar 28 2006, 02:27 PM
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 fuck you! Group: Members Posts: 641 Joined: 22-February 06 From: fuck you! Member No.: 19 |
i hope they shut it down, just to ruin everyones life
-------------------- only here to talk sports occationally
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Mar 28 2006, 02:32 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
QUOTE (Throwdown @ Mar 28 2006, 02:27 PM) i hope they shut it down, just to ruin everyones life that would mean no more Hank the Cowdog on facebook. That would make me sad. 
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Mar 28 2006, 02:38 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Mar 28 2006, 02:32 PM) that would mean no more Hank the Cowdog on facebook. That would make me sad. you still have his beastiality porn sites the internet is not yet deprived of Hank --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM)  but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Mar 28 2006, 03:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
business.com for 2 billion i can understand
facebook is worth 1 billion at best, not 2 billion |
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Mar 28 2006, 03:49 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 180 Joined: 23-February 06 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 37 |
I doubt they're actually expecting to get a $2 billion offer. They're probably just doing it to attract an offer better than the $750,000,000 one. I predict they'll get one, too.
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Mar 29 2006, 01:02 AM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
i'll give em $5 and a semen sample
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Mar 29 2006, 01:02 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
p.s.
i would have taken the $750M -------------------- |
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Mar 29 2006, 09:27 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 28 2006, 03:17 PM) business.com for 2 billion i can understand facebook is worth 1 billion at best, not 2 billion haha what business method did you use to determine this? |
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Mar 29 2006, 09:37 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Mar 29 2006, 09:27 AM) haha what business method did you use to determine this? well, myself and others could program and reproduce the facebook code in less than one month for 10k the thing that makes facebook worth 750 million to 1 billion dollars is it's huge base of millions of people in the 18-25 age range this range is the hardest for advertisers to reach, and having a website that millions of people in this age group visit at least once a day is worth 1 billion to advertisers not to mention that as new kids go to college the facebook base automatically renews itself, it's every advertisers wet dream you're not thinking about this from a business perspective 1 billion i can understand, 2 billion is ridiculous |
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Mar 29 2006, 09:58 AM
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 Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 29 2006, 09:37 AM) well, myself and others could program and reproduce the facebook code in less than one month for 10k the thing that makes facebook worth 750 million to 1 billion dollars is it's huge base of millions of people in the 18-25 age range this range is the hardest for advertisers to reach, and having a website that millions of people in this age group visit at least once a day is worth 1 billion to advertisers not to mention that as new kids go to college the facebook base automatically renews itself, it's every advertisers wet dream you're not thinking about this from a business perspective 1 billion i can understand, 2 billion is ridiculous I think it comes down to Facebook thinking that they will make $2 billion dollars in the next five years from advertising alone. They want that money now and want others to wait out the long-term profits. Yes, the code is easy to reproduce but look at their user base. They have most of college America using it and soon most high school students will have an account. It's more structured than MySpace and actually has a better "social" aspect if you ask me. Is $2 billion unreasonable? Probably. Is it likely that they'll get it? Yes. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Mar 29 2006, 10:01 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
you quoted me but i guess you didn't read what i wrote because you just re-wrote what i wrote
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Mar 29 2006, 10:05 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 29 2006, 10:01 AM) you quoted me but i guess you didn't read what i wrote because you just re-wrote what i wrote Emphasizing 
-------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Mar 29 2006, 10:50 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 29 2006, 09:37 AM) well, myself and others could program and reproduce the facebook code in less than one month for 10k the thing that makes facebook worth 750 million to 1 billion dollars is it's huge base of millions of people in the 18-25 age range this range is the hardest for advertisers to reach, and having a website that millions of people in this age group visit at least once a day is worth 1 billion to advertisers not to mention that as new kids go to college the facebook base automatically renews itself, it's every advertisers wet dream you're not thinking about this from a business perspective 1 billion i can understand, 2 billion is ridiculous yeah but code has nothing to do with it. code never has anything to do with this type of stuff. nobody ever invents some revolutionary new code, it's basically just who comes up w/a catchy name and gets millions to view their site. What i'm askin is why 1 billion is acceptible and 2 billion is outrageous |
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Mar 29 2006, 11:17 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
1 billion is only 250 million dollars more than 750 million (what one company already offered)
i could see another media company upping their offer by 250 million just to reap all the advertising benefits what i can't see is a company doubling that and paying 2 billion, the money would be better spent on r&d, making their own site, and advertising it on tv |
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Mar 29 2006, 05:17 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 29 2006, 11:17 AM) 1 billion is only 250 million dollars more than 750 million (what one company already offered) i could see another media company upping their offer by 250 million just to reap all the advertising benefits what i can't see is a company doubling that and paying 2 billion, the money would be better spent on r&d, making their own site, and advertising it on tv so you think the first and only offer so far should be the correct offer? if that was true half the shit that gets sold on this forum would go for $5. and creating your own site and advertising it is stupid, the whole point is the facebook already has however many millions of people looking at it a day. do you think all those crazy people who spent hours and hours on end creating their profiles and uploading pics will want to do it all over again? |
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Mar 29 2006, 06:23 PM
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New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
yeah, but a television add is cheaper.
2 billion dollars is way too fucking much money. and what are you talking about if you can pay 1 billion ...why not 2? I dont know if you noticed but we are talking about an additional BILLION (not million...BILLION) dollars. |
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Mar 29 2006, 06:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
impala needs to work on his reading comprehension skills
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Mar 30 2006, 01:02 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,499 Joined: 23-February 06 From: El Paso Texas Member No.: 32 |
seriously...
i'm 24 make 30+K per year $750M and would make me happy $2B i would prolly end up giving a shit load of it away fuck if i made that site i'd take $50M -------------------- |
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Mar 30 2006, 01:09 AM
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 ROCKPACALYPSE NOW Group: Members Posts: 1,519 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 13 |
QUOTE (Lancifer @ Mar 29 2006, 09:37 AM) well, myself and others could program and reproduce the facebook code in less than one month for 10k the thing that makes facebook worth 750 million to 1 billion dollars is it's huge base of millions of people in the 18-25 age range this range is the hardest for advertisers to reach, and having a website that millions of people in this age group visit at least once a day is worth 1 billion to advertisers not to mention that as new kids go to college the facebook base automatically renews itself, it's every advertisers wet dream you're not thinking about this from a business perspective 1 billion i can understand, 2 billion is ridiculous To say code is one thing, but to get into the infrastructure necessary to support such an insanely busy domain - that what would probably be rather expensive in itself. I'm curious how much money the developers are making currently. I thought I heard that the site was created by a small group of people- but who knows how many make up the facebook team by now. -------------------- QUOTE (Lance) now we have some dude from argentina wondering how to fuck dogmeat |
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Mar 30 2006, 09:13 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
QUOTE (Rocky @ Mar 30 2006, 01:09 AM) To say code is one thing, but to get into the infrastructure necessary to support such an insanely busy domain - that what would probably be rather expensive in itself. I'm curious how much money the developers are making currently. I thought I heard that the site was created by a small group of people- but who knows how many make up the facebook team by now. The team is still fairly small, you can read occasional postings about the happenings at Facebook at this guy's site: http://avalonstar.com He is the visual guy and sometimes has post about different things at Facebook. I believe I read an article that the infrastructure is similar to Google's philosophy, keep it cheap and continue to expand. Google's server room is a collection of old and new servers and when more power is needed, another server is plugged in. I doubt Facebook has more than 20-25 servers with a few database servers. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Sep 21 2006, 12:14 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 3,403 Joined: 23-February 06 From: PDX/TXL Member No.: 35 |
-------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Sep 21 2006, 01:29 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 1,761 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Lubbock/Dubai Member No.: 57 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Sep 21 2006, 12:14 PM) and facebook would suck even more -------------------- bored...so i did this
http://beerlist.wetpaint.com/ |
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