Facebook is probably going to file today for IPO – they gave us social games, connecting with old schoolmates, and cheating on your spouse! Seriously, I still love Facebook. It's much different than Google+, but it IS responsible (IMO) for 'everyday' businesses to understand the social web and participate.
So best of luck & money today to Zuck & the FB team!
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Facebook IPO may be coming Wednesday
The social-networking site is reportedly gearing up to file paperwork with the SEC for its initial public offering.
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Question, so how much more privacy do we lose?
What I find amusing is the "friending" paradigm differences. On Facebook I tended to meet someone IRL and then add them, on Google+ the reverse is true.
+Khrystene D : IPO stands for Initial Public Offering. It's the first time share of stocks, not anything that deals with the privacy of the website.
I understand what IPO stands for. I'm just curious how long it will be before all posts become a shareholder's property.
It's always great to review TOS and the small print for any company, +Khrystene D. Intellectual property is retained through copyright, but when you upload content, Facebook always had that right to license and display that content. It's nothing new. Shareholder rights and what Facebook allows within their company are two separate ideas, entirely.
I've been on Google+ which I found out of messing around. I enjoy it a lot more then Facebook. Not saying I hate Facebook, but I think that Facebook isn't worth all the hype.
G+ seems more intelligent to me. Maybe it's just the company I keep. 😉
Exactly. The people speak more about issues I can identify with.
Zuckerberg's Facebook is now beholden to profit-craving shareholders. They are the bosses now. This should be fun to watch.
Them what? Fall? It's a matter of time. The content is disturbing.
…watch them (Zuckerberg and the FB Team) adjust to not being their own FB bosses anymore. Imagine Zuck's face the first time he learns about a shareholder class action lawsuit being filed against FB. I'm telling ya, lawyers will be watching every facebook action and announcement, ready to pounce on anything that could be construed as negligent management of the shareholders investments.
My first (and only) reaction is – doesn't Facebook have enough money? Why file IPO? To get more money? I'm not a stock market person, so I don't get the intricacies of the filing. Having 'bosses' that now can mandate or dictate for the good of the share price what Facebook does just seems a bit counter-productive not only to Facebook, but how Internet companies work in the first place.
Mergers and acquisitions, +Lynette Young. They're already rich, so I don't see why they would want more liquidity other than just to want to run the internet world. They can, however, create ESOPs or employee stock ownership plans when they go IPO. They're raising cash. Simple as that. They're trying to make a big move in the future or near future. That's for sure.
Facebook is primarily successful because Sean Parker infused it with new life and "Founders Fund." Facebook will continue to be very successful and grow into new markets. Google+ is based on the user experience and has www integration second to none. No doubt Goog+ will do what IT does so well second to none as well………..
what ha you