Comments on: SocialAds - why Facebook is worth $15B+ http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b Digital Lifestyle Aggregation - helping to establish open source infrastructure Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Greg Stein http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243333 Greg Stein Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:05:53 +0000 http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243333 Not sure where the datum of "announce on the 5th" came from, but even if you posit that is true, and that the announcement was moved, then another explanation could be to avoid the timeframe of the Android announcement. *shrug* Not sure where the datum of “announce on the 5th” came from, but even if you posit that is true, and that the announcement was moved, then another explanation could be to avoid the timeframe of the Android announcement.

*shrug*

]]> By: Randy http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243330 Randy Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:10:43 +0000 http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243330 The real question is what is more valuable - a fine targeted advertising function or a community that talks about and reveres your product? It will always be easier to target and sell adds compared to building relationships with Markets. The real question is what is more valuable - a fine targeted advertising function or a community that talks about and reveres your product? It will always be easier to target and sell adds compared to building relationships with Markets.

]]> By: Between the Lines mobile edition http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243322 Between the Lines mobile edition Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:43:10 +0000 http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243322 [...] a separate but parallel thread, Dave Winer and Marc Canter contend that Google announced its OpenSocial APIs last week to throw a wrench into Facebook’s [...] [...] a separate but parallel thread, Dave Winer and Marc Canter contend that Google announced its OpenSocial APIs last week to throw a wrench into Facebook’s [...]

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243321 Charlie Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:03:49 +0000 http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2007/11/socialads-why-facebook-is-worth-15b#comment-243321 Facebook's strategy only works so long as we are 'in' Facebook. There's nothing in Facebook that really makes me want to spend any length of time in there. Occasionally I get a message or an event invite and I have to go in but I'm out again in a flash. Far too many vampires and food fights for my liking; the fact that that all those fangs and cakes are going to be sponsored now doesn't really make me want to go back in. More and more people are going to realise that the door's open and they can leave if they want. Facebook’s strategy only works so long as we are ‘in’ Facebook. There’s nothing in Facebook that really makes me want to spend any length of time in there. Occasionally I get a message or an event invite and I have to go in but I’m out again in a flash. Far too many vampires and food fights for my liking; the fact that that all those fangs and cakes are going to be sponsored now doesn’t really make me want to go back in. More and more people are going to realise that the door’s open and they can leave if they want.

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