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Putting a Price Tag on Facebook
In a recent news story, I saw that Goldman Sachs has just invested over $450 million in Facebook. And then I learned something even more jaw-dropping, that the current valuation of Facebook is more than $50 Billion. With a B!
After the initial shock and the excess saliva over that much dolla bills, I started wondering, how do you put a price tag on Facebook?
Other than the recently reported numbers (which are massive), there’s the non-monetary value to consider as well. The sheer amount of people streaming in daily, hourly to the site. The creator who just won Time’s Person of the Year, who seems to have unlimited tricks up his sleeve. The immeasurable potential for growth. I could go on and on.
Here’s an interesting video that talks about this release, and goes on to talk about legal and privacy concerns, once attached to large private businesses, and the amazing potential for Facebook’s growth.
Very interesting…
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I also wanted to mention the internet conversations and heated debates that went on recently about the award going to Marc Zuckerman for Time's Person of the Year… It was funny, those in favor of it were posting their feelings on Facebook… those not in favor of it were ALSO posting on Facebook. Haha! Just goes to show you how truly integral FB has become in our social culture.