Comments on: Rumor Mill: Microsoft Buying a Stake in Facebook

By: Water Portal

Water Portal — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:54:02 +0000

many people say yes, facebook is rising star, facebook is open platform, social graph, web operative system etc. whatever web2.0 nations thinks facebook is, after all facebook is a social network. Yes different than others, better than others, (is the only social network i use, btw).
And this valuations are just too much, remember ICQ? where is it now? where are people who poured their money into it? i mean the AOL guys. see?
are we in another Boom, a facebook buble?

By: William

William — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:46:51 +0000

It seem Microsoft takes serious intends of Facebook to become a network OS.

By: » What’s Happening At Facebook? Social Marketing Journal

» What’s Happening At Facebook? Social Marketing Journal — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:20:38 +0000

[...] Marketing Pilgrim reported: Further rumors state that Google may also be looking to purchase a stake in the social [...]

By: Music Software

Music Software — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:57:09 +0000

It seems a perfect marriage. Just what either MS or Yahoo need to augment their offerings. Either could raise the ante and buy. Any holding out is only to push up the price. VCs must already be pressurising Facebook to negotiate.

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Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:06:09 +0000

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By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:29:04 +0000

This could be legit. Microsoft (and for that matter, Yahoo!) are doing everything they can to attempt to catch up with Google. The WSJ even reported this morning that Microsoft was attempting to pressure ad firms, Time Warner, and AT&T to not support the Google-Doubleclick deal. According to these maps from NewsVisual http://www.newsvisual.com/newsvisual/2007/09/microsoft-ties-.html , Microsoft might be successful in this, as they have some pretty strong connections to both Time Warner and AT&T. Maybe Microsoft can get back some of the online ad market.