Comments on: Facebook Headed for Financial Ruin?

By: Michael Leander

Michael Leander — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:24:14 +0000

I agree with MB Webdesign. It will take an enourmous amount of bad choices for Facebook to provoke users to leave. Michael Leander's last blog post..CMO TRENDS 2009 - NEW STUDY

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Is Facebook Growing Too Fast? | Tonetek Blog — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:22:53 +0000

[...] MySpace is still the top social network. Today, just about 25% of Facebook users are from the U.S. Some believe that it is not as easy to monetise international audiences as most of them generate a [...]

By: MB Web Design

MB Web Design — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:16:04 +0000

I disagree with some earlier comments stating that Facebook users will abandon ship if there's some in-your-face ad monetisation. People moan about the new design yet stick with it in their droves. The whole point of Facebook is that it's where everyone else is. MB Web Design's last blog post..H2D Hair Straighteners

By: Shane internet marketing

Shane internet marketing — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:43:52 +0000

if Facebook goes the way of Myspace it’ll be survival and nothing more, rather frightening that such a popular and widespread phenomenon as Facebook could collapse so quickly.. oh well

By: Busby SEO Test PH

Busby SEO Test PH — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:14:07 +0000

I feel like a lot of apps still view Facebook as real estate – just another access point into your service.

I remember John Donovan saying at YES Summit that Lending Club is placing themselves inside of popular social networks “the same way you put a physical branch where people are.”

Unless any given app adds value to the interaction that goes on inside of these social networks (for example, iLike is wildly successful in Facebook because it’s another personality showcase) – which has to be more than simply being present – use will be scrappy.

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By: Goran Web Design

Goran Web Design — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:38:35 +0000

Well I don;t think we could declare them going for a financial ruin as yet, they are actually growing rapidly and during such time costs also increase but the benefits will be ripped later when the growth has matured.

By: Den

Den — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:37:04 +0000

You’re right ‘savings’ about people don’t do much in a social networking sites. We want the members to be active at something not just posting their naked pictures online. I see more of that in MySpace or Friendster. A friendly social site slowly turned into amateur porn portal. For god sake they are children using this sites too.

By: Den

Den — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:22:58 +0000

Of course they are big and well known, just think of the investment poured into the business to make it all the way to that kind of status. They don’t want to start small and make they way up the chart like other small businesses.

By: Nick Stamoulis

Nick Stamoulis — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:11:44 +0000

That is amazing that a website this large and powerful is still to this day looking for funding. For all of those who attempt to launch social networking sites this post should put things into perspective.

By: LEADSExplorer

LEADSExplorer — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:01:10 +0000

Bebo (about 40mio users) and Netlog (35mio users) are strong competitors in Europe.
The main asset of Netlog is the easy localization at a low cost, which could help them spread further over the world.

Stil lall of them are in need for a business model.

By: savings

savings — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:58:36 +0000

All the “social networking” sites were fun and novel at first, but it doesn’t take people very long to get bored with the whole thing. I mean the sites don’t really do much of anything, and once you’ve established contact with your long lost friend, lover, cell mate, there’s no point in using the sites to stay in contact.

As far as making new “friends” on these sites, who really does that? You may swap a few messages with someone but will you ever really get to know them, will you ever meet them in person, will you care when they stop using the site? The answer is probably a resounding no!

Want to meet new people? Why not try the tried-and-true ways of going to the pub, or sporting events, take up a hobby, selling drugs, or, god-forbid, talking to your co-workers.

Death to social networking – it’s a silly idea. Facebook one of them???Not sure!!!

It still meets our daily needs funny enough

By: iPod

iPod — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:13:15 +0000

The fact is that if Facebook try to heavily monetize the site it will push the users away. If users are bombarded with ads then they won’t hesitate in moving on.
John

By: Soap Nuts Laundry Detergent

Soap Nuts Laundry Detergent — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:46:48 +0000

Interesting. We no longer spend money on advertising, as we have now moved into the top 5 of google, but when we did do Facebook advertising, we found that the United Arab Emirates gave us great return on our money, as they have lots of money & there is little advertising competition there.

By: Internet Entrepreneur

Internet Entrepreneur — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:44:02 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg should have sold the site while it was worth a billion and a half dollars. They still have problems monetizing it, and if this problem persists Facebook will be sold for pennies (I mean only several hundred $mil:)) Internet Entrepreneur's last blog post..Weezer King

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:23:52 +0000

This is a peculiar development, one no one could have foreseen. A very interesting study of skewed growth in different market segments, one actually subsidizing the other and the former losing revenue and market share! I wonder if just additional funding will do the trick. Nicole Price's last blog post..Green Tax Breaks

By: cat

cat — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:20:46 +0000

I don’t thinck that Facebook gonna fail, they have very good economical potential

By: Naples Marketing Atom McCree

Naples Marketing Atom McCree — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:46:08 +0000

Not gonna happen. Facebook has a nice system in place and is far enough along where they will never be like hotmail. I continue to see growth there with the enterprise market only beginning to understand it. With the road of youtube so goes facebook, i.e. creative ad strategies. Just look at the new itunes integration with songs on youtube. If they want to generate some great revenue they can begin to offer special applications that are on a pay model. This will allow the user to determine the extent of their experience. Just think of the scrabble knockoff. You have millions of customers in a store. Now all they have to do is figure out what to sell them. Facebook will not go down in flames, they are just in their infancy with their advertising and marketing strategies to generate profit. Naples Marketing Atom McCree's last blog post..Creativity vs. Performance

By: Den

Den — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:40:48 +0000

Just like Engago Team quoted: “Obtaining more funding will not solve the problem as spending has become part of the culture of the company”

For a company that worth 15 billions and people behind it with overpaid salaries and partying all nights. Facebook is destined for destruction.

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helping business in flintshire » The Reality of Facebook Business Model — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:50:51 +0000

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By: Danny Cooper

Danny Cooper — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:01:55 +0000

I find it hard to believe that Facebook isn't fulfilling its potential, between the 100,000,000 members and billions of pageviews. Danny Cooper's last blog post..November Case Study - Blog Contest!