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Hmmm... so, AOL paid $850 M for 3.5 million visits a month. That means that they're paying about $250 a user. At the same valuation per user, that values Face
by iamelgringo 19y ago
Hmmm... so, AOL paid $850 M for 3.5 million visits a month. That means that they're paying about $250 a user.
At the same valuation per user, that values Facebook at a paltry $ 7 billion.
Another thought... if users are worth $250 a piece, maybe my blog that has 100 readers a month might actually be worth $25,000! Anyone wanna buy it? :)
- ojbyrne 19y agoThat's US visitors. They're based in the UK and that's where they've been most successful. Techcrunch says 22 million uniques.
- aneesh 19y agoWant to pay me $249 to read your blog? :) On a more serious note, the average facebook user spends more time on facebook (and views more pages, ads, etc) than the average reader spends on your blog.
- xirium 19y agoThis type of valuation has been mentioned before ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=121206 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=121206 ). Yahoo purchased GeoCities for US$1100 per user. Microsoft purchased a stake of Facebook for US$300 per user. So, AOL buying Bebo for US$250 per user is a relative bargain. Regarding your blog, its only worth US$25000 if you can sell it. Otherwise it is worth nothing.
- aston 19y ago>> Microsoft purchased a stake of Facebook for US$300 per user and an exclusive advertising deal. fix'd.