5 ms·
This is going to sound trollish, but I'll take a shot anyway: in three to five years, you'll be able to replace "MySpace" in this article with "Facebook" and it
by m104 16y ago
This is going to sound trollish, but I'll take a shot anyway: in three to five years, you'll be able to replace "MySpace" in this article with "Facebook" and it'll make perfect sense.
Making money is the key. MySpace wasn't able to do it with 100 million users and Facebook won't be able to do it with a billion users. Someday, perhaps, investors will learn that it's hard to make a killing by throwing free parties. If you're Twitter or Tumblr any similar social site, learn from these mistakes! By having Pro accounts, Flickr could last for decades with a decent return rate. Twitter and Facebook, on the other hand, will burn out in a few years if they don't find a sustainable source of revenue.
- deleted 16y ago[deleted]
- true_religion 16y agoDoesn't facebook take a cut out of all the little apps and games that make money through their site? And facebook has the opportunity for targeted advertising far beyond what Groupon offers.
- electromagnetic 16y agoThey also (finally) have their own micropayments system set up, which means they're getting a cut of all the payments made through them and I'm certain facebook will make steps to ensure they make themselves the sole payment provider for games used on it.
- mayukh 16y agoFb is unlike anything else we've seen recently. Their goal is to dominate, completely dominate every second that you are online (and if they execute well on places then even when you are offline). And they will figure out a way to make money off you. The more they know about you, your friends, your likes/dislikes it will tailor advertising/service offerings that match your taste. And like someone else mentioned games is another huge revenue stream.. As much as I am not a fan of their biz model, its inevitable that they stand to make huge $$ going forward..