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it's only unexpected if you've been solely listening to the "facebook sucks" and "facebook is a bubble" bandwagon that seems to be particularly prominent here o
by drusenko 17y ago
it's only unexpected if you've been solely listening to the "facebook sucks" and "facebook is a bubble" bandwagon that seems to be particularly prominent here on HN. there's been tons of news about their high revenue numbers lately and they've been approaching cash-flow positive for a long time now.
- unalone 17y agoI was actually in the middle today of writing an essay about why Facebook isn't a fad, to counter that attitude a bit. I knew they had improved their revenue significantly, but I was under the impression that they had a ways to go.
- seiji 17y agoWhat is a fad? Is their staying power in line with IBM or AOL or are they something completely new an unexpected? If we define fad as "something that exists, becomes engrained as 'the way' or a 'hot item' in the vernacular for a period of time, then fades away" everything is a fad. IBM still exists, but their fad period is over. The same goes for AOL. The services may not be fads, but their periods of rampant popularity are. All the talk and attention will fade when people discover the next big thing to coddle their self esteem and egos.
- unalone 17y agoI'm almost done with writing this thing! I explain better what I mean there, so hopefully you'll forgive me for waiting another hour or two and posting that.