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Originally Posted by eroticsexxx
I understand the point you're attempting to make, but the advertising revenue isn't what investors are banking on.
Facebook is looking to become the leading micropayment provider of the world, among other things. The integration of that, along with detailed demographic data and the social networking/communication layers (skype included), is what will drive Facebook's future growth.
Yes, they have done extremely well with advertising, but there is an opportunity for them to evolve that revenue generator beyond what even Google has done with it. Zuckerberg has a focused plan of what he will need to do to make this happen.
Zuckerberg is untouchable at this point, as long as he remains consistent in his planning and vision. Thus Facebook indeed will offer a significant return on investment. Removing the heart of the company (Zuckerberg) soon after its IPO would kill it faster than anything else.
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this has probably been the best explanation as to what their plans for the future are that I have read, definitely on here.
micro payments to what though? I don't know many people who use facebook to shop, but even if they did that is nothing new. ebay and amazon have been doing this for years and those stocks aren't exploding for anyone. Whats the key difference here? If anything those two are more targeted because all their traffic is from people who want to buy stuff already.