The recriminations over the Facebook float continue, with The New York Times and the owner of a basketball team weighing in on the villains and victims of the float.
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FACEBOOK FLOAT
Facebook, by stealth, putting the fee into feeds
It may be a coincidence, but in recent weeks (after its float), Facebook appears to be taking a very different approach to users and clients than when it was a private company.
READ MORENew revenue stream is kids’ play for Facebook
Children need to learn to interact and socialise, whether online or offline.
READ MOREProphets and losses: it’s always someone else’s fault
It’s almost impossible to open the financial pages of a newspaper and not read about someone blaming someone else for their own mistakes.
READ MOREFacebook launch: now the party’s over, the hangover begins
Early stats suggest the Facebook float may not have lived up to its hype, with an 11 percent shares drop in the first day of trading, reports Reuters.
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Mayne: the world’s $100b businesses (if only Facebook was Greek)
One of the most fundamental disagreements between the Left and Right on economic matters comes down to the question of letting private enterprise build wealth and using government taxes to distribute wealth.
READ MOREKohler: a media machine to distract Facebook
There was plenty of commentary over the weekend that the Facebook IPO was a big flop because the underwriters had to support the price.
READ MOREFacebook is profitable, but $86 billion is still speculation
Facebook’s IPO Roadshow, 30 minutes of video Kool-Aid that you can’t fast forward, contains all the usual elements of Silicon Valley hype.
READ MOREFacebook buys Instagram’s buzz in lead-up to share float
Facebook’s billion-dollar purchase of Instagram may look extravagant, but it makes sense if you consider scale, strategy, timing and the not-talked-about streams of personal data.
READ MORECan Zuckerberg keep his Facebook baby afloat?
Reading Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to investors in the Facebook prospectus, which was released this morning, you get the distinct impression that taking the business public is really the last thing he wants to do, given the choice.
READ MOREHow Facebook makes billions of dollars
Facebook filed its long-awaited initial public offering noting it will seek to raise $5 billion for the float. But the IPO also reveals how Facebook made 3.71 billion in 2011.
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