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ChairmanAgnostic

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20. my feeling as well. I just cannot describe why, exactly.

Reply to virgogal (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 09:44 AM

Aug 2012

there is something . . . wrong with that setup. I've been on other social networks, and none of them leave me with such a bad taste in my mouth.

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Facebook falls to half of public offering price [View all] Omaha Steve Aug 2012 OP

Cool. When it drops to penny stock status I might buy a few thousand shares just kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #1

The sheep got sheared/ Fuddnik Aug 2012 #2

they sure did Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #11

Everyone's Facebook pages are simply not worth that much. vkkv Aug 2012 #15

I hope this is the beginning of the end. I detest Facebook. virgogal Aug 2012 #3

+1 bupkus Aug 2012 #18

my feeling as well. I just cannot describe why, exactly. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #20

I am sick sick SICK of facebook Skittles Aug 2012 #26

+1, FB seems so invasive. I don't group up with the guppies too well and with RKP5637 Aug 2012 #27

Google will fail next. onehandle Aug 2012 #4

No, Google does one hell of a lot more than that Occulus Aug 2012 #5

Facebook is a fad. Google is attempting to own the Internet. onehandle Aug 2012 #6

Pretty much. JackRiddler Aug 2012 #7

One of the smartest Googlers from the time when they did innovation just became Yahoo's CEO onehandle Aug 2012 #19

goggle+? hmm. never heard of it. Ooops, GOOgle. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #21

You can yahoo her. David Zephyr Aug 2012 #24

Savy observation, onehandle. Yahoo's sitting in a very good position now. David Zephyr Aug 2012 #23

Facebook and Google are opposites. The Wall Street sheep herd never understood that. They still do BlueStreak Aug 2012 #10

CIA venture funding started up Google... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #25

Exactly!!! And, I'm always amazed at how many don't understand that what is RKP5637 Aug 2012 #28

Case in point... AntiFascist Aug 2012 #30

Exactly... malokvale77 Aug 2012 #31

And Peter Thiel of In-Q-Tel was the key VC "angel" for Facebook. JackRiddler Aug 2012 #36

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #32

I have never clicked on one ad on Facebook. crimson77 Aug 2012 #8

I'm the only person on a social networking/blogging site who will admit to liking facebook? XemaSab Aug 2012 #9

I hate facebook Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #12

Where is the button for like this thread jsr Aug 2012 #13

Suckers. nt SunSeeker Aug 2012 #14

lol iamthebandfanman Aug 2012 #16

As much as I hate Wall Street.. sendero Aug 2012 #17

A good growth company like FB should be worth 20x earnings. banned from Kos Aug 2012 #22

Absolutely. That should be the starting point for valuation. BlueStreak Aug 2012 #33

I heard MySpace is coming back into fad! DontTreadOnMe Aug 2012 #29

"Like" TeamPooka Aug 2012 #34

I'm experiencing Schadenfriende Sabriel Aug 2012 #35

So a super-hyped company that produces basically nothing and which lost a big petronius Aug 2012 #37

This was a sucker bet from the door. MrSlayer Aug 2012 #38