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Facebook in no rush to IPO, enter China

Technology Nov. 08, 2011 - 02:03PM JST ( 11 )

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JapanGalNov. 08, 2011 - 02:21PM JST

800 million members

I still do not believe that that many losers would sign up for that junk. Unless it is filled with middle school kids trying to be cool.
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papigiulioNov. 08, 2011 - 02:24PM JST

well consider me the biggest loser then because I signed up and use it daily. Great to keep in touch with people back home and get the latest updates on all the favorite websites.
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gogogoNov. 08, 2011 - 02:30PM JST

Facebook doesn't support unicode URLs, they need to internationalize their internal code before they want to expand seriously out of english
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JapanGalNov. 08, 2011 - 03:04PM JST

Ok Papi :-)

Wow, they still use Unicode with a PC?
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NetNinjaNov. 08, 2011 - 03:15PM JST

I pray they never open up in China. If they do I'm off Facebook. Can't trust China's hackers and government.
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lostrune2Nov. 08, 2011 - 03:19PM JST

China will just hack them anyhow and steal everyone's photos.

Many users are students (Facebook did initially start out in schools) who are there to hang out because everybody else in school are there, and nobody wants to be left out. Since there will always be a new generation of students, there will always be new customers.
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BogiNov. 08, 2011 - 03:57PM JST

I signed up due to "peer pressure" a couple of years ago but my account is basically idle. I know many people who are the same. I wonder how many of the 800 mil actual use it.
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papigiulioNov. 08, 2011 - 04:45PM JST

at Bogi, not to mention the people who have are so narcissistic that they need multiple accounts or spy on their loved ones heh
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realmindNov. 08, 2011 - 06:22PM JST

You will see another facebook made in China. That will be cheap and it will be a great nation or the leader of the world China facebook.
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lostrune2Nov. 08, 2011 - 06:53PM JST

Nobody will use a Facebook China anyways because nobody could speak their minds that can be traced back to them. Imagine the Thought Police keeping a track on you, with much less effort, since your Facebook page and history are doing all the work keeping a file on your life.
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hudagreeNov. 08, 2011 - 09:16PM JST

Think it is smart for Facebook not to get into China. With the Great Wall and Great Firewell, it's probably best to avoid a potential Great Conundrum. lol