Long-awaited Facebook IPO looms in New Year

Technology Jan. 03, 2012 - 06:23AM JST ( 9 )

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MaboDofuIsSpicyJan. 03, 2012 - 10:47AM JST

I still do not get the hype about this silly business.
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southsakaiJan. 03, 2012 - 11:25AM JST

MaboDofuIsSpicyJAN. 03, 2012 - 10:47AM JST I still do not get the hype about this silly business.

Second that. It's social engineering at it's finest! FB will go the way of Myspace in probably another 2 years. Google+ will take over for sure. Google+ features and integration with it's core Google services is just too deep. Bing is useless and Facebook will never be a replacement for Search.
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movieguyJan. 03, 2012 - 05:32PM JST

Google+
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lostrune2Jan. 03, 2012 - 06:57PM JST

Most North American teenagers are using Facebook. That youth strategy is gonna help Facebook because, once ya get them while they're still young, they tend to stick to it to adulthood since they already invested a lot of their lives into it.
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movieguyJan. 03, 2012 - 03:00PM JST

@southsakai, I think you're right about the features that Google Plus offers, but I think FB is already ingrained in Internet culture. People aren't going to make the switch to Google Plus and most people go to Google for searches, not as a social place. I LOVE Gmail and Google Voice, but though I set up Google Plus it just hasn't grabbed my attention. FB is far more interesting and easy to use because I've been using it for so long.

Could someone PLEASE explain how or if the IPO effects laypeople??? Do we just get a stock broker to buy the stock for us or is all of the IPO talk just interesting for Wall Street people???

And @southsakai... Why weren't my PLUS symbols allowed in my post? I use the PLUS symbol, but it was omitted.
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movieguyJan. 03, 2012 - 05:33PM JST

Don't know why it wouldn't show in preview. Thanks GW.
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cracaphatJan. 03, 2012 - 07:45PM JST

Bailed from FB in October.It's just too damn nosy and reading people's inane B.S. wore me down.
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GWJan. 03, 2012 - 04:01PM JST

++++

works for me
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JapanGalJan. 03, 2012 - 06:19PM JST

Face book is a waste. I have yet to check out google +