Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=58561I have created this board for the purpose of discussing Facebook’s stock price, financial prospects and actual results, the merits of its business model, the Facebook experience and social networking websites in general (a subject of particular interest to me). It is neither a Bulls nor a Bears boar...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5856138013210Glenn Petersen‘Facebook fatigue’ stirs investor concern By Robert Cookson Financial Times May 16, 2013 1:51 pm As Facebook prepares to mark its first year as a public company on Saturday, it is facing pressure from investors to address fears that young people are losing interest in the service. Though their views are mostly ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288991565/16/2013 7:00:26 PMThe OxI am a little surprised that FB is trading below the $30/share level, where it was when I made the linked post. They have clearly shown the ability to grow revenue and had stated that they would need to increase spending in an effort to jump start the mobile based revenue streams. Now that mobile is starting to gain ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288774265/6/2013 9:36:48 AMDorenFB did good but... woah YELP. I paid to join Angieslist last month and consumer reports. Yelp (free) was more helpful for the professionals and trades I was researching. I think its going to become invaluable to consumers. Every review is money in the bank. And its everything, tire dealers, hospitals, veterinarians, p...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288720445/2/2013 11:05:32 PMGlenn PetersenFB reports after the close today. According to Yahoo, the consensus estimates call for $1.44 billion in revenue and EPS of $.13.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288686755/1/2013 12:08:27 PMPogeu MahoneTamerlan Tsarnaev, 26 Proud muslim has his motivation for bombing innocents posted to his facebook acct. Jihad is the way.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288480174/20/2013 9:05:01 AMGlenn PetersenThe second coming of Facebook By Jessi Hempel, senior writer @FortuneMagazine April 11, 2013: 6:58 AM ET Back in 2010 Mark Zuckerberg made a very bad decision. Instead of building separate apps for iPhones, Androids, BlackBerrys, Nokia devices, and, yes, even Microsoft phones, he put his engineers to work designin...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288349294/14/2013 8:47:41 PMcalgalT ECHNOLOGY Updated April 4, 2013, 7:49 p.m. ET Facebook Shows Off New 'Home' for Android ArticleVideoStock QuotesComments (38) more in Tech » EVELYN RUSLI [graphic] Facebook unveiled a new app for Android that greets users with its mobile software each time they check their handsets, the soc...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288186424/5/2013 5:37:28 PMGlenn PetersenFacebook Shows Off Its Flavor of Android By SOMINI SENGUPTA New York Times April 4, 2013 MENLO PARK, Calif. — Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, said the company has developed new software to showcase the social network on mobile devices powered by Google’s Android operating system. ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288160764/4/2013 2:45:06 PMWin-Lose-Drawhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288122624/2/2013 4:31:18 PMGlenn PetersenMillions Of Teens Are Skipping Facebook And Using A New Breed Of Flirty Mobile Messaging Apps Reuters Apr. 1, 2013, 6:01 AM SAN FRANCISCO, March 31 ( Reuters) - Create personal profiles. Build networks of friends. Share photos, videos and music. That might sound precisely like Facebook, but hundreds of millions o...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288122114/2/2013 4:10:57 PMGlenn PetersenWhat You Didn’t Post, Facebook May Still Know By SOMINI SENGUPTA New York Times March 25, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO — Debra Aho Williamson, an advertising industry analyst and devoted coffee drinker, was intrigued by a promotion that popped up on her Facebook page recently. Sign up for a Starbucks loyalty card, it said, a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287994893/25/2013 10:38:02 PMGlenn PetersenFinding Their Next Facebook By JESSE McKINLEY New York Times March 22, 2013 As you sit across from Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, it is easy to lose track of whom exactly you’re talking to. Tall, blue-eyed and each built as broad-shouldered as a fridge, the twins are identical right down to their entrees: a pair of...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287948513/22/2013 11:53:58 PMGlenn PetersenTensions Rise Between Facebook, Developers The Social Network Steps Up Efforts to Curb Spam, But Developers Say It Is Blocking Competing Apps By EVELYN M. RUSLI Wall Street Journal March 18, 2013, 7:49 p.m. ET Last month in Paris, developer Antoine Morcos received an unexpected email: Facebook Inc. said it was ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287868133/19/2013 10:10:54 AMChrisGillette<<Yes, we've all had our idiotic moments. But why self-publish these idiotic moments to the world? In the old days, these idiotic moments would be contained and forgotten. But with Facebook, they're memorialized. People don't realize it at the time, but memorializing these stupid actions can come back to haunt them yea...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287855313/18/2013 3:40:30 PMGlenn Petersen. . . the United States as a country is hamstringing itself with its current immigration policy. Facebook’s new temporary dev office in Vancouver underscores how broken US immigration policy remains Alex Wilhelm 16 March 2013 Updated at 19:19 CET According to the Vancouver Sun, Facebook will hire up to 150 develo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287837523/17/2013 6:39:00 PMThe OxIf someone had listened to you the last time you showed up, the stock was at $21/share and you said don't buy. Now it's $28.50 and we had better get in? LOL Great market timer!!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287660193/7/2013 4:05:49 PMBanditFB at Tipping Point....Get in NOW here's why...... FB is about to blast past $38 then $45 per share full story here insidermonkey.com  Get in now, you will kick yourself if you miss this ride up!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287653903/7/2013 11:47:04 AMGlenn PetersenFace-Lift at Facebook, to Keep Its Users Engaged By SOMINI SENGUPTA New York Times March 6, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook plans to announce on Thursday a substantial redesign of its News Feed — a makeover aimed at both keeping users glued to the social network and luring more advertising dollars. Company executi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287651363/7/2013 10:12:26 AMRock_njIs Facebook Dead? Lately I find myself wondering: Is Facebook Dead?I used to scoff at Facebook critics that have been calling for the demise of the popular social networking site for years, as the site has grown at a breathtaking pace and has quickly become a mainstay in popular culture and many people’s daily lives. ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287617213/5/2013 5:16:34 PMspatenI'm with your consenses, Fb is a brand name, they created the "Friend" and "Unfriend" we are now using these terms in our every day livieshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287601063/4/2013 10:45:27 PMdeenoAs my son says there is only one reason he or anyone he knows has a facebook page..........Girls. That as the cornerstone of the investment thesis will last far longer than you or I will. after indoctrination its only natural you keep up with friends, then family................................ I can can tell you rig...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287597853/4/2013 7:43:21 PMspatenA long read but a worth while read. I goes to show that this social media thing is up in da air. Fb is top dog in ti's field and as history shows 'should' continue as such. It's an evolving thing, it ain;'t gonna happen over night. I thank the previous poster for being so diligent with Fb, keep truckin'.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287597373/4/2013 7:20:29 PMJurgis BekepurisFB: The biggest problem I have with FB is that it's impossible to understand what and how appears when I get on it (this may be called my newsfeed or not I have no clue). There is no rhyme or reason which postings of my friends appear or not appear and in which place. Since I only get on FB once in couple weeks, this m...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287583633/4/2013 9:16:17 AMGlenn PetersenDisruptions: As User Interaction on Facebook Drops, Sharing Comes at a Cost By NICK BILTON New York Times March 3, 2013, 11:00 am 7:23 p.m. | Updated Something is puzzling on Facebook. Early last year, soon after Facebook instituted a feature that let people subscribe to others’ feeds without being friends, I q...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287579963/3/2013 11:32:18 PMsandeepEither Microsoft is hopelessly messed up - downplaying of ad serving - or google is. I know which one..http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287533752/28/2013 11:00:40 PMzaxFacebook buys Microsoft ad platform Atlas By Adi Robertson on February 28, 2013 04:36 pm theverge.com  [graphic] Facebook has officially bought Microsoft's Atlas advertising platform. In a statement, the company said Atlas would give advertisers a better idea of how their campaigns were doing and would "help adver...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287529432/28/2013 6:28:01 PMGlenn PetersenJIVE is more focused on the enterprise: Link: SI Message 28206848 Someone will eventually buy them.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287525792/28/2013 3:53:24 PMWin-Lose-DrawWell G+ certainly isn't an alternative, that place continues to be a wasteland of badly targeted "suggested posts".http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287522572/28/2013 2:07:39 PMpuborectalishttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287521512/28/2013 1:29:26 PMGlenn PetersenI would not be quite that blunt but I suspect that Sheryl Sandberg is not going to get a lot of traction from her top driven "movement."http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287486352/26/2013 9:47:20 PMWin-Lose-Drawhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287477262/26/2013 1:28:09 PMWin-Lose-Drawhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287477212/26/2013 1:24:09 PMGlenn PetersenIn this corner there’s Sheryl Sandberg. In this corner there’s Anne-Marie Slaughter. And then there’s reality By Sarah Lacy pandodaily On February 25, 2013 A few hours ago, my husband came into the living room — where I hunker down writing most days — with a hopeless look on his face. “I feel like a total dick,”...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287475302/26/2013 12:13:34 PMGlenn PetersenThis is a bit OT. Sheryl Sandberg’s already high profile is about to get higher: A Titan’s How-To on Breaking the Glass Ceiling By JODI KANTOR New York Times February 21, 2013 Before Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, started to write “Lean In,” her book-slash-manifesto on women in the wo...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287475182/26/2013 12:09:32 PMGlenn PetersenNo One Is More Excited For Google Glass Than Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Ryan Mac Forbes 2/21/2013 @ 10:09AM There is perhaps no one more excited for Google Glass than Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday at the University of California, San Francisco’s Mission Bay medical campus, the Facebook CE...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287402102/22/2013 3:19:00 AMGlenn PetersenConfirmed: Pinterest Completes $200 Million Funding at $2.5 Billion Valuation Kara Swisher All Things D February 20, 2013 at 3:17 pm PT Pinterest, the popular social scrapbooking site, has completed a massive $200 million funding, which values the company at $2.5 billion, according to sources close to the situatio...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287389592/21/2013 2:16:40 PMcalgalhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287332502/18/2013 7:35:23 PMGlenn PetersenFacebook Gets a Multibillion-Dollar Tax Break By Peter Coy Bloomberg Businessweek on February 15, 2013 It hasn’t drawn much attention, but Facebook’s first annual earnings report contains an accounting gem: a multibillion-dollar tax deduction for the cost of executive stock options and share awards. Even though ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287296422/16/2013 12:05:40 AMAugustus Gloophttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287266452/14/2013 5:36:31 PMGlenn Petersenhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287266402/14/2013 5:34:08 PMAugustus Gloophttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287265472/14/2013 4:53:53 PMGlenn Petersenhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287265372/14/2013 4:50:36 PMAugustus Gloophttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287262722/14/2013 3:04:01 PMGlenn PetersenSI has become Spam Central lately. They have been accounting for most of the recent activity on this thread.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287262672/14/2013 3:01:58 PMAugustus Gloophttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287257642/14/2013 12:09:46 PMAugustus Gloophttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287190902/11/2013 1:26:22 PMAugustus GloopLooks like your shilling a stock site Joined today and made 4 posts using the same link?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287190642/11/2013 1:15:54 PMSavantFacebook PI....Why Facebook wants to track your location STORY HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is working on app that tracks users' locations, a report saysSuch "social discovery" apps seek to help you meet friends -- old or newPrivacy has been a concern that slowed growth of such appsFacebook also could use the reams of data t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287110392/6/2013 11:14:28 PMGlenn PetersenPew Study Finds One In Five U.S. Internet Users Has Ditched Facebook, While 27% Of Current Users Plan To Reduce Time In 2013 Natasha Lomas TechCrunch February 5, 2013 Facebook is far and away the dominant social networking service in the U.S. — used by two-thirds (67 per cent) of online Americans, according to the ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=287077652/5/2013 12:12:30 PMGlenn PetersenHow Facebook Can Justify Its High Valuation By ROBERT CYRAN Breakingviews DealBook New York Times January 31, 2013, 12:54 pm Facebook deserves the benefit of the doubt about its rocketing costs. The social network’s bills jumped about 80 percent in the fourth quarter. That’s worrying — it’s twice as much as the t...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=286984231/31/2013 1:20:08 PM