Comments on: See you at Seattle’s Facebook Conference (How to develop a Strategy and is Facebook worth $100 Billion?) http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/ Jeremiah Owyang discusses how web tools and social media enable companies to connect with customers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:33:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Krish http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/comment-page-1/#comment-223753 Krish Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:38:44 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/#comment-223753 Unfortunately, I am not at the meeting. Was planning on it but for some reason, I couldn't make it. Sorry to miss you in Seattle. Hope to meet you some other time in some other event. Have fun. Unfortunately, I am not at the meeting. Was planning on it but for some reason, I couldn’t make it. Sorry to miss you in Seattle. Hope to meet you some other time in some other event. Have fun.

]]> By: Jamie Riddell http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/comment-page-1/#comment-222462 Jamie Riddell Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:09:14 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/#comment-222462 Comment No. 2 - The worry here is that we are getting *too* silly on valuations, much like we did in the first dotcom boom. I know the two are very different as this time around, companies are making money. But a valuation of that size [if paid] needs to be repaid at some point. Once the income doesn't materialise to the tune of $100BN then investors start to look at these things negatively which in turn impacts the market. A realistic valuation of a billion or two must surely be enough? Comment No. 2 – The worry here is that we are getting *too* silly on valuations, much like we did in the first dotcom boom. I know the two are very different as this time around, companies are making money. But a valuation of that size [if paid] needs to be repaid at some point. Once the income doesn’t materialise to the tune of $100BN then investors start to look at these things negatively which in turn impacts the market.

A realistic valuation of a billion or two must surely be enough?

]]> By: Brian Block http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/comment-page-1/#comment-222452 Brian Block Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:31:23 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/#comment-222452 It's certainly worth something but not nearly that much. I use FB constantly and I don't get nearly that much value out of it. I would really enjoy seeing a Social Media/Web 2.0+ Monopoly game. It’s certainly worth something but not nearly that much. I use FB constantly and I don’t get nearly that much value out of it. I would really enjoy seeing a Social Media/Web 2.0+ Monopoly game.

]]> By: Paul Chaney http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/comment-page-1/#comment-222436 Paul Chaney Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:47:49 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/#comment-222436 Would not the debacle over Beacon and, more importantly, the ConnectU lawsuit impinge on Facebook's valuation? I'm no student of economics to be sure, but it seems that would be the case. If so, then, no. Facebook is definitely not worth anywhere near $100 billion. Would not the debacle over Beacon and, more importantly, the ConnectU lawsuit impinge on Facebook’s valuation? I’m no student of economics to be sure, but it seems that would be the case. If so, then, no. Facebook is definitely not worth anywhere near $100 billion.

]]> By: Jamie Riddell http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/comment-page-1/#comment-222432 Jamie Riddell Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:39:31 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/#comment-222432 No, its not worth $100bn - thats just stupid. FB only has a value as long as the audience sticks around, whislt the small dissent at the moment won't affect the overall numbers of users, there will always be 'another' network around the corner where people will go. No, its not worth $100bn – thats just stupid. FB only has a value as long as the audience sticks around, whislt the small dissent at the moment won’t affect the overall numbers of users, there will always be ‘another’ network around the corner where people will go.

]]> By: francine hardaway http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/comment-page-1/#comment-222398 francine hardaway Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:12:37 +0000 http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/12/03/brands-need-a-strategy-before-joining-facebook-and-lee-thinks-its-worth-10000000000000/#comment-222398 Not unless it gets an experienced CEO of a media company, who understands that different demographis have different tolerance to advertising and different privacy standards. http://blog.stealthmode.com/2007/12/facebook-needs.html Not unless it gets an experienced CEO of a media company, who understands that different demographis have different tolerance to advertising and different privacy standards. http://blog.stealthmode.com/2007/12/facebook-needs.html

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