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Facebook IPO Facepalm IPO.
1 posted on 05/21/2012 6:38:31 AM PDT by Qbert
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Roulette is more fun. I like to watch the wheel spin and the ball bounce into a slot. The odds are a bit better as well.


2 posted on 05/21/2012 6:41:01 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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isn’t Jerry Brown counting on this to bail out California?


3 posted on 05/21/2012 6:42:38 AM PDT by hecht (Murray use your coaster)
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Headed for the basement, it looks like:

4 posted on 05/21/2012 6:48:31 AM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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DOwn 12 percent in the first 45 minutes. Watch your head. Jumpers.


5 posted on 05/21/2012 6:48:31 AM PDT by AmonAmarth (Wherever you go...There you are)
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Fools, don’t you know owning a piece of the narcissist graffiti of 900 million people is worth at least $40 a share?


6 posted on 05/21/2012 6:50:43 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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I know lots of people are still gaga for google, and Fadbook may make money, but I remember all this too well from the ‘90s DotCom fiasco.

Sorry, but my stock buys have to include a “bricks and mortar” quotient to attract my attention.


7 posted on 05/21/2012 6:51:24 AM PDT by I cannot think of a name
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"See, I told you so."

8 posted on 05/21/2012 6:52:31 AM PDT by dfwgator
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a black eye for all those involved with the social networking company going public.

How naive! Like everyone who pocketed money on that pig could give a damn. They have important stuff to do today: Ferrari color selection, appointment with their real estate agents, swing by the gallery and pick up the Matisse... etc.

9 posted on 05/21/2012 6:52:37 AM PDT by Poison Pill (Obama is the hopium of the masses)
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Couldn’t pump it - time to dump it.


10 posted on 05/21/2012 6:52:58 AM PDT by circlecity
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Fakebook?


11 posted on 05/21/2012 6:53:23 AM PDT by ßuddaßudd
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It is very risky to invest in a company that doesn't really produce anything of value. Apparently all Facebook does is create webspace for narcissistic people to talk about themselves, post pictures and play online games with each other.

Remember when MySpace was all the rage? I think Facebook is headed for the same fate. Many adults are embarrassed to be seen there and like myself, only have accounts there so they can keep an eye on what their kids are doing and share photos with other family members. But for the most part, it's just a time-sucking wasteland of mediocrity.

And if you are a family member of mine, can you please stop sending me invitations to play Farmville and Words with Friends already? I'll check out photos of your latest trip to the Florida Keys or of your new kid but I'm never going to play any of those stupid games. Never! So please, stop it already.

13 posted on 05/21/2012 6:57:37 AM PDT by SamAdams76
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drudge: "HONEYMOON OVER: FACEBOOK PLUNGES" in big black letters. It's currently 33.3199 down 4.9119 (-12.85%)
17 posted on 05/21/2012 7:06:11 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (If I can't be persuasive, I at least hope to be fun.)
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Facebook... Faaacebook.... Faaaaaaaaaaceboooook

You will tell me everything.


18 posted on 05/21/2012 7:07:40 AM PDT by ILS21R (John Locke: When the social contract is broken, the people must revolt.)
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I dropped FB after reading about the pedophile perverts posting acts with children.

There is a limit to ‘free airwave content’ in my book.


21 posted on 05/21/2012 7:17:11 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Criminaliens or Crimigrants...0bamao's people?)
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Well at least with a GM product such as a Camaro SS you can Hoon it and blow donuts, so tell me how Facebook is that much fun? Really? :-)...


22 posted on 05/21/2012 7:19:11 AM PDT by taildragger (( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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LOL! “Failbook”


24 posted on 05/21/2012 7:22:57 AM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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I don’t get where people are getting this idea that Facebook is “just a fad” or “the next MySpace.” Facebook is still king of social media with regards to subscribers (over 900 million) and average time spent on a website (around 20 minutes per user).

It’s simply overvalued. A very low ad click-through rate is not helpful to a company that makes most of its money on selling ad space. $4 billion/year income is great money, but it just doesn’t lead to a $100 billion valuation.

There still isn’t anything else out there that can compete for people’s attention and time like Facebook. Google+ has promise, but it’s just not differentiated enough and, consequently, nobody’s really on it. People want to communicate, and they’ll continue to do so on Facebook until the next best thing comes around. My guess is that’ll be a long wait.


26 posted on 05/21/2012 7:24:48 AM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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Jesuswept
27 posted on 05/21/2012 7:25:24 AM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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Facebook Shares Tumble: Where Are the Underwriters?

http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/05/21/facebook-shares-tumble-where-are-the-underwriters/?mod=msn_money_ticker


32 posted on 05/21/2012 7:53:53 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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Facebook IPO Facepalm IPO.

Perfect comment...

34 posted on 05/21/2012 8:08:09 AM PDT by moovova (OBAMA: The first US President to come out of the closet.)
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