Comments on: Facebook Raises Another $100 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/ Startup and Technology News Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:08:01 -0800 hourly 1 By: Facebook “Definitely” Raising Capital This Year; Google Considered Acquisition | netdesk http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2674534 Facebook “Definitely” Raising Capital This Year; Google Considered Acquisition | netdesk Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:03:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2674534 [...] yesterday BusinessWeek reported that Facebook is looking to raise new debt capital to replace a $100 million line of [...] [...] yesterday BusinessWeek reported that Facebook is looking to raise new debt capital to replace a $100 million line of [...]

]]> By: Facebook “Definitely” Raising Capital This Year; Google Considered Acquisition | Reviews Manual http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2674191 Facebook “Definitely” Raising Capital This Year; Google Considered Acquisition | Reviews Manual Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:43:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2674191 [...] BusinessWeek reported that Facebook is hunting to improve newborn debt crowning to change a $100 million distinction of [...] [...] BusinessWeek reported that Facebook is hunting to improve newborn debt crowning to change a $100 million distinction of [...]

]]> By: Facebook “Definitely” Raising Capital This Year; Google Considered Acquisition http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2674050 Facebook “Definitely” Raising Capital This Year; Google Considered Acquisition Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:35:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2674050 [...] yesterday BusinessWeek reported that Facebook is looking to raise new debt capital to replace a $100 million line of [...] [...] yesterday BusinessWeek reported that Facebook is looking to raise new debt capital to replace a $100 million line of [...]

]]> By: petter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2592077 petter Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:14:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2592077 facebook is to be rise and rise but his competitor appear last year and that is plenty offish both owner are under 30 and goes to billioner in future time. facebook is to be rise and rise but his competitor appear last year and that is plenty offish both owner are under 30 and goes to billioner in future time.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2477598 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:23:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477598 Good point. There's been a lot of talk lately about emissions from data centres etc. It can only get worse, so one day there will be more serious talk and maybe even some regulation. That will be a difficult day for vastly spread apps like this. Good point. There’s been a lot of talk lately about emissions from data centres etc. It can only get worse, so one day there will be more serious talk and maybe even some regulation. That will be a difficult day for vastly spread apps like this.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2477591 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:20:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477591 Possibly more to do with the demand of those ridiculous apps than the actual Facebook core code, which I imagine would be quite well optimised. Who knows how third parties write their code? For storage, you just need drives, network throughput and mirroring, not full blown servers if that is indeed all they are purchasing, we don't know. The word "server" as they use it could mean any kind of backend equipment. Possibly more to do with the demand of those ridiculous apps than the actual Facebook core code, which I imagine would be quite well optimised. Who knows how third parties write their code?

For storage, you just need drives, network throughput and mirroring, not full blown servers if that is indeed all they are purchasing, we don’t know. The word “server” as they use it could mean any kind of backend equipment.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2477581 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:15:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477581 hm, might be wiser to invest in server manufacturing. :) hm, might be wiser to invest in server manufacturing. :)

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2477576 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:11:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477576 That argument is as convincing as a cyclist telling me that cars are a fad. That argument is as convincing as a cyclist telling me that cars are a fad.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2477568 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:08:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477568 MS has a stake remember. It's in MS's interests for market perception to be that MS is "winning" or making an impact on their competitors in some way. There are smart people in many companies. Also FB is a *single* product. That't only interesting to top minds for so long, don't you see? They eventually move on to new things, leaving less active minds behind to continue the same work. Smart people always move on, unless you're working for Google itself or MS or other large companies who work on varied and exciting projects. Simple. MS has a stake remember. It’s in MS’s interests for market perception to be that MS is “winning” or making an impact on their competitors in some way. There are smart people in many companies.

Also FB is a *single* product. That’t only interesting to top minds for so long, don’t you see? They eventually move on to new things, leaving less active minds behind to continue the same work.

Smart people always move on, unless you’re working for Google itself or MS or other large companies who work on varied and exciting projects. Simple.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2477563 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:03:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477563 True but that doesn't imply they will be mammoths like FB. Anyone can start a small, local social network site. Personally I think that's the way it will be in the future. Big isn't always better. True but that doesn’t imply they will be mammoths like FB. Anyone can start a small, local social network site.

Personally I think that’s the way it will be in the future. Big isn’t always better.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2477559 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:01:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477559 Exactly. Everyone's trying to be an economist but this is simply practical thinking. The cost of debt is going to rise - everyone can see that - so they have to try and do their expanding now or it's going to be more expensive to do it later. A wise move and really nothing surprising. Their investors also realise this, so its no big deal. Now is better than later. The real squeeze for FB, as for any similar dot com is to find ways to make money from the technology. Real money, real income. Eventually perception will catch up with them and valuation will drop - that is bound to occur sometime in the next year or two I think. I think this is the last expansion for them. They now have a race with time to make themselves viable in the long term before market perception catches up. Give it 2 years max. maybe even 1 year. If they're not turning it by then, it's going to be much harder to stay in the game. Exactly. Everyone’s trying to be an economist but this is simply practical thinking. The cost of debt is going to rise – everyone can see that – so they have to try and do their expanding now or it’s going to be more expensive to do it later. A wise move and really nothing surprising. Their investors also realise this, so its no big deal. Now is better than later.

The real squeeze for FB, as for any similar dot com is to find ways to make money from the technology. Real money, real income. Eventually perception will catch up with them and valuation will drop – that is bound to occur sometime in the next year or two I think.

I think this is the last expansion for them. They now have a race with time to make themselves viable in the long term before market perception catches up.
Give it 2 years max. maybe even 1 year. If they’re not turning it by then, it’s going to be much harder to stay in the game.

]]> By: waveform http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-1/#comment-2477544 waveform Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:49:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2477544 Facebook could easily turn to niche community users.. what do you think Cragslist does at the moment, yet it's still one comprehensive "site". Facebook could easily turn to niche community users.. what do you think Cragslist does at the moment, yet it’s still one comprehensive “site”.

]]> By: Is Google Really a Natural Monopoly? Or Are They Just Better? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2297516 Is Google Really a Natural Monopoly? Or Are They Just Better? Thu, 15 May 2008 01:10:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2297516 [...] Do SERP’s change much when more people are using them? Not really. But the fact that Google adds servers like crazy and seems to have the best cloud computing engineers in the world means they are quicker in almost [...] [...] Do SERP’s change much when more people are using them? Not really. But the fact that Google adds servers like crazy and seems to have the best cloud computing engineers in the world means they are quicker in almost [...]

]]> By: Senior Editor http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2293963 Senior Editor Tue, 13 May 2008 17:23:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2293963 FACEBOOK SERVERS ACTING UP E-mail to feedback at Facebook "I sent a few e-mails (I have less than 65 contacts) today and I am being told I may be kicked off. Why is that? I used my group e-mail feature to send e-mails to the group 191 total very small. Can you tell me why your system is acting up? It looks bad for business." FACEBOOK SERVERS ACTING UP

E-mail to feedback at Facebook

“I sent a few e-mails (I have less than 65 contacts) today and I am being told I may be kicked off. Why is that?

I used my group e-mail feature to send e-mails to the group 191 total very small.

Can you tell me why your system is acting up? It looks bad for business.”

]]> By: Ryan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2293853 Ryan Tue, 13 May 2008 16:36:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2293853 Looks like they are trying to raise money before the bubble bursts Looks like they are trying to raise money before the bubble bursts

]]> By: Wolke Snow http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2293116 Wolke Snow Tue, 13 May 2008 07:19:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2293116 Google + Microsoft + Facebook = 750k servers. How much energy and CO2 does that translate to? Do we need a CO2 tax on social networks? Google + Microsoft + Facebook = 750k servers.

How much energy and CO2 does that translate to?

Do we need a CO2 tax on social networks?

]]> By: Ivan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2291793 Ivan Mon, 12 May 2008 17:28:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2291793 Guys I am going to put my 2 cents here. Given the size that facebook is and the amount of users it has it baffles me that they have to beg for money from outside sources. They either must be stranded for cash and are not making enough as it is with the current business model or they are stupid and are selling the company away for peanuts. I think the former makes more logical sense. 100M is not a drop in the bucket but when you are talking about the #2 or #1 social website in the world then if they can't fucking make +100M in a year from advertisements then their future does not look bright. You can give it whatever spin you want. Guys I am going to put my 2 cents here.

Given the size that facebook is and the amount of users it has it baffles me that they have to beg for money from outside sources. They either must be stranded for cash and are not making enough as it is with the current business model or they are stupid and are selling the company away for peanuts. I think the former makes more logical sense.

100M is not a drop in the bucket but when you are talking about the #2 or #1 social website in the world then if they can’t fucking make +100M in a year from advertisements then their future does not look bright.

You can give it whatever spin you want.

]]> By: Managed I.T. Blog » Blog Archive » Facebook borrows $100 million for 50,000 new servers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2291747 Managed I.T. Blog » Blog Archive » Facebook borrows $100 million for 50,000 new servers Mon, 12 May 2008 17:02:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2291747 [...] to TechCrunch Facebookhas decided to borrow $100 million to buy themselves 50,000 new [...] [...] to TechCrunch Facebookhas decided to borrow $100 million to buy themselves 50,000 new [...]

]]> By: Wes Mahler http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2290652 Wes Mahler Mon, 12 May 2008 06:52:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2290652 a million servers, wow. a million servers, wow.

]]> By: vikram http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2290109 vikram Mon, 12 May 2008 01:27:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2290109 Google: a snapshot for dummies (click below) http://neoviky.blogspot.com/2008/05/google-is-doing-everything.html and this one is for the relatively smart ones.... http://neoviky.blogspot.com/2008/05/stupid-people-again.html Vikram Google: a snapshot for dummies (click below)

http://neoviky....everything.html

and this one is for the relatively smart ones….

http://neoviky....ople-again.html

Vikram

]]> By: RYK http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2289769 RYK Sun, 11 May 2008 21:48:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2289769 wonder what those servers do? They don't index the web. Must be to store user photos. wonder what those servers do? They don’t index the web. Must be to store user photos.

]]> By: SimonSays http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2289639 SimonSays Sun, 11 May 2008 18:56:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2289639 The shark has been jumped. The Facebook Fade begins. The shark has been jumped. The Facebook Fade begins.

]]> By: facebook又融资1亿美金 : 北城风光 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2289551 facebook又融资1亿美金 : 北城风光 Sun, 11 May 2008 16:59:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2289551 [...] 根据Techcrunch消息，facebook又获得1亿美金的风险投资，并且这1亿美金是以债券的方式提供，风险投资公司TriplePoint将不会从该交易中获得Facebook相应股权。 [...] [...] 根据Techcrunch消息，facebook又获得1亿美金的风险投资，并且这1亿美金是以债券的方式提供，风险投资公司TriplePoint将不会从该交易中获得Facebook相应股权。 [...]

]]> By: ballzack http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2289548 ballzack Sun, 11 May 2008 16:58:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2289548 $493M in funding. If anyone wanted to find conclusive proof of Bubble 2.0, there you go. $493M in funding. If anyone wanted to find conclusive proof of Bubble 2.0, there you go.

]]> By: tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Facebook clinches another $100 million http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/comment-page-2/#comment-2289539 tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Facebook clinches another $100 million Sun, 11 May 2008 16:45:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/10/facebook-raises-another-100-million/#comment-2289539 [...] Without a clear (public) business case, the latest king of the social networks is raising $100 million, according to Business Week’s FaceBook: Friends with Money, and also echoed by TechCrunch. [...] [...] Without a clear (public) business case, the latest king of the social networks is raising $100 million, according to Business Week’s FaceBook: Friends with Money, and also echoed by TechCrunch. [...]

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