Comments on: Chris Hughes Likes Twitter, Hates MySpace Ads And Wishes He Would Have Dropped Out Of School

By: David

David — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:49:53 +0000

It’s Phillips Academy Andover…did you actually go? I did.

By: Dgt

Dgt — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:07:42 +0000

Facebook is just something for unproductive people to waste time doing. It is funny how these no tallent bums with no experience are touted as visionaries, it is a huge con job.

By: JOE

JOE — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:00:33 +0000

I’m bewildered that facebook has so few ads. I guess “advertising” isn’t one of their revenue streams.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:48:17 +0000

More time on Twitter = Less time on FB;

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:40:36 +0000

I don’t know about you guys, but I find Hughes much more inspiring, believable, and likable than Zuckerberg.

…and I don’t think that’s just because I went to Hughes’ Phillips Andover Academy while Zuckerberg went to wretched Exeter

By: iwanttoknow educateme

iwanttoknow educateme — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:31:26 +0000

Could you, or anyone, please expand upon what makes twitter a big deal besides everyone calling it a big deal.

I truly want to know how people are using twitter and how it is a game changer. I want to learn what it is I’m missing.

Other than keeping up with what people are doing at any given moment, which one can do on facebook, how do you, and others, utilize twitter.

I’ve read that twitter has about a 30% retention. Meaning only 30% of the people who try it come back after 30 days. So far, I’m one of those.

By: Ernesto

Ernesto — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:26:18 +0000

Facebook will be a major place on the web no matter what people is thinking about its business model.You can’t imagine how facebook grows fast outside US.

By: Joe Anthony

Joe Anthony — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:25:19 +0000

I was referring specifically to the networks on Facebook (One Million Strong for Obama), and the Obama unofficial Myspace profile (which I built and managed) that date back to 2004.

I can’t speak for Farouk Olu Aregbe, but having worked with Hughes personally on the Obama Myspace community, I can assure you that my experience was not a positive one.

Techpresident.com and Eric Boehlert’s new book Bloggers on the Bus both covered the matter thoroughly.

By: Jeff Kramer

Jeff Kramer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:37:15 +0000

no, it’s really not.

By: Jeff Kramer

Jeff Kramer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:36:39 +0000

The Russian firm who just invested 200m knows. Heard of due diligence?

By: EH

EH — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:29:05 +0000

i don’t know how to put this, but…twitter’s kind of a big deal.

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wisdom teeth removal — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:05:37 +0000

Interesting to see other side of things besides zuckerberg

By: teamlram

teamlram — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:04:10 +0000

Chris did forget to shout out an appreciation for the users, but I think you can’t reprobate the guy for taking all the credit when he repeatedly dismisses any notion that what he did with the Obama campaign was spectacular.

Besides, with this logic, Larry Page and Sergey Brin ought to turn all the profits over to the users of Google.

By: B. Ackles

B. Ackles — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:00:06 +0000

I completely agree with all those points.

Do you think Facebook would be as innovative if they had to sold to Yahoo!, Google or News Corp.?

By: andthereitis ohhowimissedthe

andthereitis ohhowimissedthe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:59:31 +0000

“Speaking of Twitter,”

Thank god! I was starting to think you were slipping in your insert-twitter-here mission.

By: what english is?

what english is? — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:01:34 +0000

“…wishes he would have…”

Dear God.

By: Kevin Eklund

Kevin Eklund — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:27:34 +0000

Facebook is just another social network. The thing that separates it from all the others is their commitment to innovate and implement new functions/features in a timely manner.

Friendster wasn’t quick enough to fix it’s slow loading problem and when MySpace came along it was a good excuse to leave. An ugly design filled with glitter and spam ruined MySpace while the executives did nothing to stop it. Facebook found a niche in academia, began innovating and offered people a reason to leave MySpace. As long as Facebook continues to offer new features and services it will maintain its dominance.

By: BINGO

BINGO — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:32:25 +0000

Bingo – finally someone that gets it.

By: Aaron Richard

Aaron Richard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:17:13 +0000

No one knows how much Facebook is making in revenue, and every for-profit company that has existed, or ever will exist, will say that they, “Hope to be cash-flow positive by the end of the year.”

By: mike

mike — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:18:29 +0000

Can’t you read Scott? Facebook is doing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and hopes to be cash-flow positive by the end of the year. That’s not to defend their valuation, but you can’t claim they’re not making money.

By: Scott C.

Scott C. — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:04:45 +0000

From what I’ve noticed with Facebook, the ads are so “non-intrusive” that you normally have a hard time seeing where the Facebook UI ends and an ad begins. Oh, and at least Myspace is making money…what is it exactly that Facebook does? Get inflated valuations?

By: jerky

jerky — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:51:43 +0000

we’ll see what he comes up with as “entrepreneur in residence” that will be his true test

By: Yayo

Yayo — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:05:26 +0000

At least he is more important than you will ever be.

By: john doe

john doe — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:55:43 +0000

of course you don’t know why, you don’t know who you’re talking about. Research next time before you post.

By: jerky

jerky — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:48:05 +0000

not sure why anyone cares about this person. what has he accomplished besides being somewhere a LONG time ago