Comments on: To Sell or Not to Sell–That Was the Question for Twitter (But Was Its Answer Right?) http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam Harrison http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/#comment-6267 Sam Harrison Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:52:10 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=7008#comment-6267 face it, facebook peaked in 2007 it's over twitter was smart not to accept facebook stock, it's devaluing by the second then again, twitter is also a joke, what am i doing now? telling you that twitter is twaddle face it, facebook peaked in 2007

it’s over

twitter was smart not to accept facebook stock, it’s devaluing by the second

then again, twitter is also a joke, what am i doing now? telling you that twitter is twaddle

]]> By: Carlos Portocarrero http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/#comment-6265 Carlos Portocarrero Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:33:10 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=7008#comment-6265 I can't even think of an example of a site like FB or Twitter that actually managed to turn a profit... I can’t even think of an example of a site like FB or Twitter that actually managed to turn a profit…

]]> By: Mac Beach http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/#comment-6260 Mac Beach Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:53:48 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=7008#comment-6260 Nobody thinks that $500M in Facebook stock is worth $500M. It's monopoly money until it can be converted to cash. Evan didn't start Twitter to make money, he already had money (from Blogger). That is to say it's an ego thing not a money thing. To win, he needs to score big, with another offer from Google, or MSN, not with a limited audience that he would get with Facebook. My suggestion to Facebook is that they buy an e-mail company first, since they don't seem to be able to develop anything on their own. The type of people who are gung-ho about establishing their Facebook ID on the Internet and making it known to everyone in their address book must certainly be willing to associate their e-mail with it. Any service that is capable of sending e-mail but not receiving it automatically qualifies as a spammer in my book. Nobody thinks that $500M in Facebook stock is worth $500M. It’s monopoly money until it can be converted to cash.

Evan didn’t start Twitter to make money, he already had money (from Blogger). That is to say it’s an ego thing not a money thing. To win, he needs to score big, with another offer from Google, or MSN, not with a limited audience that he would get with Facebook.

My suggestion to Facebook is that they buy an e-mail company first, since they don’t seem to be able to develop anything on their own. The type of people who are gung-ho about establishing their Facebook ID on the Internet and making it known to everyone in their address book must certainly be willing to associate their e-mail with it.

Any service that is capable of sending e-mail but not receiving it automatically qualifies as a spammer in my book.

]]> By: Bart Vickers http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/#comment-6257 Bart Vickers Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:43:31 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=7008#comment-6257 Twitter should have taken the money and run. In spite of the hype, there is minuscule market penetration for Twitter. This feels like, in many ways, Second Life. Lots of buzz and hype, but when you get down to the question of monetization and utility, things unravel a bit. Twitter should have taken the money and run. In spite of the hype, there is minuscule market penetration for Twitter. This feels like, in many ways, Second Life. Lots of buzz and hype, but when you get down to the question of monetization and utility, things unravel a bit.

]]> By: Carlos Portocarrero http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/#comment-6250 Carlos Portocarrero Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=7008#comment-6250 I can't wait to see how Facebook and Twitter expect to make any money at all off of this. Turning down that much money (if that's how much it was) seems crazy. I can’t wait to see how Facebook and Twitter expect to make any money at all off of this. Turning down that much money (if that’s how much it was) seems crazy.

]]> By: les madras http://kara.allthingsd.com/20081125/to-sell-or-not-to-sell-that-was-the-question-for-twitter-but-was-its-answer-right/#comment-6246 les madras Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:04:07 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=7008#comment-6246 twitter is a feature on facebook. i doubt the offer was as sumptuous as 500m. most unfortunate if they turned down any reasonable offer. twitter is a feature on facebook. i doubt the offer was as sumptuous as 500m. most unfortunate if they turned down any reasonable offer.

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