Goldman Sachs to cash out of LinkedIn / networking site floats later this month

[EternalOptimist]

Show us your bird's tits and we can judge.

[gingerjedi]

It's already turned tulip IMO, agents use it as their own free recruitment portal so the interesting stuff gets lost amongst the endless irelevent guff. Just saw this posted by an agent on my 'wall':

'XXXX - [email protected] is excited for my Birthday this weekend!!!'



Typical invite: 'Open Networker with 20,000+ contacts, add me!!!!!'

Er feck off.

[Mich the Tester]

The fact that as long as you don't charge people for the privilege, they are happy to be bombarded with whatever targeted marketing you like and will happily hand over all their personal details for the opportunity to see how much weight their ex has put on in her holiday pics and whether her boobies look any better as a consequence.

HTH


No? Just me then.

Show us your bird's tits and we can judge.

[Pondlife]

Wait a minute. Are you saying facebook members are not necessarily loyal and would move to another brand if they could get the same service - say without adverts say?

So what exactly is £60 Bailiiooon valuation of facebook actually valuing?

The fact that as long as you don't charge people for the privilege, they are happy to be bombarded with whatever targeted marketing you like and will happily hand over all their personal details for the opportunity to see how much weight their ex has put on in her holiday pics and whether her boobies look any better as a consequence.

HTH


No? Just me then.

[Mich the Tester]

So what exactly is £60 Bailiiooon valuation of facebook actually valuing?

You're not supposed to ask that kind of question if you work for a bank. Remember what happened when some bloke asked what was inside one of those AAA rated Credit Derivative thingummyjigs?

Really, people like you with your healthy skepticism and your inquisitive mind can bring the world's economy crashing to a halt. Stop it!

[scooterscot]

Hmm, don't know, but I do believe that once some software based service is offered for free and the software is readily available it'll be very difficult for anyone to charge money for it.

Wait a minute. Are you saying facebook members are not necessarily loyal and would move to another brand if they could get the same service - say without adverts say?

So what exactly is £60 Bailiiooon valuation of facebook actually valuing?

[Mich the Tester]

So why is one more successful than the other? Because of the name?

Hmm, don't know, but I do believe that once some software based service is offered for free and the software is readily available it'll be very difficult for anyone to charge money for it.

[scooterscot]

No, because if the service is no longer free it'll be replaced with another free service. Social media software is so widely available you can set up an alternative very easily.

So why is one more successful than the other? Because of the name?

[Mich the Tester]

Are the times of professionals sharing information for mutual gain now forever lost when LinkedIn goes public?

No, because if the service is no longer free it'll be replaced with another free service. Social media software is so widely available you can set up an alternative very easily.

[scooterscot]

Are the times of professionals sharing information for mutual gain now forever lost when LinkedIn goes public?

My fear is that making money shall become more important than professionals sharing knowledge.