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If the stock had "popped" to a truly ludicrous level on IPO day, millions of investors would likely have piled into it, hoping for further gains. And then, eventually, the hype would have faded, and these investors would have gotten creamed as the stock fell back to a more reasonable price. As it was, Facebook's IPO price was not truly ludicrous--it was just extremely expensive. The "extremely expensive" part was why I called Facebook "muppet bait." And it was why I kept asking giddy IPO buyers what they were seeing that I wasn't .

What Is Facebook Worth?

http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-facebook-worth-2012-5

Always On Real-Time Access » US Mobile Data Market Update Q3 2010

http://www.chetansharma.com/blog/2010/11/07/us-mobile-data-market-update-q3-2010/ Posted by chetan in : 3G , 4G , AORTA , ARPU , CTIA , Devices , Enterprise Mobility , European Wireless Market , Indian Wireless Market , Intellectual Property , Location Based Services , MVNO , Mobile Advertising , Mobile Applications , Mobile Content , Mobile Ecosystem , Mobile Event , Mobile Future , Mobile Future Forward , Mobile TV , Mobile Traffic , Smart Phones , US Wireless Market , Wi-Fi , WiMax , Wireless Value Chain , Worldwide Wireless Market , trackback The US wireless data market grew 7% Q/Q and 25% Y/Y to exceed $14B in mobile data service revenues in Q3 2010 - on track to meet (and most likely exceed) our initial estimate of $54B for the year. Sprint had a second straight positive net-add quarter. T-Mobile also reversed its losses and had a net-positive quarter though postpaid additions were down for both the carriers. 2011 is shaping up to be an interesting year with some big M&As on the cards.

The Missing Manual for the Future » Article » OWNI.eu, Digital Journalism

Tim O’Reilly’s Four Cylinder Innovation Engine O’Reilly Media, is famous for is producing “missing manuals” for new technologies, but thinking of O’Reilly as just a publisher of books would be like saying Facebook is just a website (this came up in the discussion at Media Round Table at Web 2.0 Expo, NY, 2010) . In recent weeks, I managed to catch Tim O’Reilly at several events, Maker Faire , Web 2.0 Expo , Hadoop World , and the free webcast Tim did with John Battelle on The Battle for the Internet Economy (although Tim spoke several other times during this period!). It occurred to me, as I immersed myself in the depth and breadth of innovation showcased and discussed at these events that Tim O’Reilly, and the O’Reilly team, are creating The Missing Manual for the Future . As Tim puts it, we are “changing the world by spreading the knowledge of innovators.” Tim uses a quote from William Gibson to illuminate what is at the heart of the O’Reilly project : http://owni.eu/2010/11/04/the-missing-manual-for-the-future/
This article is updated. If you are reading this in 2011, please see the new how to build a perfect Facebook page article . This is a guest post by Jesse Stay , founder and CEO of SocialToo.com and all around great Facebook Fan Page coder. He’s volunteered to give away a copy of his recent book, FBML Essentials , to two readers. Scroll down to the end of the post for details on how to win.

How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page » Techipedia | Tamar

http://www.techipedia.com/2009/create-facebook-page/
http://petervan.wordpress.com/2010/08/28/digital-identity-tour-the-unpolished-diamond-part-1/ Lately, i have been immersed in digital identity. First, I attended the EEMA European e-Identity Management Conference in London . The week after, I was the “tour guide” for a study week on the subject with 4 other colleagues.

Digital Identity Tour: the unpolished diamond part-1 « Petervan's Blog