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How Is It That MySpace is Only Worth $100M and Twitter is worth $5-7B When They Have Similar Revenue and Traffic

How Is It That MySpace is Only Worth $100M and Twitter is worth $5-7B When They Have Similar Revenue and Traffic

When I heard that News Corp was selling Myspace, I was curious about the price, what with Facebook being valued at $50B (or $75B on SecondMarket) and Twitter at around $5-7B.

I’m surprised that News Corp’s trying to sell MySpace for a relatively cheap price of $100-200M. Most recently, they wanted $100M in stock from Zynga, makers of popular Facebook app Farmville. They were reportedly only willing to offer $50M cash.

 

Warner Bros. to Test Movies via Facebook

Warner Bros. to Test Movies via Facebook

Facebook is getting into the movie rental business through an experiment with Warner Bros., which will allow streaming of "The Dark Knight" for $3. Other titles will follow.

Senh: I don't have high hopes. Unless they follow Netflix's model and go subscription, it's gonna work.

 

Wow. Just… Wow: Facebook Hits Record $75 Billion Valuation On SecondMarket

Last week, in our weekly report on the insanely hot Facebook stock trading going on behind the scenes on SecondMarket, I wrote the following: "Do I hear $75 billion next week?" I was sort of kidding.

Senh: A lot of people will be losing money. It's way overvalued. That's 75 times annual revenue.

 

Eminem Passes Michael Jackson, Now Most 'Liked' Star on Facebook Ever

Eminem Passes Michael Jackson, Now Most 'Liked' Star on Facebook Ever

We used to measure popularity in sales, but with the Facebook generation slowly taking over, it seems that “likes” are just as significant as dollars these days.

 

Big change for Facebook Share button

Say goodbye to the Share button because the Like button is taking over.

Senh: I find the two buttons redundant, but most sites still use both.

 

Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter

Long-form blogs were once the outlet of choice, but now sites like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr are favored.

 

Oreo Tries To Set Guinness Record for Facebook Likes

Oreo Tries To Set Guinness Record for Facebook Likes

Kraft's Oreo brand tries to set the Guinness record for Facebook likes.

 

Twitter has been in takeover talks: report

Twitter has been in takeover talks: report

Executives at microblogging company Twitter Inc. have held "low level" talks with executives at Facebook Inc and Google Inc in recent months, about a possible takeover of Twitter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

 

NYC Hookers Take To Facebook

New York City's prostitutes have gotten the Facebook bug. City sex workers are now increasingly plying their trade on Facebook, after popular classifieds website Craigslist shut its Erotic Services section last year, according to a recent study.

Senh: You know it's just matter of time. I wonder how Facebook will deal with this.

 

Friends? Zuckerberg, Eisenberg face off on `SNL'

Friends? Zuckerberg, Eisenberg face off on `SNL'

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his "The Social Network" doppelganger Jesse Eisenberg made friends on "Saturday Night Live."

 

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