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Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

Marcel — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:43:20 -0000

It's not the economy, it's the profit and ROI that important..

Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

Mark — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:21:57 -0000

and why stop with apps, I'd love to unload my Fan Page (141 "fans" and growing) on some sucker(whoops, I mean 'investor').

Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

Mark — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:16:54 -0000

let's not forget the bogus auction of the "I am Hungry" app, for $20K.
(except that Nick still believes it to be legit!).
Someone bought that POS for $20K and what, go look, they have done nothing, in months, to it?

Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

David S — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:30:42 -0000

Eventually someone will pay serious money for an application, creators merely need to focus on business model rather than on the number of active users.

As other social networks increasingly incorporate user applications, investors will be looking for applications that have established a foothold in numerous networks. Focussing purely on Facebook would be a bad investment

Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

Mark — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:29:03 -0000

All they did is create an image and say it was "limited edition". If anything the lack of winning bid is a sign that Web 2.0 and Facebook apps are not a bubble, and that people actually care about ROI.

Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

David — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:59:56 -0000

The buyers of Where I've Been denied that it was purchased for $3m. It was just an unfounded blog rumour.

Re: Facebook Application Sale Disappoints

gtracy — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:09:59 -0000

Don't forget about "Where I've Been"... $3 million (!!)