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Re: Facebook IPO

Gringotts Bank said:
Whenever I hear of actual users of FB, they are almost always under 25yo. And my impression is that they use it to tell others what music they like and what they did on the weekend.

So that's my impression, as a non-user. Is the reality much different?
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Actually its quite good for families to keep up to date with each other. When i am traveling is use it to let my family know where i am, what we are doing. Obviously i would use this more often outside my current address.

If you don't have a mobile device that supports FB then thats why one reason you are not involved. Most of FB is used mobile.

I love technology and i will try my best to never be too old to stay on top of it. Thats just an excuse for laziness in my view.

I couldn't imagine life with my iPad, which i have had since they came out. I will be getting a new iPhone once they improve the design.

I would use FB if i had access, to keep up with my old school friends and family. I also use linked in quite a bit, and so do headhunters looking for me!:)

CanOz
 
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I don't think I've got a clue, but there are some very informative posts on here. I do know that the under 25's are addicted to their smart phones, and a good chunk of that time is spent on FB.

I agree it's important to keep up to date with new technology, and it's fun. FB just never grabbed my attention.

Is FB banned in China canoz?
 
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Gringotts Bank said:
I don't think I've got a clue, but there are some very informative posts on here. I do know that the under 25's are addicted to their smart phones, and a good chunk of that time is spent on FB.

I agree it's important to keep up to date with new technology, and it's fun. FB just never grabbed my attention.

Is FB banned in China canoz?
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LOL, oh of course, along with uTube, Twitter, and a gaggle of others.

I can't even download training videos using screen-cast. its hopeless. I hope by the time we move back to Australia they have a good broadband network!

CanOz
 
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CanOz said:
I hope by the time we move back to Australia they have a good broadband network!
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Dear CanOz,
This is Julia Gillard using Nottings account.
I just want you to know that I love you.
 
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Won't the military police be knocking on your door for mocking the governments authority? yikes. :cautious:

and lol @ notting.

ok it's all off topic, I'm sorry.
 
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notting said:
Dear CanOz,
This is Julia Gillard using Nottings account.
I just want you to know that I love you.
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Knock it off Julia, I'm not a voter...:D

CanOz
 
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CanOz said:
LOL, oh of course, along with uTube, Twitter, and a gaggle of others.
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does that mean if we suddenly find no Can posts one day....should we suspect the happy police have dun in fer ASF, too ? :cautious: :cautious: :cautious:

we're waaaaatchiiiiiiing
 
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Joules MM1 said:
does that mean if we suddenly find no Can posts one day....should we suspect the happy police have dun in fer ASF, too ? :cautious: :cautious: :cautious:

we're waaaaatchiiiiiiing
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ASF was blocked for a couple of years, then one day a month or so ago i just thought i would check and i had access again. I think their filters are getting better so i can view more pages before i have an issue these days.

Its all done with algos but i am sure they have a small army of meat suits as well.

CanOz
 
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CanOz said:
Actually its quite good for families to keep up to date with each other. When i am traveling is use it to let my family know where i am, what we are doing. Obviously i would use this more often outside my current address.
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Just curious, CanOz, why would you keep in touch with your family in such a public manner when you could exchange emails or phone calls?
I can't think of anything worse than putting up the details of my daily life in the public domain!
 
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Julia said:
Just curious, CanOz, why would you keep in touch with your family in such a public manner when you could exchange emails or phone calls?
I can't think of anything worse than putting up the details of my daily life in the public domain!
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We're a small community back home Julia, you're on public display whether you like it not anyway.

Obviously you don't use FB, its not like everything i post is shared with the whole world. FB might have access to it, but unless you're a friend you don't see what i post.

Generally we use Skype to keep in touch. I can't recall the last time i called my family. Years ago at Christmas i suppose.

CanOz
 
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Julia said:
Just curious, CanOz, why would you keep in touch with your family in such a public manner when you could exchange emails or phone calls?
I can't think of anything worse than putting up the details of my daily life in the public domain!
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Who can see what on your FB page is very customisable, right down to the individual (person) and individual photos or posts...so its not like everything is in the public domain...just what you want to be.
 
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So_Cynical said:
Who can see what on your FB page is very customisable, right down to the individual (person) and individual photos or posts...so its not like everything is in the public domain...just what you want to be.
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Except of course the fact that they regularly reset all privacy settings, not to mention having been hacked multiple times :rolleyes:

This is of course apart from the fact that FBI is writing legislation to force failbook to hand over all of it's data and NSA is building the world's biggest data-center in the Utah desert.


Now what I wonder is, did anyone here actually buy any Failbook shares :D

Also wanted to post this in case it hasn't been posted already.

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This would be funny if it was a spoof song.
The fact that it is actually serious makes it hysterical!

 
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This is going to play out for ages.

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The wedding seemed to me to be a not so gross way of mooning Wall St. after the float, as seemed the hackathon!
Has managed to get plenty of blood boiling!
It would be amusing to discover that the hackathon actually targeted the Nazdaq!
All the hippies would find that :cool: man.
Where for out thou Anonymous!
 
Re: FB - Facebook Inc

Since Facebook has now listed, I have renamed this thread to reflect that.

However, please continue to discuss the company in this thread.
 
Re: FB - Facebook Inc

Nasdaq's $40 million offer for Facebook losses draws criticism
By John McCrank

Wed Jun 6, 2012 5:57pm EDT

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Nasdaq said on Wednesday $13.7 million would be paid to its affected member firms and the balance would be credited to members to reduce trading costs, with all benefits expected to be awarded within six months.

"We have been embarrassed and certainly we apologized to the industry, but the important thing we have to do is focus on the future," Nasdaq Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said in an interview on CNBC on Wednesday.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012...ource=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=56943
 
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There has been a lot of discussion over the past few months regarding who is to blame for the awful IPO.

Was it the investment bankers (who reduced their sales and profit estimates a few days before the offering) or the Nasdaq (software glitch)?

How about blaming the buyers?
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Says it all really.
 

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