<![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008 - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008 - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> "Facebook will spend $200 million on CapExp in 2008." Which vendor?

iCB

]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> That doesn't put it in context. Google is adding 1,000 in a quarter... to a 16,000 person headcount. What Facebook is doing is like Google hiring another 20,000 people. Sort of. That Facebook network is gonna grow.

Jordan Golson

]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> Great point 'Shanghai'. Facebook has an uphill battle when it comes to generating revenue outside of their weird Microsoft partnership.

sggrf

]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> Fact that Google blamed missing their quarter on not being able to monetise social nets is pretty bad news for Facebook. Bet Zuck wishes he'd cashed in on that $15bn round now!

smartshanghai

]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> I don't buy this info. It sounds like spin to me. I don't see how Facebook can even deploy that much hardware infrastructure in one year, at this stage in their existence.

They are going to have a touch year due to a looming recession --- and they don't want to begin losing their good people --- so they've concocted this story. Just my opinion.

sggrf

]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> 122% (fb) vs. 24% (goog) growth per year (24% according to the provided link)? what context are you trying to put that into?

modelenoir

]]> <![CDATA[Facebook to lose $150 million in 2008]]> Man that sounds like an omen that the bubble is going to burst in 2008.

l.ementary

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