Comments on: Why is Facebook Worth So Much? http://www.bivingsreport.com/2008/why-is-facebook-worth-so-much/ The Bivings Report (TBR) is a source of news, insight, research and analysis on the web-based communications industry. TBR content is posted, created and managed by internet strategists, media/communications analysts, web developers, designers and programmers, all of whom are employees of The Bivings Group. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:52:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Punit Pandey http://www.bivingsreport.com/2008/why-is-facebook-worth-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-291255 Punit Pandey Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:31:13 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/?p=1554#comment-291255 The reach is the primary factor behind the valuation. This is true not only for the FaceBook but for the other websites you mentioned. The reach is the primary factor behind the valuation. This is true not only for the FaceBook but for the other websites you mentioned.

]]> By: Paul Lambert http://www.bivingsreport.com/2008/why-is-facebook-worth-so-much/comment-page-1/#comment-291187 Paul Lambert Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:17:08 +0000 http://www.bivingsreport.com/?p=1554#comment-291187 Valid question. My answer would be no. Just wanted to make one remark regarding CompuServe and AOL (I spent nearly 30 years with CompuServe): The CompuServe Information Service wasn't created to provide internet access or to be a portal. When we started the Information Service in the early 1980s (and had been in the business of commercial timesharing for a decade before then), there was no Internet and there was no such thing as a portal. Before folks like CompuServe, Prodigy and AOL, there was no such thing as Chat, Forums or consumer email. We pioneered all those services. But indeed the Internet did come along and change the landscape of the online world. The CompuServe Information Service was purchased by AOL (and the rest of CompuServe - notably the Network Services group) was acquired by Worldcom. It was a pretty cool ride... PL Valid question. My answer would be no.

Just wanted to make one remark regarding CompuServe and AOL (I spent nearly 30 years with CompuServe):

The CompuServe Information Service wasn’t created to provide internet access or to be a portal. When we started the Information Service in the early 1980s (and had been in the business of commercial timesharing for a decade before then), there was no Internet and there was no such thing as a portal. Before folks like CompuServe, Prodigy and AOL, there was no such thing as Chat, Forums or consumer email. We pioneered all those services.

But indeed the Internet did come along and change the landscape of the online world. The CompuServe Information Service was purchased by AOL (and the rest of CompuServe – notably the Network Services group) was acquired by Worldcom.

It was a pretty cool ride…

PL

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