Advertisement

February 2, 2012

The Button that Made Facebook Billions

Andy Kessler, Wall Street Journal

Send to a Friend

As bizarre as this sounds, one of the most valuable innovations in technology over the last several decades is Facebook's "Like" button. That's what has propelled the company to a galaxy-orbit valuation for its forthcoming initial public offering, filed Wednesday. . .

Read Full Article ››

TAGGED: facebook, Andy Kessler

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

May 10, 2012
Facebook's IPO Begets More Facebooks?
Somini Sengupta, New York Times
May 10, 2012
Facebook Red Flags Merit Investor Scrutiny
Therese Poletti, MarketWatch
${Html.ActionLink("My MarketWatch", "index", new { controller = "composite", area = "section", page = "my" })} | !{Html.ActionLink("Sign out", "LogOff", new { area = "User", controller = "Account" }, new { id = "signOutLink"... more »
May 11, 2012
Facebook Has A Big Valuation Problem
Steven Russolillo, MarketBeat
TwitterDiggFinally, a Facebook skeptic.Facebook’s valuation is “significantly overpriced” when compared to other tech giants, says Brian Hamilton, chief executive at Sageworks, a firm that analyses... more »
May 9, 2012
Why I'll Be Sitting Out Zuck's Facebook IPO
Charles Gasparino, HuffPost
Wall Street bankers said Mark Zuckerberg wasn't going to show up in New York on Monday, the first leg of the "road show," or publicity campaign to make sure the company he founded in his dorm room, Facebook, is worth close to the... more »
May 9, 2012
Morgan Stanley: Where Money & Tech Meet
Evelyn Rusli, New York Times
Silicon Valley doesn’t have much love for Wall Street, perceiving buttoned-up financiers as fee-obsessed number crunchers who don’t really understand technology. . . more »