Is Facebook IPO more like Google or Groupon?

[The-Shoveler]

It was really weird to me watching the whole FB debatical,

Seems like FB is good for Big Name Brand Biz, that needs to go on name brand recognition where as Google relies almost entirely on the search (adsense revenue).
Maybe it was just me, but it really seemed to me the Gov Was/is really counting on FB to succeed.

Ah the Web, on top of the world one day, face down in the dirt the next.

[ninaprincess]

FYI, I didn’t buy Facebook after reading the discussions. However, I bought 330 shares of Neflix at around $60 last week. Already gained about 10%. I might buy FB when it is around $10 after the lockup period in November.

[enron_by_the_sea]

[quote=ninaprincess] Already gained about 10%. I might buy FB when it is around $10 after the lockup period in November.[/quote]

Your guide to FB lockup expiration dates

credit: http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2012/08/17/morning-links-facebooks-painful-fall/

And also this: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-22/explaining-facebooks-epically-complex-stock-lockup

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Aug. 16: Original investors aside from Mark Zuckerberg were allowed to start trading 271 million shares.

Oct. 16 to Nov. 14: Directors and employees can start selling some stock and options that could total 247 million shares.

Nov. 14: The Big Kahuna. Almost 1.2 billion in shares become available, plus for the first time Zuckerberg will be allowed to trade 60 million shares.

Dec. 14: Another 149.43 million shares are free to trade.

May 18, 2013: Facebook investors Mail.Ru Group and Digital Sky Technologies will be able to trade their remaining 47.32 million shares.
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[patb]

[quote=SK in CV][quote=patb]funny it went from IPO to shreholder lawsuit in 48 hours, now, it could go from IPO to delisted before the restricted shares start to trade.[/quote]

Facebook isn’t going to get delisted. It’s current quarter earnings notwithstanding, it is still making money. It has value. The problem is not primarily an internal problem, it’s an external problem. It has real value. But it’s over-valued. Somewhere along the line they are likely to figure out how to monetize what they have, and they may even become worth their IPO price. But until then, they’re a fabulously well capitalized (possibly the best ever) company.[/quote]

if Facebook Revenue turns out to be fraud they may have to give back all that cash

[desmond]

[quote=ninaprincess]FYI, I didn’t buy Facebook after reading the discussions. However, I bought 330 shares of Neflix at around $60 last week. Already gained about 10%. I might buy FB when it is around $10 after the lockup period in November.[/quote]

NFLX looked like a good buy, then bam Amazon gets into EPIX and its all over.

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