I'm calling this Bubble 2.0, and it's ready to burst

Re:I'm calling this Bubble 2.0, and it's ready to burst by LargeWu on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @10:50AM (#3948816)

And somehow, Twitter, Groupon, Instagram etc., have not yet figured out how to actually make money off of those 2 BILLION PEOPLE. And last time I checked, making money was the whole point of investing.

Edit: Just to clarify the above, making money == making a profit. I think that's pretty well understood in business, guys. If I bought a single share of stock for $100, and sold it for $50, I sure as hell did not "make money" on the deal, even though I gained $50 in revenue from selling the stock.

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Re:I'm calling this Bubble 2.0, and it's ready to burst by zwigby on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @11:03AM (#3948879)

Actually Twitter and Groupon both make a lot of money off those people. Revenue != profit. Groupon is spending a ton of money moving into new markets. Now, I don't love Groupon but saying they don't make money is just wrong.

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Re:I'm calling this Bubble 2.0, and it's ready to burst by MortenK on Wednesday May 09, 2012 @01:12PM (#3949495)

"To make money" means to make a profit, not generate revenue.

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