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Re:Google To "Out Open" Facebook On November 5 by breck on Sunday September 23, 2007 @12:50AM (#58468)
Facebook needs to find their adsense. Fast.
Re:Google To "Out Open" Facebook On November 5 by axod on Monday September 24, 2007 @09:52AM (#58880)
Not gonna happen IMHO. Facebook is about interacting with other people. Not about clicking on adverts.

Google on the other hand is about finding stuff, which can sometimes be achieved by clicking on an ad.

Re:Google To "Out Open" Facebook On November 5 by breck on Monday September 24, 2007 @05:15PM (#59071)
you're right. i'm sorry i should have been more clear. i was using adsense as an analogy. facebook needs to find its business model X, as google found adsense.

facebook definitely has a potential X that could be as profitable (or moreso) than adsense. but what that is i don't know. i'm sure they do though.

Re:Google To "Out Open" Facebook On November 5 by axod on Monday September 24, 2007 @05:19PM (#59073)
ah ok sure. Perhaps it's some sort of dating/matchmaking system. I can see that working, although that's a pretty crowded market already.