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Re:Facebook at $10 Billion Valuation, Microsoft to Invest? by zhyder on Tuesday September 25, 2007 @02:00AM (#59308)
Facebook is harder to replicate than Google in one way: Facebook has a large network effect on its side, Google (search) doesn't.
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Re:Facebook at $10 Billion Valuation, Microsoft to Invest? by aston on Wednesday September 26, 2007 @01:26AM (#59718)
That Google maintains its audience despite zero lock in is a testament to just how strong their search product is. I don't see Facebook opening up all of the details of their network.
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