The guessing game of Facebook’s value, as in stock price, has gotten loud, almost as boisterous as the accusations. The IPO, when all that sorting was going on, a lucky few were dealt the best cards. But what’s it worth? Who knows, but I went looking, and here’s something I found on the internet. Socialbakers, a flaky name, but it shows where the growth is and isn’t. A mile long list of countries. China ranks 98th, only 4.06% of its biggest of all population, and a very slow growth rate, but there should be an asterisk at the end of that .04%. A country with no political freedom and few human right does not foster social networks of any kind. India, where people can actually vote, shows a retreat, worrisome for Mr. Z. Close behind China in world population, India’s Hindus are logging off. What might keep that gosh, I can’t really believe I’ve done this smile on his face is that there are a lot more green arrows than there are red, and he’s got 251 countries to aim at. Unless there’s another wonder boy, and there could anywhere, China, my bet, who’ll do what he did, but better, there will be more green, arrows and money, a lot flying to the 28 year-old and his pals.
http://www.socialbakers.com/facebook-statistics/
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