Social media makes the world public. Next to Facebook and LinkedIn, the trifecta will be complete as TWITTER is going public. Seriously and ironically see below:
With an impending IPO and a recent self-valuation of nearly $13 billion, the company has staunch goals. That includes raising a whopping $1 billion at the point of opening stock sales. For example, when Facebook made a public debut, the stock immediately plummeted after in the first three months. Facebook also had 845 million active users at the time while Twitter has a much lesser 215 million.
But hey, that's nothing to sneeze at since these users engage in over 500,000 posts per day. And a lot can be said in a 140-character post. As we've seen, there is power in numbers. News breaks over Twitter, fans fervently follow artists and celebrities, and marketers and brands connect organically to their consumers.
There have been talks and rumors about Twitter creating more value for it's database by bridging the B2C (Business to Consumer) because that is nowhere near perfect yet. However, foresight may provide venture capitalists (such as yourself) to buy-in to an ultimately lucrative future concept.
Ultimately, TWTR needs to now accrue new users on a consistent and growing basis instead of at a stagnating rate. One other thing is for certain: they need to get their advertising monetization up to speed with their goals, or they'll fall flat like Facebook.
So... is it worth investing?
Your comments are always welcome.
And does anyone remember this??
Nothing says "Crash" faster than a host of sparrows trying to fly a whale like James and the Giant Peach. Just saying. Less of this means more of this....$$$.
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Written by, Rob Gold, (c) 2013
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