Mark Zuckerberg Getting A Bit Greedy?

[Paul Tao]

Facebook.com has just turned down a $750 million offer in hopes of a $2 billion sale. (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2006/tc20060327_215976.htm)

[Ratherbedead22]

i wouldve taken it.

i wouldve taken ten bucks, because that wouldve bought me dinner.

[djUbilla]

Wow. From who?

[last light]

hahah good lord. i need to invent something like this.

[aminorthreat55]

Hahaha wow.

[Mercy Medical]

Are you fuckin' kidding me? Who needs that much money?!

[Ratherbedead22]

hahah good lord. i need to invent something like this.

me and you dude. lets come up with a sweet idea.

[Boring Pop Song]

who sits around and says... let's purchase facebook today. 750 million dollars, hold on i'll go see if i have it in the bank

[Grybo]

good lord, 2 billion? facebook isnt even that great besides the whole school listings. he is in over his head

[resUrectMe617]

good lord, 2 billion? facebook isnt even that great besides the whole school listings. he is in over his head

i agree..that sure is a lot of money to ask for. but i do think that, although facebook doesn't offer that much, i sure as hell prefer it over myspace.

[last light]

me and you dude. lets come up with a sweet idea.

hahah fuck man 2 billion dollars, this guy is nuts. who in their right mind turns down 750 MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS.

[nfggc10]

bad investment. these types of sites are just a fad anway. i've recently deleted my account just because it grew stale. it's kind of pathetic really because best friends write notes on eachother's walls like "hey how about dinner tonight?"...give me a break and call your so called friends...

[wecanbeheros]

how much did myspace sell for?

[Jason Tate]

Good God. 2 million and I'd sell out like a little fucking bitch. Hell, give me 750K down and a salary to keep working on the website - and it's all yours. I'm cheap!!!! People start tossing money at me ... 2 billion dollars is fucking absurd. ABSURD for a website. If someone buys it, I have beach front property in Montana to sell them next.

[fedhed7]

how much did myspace sell for?
$580 Million

[jfb392]

Damn, $750 million?
Most poeple hardly make a million working all of their life..

[Jason Tate]

hahah fuck man 2 billion dollars, this guy is nuts. who in their right mind turns down 750 MILLION FUCKING DOLLARS.
With that much money, does that extra mean anything at all? I mean, fuck, anything over like 100 million and everything else means nothing.

[Grybo]

well with a name like zuckerberg, you know he is gunna be cheap

[Paul Tao]

well with a name like zuckerberg, you know he is gunna be cheap
hahahahhahahaha

best comment in this thread

[last light]

With that much money, does that extra mean anything at all? I mean, fuck, anything over like 100 million and everything else means nothing.

thats exactly what i was thinking...is he ever really going to notice that extra isnt there...haha shits insane

[supadupa003]

I dunno...sites like myspace and facebook are a marketer's dream for the young market...and I don't see either site just going away. The internet opens up that sort of communication, and it's going to stay. It's probably pretty smart of that guy to turn down the money because he most definitely can make more then 750 million...companies can get pretty desperate ;)

I mean, come on, if you knew you had the chance to make 2 billion instead of 750 million...you'd do it! Or at least I would. Maybe I'm just selfish and greedy haha.

[MoneyMaker]

I love that website

[Jason Tate]

well with a name like zuckerberg, you know he is gunna be cheap
I just spit water onto my keyboard, damn you.

[Rohan Kohli]

I just spit water onto my keyboard, damn you.

Your keyboard's gotta be really dirty... I always notice you saying that you're spitting something on it ;)

[Jason Tate]

I dunno...sites like myspace and facebook are a marketer's dream for the young market...and I don't see either site just going away. The internet opens up that sort of communication, and it's going to stay. It's probably pretty smart of that guy to turn down the money because he most definitely can make more then 750 million...companies can get pretty desperate ;)

I mean, come on, if you knew you had the chance to make 2 billion instead of 750 million...you'd do it! Or at least I would. Maybe I'm just selfish and greedy haha.
What can you do with 2 billion that you can't with 750 million? And by "what can you do" I mean, what does any reasonable person need after that?

I could live for the rest of my life comfortably on a million right now ... guaranteed.

IMO: In the end, greed like this never turns out well for anyone involved.

[Jason Tate]

Your keyboard's gotta be really dirty... I always notice you saying that you're spitting something on it ;)
I go through 5 or 6 a year.

I need one of these. (http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/ibiz-virtual-keyboard-returns-020462.php)

[Drew Beringer]

Holy fuckin shit, I would have just taken the 780 Million fuckin dollars.

PS Jason, if AP.net gets bought, do I get a check? ;)

[djUbilla]

me and you dude. lets come up with a sweet idea.If you let me in...I have the idea. It'll sweep the nation.

[JIMMYateEARTH]

That kind of money could buy a lot of Brand New tickets on Ebay. By alot I mean about 10

[Jason Tate]

Holy fuckin shit, I would have just taken the 780 Million fuckin dollars.

PS Jason, if AP.net gets bought, do I get a check? ;)
Hahah, dude, if AP ever sells for anything huge, preposterous, and amazing like that (it won't), I'll be giving out money like it's my job. I don't need that much ... all the people who helped make it what it is, get a cool million right off the top. Hahaha... good lord.

[Jason Tate]

Haha, I have so many great money making web-ideas and inventions. I need to start finding a better way to cash in ... I am mind-fucked by that number.

[Paul Tao]

Haha, I have so many great money making web-ideas and inventions. I need to start finding a better way to cash in ... I am mind-fucked by that number.
you should create a sweet business plan and get some financial backers

[Drew Beringer]

Hahah, dude, if AP ever sells for anything huge, preposterous, and amazing like that (it won't), I'll be giving out money like it's my job. I don't need that much ... all the people who helped make it what it is, get a cool million right off the top. Hahaha... good lord.

hahaha swt (I'm not holding my breath though haha)

[Jason Tate]

you should create a sweet business plan and get some financial backers
Haha, yah, prolly should.

IE: Some day when I'm 60 I'll sit back and go, "shit, I should of .."

[Paul Tao]

Haha, yah, prolly should.

IE: Some day when I'm 60 I'll sit back and go, "shit, I should of .."
I'm serious though. If you really want, I mean, there are some ridiculous business students here at USC (i mean, it is usc) who I could probably get to help you write up a good plan or something. You'll probably be glad you made a business plan one day.

[superplaid]

ri
fucking
diculous

even moreso because i've never been on that damn site. i dont care to speak with half the people that i was in highschool with (or college) and those that I do care about I can just call or see on a normal basis. talk about the de-evolution of face to face socialization.

if that fucker doesn't do something halfway godd with the money, then he's gonna burn. i mean what to do with money like that? buy out the companies that people you don't like work for, just so you can lay them off and tell them to eat shit on their way out the door?

one thing's for sure, if I ever get $2b, or $760m for that matter, then drinks are on me!

[youareallfreaks]

tate, you're in the wrong business.

750 mil, think of how much blow you could buy with that scratch.

[djUbilla]

If anybody wants to work on a website with me, we can call it:

www.thehatebook.com

Yeah! You can put up all your information and whatnot and then find people you hate. See how many enemies you can connect with!

[clintdaddy]

however much he does sell it for, he better be donating like crazy, but he is a zuckerberg so who knows

[Kyner]

What a fucking moron.....facebook and myspace will die out just like any other phase. I would have sold it.

[Robb]

How much is makeoutclub going for, $16.99?

[Tony]

facebook < myspace < a swift kick to the nuts < a swift kick to the nuts by jack bauer

[cubz84]

facebook is way cooler than myspace

[Chemical Love]

That is fucking ridiculous. I need to make a website and sell that shit.

[catscradle]

What can you do with 2 billion that you can't with 750 million? And by "what can you do" I mean, what does any reasonable person need after that?

I could live for the rest of my life comfortably on a million right now ... guaranteed.

IMO: In the end, greed like this never turns out well for anyone involved.

1. Everything you could have down with 750 million twice, and then some.

2. Two chicks at the same time, like a gazillion times.

3. Nothing. Absolutley nothing.


If anybody wants to work on a website with me, we can call it:

www.thehatebook.com

Yeah! You can put up all your information and whatnot and then find people you hate. See how many enemies you can connect with!
I like where you're going with this idea.

Consider me in...fo' serious!

[gobblox is...]

1. Everything you could have down with 750 million twice, and then some.

2. Two chicks at the same time, like a gazillion times.

3. Nothing. Absolutley nothing.



I like where you're going with this idea.

Consider me in...fo' serious!

you made me laugh in the uwm computer lab... i got looks. fuckin' a.

[heyRomanticA__x]

Wow..If I had 750 million $$...college would be paid for. Mine, my 3 sisters and then some.

[looram12]

bad investment. these types of sites are just a fad anway. i've recently deleted my account just because it grew stale. it's kind of pathetic really because best friends write notes on eachother's walls like "hey how about dinner tonight?"...give me a break and call your so called friends...

looks somebody doesnt have any so called "friends" hahah

[zizou1790]

haha i love facebook but goddamit 750 million!!!!i would of guessed 50-100 milll how much did myspace sell for?

[underthetalking]

Good God. 2 million and I'd sell out like a little fucking bitch. Hell, give me 750K down and a salary to keep working on the website - and it's all yours. I'm cheap!!!! People start tossing money at me ... 2 billion dollars is fucking absurd. ABSURD for a website. If someone buys it, I have beach front property in Montana to sell them next.

I'll give you 2 million for AP.net.


Nevermind. Who wants to start some bullshit friend site with me?

[zizou1790]

Haha, yah, prolly should.

IE: Some day when I'm 60 I'll sit back and go, "shit, I should of .."


tate i trust your decision making id throw some money at you for a project

[underthetalking]

This guy just royally screwed himself. But there probably is a company crazy and stupid enough to give this fucker more.

[zizou1790]

It acquired social-networking pioneer MySpace.com last year for $580 million



i thought myspace could get more than facebook could

[underthetalking]

Dude, I would take 1 million. I could spend the rest of my life fine with 1 million. I can't even understand that number. Seriously. Anything over 100 million just seems almost unreasonable. Fuck. 50 million is insane.

[fugitive_alien]

2 billion! yup they're greedy as hell. i haven't heard of this site before.

[underthetalking]

Facebook.com has just turned down a $750 million offer in hopes of a $2 billion sale. (http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2006/tc20060327_215976.htm)

Why make billions when you can make kajillions?

[FatJordan]

Wow, I didn't know so many punks hated jews...I mean, whatever you kids are now anyways.

The best part about this whole situation is that he IS going to get a higher offer and take it. It may not be $2 billion, but it will be at least $1 billion. He's a fucking Harvard student, I'm sure he knows what he's doing.

I mean, maybe he should be taking your guys advice...

THINK OF ALL THE LIFETIME CDS HE WILL BE ABLE TO BUY!

[yanks2np]

Shit! I would of went for the $2 billion, its just like real estate, the price tag is just going to go up the longer he holds on to it!

[LPMagic]

I would've sold it for 7.5 million, nevermind 100 times more than that. What the hell are they doing?

- Jeff

[Prettyinpink33]

I wish I could get paid 2 billion or whatever the fuck he wants for making a website to pick up guys at my school cause that's all he made facebook for, for his school is to pick up chicks...LAME even though I'm addicted to that damn site....Hey everyone, can we be facebook friends now?

[SummerxStars]

who cares, facebook sucks

[brianthomas7]

Talk about a pay day. I think turning down this offer is smart, as long as hits and logins stay current or grow (which is probable) he will get a bigger offer. A site like this is a goldmine to a major Conglomerate like Viacom. They will buy it and we will be flooded with advertisements. What a poker face Zuckerberg must have turning down 750 mil. I bet it will sell for 1 bil.

[kr6]

for all the marketing/brainwashing/trend creating abilities of this site, and the growing popularity of the emo/poppunk, whatever you want to call it movement, i'm fuuucking surprised this site is not enticing to any large corporation, or even a record label.
you could easily bring the features of facebook or myspace onto this site, and all of a sudden, tate could be a billionaire, the cost of girl jeans fitted for boys would rise exponentially, the world would be a better place.

[shtjames]

silly bastard.

[TBSowns524]

for all the marketing/brainwashing/trend creating abilities of this site, and the growing popularity of the emo/poppunk, whatever you want to call it movement, i'm fuuucking surprised this site is not enticing to any large corporation, or even a record label.
you could easily bring the features of facebook or myspace onto this site, and all of a sudden, tate could be a billionaire, the cost of girl jeans fitted for boys would rise exponentially, the world would be a better place.


haha, agreed

[LPMagic]

for all the marketing/brainwashing/trend creating abilities of this site, and the growing popularity of the emo/poppunk, whatever you want to call it movement, i'm fuuucking surprised this site is not enticing to any large corporation, or even a record label.
you could easily bring the features of facebook or myspace onto this site, and all of a sudden, tate could be a billionaire, the cost of girl jeans fitted for boys would rise exponentially, the world would be a better place.
Jason said he'd sell AP for $2 million.

- Jeff

[infmoe]

Paul, your subject..........his last name ends in berg and your wondering if he's getting a bit greedy?

lol

[grnweenieag]

What do people here have against Facebook? I actually enjoy it. It makes it easier and cheaper to keep in touch with friends who go to school across the country. Its relatively safe and you can make it safer with the privacy controls. Also, its not like this guy doesn't know what he is doing. He knows that he can get more, so why not hold out for some rich ass corporation to buy it. Thats business

[brianthomas7]

What do people here have against Facebook? I actually enjoy it. It makes it easier and cheaper to keep in touch with friends who go to school across the country. Its relatively safe and you can make it safer with the privacy controls. Also, its not like this guy doesn't know what he is doing. He knows that he can get more, so why not hold out for some rich ass corporation to buy it. Thats business

Hating Facebook is scene.

[ForeverInADay]

I wish I could get paid 2 billion or whatever the fuck he wants for making a website to pick up guys at my school cause that's all he made facebook for, for his school is to pick up chicks...LAME even though I'm addicted to that damn site....Hey everyone, can we be facebook friends now?
Hey ;)

hahahahaha

Tom just got owned.

[cahrishurr]

I go through 5 or 6 a year.

I need one of these. (http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/ibiz-virtual-keyboard-returns-020462.php)

holy shit jason, that is amazing technology

pretty soon we wont even be using computers...it will all just be an image in our mind and whatever we think will show up on the monitor haha

[Seans9]

bad investment. these types of sites are just a fad anway. i've recently deleted my account just because it grew stale. it's kind of pathetic really because best friends write notes on eachother's walls like "hey how about dinner tonight?"...give me a break and call your so called friends...

Facebook / Myspace have lasting power though. Something with that type of growth rate doesnt just die off quickly. Investors know this. The web can only get bigger.

$$$

[mattregan]

Sorry to ruin your money making plans, but Pete Wentz already has a site where you can have enemies. It's called www.friendsorenemies.com ;)

[Kif]

I thought Facebook was for rejects. Why would anyone buy it for $2billion

[Awake&Dreaming]

lemme tell ya.... Nobody, and i mean nobody is gonna turn down $750 Mil. unless they KNOW FOR SURE they can get more... all the power to that greedy bastard!!

[FatJordan]

I thought Facebook was for rejects. Why would anyone buy it for $2billion
Wow...if Facebook is for MySpace rejects that's pathetic.

I'm on there, so I guess it makes sense...

[quickandsilver]

well with a name like zuckerberg, you know he is gunna be cheap

hahaha true that. also with that name it is probably going to be rotting in a very big shoe box for a long long time lol

[imthenewcancer]

If anybody wants to work on a website with me, we can call it:

www.thehatebook.com (http://www.thehatebook.com)

Yeah! You can put up all your information and whatnot and then find people you hate. See how many enemies you can connect with!

wow what a great idea...then maybe you could rename it www.friendsorenemies.com (http://www.friendsorenemies.com) and get pete wentz to whore it on trl...

also i just want to say that facebook owns myspace for several reasons
1. very few high school girls
2. no crappy poetry
3. no load times for pointlessly ornate profiles that just prove that while you may have 7500000000 friends, you have never seen the sun

[N8IVIin0rity]

i agree with the aforementioned about why facebook pwnz myspace.
ill just add to his list:
4. facebook isnt as vain as myspace.
5. facebook has REAL people whereas myspace...well. yeah.
6. facebook is more organized and there arent banners and all this crazy shit going on all over the place.