Facebook Advertising: Irony Is The Algorithm's Achilles Heel

I've had a few subscribers who, after reviewing the (subscription only) FaceBook IPO & Valuation Note Update and Facebook Valuation Model, have seriously queried how Facebook is managing to drum up so much froth and interest for its obviously overpriced

Facebook outdid Wall Street pessimists with better-than-expected fourth -quarter earnings of $64 million on revenues of $1.6 billion, as the social network’s mobile revenues doubled and the number of mobile users exceeded PC-based ones.

By FAF Research:Companies success are coming from Internet use, particularly in emerging markets, and a continued change toward socializing and shopping online. Social media achieved a 50% penetration of its base of users in the lowest time compared to all the disruptive technological inventions such as TV, radio, etc.

By TechCrunch: By Josh Constine

Many Facebook users received an email notice last night about a class action lawsuit against the company. This is the same email that went out to some Facebook users last week, but we wanted to mention it again in case there was any confusion.

Facebook is working on a plan to allow advertisers to buy mobile ad inventory through FBX, the social network's ad exchange, two sources tell us. A Facebook spokesperson, however, declined to comment.

Five months after going public in one of the most controversial IPOs in U.S. history, social networking titan Facebook finally delivered some good news on Tuesday, reporting earnings results that impressed Wall Street. With its share price down nearly 50% since the IPO, Facebook has become the quintessential “show-me stock,” with spooked investors sitting on the sidelines waiting for the company to make a compelling case.

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