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Online privacy was in the news again this week — and Facebook, not surprisingly, figured prominently in many of the stories. What was surprising, however, was that Facebook wasn’t being castigated for implementing some new policy that made it appear the social networking giant was trampling users’ privacy rights in its rush to tap new revenue streams. The role of privacy-robbing villain was being played this week by comScore.
As the one major social networking site that actually has gone public, LinkedIn is facing more pressure than its competitors to produce revenue and ultimately turn a profit.
Because it now answers to antsy anonymous shareholders — rather than somewhat more patient venture capitalists or angel investors — LinkedIn has to make money now.
It’s no secret that nearly everyone is on Facebook. So, it shouldn’t be a surprise that corporate recruiters are starting to infiltrate the world’s largest social network in search of potential new hires. It makes sense for corporate headhunters to set up shop on Facebook for numerous reasons, starting with the sheer number of people who are present on the platform.
For some time now, I’ve felt almost like the proverbial lone voice in the wilderness questioning the value of Groupon as an investment. My primary issue with Groupon is that there is nothing inherently unique about its business model. Given that fact, I don’t understand how a company that really has no way of fighting off competitors can be valued at between $10 and $15 billion.
I’m one of the thousands of Netflix customers who were outraged by the movie rental giant’s decision to change its pricing structure. No one likes the idea of paying more for less, and no matter how you slice it, that’s exactly what Netflix is asking its customers to do. Begrudgingly, I’ve decided to drop the DVD portion of my Netflix service and go with streaming only, which cuts my movie-watching options in half.