Facebook question

[BillB]

I read that Facebook founder Zuckerburger (that's close) is now the richest man in the world.
How does Facebook take in money? Does it charge a subscription?
I've never been there and won't be there. I'm just wondering where the money comes from.

[Grassman]

Advertising, social engineering, selling data.

[Bob Of Burleson]

Facebook's money-making secret is very interesting and a bit disquieting. Advertisers flock to the site's virtual door because of the company's intrusiveness into the private lives of its users. Facebook knows all about us — our interests, our likes, our dislikes — so it's able to fine tune its advertising for best results. When an ad pops up on your computer page, it's just for you — the 2014 counterpart of a salesman getting his foot in your door. Advertising agencies love it.

[tx3653]

1. Bill Gates And Bill Gates reclaims his title as the world’s richest man in 2014

Mark Z is not in the top 10.

[Bob Of Burleson]

1. Bill Gates And Bill Gates reclaims his title as the world’s richest man in 2014

Mark Z is not in the top 10.

I thought Carlos Slim nudged him out this go-round.

[Dancer]

I read that Facebook founder Zuckerburger (that's close) is now the richest man in the world.
How does Facebook take in money? Does it charge a subscription?
I've never been there and won't be there. I'm just wondering where the money comes from.

Me too. Don't get me wrong I like it here and loved DD. But FB is too damned intrusive.

[planosteve]

I read that Facebook founder Zuckerburger (that's close) is now the richest man in the world.
How does Facebook take in money? Does it charge a subscription?
I've never been there and won't be there. I'm just wondering where the money comes from.

Me too. Don't get me wrong I like it here and loved DD. But FB is too damned intrusive.

But, then you do find some good stuff there too.

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/massac ... 3861038894

[tx3653]

$ .4 billion separates 1 & 2.


In additional to their yearly list, Forbes maintains a top 10 list that is updated daily based on market fluctuations. As of July 13, 2014, the world's 10 wealthiest individuals were as follows:[5]


1 Bill Gates $78.9 billion 58 United States Microsoft
2 Carlos Slim & family $78.5 billion 74 Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
3 Warren Buffett $65.9 billion 83 United States Berkshire Hathaway
4 Amancio Ortega $64.2 billion 78 Spain Inditex Group
5 Larry Ellison $49.5 billion 69 United States Oracle Corporation
6 Charles Koch $41.4 billion 78 United States Koch Industries
6 David Koch $41.4 billion 74 United States Koch Industries
8 Liliane Bettencourt & family $37.8 billion 58-59 France L'Oreal
9 Christy Walton & family $38 billion 58-59 United States Wal-Mart
10 Sheldon Adelson $36.7 billion 80 United States Las Vegas Sands

[BillB]

Forbes does not publish good numbers.
Vladimir Putin is worth $70 billion.
He should be #3 on Forbes' list.

http://www.celebritynetworth.com/riches ... net-worth/
http://www.therichest.com/celebnetworth ... net-worth/
http://www.vocativ.com/money/the1/10-bi ... in-forbes/

[GFB]

Facebook question..."Why?"

[Bob Of Burleson]

Didn't Read Facebook's Fine Print?
Here's Exactly What It Says

The Huffington Post | By Amanda Scherker

So, like every other one of the world's 1.28 billion monthly active Facebook users, you blindly agreed to Facebook's Terms and Conditions without reading the fine print.

You entrusted your photo albums, private messages and relationships to a website without reading its policies. And you do the same with every other site ... sound about right?

In your defense, Carnegie Mellon researchers determined that it would take the average American 76 work days to read all the privacy policies they agreed to each year. So you're not avoiding the reading out of laziness; it's literally an act of job preservation.

So here are the Cliffs Notes of what you agreed to when you and Facebook entered into this contract. Which, by the way, began as soon as you signed up:

THE CLIFFS NOTES

VIDEO

[planosteve]

It's like a roach motel. You can check in but you can never check out.

[LibraryLady]

I have reluctantly joined FB just to keep up with DD friends who did not come over here.
I have an email dedicated to FB.
It has no contacts for FB to mine. I have no "friends" over there except DD folk.
FB has a fake bday for me and no other info. I have tried to keep that spyware out of my life as much as I can.

[Bob Of Burleson]

If you observe closely, you'll notice that portions of your "secret identity" leak over to other sites. I think your IP address gives you away.