TAKEPLACE: SOCIAL NETWORKING HEADING FOR A .COM BUBBLE?

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

SOCIAL NETWORKING HEADING FOR A .COM BUBBLE?

Twitter is said to be worth $10 billion. Groupon apparently turned down an offer of $6 billion and is looking to go public at about $15 billion. Facebook staff are planning to sell shares at a price that would value the company at $60 billion, $10 billion more than people thought it was worth a month ago. VANCOUVERSUN

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