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Title: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:57:28 AM 8 Charts That Show Why Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion
01 Facebook Reaches 70% of US Internet Users. That's Up From 48% In Aug. 2009 (http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_01.jpg) Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan Goldman Sachs made it official: And coincidentally, J.P. Morgan analyst Imran Khan put out his annual report on the state of the Internet earlier today, which has some statistics to explain why. You knew that Facebook was big, but exactly how big might surprise you. More after the break... Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:58:26 AM 02 Users Spend 10% Of Their Time On Facebook
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_02.jpg) Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan Facebook surpassed Yahoo this year, but it's also way ahead of Google, where users mostly come to search and then leave Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:58:36 AM 03 More Than Half Of Facebook Users Visit Weekly
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_03.jpg) Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:58:46 AM 04 Facebook Is Driving Way More Traffic Than It Used To
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_04.jpg) Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan Its influence is particularly growing in e-commerce: traffic from Facebook to Amazon is up more than 3x from a year ago. Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:58:54 AM 05 Facebook Connect Is Used By More Than 250 Million Users Per Month
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_05.jpg) Image: Facebook This expands Facebook's reach way beyond its own site. Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:59:03 AM 06 Heavy Facebook Users Are Addicted To Games
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_06.jpg) Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan This chart of game usage shows how Facebook isn't just a site, but a platform--like Windows for operating systems and Google for Internet search advertising. This is also great news for social gaming companies like Zynga, Playfish, Crowdstar, and Playdom. Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:59:14 AM 07 Facebook Is Even The Number-Four SEARCH Site Worldwide
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_07.jpg) Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 11:59:49 AM 08 Internet Ad Spending Is Still Catching Up With Time Spent Online
(http://800013.xyz/files/funzug/imgs/technology/facebook_worth_50b_08.jpg) Image: Imran Khan, JP Morgan This is good news for all online properties who rely on advertising, but particularly Facebook, where users spend more time than at any other site. Title: Re: Facebook Is Worth $50 Billion Post by: Ryan Martis on March 15, 2011, 12:00:00 PM 09 Now, Check Out Facebook's Move Into Email
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