washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific
TORKHAM, Afghanistan, Nov. 18 -- A rise in Taliban attacks along the length of a vital NATO supply route that runs through this border town in the shadow of the Khyber Pass has U.S. officials seeking alternatives, including the prospect of beginning deliveries by a tortuous overland journey from ...
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Submitted by Michaelfidler:
Two bits of interesting news on the Facebook front this evening. Nick O’Neill at All Facebook noticed that the social network has created additional ad inventory for sale on their sidebar, and we recieved details on the Application Verification Program that was announced earlier this week. Both signal a move by Facebook to (Read More)
: @triumphant From what I understand, Twitter's vc's are very supportive of them continuing to pursue growth vs. revenue for the near future. As such, I would expect them to continue doing what they are doing for quite a while and then start to toe-dip experiment with ways to monetize small percentages of their user-base.
: @triumphant Zuckerberg said at the 2.0 conference that there was a lot of things coming that have been in the works for sometime. Addition Ad revenue has most likely been part of this long term strategy. They have plenty of money, and no worries. They are hiring and opening new offices internationally. Twitter is also hiring right now. BTW, Zuckerberg mentioned that they were working closely with twitter on something. Both companies have little to worry about. Recession are the best time for secure companies to implement strategies that will pay off at the end of the recession. Steve Jobs is a champion of the is philosophy. He believes in spending heavily going into a recession, and its worked well for him. Comparing Facebook and MySpace at different phases in their growth cycle's is a mistake. MySpace pages are covered in Ads,and there growth has stalled. Facebook doesn't want their pages looking like the pages of Myspace. Twitter has options galore right now, and they are planning for the future. It's the more questionable 2.0 companies with no revenue that need to scramble now!
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