An observation on the value of Facebook

[Godot51]

So, now the Facebook network is valued at billions of dollars.
How many calories does it produce?*
Can it provide shelter from the elements?
Can it teach a child to read and write?
Can it teach other needful, useful skills, such as farming, carpentry and sewing?
Can it heal the sick or ease their suffering?
Can it dispense justice and protect the weak and the unempowered?
A $100 billion doesn't buy much these days.


*Go hungry for a week and then have someone offer you a free meal or a free iPad. Your choice.

[cbdo2007]

1. One company can't do everything....

and there are plenty of companies out there that DO do what you are suggesting. So wtf does that have to do with Facebook???

Just cause you can't see the value doesn't mean there isn't any.

[thelordofhell]

2. Depends on who you friend

If you friend useful survival skill people instead of high school dorks you hated and old co-workers you couldn't stand, then you probably would learn some useful skills.

[Gman]

3. The thing one has to remember about FB is

YOU are the product. To understand its value you cannot look at it as a user. You look at it as a business looking to target specific groups. FB is a rich source of lists of people that fit the description of the group you want to target.