The Daily Viz » Economist http://thedailyviz.com By Matt Stiles Thu, 09 May 2013 19:14:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Facebook By The Numbers http://thedailyviz.com/2012/02/10/facebook-by-the-numbers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebook-by-the-numbers http://thedailyviz.com/2012/02/10/facebook-by-the-numbers/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:50:28 +0000 Matt Stiles http://mattstil.es/blog/?p=47 Continue reading →]]> Via the Economist: 

AFTER eight years, scores of lawsuits and a blockbuster movie, Facebook is going public. It is seeking to raise $5 billion from its initial public offering, which would give it an estimated market capitalisation of $80-100 billion—similar to that of fast-food chain McDonald’s. The social network employs only around 3,000 staff, giving it an average revenue of $1.2m per person in 2011. Analysts are quick to point out that the site’s users effectively act as employees, adding content and value for others.

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Via: Anna Therese Day

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