Sunday, March 2, 2014

Why Facebook Is More Like Verizon Than Like Google


badge baer facts Why Facebook Is More Like Verizon Than Like Google


In this edition of The Baer Facts, I’m not joined by Kyle Lacy of ExactTarget, but am flying solo and recording from my Mom’s guest bedroom, complete with quilt on the wall, to talk about Facebook’s startling purchase of WhatsApp for $16 billion, plus $3 billion in stock grants to WhatsApp team members.


Certainly, $16 billion is a big number by any standard, and there was quite a bit of WTF? blog posts in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, especially given...

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Why Facebook Is More Like Verizon Than Like Google

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