Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. How exactly does facebook make money?

How exactly does facebook make money?

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
question
40 Posts 19 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • N Nish Nishant

    I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account. :~

    Regards, Nish


    My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

    D Offline
    D Offline
    DaveAuld
    wrote on last edited by
    #6

    The closet name match on FB is; Nishanta Sivakumar Not that you needed to know that!

    Dave Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn


    Latest Article: Data Historians! You Bought It, Use It! Real World Example

    N 1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • N Nish Nishant

      I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account. :~

      Regards, Nish


      My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

      RaviBeeR Offline
      RaviBeeR Offline
      RaviBee
      wrote on last edited by
      #7

      That's nuts - how on earth do you keep up with the latest news about me?  :-D /ravi

      My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

      realJSOPR N 2 Replies Last reply
      0
      • N Nish Nishant

        I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account. :~

        Regards, Nish


        My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

        S Offline
        S Offline
        Slacker007
        wrote on last edited by
        #8

        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

        I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account.

        I don't have one either. I used to, for about 2 months, and then deactivated it (accounts can't be deleted).

        N N 2 Replies Last reply
        0
        • N Nish Nishant

          I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account. :~

          Regards, Nish


          My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

          realJSOPR Offline
          realJSOPR Offline
          realJSOP
          wrote on last edited by
          #9

          I'm one of the other two. That leaves just one more - I wonder who it its..

          ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
          -----
          You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
          -----
          "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

          PJ ArendsP D 2 Replies Last reply
          0
          • RaviBeeR RaviBee

            That's nuts - how on earth do you keep up with the latest news about me?  :-D /ravi

            My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

            realJSOPR Offline
            realJSOPR Offline
            realJSOP
            wrote on last edited by
            #10

            Elephant Times Newsletter

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • realJSOPR realJSOP

              Yes - advertising. They have MILLIONS of users, and can guarantee that each one of those users will see the ads every time they log on. That's better numbers than the advertisers get from TV/radio spots. Let's not forget that FB probably gets revenue every time a user clicks on an ad, too.

              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
              -----
              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

              RaviBeeR Offline
              RaviBeeR Offline
              RaviBee
              wrote on last edited by
              #11

              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              and can guarantee that each one of those users will see the ads every time they log on.

              "each one of those" → "most" I see very few FB (or any) ads because I use a custom hosts file. /ravi

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

              1 Reply Last reply
              0
              • N Nish Nishant

                I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account. :~

                Regards, Nish


                My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                D Offline
                D Offline
                Dan Mos
                wrote on last edited by
                #12

                You're not alone. Actually I have one. My missus "conviced me" it's fun. So I created one. Nedless to say I have no ideea of the password... Not that I would need it. Miss: "Honey did you saw XYZ's new post on my wall?" Idiot: "Yeah they're awsome.".... Keep on playing or whatever I was doing PS: Idiot==this/me; :)

                All the best, Dan

                N 1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • D Dan Mos

                  You're not alone. Actually I have one. My missus "conviced me" it's fun. So I created one. Nedless to say I have no ideea of the password... Not that I would need it. Miss: "Honey did you saw XYZ's new post on my wall?" Idiot: "Yeah they're awsome.".... Keep on playing or whatever I was doing PS: Idiot==this/me; :)

                  All the best, Dan

                  N Offline
                  N Offline
                  Nish Nishant
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #13

                  Smart :-)

                  Regards, Nish


                  My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                  D 1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • S Slacker007

                    Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                    I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account.

                    I don't have one either. I used to, for about 2 months, and then deactivated it (accounts can't be deleted).

                    N Offline
                    N Offline
                    Nish Nishant
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #14

                    But you can remove all info and replace it with dummy data, right?

                    Regards, Nish


                    My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                    realJSOPR S 2 Replies Last reply
                    0
                    • D DaveAuld

                      The closet name match on FB is; Nishanta Sivakumar Not that you needed to know that!

                      Dave Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn


                      Latest Article: Data Historians! You Bought It, Use It! Real World Example

                      N Offline
                      N Offline
                      Nish Nishant
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #15

                      :omg:

                      Regards, Nish


                      My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • RaviBeeR RaviBee

                        That's nuts - how on earth do you keep up with the latest news about me?  :-D /ravi

                        My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

                        N Offline
                        N Offline
                        Nish Nishant
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #16

                        Yeah that's the one thing I miss in my life now.

                        Regards, Nish


                        My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        0
                        • N Nish Nishant

                          Smart :-)

                          Regards, Nish


                          My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                          D Offline
                          D Offline
                          Dan Mos
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #17

                          :-O

                          All the best, Dan

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            I'm one of the other two. That leaves just one more - I wonder who it its..

                            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                            -----
                            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                            -----
                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

                            PJ ArendsP Offline
                            PJ ArendsP Offline
                            PJ Arends
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #18

                            Thet would be me. :(


                            You may be right I may be crazy -- Billy Joel -- Within you lies the power for good - Use it!

                            Within you lies the power for good; Use it!

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • N Nish Nishant

                              But you can remove all info and replace it with dummy data, right?

                              Regards, Nish


                              My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                              realJSOPR Offline
                              realJSOPR Offline
                              realJSOP
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #19

                              As in "I was a dummy for creating the account in the first place"?

                              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                              -----
                              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                              -----
                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

                              N S 2 Replies Last reply
                              0
                              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                                As in "I was a dummy for creating the account in the first place"?

                                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                                -----
                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

                                N Offline
                                N Offline
                                Nish Nishant
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #20

                                Well yeah, that too I guess :-)

                                Regards, Nish


                                My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com

                                1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • S Slacker007

                                  Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                                  I must be one of the few people here who do not have a FB account.

                                  I don't have one either. I used to, for about 2 months, and then deactivated it (accounts can't be deleted).

                                  N Offline
                                  N Offline
                                  Nemanja Trifunovic
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #21

                                  Slacker007 wrote:

                                  accounts can't be deleted

                                  I deleted mine following these instructions[^] and got an e-mail from Facebook confirming it is deleted (not merely deactivated). Now, I don't really believe them, but that's another story :)

                                  utf8-cpp

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • T The_Real_Chubaka

                                    I don't know if this is stupid question but, how does Facebook make money? Is it only from advertising? If it is, i really doubt that. There are only few advertisements on Facebook for them to make that much money! I apologize for my ignorance. I'm sure everyone knows the answer :)

                                    Regards, Herve

                                    C Offline
                                    C Offline
                                    c2423
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #22

                                    The money comes from a smart advertising model - users voluntarily enter all the information about themselves that any marketer would kill to get hold of, so the ads that are delivered are very targeted. So for example if I "like" Golf, and someone selling golf clubs can target all users who "like" Golf, I'm going to see ads for golf clubs - contrast this with TV ads where it's quite broad spectrum (you might guess that I'll buy shampoo if I watch some chick flick, but thats as good as you get), or Google (which may reasonably guess and place a golf club ad if I look up Tiger Woods latest affair, but I pretty much have to visit the page or discuss it in my GMail) Chris

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • T The_Real_Chubaka

                                      I don't know if this is stupid question but, how does Facebook make money? Is it only from advertising? If it is, i really doubt that. There are only few advertisements on Facebook for them to make that much money! I apologize for my ignorance. I'm sure everyone knows the answer :)

                                      Regards, Herve

                                      C Offline
                                      C Offline
                                      Chris Losinger
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #23

                                      advertising, mostly. but also by selling Facebook "credits", for use within games.

                                      image processing toolkits | batch image processing

                                      T 1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • S S Houghtelin

                                        http://www.businessinsider.com/how-does-facebook-make-money-2010-5[^] The COO looks a bit uptight, the look my wife has when I tell her I'm getting another guitar. :)

                                        It was broke, so I fixed it.

                                        T Offline
                                        T Offline
                                        The_Real_Chubaka
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #24

                                        S Houghtelin wrote:

                                        the look my wife has when I tell her I'm getting another guitar.

                                        Does she love your guitar that much or are you always buying new guitars? :-D Or maybe you always say that but, never buy a new guitar?

                                        S 1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • D DaveAuld

                                          http://www.techzene.com/social-media/how-facebook-makes-money/[^] Answer your question?

                                          Dave Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn


                                          Latest Article: Data Historians! You Bought It, Use It! Real World Example

                                          T Offline
                                          T Offline
                                          The_Real_Chubaka
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #25

                                          Wow!

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups