Xochi  I only use FB to play a few games other than that I am not interested in FB, it has always put me off hearing stories about all the trouble that can happen,if we can/could buy shares my answer would be .. no way,that would apply to any shares anywhere..been there done that..rather now have my money in the bank 

To be honest I have two accounts - mine and the dogs  I use FB mainly to play a couple of games but I wish I'd never had an account and I wish I could totally walk away.  I have scaled down my involvement with my account but not enough to walk away.  I hate the loosening of security and the way they just implement things whether you want them or not - there's never an opt out with FB.

 

My dogs account on the other hand I love because we're all either dogs or dog owners and it's just fun.  I have more fun on his account that I do on my own.   But not enough to buy any shares 

Lol ... I love reading your (and the other dogs ) posts Pengy . They never fail to make me smile I hardly ever post to my FB account...but do like reading others posts. However , it does annoy me that FB keeps altering the format ... And that you can't opt out of any changes I am also wondering how the new format will translate to the IPhone/IPad app ( which is how I tend to access FB)

In a word.. No. I'm only on it to communicate with my buds, and share pics, I don't care for the games etc

Beware of crooks ringing you up offering Facebook shares:

 

The scammers are already trying to con people - link to video

It sounds like someone is cashing in.

This  should help anyone thinking about it

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/ne...facebook-shares.html

Me - i will stick with 1 year bonds-3%pa.

No, I won't be having anything to do with FB! I've read and heard too much about it! 

If he had asked for an investment when he started then i would have jumped at the chance but why float it on the stock market now? Seems a bit suss to me.

Well, their flotation has been expected for some time.

Future expansion's going to need investment in infrastructure, and with the rate that technology is advancing, a company like Facebook is going to need to upgrade its equipment fairly regularly.

 

I found this BBC article interesting: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16859526

In it, Rory Cellan-Jones tries to decipher Zuckerberg's recent IPO letter. Here are some highlights:

 

Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook was not originally created to be a company. It was built to accomplish a social mission - to make the world more open and connected.

Rory Cellan - Jones

The letter starts with a sentiment which could suggest we are going to hear about a non-profit organisation, aiming to help the afflicted, not a business hoping to make bumper profits.

Mark Zuckerberg
We think it's important that everyone who invests in Facebook understands what this mission means to us, how we make decisions and why we do the things we do.

Slightly leftfield but Mrs Jer and I were discussing Morrisons saving stamps today. Basically if you invest £97 before November you have £100 to spend in the shop. Oddly enough that's a return of slightly more than 3% and you haven't tied it up for a full year. It seems a tad surreal and yet on face value equal an investment to many high street bank offers. Some banks are paying 0.5% on ISA schemes. Or have I missed something obvious.

But then they 'get at you' through other ways Joe, in my opinion 

Well, the "catch" - if you want to see it as such - is that you can only spend that extra £3 in Morrisons. Any interest you make from a bank account can be spent anywhere.

Essentially, it's a loyalty scheme. However unlike loyalty cards, (or old stamp schemes such as Co-op dividend stamps) you're paying up front, so Morrisons can make interest on your investment. 

But surely if you put the cash in a bank ISA you also put the money up front. (you can see how this kept mrs jer and I entertained for an hour's cycle ride)

I should also point out that we have been loyal to Morrisons for years. So the 3% + represents a true bonus.

Yeah, but I used to work in the offices for Morrisons and if you knew 

If I knew what?

What a penny pinching company they really are............I didn't say that though. Slander and libel and all that  

Well we like them. My hometown "chuckout" is particularly well done of a sunder afternoon.

Yes: I meant compared with shop loyalty cards.

 

Take a Sainburys Nectar card: you buy £250 worth of shopping (less if you buy something with bonus points), and they give you 500 points. That's worth £2.50 off your next shop, or 1% back. That's less than with Morrisons, but you've already got (and probably eaten!) your £250-worth of shopping.

With the Morrison's stamps, you buy £97-worth of stamps, and they give you another £3 credit. However you haven't got your shopping yet, and until you do, Morrisons is making interest on your £97.

I'm not knocking it - it's like an old-style Christmas Club, and great if you're a regular shopper anyway. (I don't have a local Morrisons, so it's meaningless to me) - just illustrating the differences. I think it's safe to say that Morrisons wouldn't run the scheme if they weren't benefiting from it...

ahhhhhhhhhh makes sense now , my D-in -LAW always goes on about chuck out  for shirley (the dog ) i know it as the whoopsie  

These are the arguments we went through today. My point was that you would receive 3%+ on less than a years investment. Of course there are only so many £100 cards one can spend in November/December.

Other supermarkets are available. The Corp gives a £3 voucher off thirty poonds worth of shopping, nearer enough 10% but how to spend thirty poond in a small shop? Sainsbury's gives Nectar points, which I doubt anyone can police or spend. I wouldn't be seen dead in ASDA or Tesco! Waitrose probably isn't aware of towns this side er Thirsk.

Just been reading the Grauniad's take. "is FB worth $100bn? (er..... No) They think $75 bn is more realistic.