[citation][nom]eklipz330[/nom]why is everyone saying this? what makes you so positive that facebook is going to go the way of myspace?it has gained more traction that any other social network in existence. it has the attention of every company everywhere. companies advertise and market on facebook, and use it to connect to many many people. it's not going anywhere, i'm sorry if that fact breaks your heart.twitter, on the other hand, might.[/citation]
There are many signs that the "People with the Money" are hoping to make another giant killing by titanicing Facebook. Evidence of that "exclusive" deal from before is right there. not be able to sell for 2 years? wow. Sorry, everyone else with stock sold theirs and made a few billion! you? you're stuck with $423.91 worth of shares from your initial $100k investment.
Never mind Facebook's privacy issues, the signs are right there that Facebook can't make billions in revenue off selling people's info. Eventually when enough people are poised to reap in a big tidy profit, they'll pull the plug. Your pre-established stock sale triggers will happen and sell it at a net loss (depending how you set your trades).
And in the end, the real scummy people will buy up your personal info from what is left of the company.