2012年5月21日星期一

As part of his company's IPO

As outlets from The Wall Street louis vuitton outlet Journal to MSN breathlessly reported, Facebook's (FB) official value lost about $12 billion over the weekend, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now worth about $2 billion less than he was on Friday. Again, so what? With investors across the world screeching like drenched cats and headlines questioning whether or not the social network is already headed down the drain, some critics have assumed that Mark Zuckerberg and company are quaking in their boots. However, nobody who actually paid attention to Facebook's statements before the IPO should be surprised by this latest turn. Long-term investors should postpone the worrying until some actual news surfaces; in the meantime, Facebook will sweat off the short-term investors and settle in for the long haul. As part of his company's IPO, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to potential shoes for men on sale stockholders, laying out a vision that sounded less like a business proposal and more like a vision for remaking society. In it, he talked about opening up communication, taking big risks, being bold, and maximizing his company's impact. It was an interesting letter, full of exciting ideas, but for short-term investors hoping to make a quick buck, it was missing one key aspect: a promise of huge returns. Like most of Zuckerberg's moves, the letter was deliberate and thoughtful. He has made no secret of his lack of interest in selling stock in Facebook; in fact, were it not for SEC rules, chances are that Facebook would still be privately held. And, to be fair, it's easy see why anybody who is interested in the long-term health of a company would want to avoid putting it in stockholders' lv shoes women cheap hands: If the past decade has taught one lesson, it's that the stock market operates on short-term gains and losses, not on far-reaching plans.

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