I've been assuming they'd do this for years, and they haven't, which makes me think they actually won't be doing this at all. Perhaps their stock performance will change that.
Additional thought: This could really help them monetize mobile which may actually push it to be a possibility. They have tons of trouble monetizing mobile users (and see the shift as more users access the service that way), so if they could nail local search it could be a huge win for them.
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I've been assuming they'd do this for years, and they haven't, which makes me think they actually won't be doing this at all. Perhaps their stock performance will change that.
Additional thought: This could really help them monetize mobile which may actually push it to be a possibility. They have tons of trouble monetizing mobile users (and see the shift as more users access the service that way), so if they could nail local search it could be a huge win for them.
It's a really good idea for their stock price. I think they would REALLY become something of a juggernaut if they did that though.
I wonder how many years they could get away with it before the government broke them up?
It makes perfect sense to me for Facebook to do that.