$300,000,000 for twitter

[Theo]

An Arab prince just invested this much in Twitter!

 

[stewie]

what he gets for his 300mil is unlimited tweets, even if they charge .05cents a tweet in the future... plus a t-shirt with the little blue tweety bird on it... lol

 

[Ulysses]

what he gets for his 300mil is unlimited tweets, even if they charge .05cents a tweet in the future... plus a t-shirt with the little blue tweety bird on it... lol

And maybe some control of what is published in the Middle East, just look at what happened in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, etc

 

[freestyler]

And maybe some control of what is published in the Middle East, just look at what happened in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, etc

yup more so 4 this reason than ROI. IMO

 

[George Verdugo]

Twitter is KIng!!

 

[hugegrowth]

Twitter is really getting ingrained into media. You see @username and #topic everywhere now. One WWE wrestler has #HEEL on the back of his tights!

 

[Mark Talbot]

So, does it matter that the prince is a rapist pig? Does it matter that he bought into a social media extravaganza?

Does it even matter at all what the so called 'twitter' is worth anything to the commmon user??

 

[Jeroen]

And maybe some control of what is published in the Middle East, just look at what happened in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Bahrain, etc

Exactly my first thoughts too. Apparently, he appears to be quite progressive although of course, that doesn't guarantee everything. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/20/alwaleed-bin-talal-twitter-saudi-prince

 

[dcristo]

Twitter is KIng!!

Would never have guessed you were a real estate agent.

 

[Gerry]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch...a Russian billionaire has shelled out $88 million bucks buying the most expensive apartment in New York City for his socialite 22 year old daughter to hang out when she's not slumming in Monaco. Dasvidania!

 

[hugegrowth]

Times are tough, except for the 1%. lol

 

[Mark Talbot]

Yes, there is some crazeee money out there for the elite few.

 

[Gerry]

Times are tough, except for the 1%. lol

Yeah, takes Occupy Central Park Ave to a whole new level.