The Best Tweets From the Facebook-WhatsApp Deal

by Kyle Woodley | February 19, 2014 6:27 pm

Facebook (FB[1]) on Wednesday announced a blockbuster deal to buy messaging service WhatsApp for a total of $19 billion. While you can read more about the specifics of the Facebook-WhatsApp deal here[2], the initial reaction was a 2%-plus drop in FB stock … as well as an explosion across Twitter.

Here are some of the best tweets from early on as the Facebook-WhatsApp deal broke:

Last year, #WhatsApp[3] had around 45 employees. I think that's $355M per employee. http://t.co/TDRGsjoRh2[4]

— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) February 19, 2014[5]

"Services in the world that have a billion people are ALL incredibly valuable," Zuckerberg says, justifying @WhatsApp[6] price

— Christine Lagorio (@lagorio) February 19, 2014[7]

This chart will help you understand why Facebook would spend billions on WhatsApp. http://t.co/ziMbMjuYmQ[8] pic.twitter.com/9nymCiipDx[9]

— Forbes (@Forbes) February 19, 2014[10]

"They're desperate. It's reminding me of the dotcom era" – Rob Enderle, President Enderle Group on $FB[11] WhatsApp deal

— Deirdre Wang Morris (@deeCNBC) February 19, 2014[12]

Zuckerberg is playing with Monopoly money these days. $16BIL for equivalent of St. James Place. #WhatsApp[3]

— Keith Höllöway (@mkeithholloway) February 19, 2014[13]

The founders of WhatsApp right now. (cc: @MikeIsaac[14]) pic.twitter.com/8CzbbZpAoK[15]

— Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) February 19, 2014[16]

Facebook is like an evil parent that keeps finding the new hiding place for your diary. #WhatsApp[3]

— Tara Aghdashloo (@taraaghdashloo) February 19, 2014[17]

"Acquiring ICQ fits perfectly into our multiple-brand strategy," said AOL chief operating officer Bob Pittman.

— Jonathan Glick (@jonathanglick) February 19, 2014[18]

http://t.co/VqpTupXNWJ[19] may be bankrupt, but according to Facebook its valuation is around $10 billion

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) February 19, 2014[20]

Endnotes:

  1. FB: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=FB
  2. specifics of the Facebook-WhatsApp deal here: https://investorplace.com/2014/02/fb-facebook-whatsapp/
  3. #WhatsApp: https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WhatsApp&src=hash
  4. http://t.co/TDRGsjoRh2: http://t.co/TDRGsjoRh2
  5. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/LanceUlanoff/statuses/436268897768312832
  6. @WhatsApp: https://twitter.com/WhatsApp
  7. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/lagorio/statuses/436277887285858304
  8. http://t.co/ziMbMjuYmQ: http://t.co/ziMbMjuYmQ
  9. pic.twitter.com/9nymCiipDx: http://t.co/9nymCiipDx
  10. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/Forbes/statuses/436280363846238208
  11. $FB: https://twitter.com/search?q=%24FB&src=ctag
  12. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/deeCNBC/statuses/436275910539362304
  13. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/mkeithholloway/statuses/436279031823351808
  14. @MikeIsaac: https://twitter.com/MikeIsaac
  15. pic.twitter.com/8CzbbZpAoK: http://t.co/8CzbbZpAoK
  16. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/nickbilton/statuses/436273937740070912
  17. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/taraaghdashloo/statuses/436272358312378371
  18. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/jonathanglick/statuses/436275266345000960
  19. http://t.co/VqpTupXNWJ: http://t.co/VqpTupXNWJ
  20. February 19, 2014: https://twitter.com/zerohedge/statuses/436265344383328256

Source URL: https://investorplace.com/2014/02/facebook-fb-whatsapp/

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