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Amid Facebook IPO Hype, Some Doubt Company's Future

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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is on a cross-country roadshow this week, taking questions about what's forecast to be the biggest IPO in Internet history.

The company is expected to be valued at $100-billion. About two thirds of America is on Facebook. There are 845 million active users around the world, but Eric Jackson says hold on when it comes to that IPO. Facebook and Google for that matter, might completely disappear in the next five years.

Guest:

  • Eric Jackson, a contributor to Forbes. He's also founder and managing member of the investment firm Ironfire Capital. He has himself invested in Apple and Yahoo!

This segment aired on May 9, 2012.

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