by Tom Simonite, Technology Review
Almost a billion people have a direct interest in what that business turns out to be, since the data they’ve volunteered to Facebook will be a part of it (read our feature “What Facebook Knows” for more on how the company uses data from its users). A recent Goldman Sachs report suggested three possible new businesses for Facebook: expanding its existing business into China, using data it holds to target ads that appear on other websites, and launching a Google-style search engine with lucrative ads.
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429246/whats-facebooks-next-business/
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