Where will Facebook go next year?

Twitter shares slump after analyst says price has gone "too far, too fast" | Where will Facebook go next year? | How a college student created a million-dollar company on Instagram Created for tweetbroker.social@blogger.com |  Web Version   December 30, 2013 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Today's Buzz Twitter shares slump after analyst says price has gone "too far, too fast" Twitter's share price decreased 13% on Friday after an analyst at Macquarie Capital said the company's price had increased "too far, too fast." "We continue to believe that Twitter as a company has a bright future and many opportunities ahead. However, as a stock, we believe nothing has changed over the last 15 days to justify the rise in valuation," Macquarie's Ben Schachter said in a report. 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The Washington Post (tiered subscription model) (12/20) Share:      SmartQuote The purpose of a hashtag that's associated with an event is to enable those at the event ... to connect to one another, share their thoughts and experiences, and continue to network after the event." -- Lauren Dugan, writing at MediaBistro.com Share:        Andy Sernovitz, Editor at Large Andy Sernovitz is the New York Times best-selling author of "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking" and the blog "Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That!" 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