I'm thinking a Facebook IPO might change the pace of things a bit. Once they're answerable to shareholders and wallstreet and people that are more concerned about profit than social media, their tune may change slightly. I'm sure they'll do okay, but being a public company and answerable to shareholders does make things different. Recall the outrage when YHOO refused to sell to MSFT, who was offering an above market value per share. No one cared about the well being of either company. Certainly not the shareholders and certainly not wallstreet.