The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which analyst John Reeves and advisor David Meier discuss topics around the investing world.
Facebook is one of the most talked-about companies right now -- and the talk seems mostly negative. John and David will go over three reasons to buy the company. Facebook has more than 1 billion users. That is an incredibly powerful platform of people. Critics wonder why Facebook hasn't grabbed more ad dollars. The answer is that it takes time and effort. And just because General Motors didn't find a good ad solution, that doesn't mean other companies won't. Facebook will always be a work in progress.
Critics may also say Facebook has a mobile problem. But with 500 million very engaged mobile users and lots of ideas, over time, Facebook will discover lots of ways to monetize its mobile platform.
The final reason to buy shares is that Facebook, in the future, will be more than just ads. Could it create a competitor to LinkedIn or a commerce network that rivals eBay? And let's not forget its OpenGraph initiative that will drive developer engagement and create all sorts of opportunities. It's easy to discount Facebook's recent performance as the beginning of the end. But with a growing base of more than 1 billion users, $10 billion of capital to invest, and talented folks looking at tons of data, Facebook is really just getting started.
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