Facebook () on Wednesday announced a blockbuster deal to buy messaging service WhatsApp for a total of $19 billion. While you can read more about the specifics of the Facebook-WhatsApp deal here, the initial reaction was a 2%-plus drop in FB stock … as well as an explosion across Twitter.
Here are some of the best tweets from early on as the Facebook-WhatsApp deal broke:
Last year, had around 45 employees. I think that's $355M per employee.
— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff)
"Services in the world that have a billion people are ALL incredibly valuable," Zuckerberg says, justifying price
— Christine Lagorio (@lagorio)
This chart will help you understand why Facebook would spend billions on WhatsApp.
— Forbes (@Forbes)
"They're desperate. It's reminding me of the dotcom era" – Rob Enderle, President Enderle Group on WhatsApp deal
— Deirdre Wang Morris (@deeCNBC)
Zuckerberg is playing with Monopoly money these days. $16BIL for equivalent of St. James Place.
— Keith Höllöway (@mkeithholloway)
The founders of WhatsApp right now. (cc: )
— Nick Bilton (@nickbilton)
Facebook is like an evil parent that keeps finding the new hiding place for your diary.
— Tara Aghdashloo (@taraaghdashloo)
"Acquiring ICQ fits perfectly into our multiple-brand strategy," said AOL chief operating officer Bob Pittman.
— Jonathan Glick (@jonathanglick)
may be bankrupt, but according to Facebook its valuation is around $10 billion
— zerohedge (@zerohedge)
