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dunkelheit on June 29, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: When a Company Is Put Up for Sale, in Many Cases, ...

I wonder how much of the price of the big acquisitions of recent years (e.g. instagram, whatsapp) is justified by the value of personal data.

avereveard on June 29, 2015 [–]

well, outdated, but personal data and its quality has indeed a value:

http://www.statista.com/statistics/289505/social-networks-va...

also user generates revenue by themselves

http://www.technologyreview.com/article/424650/how-much-is-a...

edit: updated link to more recent stats

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