links for 2009-09-25

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  Stephen Baker - The Numerati
  “I don’t understand the folks on Twitter and elsewhere who argue that $1 billion for the company is outrageous. A BusinessWeek analysis reports that H&M’s brand alone is worth $15.3 billion, and that Google’s brand is worth $31.98 billion. Even if you agree with me that those numbers are near meaningless, can we say that Twitter’s entire company, a global communications platform, doesn’t even stand of chance of being worth $1 billion?

  What they’re betting on is greatness, a quality without a number attached. Twitter can become a great company, reach billions of people, and spawn businesses and services we haven’t yet envisioned. It’s possible.”

  
  
  (tags: Business twitter stevebaker)