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		saket123 on May 29, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook trades under $30, down 7%+ If PE is so important why is LinkedIn http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3ALNKD not getting bashed as fb is. Both are kind of social networks (used differently with different target audience) . LinkedIn is trading at 600+ PE.

jcitme on May 30, 2012 [–]

Because LinkedIn can monetize a lot easier than facebook can.

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