Jay Marcyes

The money quote:

I “guesstimate” that MySpace and Facebook have annual revenue run-rates
of approximately $650mm and $450mm respectively - highly reputable
numbers. The perceived problem relates directly to
revenue per user or page view, as these are two of the most heavily
trafficked sites on the Internet. As a comparison, other companies with similar usage, like Yahoo, are doing $7.2B in annual revenues.

The whole article is about how seeling virtual goods like tshirts, etc. for your Avatars is a real moneymaker because it works in China, Japan, and Second Life.

I think it is amazing that Newsletters can make so much money, especially since I don't see it as that much different then a blog post in an RSS reader.

Google will now let you choose to not be targeted for ads. You can also opt-out of their partner's ads. And out of Yahoo's ads