How, exactly, does Facebook make money?

[kalambre]

Ads.

[BILL]

The advertisements and games like farmville. Because in farmville you sometimes pay actual REAL money from your bank account to pay for like cooler plants and they make moneyt hat way too. but mostly just adds

[Sam]

Also, facebook credits which can be used on all games i have seen.

[i mc flurry]

Revenue increase US$800 million (2009 est.)[2] facebook

Revenue increase US$ 29.321 billion (2010)[3]
Operating income increase US$ 10.381 billion (2010)[3]
Profit increase US$ 8.505 billion (2010)[3]
Total assets increase US$ 57.851 billion (2010)[3]
Total equity increase US$ 46.241 billion (2010)[3]
google

[Kristina G]

well have you seen the games on facebook? alot of people actually purchase game points by putting their credit card number in and paying for it and facebook also has advertisements on every page which also gives them alot of money