Facebook's 1st Acquisition? Netflix

The following video is part of today's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, senior analyst Jason Moser and advisor Joe Magyer discuss the latest business news. As Facebook files the paperwork to go public, the guys analyze the numbers investors should be focused on. They also examine a key metric and compare Facebook's results to those delivered by recent IPO companies like Pandora and Zynga, and make the case for why Facebook's first order of business as a public company should be to acquire Netflix.

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