What Is "Facebook Spaces"?

Between April 18 and April 19, Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) presented the future of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) at its developer conference.

The service is called "Facebook Spaces".

Facebook Spaces is an AR/VR platform where friends can interact with each other through Facebook's VR headset, Oculus Rift. According to The Verge, anyone with Rift and Touch (controllers) can join up to three other people to watch videos, take photos, and perform other activities together in a VR world.

Facebook spaces

Through the platform, users create an avatar with custom clothing and animated faces. Once within the VR world, anything the avatar character draws will be turned into an interactive object.

For example, you could draw a hat and wear it on your head. And according to The Verge, you could even draw a sword and swing it around. Avatars will even be able to take selfies within Facebook Spaces.

Facebook's new AR/VR creation is revolutionary, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg is once again shaping how the world communicates and interacts.

But it left shareholders wondering how it will make the social media giant any money.

Zuckerberg has a plan to monetize the company's AR/VR capabilities, and he also plans to dominate the future $122 billion AR/VR industry...

How Facebook Spaces Will Generate Massive Revenue

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Facebook Spaces

VR and AR advertising is a new revenue model, so there aren't any projections on how big this market will grow.

However, TechCrunch does project the AR/VR market will be worth between $94 billion and $122 billion by 2021. And if anyone knows how to monetize a new platform, it's Zuckerberg.

"The big breakout over the long term will be in mixed reality, and Zuckerberg seems to understand the market potential here. That plays off its live streaming video and mobile and could find a nice niche in the enterprise market. Its global audience is second to none," Money Morning Director of Tech & Venture Capital Research Michael A. Robinson told me on April 25.

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Zuckerberg could make billions for Facebook Spaces through advertisers paying to sponsor events and social interactions in AR/VR worlds.

Imagine two friends "clothes shopping" in a VR retail store, looking to buy sneakers. Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) or Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UAA) could pay to have signs within the VR store promoting their products and deals.

The companies could even send a virtual coupon to redeem for real shoes.

The transaction could then take place in Facebook's Messenger, which would allow users to buy real items and have them shipped to you.

I know this sounds far-fetched. But advertisers are already paying to sponsor virtual experiences.

For example, Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) sponsored a VR event during the 2014 World Cup. Fans were able to walk from a locker room onto a soccer field, and then play on the field through a VR headset, as you can see in the accompanying video below.

Instead of just bombarding young soccer fans with TV ads, this was a more natural form of advertising. The VR users had a positive experience, and that was subliminally connected to Coca-Cola.

So the next time the VR users buy a soft drink, they may feel more loyalty to pick a Coke product because of the fun and positive experience Coke provided.

The mainstream media is still slow to see just how much money Zuckerberg will make in advertising revenue from Facebook Spaces. They're also completely missing how much money retail investors like you can make in the next three years.

Fortunately, we've been watching this push into AR/VR for years. And we don't want Money Morning Members to miss out on the profit opportunity that is soon to follow.

That's why we had to make sure you saw Robinson's bold Facebook stock price prediction right now...

Our Bold Facebook Stock Price Prediction Shows Gains of Nearly 70%

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According to FactSet, analysts who cover Facebook have an average price target of $161.71 per share.

From yesterday's (April 27) closing price of $147.70, that's only a potential profit of 9.48%. That will beat the market, but you won't brag to your friends and family about a 9% return.

But you could be bragging in the next three years...

Robinson was one of the few tech analysts who stood by Facebook while other analysts were slamming it. Knowing that Zuckerberg's dorm-room creation would create great wealth, Robinson boldly pronounced on Nov. 13, 2015, that Facebook would trade for $250 per share by 2020.

Since then, the FB stock price has climbed 37.12%.

When I caught up with Robinson, I wanted to see how he felt about his prediction, which has allowed some of our readers to make gains of nearly 40% so far.

"There is no question in my mind at this point that Facebook will hit $250. The only question is when, and 2020 strikes me as a solid forecast at this point," Robinson told me.

The readers who followed his advice back in November 2015 are on track to make profits of 132%. But if you didn't listen to him then, that's okay. There is still time to make market-beating gains.

If Facebook stock trades for $250 per share by 2020, that's still a potential profit of 69.26%.

Because of advice like this, Robinson's 30-year track record as a leading tech analyst has garnered him rave reviews.

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Michael is one of our most prominent and respected investing "gurus" here at Money Map Press - and for good reason. He is one of the top financial analysts working today. Make no mistake: Michael's ideas are completely his own. He's a true original. He works solely for Money Map Press... and receives absolutely no compensation from companies he writes about.

His book "Overdrawn: The Bailout of American Savings" was a prescient look at the anatomy of the nation's S&L crisis, long before the word "bailout" became part of our daily lexicon. He's a Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and reporter, lauded by the Columbia Journalism Review for his aggressive style.

As editor of the financial newsletter American Wealth Underground, Michael amassed an amazing track record using rigorous investing. The first analyst to uncover the rare earth mineral crisis, he amassed cumulative gains of 990% for his readers in just 16 months.

His research is world class, too. The Oakland TribuneDetroit NewsThe San Francisco ExaminerThe Kansas City TimesWealth Magazine, and American Banker all publish his reporting. He has appeared on Larry King's syndicated radio show.

He also has an honors economics degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia with a minor in journalism.

And there's a new technology at the center of the next big trend that Robinson is calling Neural Imprinting.

In Robinson's 35-year career, he's been a board member of a venture capital firm and an advisor for two more. And he's been watching this trend closely, as some of the most influential companies and investors are rushing to fund this exciting new technology.

  • Microsoft's CEO jumped in with a $150 million investment, saying this technology has "mind-blowing potential."
  • Google headed up a funding round worth $542 million.
  • After spending less than two hours with this technology, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg invested $2.1 billion.

By 2020, Robinson believes just one major factor in this Neural Imprinting trend could create $2.86 trillion in new wealth.

Here's how you can take part...

Massive Profit Opportunity Could Create $2.86 Trillion in Wealth

In 2016, Neural Imprinting devices generated $70 million in revenue. For 2017, they could generate $684 million.

That's an increase of 877% in just one year.

And because this one tiny company in Silicon Valley has 7,300 patents for a key component behind this technology, every major player in tech is beating down its doors.

Already, this company has established contracts with Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), and Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO).

To make things even better, this company has been selected to take part in a $425 million project with the U.S. Department of Energy.

Of course, like any investment, there are risks involved.

That's why Robinson has thoroughly vetted the opportunity and would like to tell you everything you need to know about this company.

You can see the full presentation, right here.

New Technology Could Create $2.86 Trillion in Wealth: The revenue growth is shocking. Last year, with a very limited release, it generated $70 million in revenue. This year, it's on track for $684 million. But over the next three years, the core technology could create $2.86 trillion in new American wealth. And this isn't just for the billionaires of the world. Many everyday Americans could become millionaires as well. Click here to see how you could be one of them...

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