The Facebook IPO Silver Lining

Source: The Atlantic

Facebook’s IPO—like that of LinkedIn and Zynga—represents a massive transfer of wealth from Wall Street to the Valley. In my book, the money’s better off here than there. Yes, there’s a good chance that all this wealth will inflate a bubble in tech, lead ...
Full article at: The Atlantic  More like this  1 day ago, 3:58pm CDT

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Facebook demonstrated perils of IPO investing, but sector offers money to be made

Source: Winnipeg Free Press

OTTAWA - The turmoil of Facebook's IPO underscores the risks of buying into initial public offerings for investors, but for those willing to take the leap, there may be money to be made. Chris Kuflik, a wealth adviser at Scotia Mcleod, says there are ...
Full article at: Winnipeg Free Press  More like this  1 day ago, 1:42pm CDT

Dot-Bombs

Source: AdWeek

What goes up, must come down. Spinnin' wheel, got to go 'round." Maybe we should've listened a little closer when the Internet's first icon, the Pets.com Sock Puppet, began singing his favorite '70s tunes to ...
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Harold Ford bullish on Facebook

Source: The Politico

Former Rep. Harold Ford on Wednesday defended Morgan Stanley’s handling of the Facebook IPO, predicting that the stock price will recover despite the social network company’s disappointing first few days of trading. “I stand b ...
Full article at: The Politico  More like this  2 days ago, 6:18am CDT

More Evidence That We're Clearly In A Tech Bubble* (FB, LNKD, YELP, ZNGA)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

This is so typical of the current discussion on the "tech bubble" that we had to memorialize it. "Everything's crashing, so it's clearly a bubble!" When there was a tech bubble, companies with no profits went public and their s ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  2 days ago, 4:48am CDT

Time for social media to get real

Source: Business Spectator

After its successful float on Friday, social media giant Facebook’s stock is now 18 per cent down on the IPO price and there are claims some investors were aware of revised analyst expectations shortly before shares went on sale. Facebook’s share price ...
Full article at: Business Spectator  More like this  3 days ago, 7:57pm CDT

Has Facebook Ruined Silicon Valley?

Source: Slate

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, which had its IPO last week Silicon Valley has a Facebook hangover. Five days after the company’s giant IPO, the social network’s stock is slumping, and there are rumblings that it will sink further still. But it’s not just ...
Full article at: Slate  More like this  3 days ago, 5:33pm CDT

Why the Facebook whine-fest goes off the deep end

Source: CNET

Here's one instance where Willie Sutton's dictum gets it wrong. Following the money leads you to ask the wrong questions. History in the making, May 18, 2012 (Credit: CNET) From darling to dud in just three days? Even on Internet ti ...
Full article at: CNET  More like this  3 days ago, 4:53pm CDT

Gary Shilling: Facebook Shareholders Should Bring Out Their Sock Puppets (FB)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

Facebook stock is down nearly 26 percent since its IPO and is off 8.55 percent today. "I'm not sure it shouldn't be shorted. I think that's the end of social media. It reminds me very much of the late 90s with the dot com boom. You ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  3 days ago, 4:05pm CDT