Tag Archives: Facebook

Facebook’s About Face

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Check out the reversal in Facebook right at 2 PM and $27.00.    In the words of Paul “Yosemite Bear” Vasquez,  “what does this mean”? We don’t know but someone (Morgan Stanley?) had an axe to buy and spooked the shorts. … Continue reading →

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Facebook as the “Ultimate Black Swan”

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

We have half joked about this on Friday after a ton of the Facebook traded around its IPO price of $38 and no doubt many of the shares came back to the Street.   Oliver Stone couldn’t write a better script. … Continue reading →

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Flopbook!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by

Why do we have this sense JP MO and Morgan Stanley are going to own a large book of Facebook stock at $38?   Maybe FB stock will be the Fed’s asset of choice during the next round of QE since … Continue reading →

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The Facebook IPO & Market Game Theory

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Tough markets. The Dow and Russell are just one more bad trading day from giving up all their gains for the year.   France,  Brazil, and UK equities are now negative for 2012.  Most Asian equity indices have broken their … Continue reading →

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TR50: The 50 Most Innovative Companies (11-15)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Here are 11-15 of MIT’s Technology Review’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2011.  We’re posting in increments of five every few days as not to overwhelm you with info and required reading. Click here for 1-5 of TR’s most innovative companies … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day 2.0

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

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The Economist Cover: The New Tech Bubble Cometh?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Cool cover of this week’s Economist. The stars are aligned for a nice little bubble in transformative tech, folks:  1) easy money;  2) a story — the wireless revolution is changing everything;  3)  decent valuation in some of the large … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Facebook and Narcissism

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

Technology Review has a great little piece, Where Is the Facebook for Old People? Here’s the money quote: Where is the online social networking equivalent of the Jitterbug phone? Easy to use, foolproof, and designed, more than anything, to keep … Continue reading →

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Mark Zuckerberg, Modern Day Moses?

Posted on February 12, 2011 by

Time’s Man of the Year.  Now the new Moses?  The guy who’s invisible connectivity community helped bring down the Pharaoh of Egypt.  Mark Zuckerberg getting credit for Egypt’s revolution?   We were stunned last night as we watched Anderson Cooper … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Month: In your FACEbook

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

This has to be one of the coolest charts of the year.  From the Economist, PAUL BUTLER, an intern at Facebook, has created a striking map that shows the volume of friendships between particular parts of the world. As he … Continue reading →

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