It will be awesome when both $GOOG figures out ways to make ‘Hangouts’ even more easy to use and smaller companies like ‘OnTheAir‘ (I am an investor) do the same. It has to and will happen. TV is NOT dead. It is getting stronger in many ways but the lean back mentality that I the …
From: May 2012
PR Newswire Gets Social, Integrates StockTwits for Investor Relations
One thing we have been extremely focused on at Stocktwits is to build a layer on top of the publishing world for financial people to push, share and pull content in ways that both FINRA and the big banks should allow. We have worked hard building deep vertical integrations of our API so messages get …
Facebook was just a PARTIAL Scam, Venture Capital is ALIVE, and Equities are NOT Dead!
The only scam around the Facebook IPO was the time our networks devoted to the event. The only scam to date around Twitter was the business media (WSJ, NYTimes, Bloomberg,Reuters) talking about a hedge fund that could make money from tweets (Derwent Capital). That hedge fund is already closed and if you follow anyone with …
The Ambien and iPad Miracles …People are Good and Karma exists!
I have had two miracles happen to me this year. The first one happened at The $WYNN hotel in Vegas during CES this past January. I was meeting with Scott Drake of CNBC very early at the hotel (note to self …stop with the early AM meetings as you know you have an Amien hangover) …
The Signal in ‘Small Data’ – StockTwits Adds Two New Social Signals: Stocks and People
‘Big Data’ is the shizzle in the media. I have a strong belief that ‘Small Data’ can offer more signal for the average investor and trader. I see it everyday with my eyes and we have been hunkered down building tools that turn Stocktwis ‘inside out’ and showcase sectors, tickers and people as they surface. …
Momentum Monday…Down Goes Facebook….Down Goes Facebook…
Facebook ($FB) had its official IPO on Friday, but it felt like a secondary offering….screw that…it felt like a series Q 1999 offering. It disappointed most of the people who hoped for a quick and profitable flip. There are no sure things in the markets. The obvious rarely happens, the unexpected constantly occurs. Ivan tells …
The Facebook ‘Share’ Tax ….No Free Lunch
Everything has now been written…twice…about the Facebook ($FB) IPO. It was awful, rigged, great, bad, evil etc…. It’s over though. Monday is a new day. Greece can’t ‘friend’ their way out of their mess and there is no good verb for Italy to describe it’s financial condition – so let’s just use ‘ciao’. What people …
Quick CNBC Appearance Talking Facebook and Niche Social Networks Like Witstream
I got up at 3 am PST for this so watch it!
Information is Food… Which Makes Investment Banks Saturated Fat
My friend JP (@jobsworth) is pure awesome to listen to and converse with. I was introduced by my friend Jevon who founded of the wicked cool GoInstant (I am an investor). JP is a foodie and information junkie. I did not know he was speaking at TED, but saw a link on Twitter yesterday. I …
Italy, Greece and Spain…The Pavarotti, Tapas and Tzatziki Crash of 2012
There is a panic going on that is being mostly ignored in the US. I say mostly because if you work at Morgan Stanley $MS you are sending out your resume (from an old fax machine) and are under qualified to work the mail room at Facebook. I don’t see how the US markets won’t …