Internet Stocks
What’s Next For Social Media?
For the most part, it’s been a disappointing year for social media stocks. Actually, it’s been a below par debut for social media stocks overall. Very few of the hyped social media companies to go public have performed to expectations. Of the major social media players, only LinkedIn (LNKD) is trading above its IPO price. […]
Microsoft’s (MSFT) Recent Acquisition Is A Big Deal
Lately, market conditions bring to mind the word carnage. But, lost among the stock markets selloff is interesting news on individual companies. After all, for most companies, life goes on. Take Microsoft (MSFT) for example This week the tech blue chip announced it was making a very intriguing acquisition. In case you missed the news, […]
Investing In This Industry Is A Great Idea
It’s a big week for global economic events. By now, Greece’s elections should be official. No doubt the markets will be following the situation very closely. And then, on Wednesday, we have one of the more important FOMC meetings in recent history. Will the Fed provide more stimulus? I’ll certainly be writing about these macro […]
A New Report Shows An Amazing Opportunity In This Industry
People love the internet. Yes, that’s the most obvious statement in history, but still. I’m not sure you realize just how much people love their web. According to Cisco Systems (CSCO), the world’s largest networking company, in 2011 there were roughly 10.3 billion internet connections being used. That’s roughly twice as many connections as there […]
Why Facebook Fell On Its Face
Last week my contacts were calling me about Greece. This time around its all about Facebook (FB). It seems my phone wont stop ringing lately. The first to call was one of my close friends, Steve, whos been in on the IPO for months now. After watching FB flop on day one, he asked Brian, […]
The Wait Is Over The Big Day Has Arrived
The day has finally come. Ive been writing about the Facebook IPO for months now. So, Im sure youre not all that surprised that Im discussing it once again on the day the IPO gets priced. After market close, Facebooks IPO shares should price between $34 and $38. With the company offering 421 million shares […]
Facebook Is On Track For A Huge IPO
The Facebook IPO is right around the corner. Sometime in May, the social media giant’s long awaiting debut will occur. And you can bet that as launch day approaches, the hype machine will reach overdrive levels. Here’s the thing… The hype may just be deserved. You see, Facebook released a fresh batch of first quarter […]
The Next Big Thing In Social Media
Were just about a month away from the Facebook IPO (if everything goes as planned). So, you can bet social media companies are going to be in the spotlight more than ever. Of course, well see countless articles about Facebooks super-hyped debut over the next several weeks. And, Ill be writing about the social media […]
Is Pandora (P) A Buy?
At a current price of $8.61 and market cap of under $1.5 billion, Pandora Media (P) is firmly in small cap territory. But thats a disappointing situation for a company that reached $20 a share not long after last years IPO. Keep in mind, Pandora is an internet/social media company. And theres typically a lot […]
Big Year Ahead For Social Media And Internet IPOs
Earlier this week, I talked about the successful IPO of Millennial Media (MM). Remember, the stock doubled on the first day of trading. And while MM has given back some of the gains, the shares are still trading at well above the IPO price. So what other exciting social media and internet IPOs are coming […]
Millennial Medias (MM) Big IPO Is Good News For Social Media Stocks
Last week was a big week for IPOs, although many investors may not have realized it. Thats because the companies going public didnt have quite the buzz-worthy names of a Facebook, Twitter, or even Yelp (YELP). However, that just makes the weeks multiple IPO successes even more impressive. Some of the new IPOs last week […]
