One Mean Man
I just learned that I am the prototypical Google+ user. Comscore reports that in January the average user spent 3.3 minutes using Google+–that’s 3.3 minutes for the entire month, not each day. That...
View ArticleNote to Self: Never Tweet “That Dress Makes You Look Fat”
As my Internet law students know from my recent classroom rambles lately I am focused–it sounds much better than obsessed–with exploring and defining the complex relationship between privacy, social...
View ArticleIPO Falling Flat on Its Face(book)
Some worthwhile analyses of why Facebook’s stock price has fallen below the float just a few days after the IPO: Roger Chen, CNET, Why Facebook’s stock is tanking–“Facebook just isn’t worth $100...
View ArticleFacebook IPO: Aftermath
Here’s an interesting tidbit from today’s NYTimes Dealbook article As Facebook’s Stock Struggles, Fingers Start Pointing: Some institutional investors were also surprised by the size of their...
View ArticleLast Week’s Darling, This Week’s Dog
Today’s first five stories from Eric Bedell’s This Web Day: Facebook stock slides for 3rd day Facebook shares opened at a low of $32.59 Tuesday morning. A Reuters report says an analyst for lead...
View ArticleGreenshoe
I did not intend to post again about the Facebook IPO but Morgan Stanley’s $2.4 Billion Facebook Short persuaded me otherwise for its clear explanation of the Morgan Stanley greenshoe option, which...
View ArticleWhy I Prefer Mutual Funds
Question of Fair Play Arise in Facebook’s I.P.O. Process from the NYTimes DealBook discusses how Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and other banks involved in the Facebook IPO “shared a negative outlook...
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No Midges Were Harmed in Making this Post
For those who don’t fly fish, walk in the woods, or go outside in spring the previous article’s midge metaphor may require explanation. This is a midge. This is a midge swarm.
View ArticleUnspoken Agendas
Recently the WSJ conducted a panel discussion about online privacy. Panelist Christopher Soghoian’s perspective on Facebook resonates for me: Although consumers knowingly share information via...
View Article“You are the product . . .”
I’ve made the same point in recent posts but this article is much funnier: The Truth About Facebook Privacy–If Zuckerberg Got Real.
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