Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Longevity of Various Media
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media,
Miscellaneous,
Sunday Spectacle
Thursday, August 23, 2012
A bit late, oh well...
The Changing Media Landscape in USA
(source: "Wordy goods," Daily Chart, The Economist. Aug 22nd 2012, 14:07)
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media,
Sunday Spectacle
Monday, August 13, 2012
When Humans Were a Commodity
Image of Brookes, a British slave ship:
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econopolitics,
Miscellaneous,
Sunday Spectacle
Monday, August 6, 2012
NASA's Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars
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Miscellaneous,
Sunday Spectacle
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Been busy with some important personal matters but I do keep tabs on the markets. It's hard to believe how the Facebook story has played out.
When
I took a deep look at Facebook and social networks, I never imagined Facebook (FB) would fall so quickly without any major economic crisis or stock market crash. IPOs are often poor investments but large initial issues tend to be more efficiently priced so it's somewhat surprising to see investors bail—even before we hit the expiry of the lock-up period for insiders.
If you believe in Facebook's business model—that's a big 'if' for some—the stock appears to be entering attractive valuations. The following summary from Yahoo! Finance, whose numbers aren't always accurate, compares Facebook to Google.
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Facebook (FB)