Comments on: The Social Media Tech IPO Boom: An Insider’s Game? http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/ The latest news and commentary on the economy, the markets, and business Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Google’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Business | TIME.com http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-31202 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:49:11 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-31202 [...] up on their own supposedly state-of-the-art systems. Many Americans already think Wall Street is a rigged game. But these incidents make Wall Street look like a game rigged by [...]

]]> By: Forbes ‘Richest’ List: No More Social Media Moguls? - PRNewser http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-29313 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:12:20 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-29313 [...] kings who took big hits this year include Eric Lefkofsky of Groupon and Zynga’s Marc Pincus–no surprises there. But the ratings may damage a very popular fantasy that casts Silicon Valley’s tech startup [...]

]]> By: Found in New York: The Dominant Djokovic | Look Years Younger http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-28600 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:00:57 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-28600 [...] insiders, even as steady shareholders face the prospect of dramatic inventory … Read more on TIME Shocking At-Home Facelift Alternative Powerful Enough To Make Both Men and Women Look Younger In [...]

]]> By: Intellectual Property – What is Fair? « Michael Gautier http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-28425 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:26:20 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-28425 [...] proportions delivered huge windfalls for those that had the appearance of technology. During the IPO performance of 2012, we may have better sense of the likelihood of how successful this model may be. A product either [...]

]]> By: Why Wall Street Loves Apple and Google as Facebook and Friends Zynga and Groupon Flail | Business | TIME.com http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-27332 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:00:59 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-27332 [...] IPOs, respectively) have led many investors to a simple conclusion: The recent tech IPO boom was an insider’s game, in which Silicon Valley venture capitalists and Wall Street bankers worked together to inflate [...]

]]> By: Facebook Hits Record Low as Insider Stock Sale Lock-Up Period Ends | Business | TIME.com http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-26950 Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:30:34 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-26950 [...] we discussed Monday, Facebook insiders cashed-out to the tune of a staggering $10 billion during the IPO, when [...]

]]> By: big exits are not for the common people « Rational Idealist http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-26889 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:25:18 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-26889 [...] Was the Social Media Tech IPO Boom a Big Scam? [...]

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]]> By: Groupon Plunges 20% on Weak Deal Growth | Business | TIME.com http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-26703 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:57:07 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-26703 [...] Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City, Nov. 4, 2011.Chicago-based daily-deals website Groupon saw its already-discounted stock price plunge by 20% after the company reported sales numbers that failed to impress Wall [...]

]]> By: Stock Market Poised to Bounce Back | Business | TIME.com http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-26695 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:02:04 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-26695 [...] (MORE: Was the Big Social Media IPO Boom a Scam?) [...]

]]> By: foliobylisa http://business.time.com/2012/08/13/was-the-social-media-tech-ipo-boom-a-big-scam/#comment-26672 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:58:46 +0000 http://business.time.com/?p=46289#comment-26672 Reblogged this on foliobylisa and commented:
I was there during the Facebook IPO launch, on Bloomberg app on the iPad and watching it live on the TV. From the costly ‘technical glitch’ til when the shares drop. So much for the hype of it hitting $70 as reported the day before. I had a very good feeling it will not even reach $50 (and it did not!).
The Facebook and other social media IPO should teach the rest of the businesses a lesson. Why, even a cab driver wanted to buy Facebook shares in hope to be the next Millionaire (imagine the dire situation!). I am glad Mr Billionaire with Andy Warhol hairstyle, Ecclestone did not push for F1 IPO. It would have been the wrong time as well.

Hype, is all there is.

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