Tag Archives: Economics

Facebook’s second bubble expanding

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Tincup

Here we go.  The investment community and media, which are really one and the same, are fueling the next Facebook bubble.   The insiders are in the process of making their second killing at the expense of the naive public … Continue reading →

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Social Networking Performance Update

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Tincup

Now that the election is over and we are approaching the expiration of Facebook’s big lock-up period, I figure this is a good time for a little update on the social networking scam. As of today, I want to compare … Continue reading →

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Zynga Insiders Sidestep Lockup through Secondary Offering

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Tincup

Zynga is certainly a company to track via this blog that assumes the social networking and media IPO wave is the next pump and dump scam orchestrated by the elite insider construct.  Zynga makes video games that primarily are available … Continue reading →

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IPO Bill Stinks of Washington Corruption

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Tincup

Short post.  One of my primary arguments on this blog is that the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process is corrupt, flawed, or rigged to award the insiders with the opportunity to accumulate outrageous wealth at the expense of the company, … Continue reading →

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IPO Billionaires

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Tincup

The purpose of this blog is to follow the insider trading activity associated with the hyped up wave of social networking and media IPO’s pre and post bubble pop.  The underlying assumption is that these media glorified IPO’s are in … Continue reading →

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Legalized Fraud “Inside” Groupon

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Tincup

Groupon is going to be a very interesting company to watch in addition to the other social network/media companies I will be tracking.  But, Groupon has already provided ample evidence of the scams and legal fraud enabled by the corrupt … Continue reading →

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The Social Networking / Media Playas

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Tincup

The social networking and media “playas” that I will be focusing on during the next year or two include Yelp, LinkedIn, Groupon, Angie’s List, Zynga, Jive Software, Pandora Media, and of course the big fish Facebook and Twitter.  There may … Continue reading →

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“LinkedIn” Executive Team Cashing Out

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Tincup

LinkedIn is currently the poster child for the Social Networking sector after the company’s “extraordinary” initial public offering (IPO) and recent strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2011.  LinkedIn went to market at a pegged price of $45 dollars … Continue reading →

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