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Why we shouldn’t blame Wall Street for tech’s poor IPO run
I recently saw a TV interview with Elevation Partners founder Roger McNamee. In it, he lays the blame for Facebook’s IPO drama. I think…
Why disruptive technology will continue to claim jobs in the media industry
Fairfax, the second largest Australian newspaper publisher, recently said it would cut 1900 jobs, almost 20% of its staff. I was asked for comment by…
Millenials and the resistance to tech’s creepy stalker vibes
Love tech? Of course you do, you’re reading Memeburn. Thing is, even if you were born after the mid 1970s, you’re probably afraid of…
Does Google have big plans for cloud specialist CliQr?
CliQr Technologies emerged from stealth mode with the announcement of a cloud based service that can port large enterprise applications to any cloud platform…
Innovation: It’s all about seeing David in the block of marble
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Why we should still be sceptical about the success of Facebook ads
Facebook seems to have succeeded in holding back widespread concerns about the effectiveness of its advertising platform with a recent paid-for study by comScore,…
The 24 hour work day, disruptors and the quest for quality journalism
Henry Blodget, the founder and chief editor of Business Insider, an online news company based in New York City, is notorious for his role…
Facebook IPO: The ‘smart money’ really got burned
There’s a lot of anger around Facebook’s botched IPO, but much of that is from the “smart money” that wasn’t able to convince retail…
Is secondary market trading to blame for Facebook’s IPO jitters?
There are thousands of articles dissecting the reasons why things went bad for Facebook yet none have mentioned the role of secondary markets. In…
Extra shares could spell more bad news for Facebook’s Wall Street gamble
Facebook’s IPO is considered a failure in that the share price was too high to attract retail investors. There’s more bad news. More than…
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