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Re: I want to divorce my iPhone (Scripting News)

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:41:52 -0000

Android.

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

fredwilson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:58:26 -0000

i can carry them in one hand!

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:45:45 -0000

Do you have a sherpa on staff to carry all of that stuff for you? Wow.

Re: Question…Is Tweeting Your Trades Pumping Stocks?

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:51:21 -0000

By this logic Bloomberg (with its proprietary messaging platform), AIM (b/c it's on every trader's desk), mobile phones (b/c, afterall, you can text more than on person at a time), blogs, etc. are all pumping stocks as they enable individuals trading stocks to reach out to multiple people with a single communication.

Re: Sun Tzu - The Art of Community

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:41:33 -0000

There are really two distinct SPAM issues as it relates to Twitter. The first is pretty simple - one-to-one relationships. If you don't follow people, they can't get to you. Problem solved.

However, when looking at a community like StockTwits, well, it's not that easy b/c people want the collective knowledge with and without following. Years (and years) ago, whenever we put into place self-service web apps the most important role was that of moderator. These individuals were tasked with keeping order and, quite frankly, tossing people out when they abused the system.

Sadly, this seems to still be the best way to manage such situations ... at least until the algorithms can catch up to real-time threads & their relation to other comments in the thread for relevance. That doesn't appear to be too close, at least from my vantage point.

Re: Good Morning Stocktwits TV

howardlindzon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:33:36 -0000

Good poiont

Re: Good Morning Stocktwits TV

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:15:10 -0000

Remember to occasionally focus on those losing. Sometimes the best education, insight and analysis results from the loss column.

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

m kagan — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:31:37 -0000

My teenage boys tell me the reason that they prefer Xbox is because Xbox online is far better than any competitive service.

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

Matt Busigin — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:52:54 -0000

They wouldn't survive without $MSFT. The XBox division has lost billions of dollars. Great console (except the hardware problems - my 360 has the dreaded ring of death), but a terrible business model, and especially so for premium gaming consoles in a deep recession.

Why is NTDOY such a dog? The same reason C is trading at 3.84 despite EPS of -5.51. The market is bouncing from extremely oversold conditions, not rewarding companies in good financial position alongside an economic recovery.

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:10:41 -0000

It is. We have everything here - DS, DSi, PSP, PS2, Xbox 360, Wii ... and, without a doubt, the Xbox gets used the most. Not even close. DS & DSI's get action when we are going out & the boys take them in the car / restaurant / plane / etc.

It's why I wish Xbox was its own company b/c they aren't enough of $MSFT to justify owning the stock right now.

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

howardlindzon — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:06:21 -0000

amazing the dichotomy between what you read and what you see and experience

Re: Gametruck…There is ALWAYS a Market for Great Ideas

chrisrechtsteiner — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:01:59 -0000

The issue w/ the Xbox at that age is realism. The games are more real. The cars get dented (Grid, PGR), the jersey's blow in the wind (MLB) and the crowd screams (pick a game).

The Wii / DS is a cartoon-style gaming experience. It is outstanding, don't get me wrong, but at this age they are always trying to be older, not younger, and the realism of the Xbox.

If Xbox had a mobile platform, they could dominate ... but, alas, they haven't been able to figure that out yet.

Re: Stocktwits Launches a Premium Blog Network

chrisrechtsteiner — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:42:37 -0000

This is a brilliant idea ... one that will resonate deeply w/in a static, tired and boring industry - financial news.

I can't wait to see StockTwits, the network, broadcasting 24x7 and finally putting a a stake into the heart of horrible financial TV.

Re: StockTwits Updates

howardlindzon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:16:14 -0000

Yep. We are doing heavy blocking and tackling at the poiunt of entry

Re: StockTwits Updates

chrisrechtsteiner — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:08:44 -0000

The precedent being set by Stocktwits re: SPAM and protection of a tweet stream is one of its greatest assets. A public pronouncement (really, continued public pronouncements) supporting the quality and integrity of the stream could be one of the best values added to the Twitter ecosystem ... if people are smart enough to pay attention.

Re: Social Marketing Bullshit Bingo » raena.net

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:05:07 -0000

Outstanding. Simply outstanding. Bravo!

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…Could we Crash?

gregorylent — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:33:27 -0000

what else is the market *but* mood, a cross-section snapshop of the moment's collective psychology? ... at least among the minds of those in the game? ...

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…Could we Crash?

chrisrechtsteiner — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:15:32 -0000

There are ALWAYS debts to be paid that are settled in the most painful way possible. Nationalization or not? Totally agree a decision is better than being an armadillo.

Does anyone have the stones to make those calls right now? That, for me, is the larger problem.

Decisive action is necessary b/c MOTR inaction is furthering and propagating instability that isn't necessary or warranted right now.

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…Could we Crash?

psuedonym — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:24:03 -0000

Oh, they're working on supply and demand, all right. What you've got to realize is that irrational, inconsistent, and just plain silly moods have ALWAYS been a part of the market. ALWAYS. Mood ALWAYS rules the day, and it's expressed through dollars in a bid/ask. What we've got going on is wilder than most, but at heart it's not different.

Indecision on the part of gubmint is poisoning a lot of the market. Who gets saved? Nationalized or not? Moral arguments aside, an outright seizure and nationalization would be better for stabilizing the market than indecision has been. So, too, would a clear-cut statement that NO nationalization would take place. The only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow stripe and dead armadillos.

Banks are where they are, despite being valid ongoing businesses (in some cases) on a DCF basis, because nobody knows whether the discounted cash flow future value of those businesses will accrue to the current equity holders! Clarity on that would help the situation. Go ahead and wipe 'em the fuck out, or make it clear that you won't!

I wonder, if they had kept Lehman alive, would the house of cards still be standing? I think so.

I also wonder if letting Lehman go was just payback for a certain company not helping out in a previous bailout done years ago ... yes, such a payback would be petty and stupid, but look who was in a position to influence that decision!

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…Could we Crash?

chrisrechtsteiner — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:13:53 -0000

I am not sure the markets are working on supply/demand anymore. They may be, to a lesser extent, but it sure seems to me that everything is based upon mood. Irrational. Inconsistent. Sometimes just plain silly. When mood is ruling the day, nothing good can come from it.

Is there a mashup of cloudy days in NY/CHI and the stock market's performance? If so, please post a link b/c I am pretty sure there is a very unfortunate correlation of late.

Sad. Probably true, too.

Re: Thinking about the future of Windows Mobile

bijan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:47:40 -0000

Agreed.

Re: Thinking about the future of Windows Mobile

chrisrechtsteiner — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:40:26 -0000

RIM needs to work w/ Firefox to get a new browser based upon what they are doing w/ their new mobile project. That would be a home run for both in competing against MSFT, APPL and GOOG (Mozilla & RIM that is).

Re: Hey Howard…Stick Your Bank Charter Up Your Ass!

howardlindzon — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:26:33 -0000

Sad. Exactly

Re: Hey Howard…Stick Your Bank Charter Up Your Ass!

chrisrechtsteiner — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:04:15 -0000

Sad but not surprising. The fastest way to fix something so fundamentally broken and corrupt is to begin, again, from the outside in. Let people w/ new ideas, new morals and new perspectives compete. Truly sad.

Re: The Obama Crash

chrisrechtsteiner — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:00:46 -0000

Disagree here Howard. We are nation of SPENDERS and BUYERS not sellers. That is the problem. We are too interested in consumption to actually see what is going on at a macro level. All $CC going out of business means is that people will got to $BBY to purchase their flat screen TV's not question the rampant and illogical consumption that has marked the past two generations.

It's ugly, no question, and it is going to take far longer and far more than a 'bail-out' to alter the underlying social consumption DNA and re-establish a more sustainable social & economic environment.