LinkedIn finally released its first official app for Windows Phone this week. It’s an important addition to Microsoft’s catalog of apps, particularly as the Redmond company tries to make inroads with business users. More than that, it’s a well-designed app that is better, in some ways, than its counterparts on iPhone and Android. The Windows… Read More…
It was shaping up to be a solid year for initial public offerings. But then things hit a wall in August and September, with IPO Dashboards reporting just five IPOs during the two-month period. Now, things are heating up again, though with the holidays around the corner it’s unlikely. But, for the most part, it’s still… Read More…
There’s been a lot of chatter in recent months about whether the valuations of Internet companies are out of whack. I tend to agree with those observers who say things are different than the boom times of the late 90s, not only due to the fact that the new-generation of Internet companies have real revenue… Read More…
Let’s face it, you gotta be a little off kilter to take the entrepreneurial plunge. But what is the the actual makeup of entrepreneurs? LinkedIn takes a look today, using data collected from those who’ve identified themselves as a co-founder or founder at U.S. based companies since 2000. LinkedIn discovered that some companies and universities… Read More…
Interesting new releases and downloads catching our attention today … Netflix rolled out a new section of its website called “Just for Kids” today, offering a simplified menu of streaming movies and TV shows for children 12 and under. The company says it worked with non-profit Common Sense Media on the project. It’s available initially… Read More…
Silicon Valley companies have been flocking to Seattle in recent months, coming here (not for the nice weather obviously) but a desire to tap into the region’s robust technical talent. I’ve taken some heat in the GeekWire comment threads for pointing out that our region needs a Facebook, Twitter or Zynga-style company to emerge in… Read More…
There have been some shifts in the “geosocial universe” in recent days, with LinkedIn going public and Microsoft gobbling up Skype. (Maybe this apocalypse thing really is gonna happen). The interactive agency JESS3 tries to make sense of things, putting some of the big and small planets in alignment. One interesting thing about the infographic below… Read More…
LinkedIn’s stock more than doubled in its stock market debut Thursday, rising from the $45 offering price to a high of $122 before closing the day at $94.25. It starts its second day of trading as a public company with a market value of $8.9 billion — making it bigger than Clearwire, RealNetworks, Concur Technologies and… Read More…
Netscape’s 1995 IPO was the start of what many considered the beginning of the Internet boom. Did LinkedIn just create the 2011 equivalent? The 8-year-old social networking giant today priced its initial public offering at $45 per share, with shares nearly doubling in the open market to more than $85 in early trading. That gives the… Read More…
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