Twitter - 5 Year Anniversary

Twitter had its 5th yr anniversary.  Within the social media websites, I find this, the most useful, once you pass the  "learning curve" and adapt it to your necessities. One of the most valuable things, is being able to access some brains, on a one to one almost daily basis. For example Bill Gates, he twiits just once a week and what a twitt, always showing the best of human altruism, Jack Dorsey, very spontaneus and fresh, surprinsingly childlish. Bill Clinton, same as Bill Gates. Others , like  Brian Grazer,  just two twitts and sadly about partys, Dalai Lama needless to explain. I have followed many that had to unfollow because they use twitter as means of publicity,  are compulsive twitters or just do not say nothing. As this medium evolves many are "thinking before twiiting", having to say thoughts is 140 characters is challenging, but is  making people bring the best out of their brains..even if it does not look like it sometimes. As I twiit, I feel the responsibility of saying something of value in my field. Being able to choose who we hear, at this level, is a one in a lifetime opportunity people are having, As one friend will say "it makes me feel more intelligent and important!.."

Facebook IPO

Two questions come into my mind when I analyse the Facebook -need money to fund operation situation. The first one, what options do they have to fund their operation? and the second is how small investors do to get Facebook shares?. Both answers have been already answered: if you have more than 250k maybe you can get a piece of the action before it goes public. The second, small investor will get the highest price when the IPO comes out. Facebook is leaving out the ones that made the site extra-popular: the common investor. Neither Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan has a page on facebook, and I could not find James Dimon or Lloyd C. Blankfein either. If Facebook needs funding what will be the happy medium for them and for us the users? [I don't think GS or JPM have a happy medium in this situation]. Maybe allocate the IPO to small investors that have accounts with broker dealers before the offering comes out, the same allocations big brokers will give  big clients,  this will give the opportunity and time to anyone to participate. I think this is the happy medium!