Will 2011 Be The Year of IPO’s or The Year of Investigations?
The last three years have brought a world of change to online application development, and with the change and increasingly web savvy political and regulatory actors in the nation’s capitol, there is more focused attention on the consumer Internet industry than ever before. In years past the focus of government was on issues like exploitation [...]
Starting with a Bang
Pet rocks of the past were pretty dull—decorated with paint and plastic eyes, if you were lucky. But thanks to Baltimore startup Pure Bang Games, you can now have a pet rock with everything from a moustache to an eyepatch to an “I love Mom” tattoo.
Launched in June, Pure Bang Games has attracted almost nine [...]
Facebook Startup Days
The first step in winning the future is encouraging American innovation.
If you had to sum up Barack Obama’s recent State of the Union address in one sentence, that would be it. A mere week after proclaiming entrepreneurship as a priority, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Facebook is making headlines with Startup Days.
As part [...]
Is Facebook Targeting 2012 IPO
According to the Wall Street Journal, Facebook could be targeting a 2012 IPO.
“Facebook, of Palo Alto, Calif., said it plans to increase its number of shareholders above 500 this year, according to the private-placement document, forcing the social-networking company to begin disclosing reams of financial information or go public by April 2012.”
Related:
The Washington Post’s Cecilia [...]
Facebook Gets $50 Billion Valuation in New $500 Million Funding Round
According to a fresh report from the New York Times Deal Book, Facebook just received $500 Million in new capital thanks to Goldman Sachs and a Russian investor. The valuation of Facebook for this round is reported to be $500 million.
That is nearly twice Google’s IPO valuation of $27 Billion ($1.67 Billion Raised) and quite [...]
LOLapps Pushed Off 14 Million User Cliff By Facebook
These are the days that try Internet entrepreneurs and traditional media organizations. Take for example, the guys at LOLapps. Before Friday, LOLapps was trending upward toward 15 million users. On Friday, they were pushed off a 14 million user cliff by the folks at Facebook for what appears to be violations of [...]
Washington Area Faces The Tragedy of The Commons: How You Can Help Avert A Crisis
“The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently, and solely and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone’s long-term interest for this to happen.”
-Wikipedia
As members [...]
