Yesterday was a historic day for social media companies. LinkedIn became the first social media company to go public and trade on NYSE. Although I find LinkedIn a very useful tool and believe it has some potential, the valuation is well in the bubble territory. The IPO was set at $45, but it started trading over $80 and closed just above $94. LinkedIn’s closing price gives the company a market cap of over $9 Billion, which is equivalent to over 37X revenue and over 590X earnings of 2010 (15.4Million earnings on $243Million revenue). Is this the beginning of the social media bubble or will LinkedIn be the next Google? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
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Stock Chart Reversal Patterns – Wedge and Triple Tops @ Million Dollar Journey
Smart Investing is Boring @ Michael James on Money
The Greatest Real-Estate Idea Never Sold @ Jason Zweig, WSJ
What Makes a Cool Retirement Job? @ Wallet Pop Canada
Extreme Couponing? 5 Reasons Why I’ll Pass. @ Wise Bread
Have Investors Learned Anything From the Tech Bubble? @ Canadian Capitalist
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Creating a Budget: Money Management 101 @ Gen X Finance
Index Investors Can Be Aggressive Too @ Oblivious Investor
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Thanks for the mention Ray! Have a great weekend!
LinkedIn seems to be priced for perfection, which should be a warning to investors. Thanks for the mention, Ray.
Thanks for the reading list!