Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Article 02: Twitter

Twitter Basics

With the new IPO for Twitter, people are suddenly more interested in this web tool. Do you tweet? Are you interested in Twitter? Here are some guidelines for starting with and using Twitter.

Monday, October 28, 2013

TV News Story 01: Dunwoody Dog Park

Dog Park Controversy

We love our dogs here in the US. This is an interesting local TV news story about dogs, government, and people's concern about their local communities.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Sales Are Colossal, Shares Are Soaring. All Amazon Is Missing Is a Profit

I would never invest in a company like this. When I checked on the link in the article, Amazon's stock price was $326/share. And for your $326 investment, each year you get.....to lose another $.23. I understand that people who are buying this stock now are expecting Amazon to be a major presence everywhere in the future -- the article mentions electronics, film/TV, fashion, hardware, luxury consumer goods -- but with its incredibly high price, its low margin (.2%!), and its negative earnings, I'm hard-pressed to see how an investor would ever earn anything on paying this much for Amazon's stock. Apple is another stock I think is similarly overvalued.

I also question the business model here. I understand the business technique of investing profits in making a business grow, but how can one company simultaneously grow in fashion, electronics, film production and discount marketing and manage all these areas well? When Bezos says, "The market is effectively limitless," I worry that Amazon is running in so many directions that it won't be able to be effective at anything. (Agreement)

Comments, anybody?

Roger

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