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Twitter Unveils Clickable Stock Tags (e.g. $FB)

Twitter Unveils Clickable Stock Tags (e.g. $FB)

By Josh Wolford July 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

Starting today, when you’re talking about a publicly-traded company on Twitter, make sure you remember to use their new clickable stock tag. It’s also being called a “Cashtag,” by some Twitter users. Whatever you call it, Twitter’s new hashtag functionality …

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Social Media Stocks Continue to Struggle Social Media Stocks Continue to Struggle
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Social media stocks are continuing to have a hard time this week following the widely-chronicled Facebook IPO fiasco. Since Facebook, which is currently down 24% from its initial price tag of $38 a share, has struggled in the market since …

Mark Zuckerberg To Blame For Facebook’s IPO Mess? Mark Zuckerberg To Blame For Facebook’s IPO Mess?
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Buying Facebook Stock: Shares Jump to $42 Buying Facebook Stock: Shares Jump to $42
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Buying Facebook stock? Apparently you’re not the only one. Everywhere you turned today, people were either praising, cursing, or analyzing the Facebook IPO. The fantastic stable of writers at WebProNews have been covering the story non-stop today, as have many …

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The $100 billion dollar record breaking Facebook IPO is today. There are a lot of questions that will be answered both by the end of the day and the next few days as to whether or not the stock is …

Is Facebook Ready To Be A Public Company? Is Facebook Ready To Be A Public Company?
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There’s no doubt that Facebook’s IPO is coming, but the exact timing of it is a little uncertain. Early speculations pinpointed the company to begin selling stock in May, but recent activities suggest that the sale could be delayed.

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