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]]> By: Steve_Dodd_Sysomos http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859472 Steve_Dodd_Sysomos Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:59:06 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859472 This is great to see! Companies are commercializing Twitter and creating tremendous value. The nice thing about this approach is (as was clearly stated) users will not be posting anything but relevant content to this community. To me, the "personal" content on Twitter is hard to filter out when not necessary. My company, <a href="http://www.sysomos.com" rel="nofollow">www.sysomos.com</a>, provides a high end analytic solution that includes twitter content. With communities like this forming, the value of analytics in this microblogging space will also increase.<br><br>As was previously stated, Twitter itself needs to determine how to get some income from this evolution. Perhaps though, a direct royalty approach is not the way to look at it. There are other alternatives to capitalize on this "Twitter Community" trend without "biting the hand that feeds you". <br>Steve Dodd<br><a href="http://www.sysomos.com" rel="nofollow">www.sysomos.com</a> This is great to see! Companies are commercializing Twitter and creating tremendous value. The nice thing about this approach is (as was clearly stated) users will not be posting anything but relevant content to this community. To me, the “personal” content on Twitter is hard to filter out when not necessary. My company, http://www.sysomos.com, provides a high end analytic solution that includes twitter content. With communities like this forming, the value of analytics in this microblogging space will also increase.

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]]> By: LEADSExplorer http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859471 LEADSExplorer Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:14:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859471 Twitter has become a platform to launch new applications on.<br>Twitter needs to cash in on those application, thus they should sell a license to the application developers. <br>That will only work at very modest license fee price. Twitter has become a platform to launch new applications on.
Twitter needs to cash in on those application, thus they should sell a license to the application developers.
That will only work at very modest license fee price.

]]> By: Spitzer http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859470 Spitzer Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:06:02 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859470 how can they close there round if they don't disclose the amount raised. Two things could attribute to this.<br>1) There round is really a friends and family round. Keep in the family type. This is just PR for these guys<br>2) Down round and reluctance to disclose. Since this is a new company I'll go with choice #1 <br><br><br>Other: <br>This may not last for long. The SEC will/should regulate any such activity. Last thing we need is more cowboys spreading gossip, front running and painting the tape. I'll help the cause by sending this announcement to the SEC as well a few states seeing if there are any Blue Sky laws issues. how can they close there round if they don't disclose the amount raised. Two things could attribute to this.
1) There round is really a friends and family round. Keep in the family type. This is just PR for these guys
2) Down round and reluctance to disclose. Since this is a new company I'll go with choice #1

Other:
This may not last for long. The SEC will/should regulate any such activity. Last thing we need is more cowboys spreading gossip, front running and painting the tape. I'll help the cause by sending this announcement to the SEC as well a few states seeing if there are any Blue Sky laws issues.

]]> By: Stephanie Gerson http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859469 Stephanie Gerson Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:22:17 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859469 fantastic. fyi Piqqem, an awesome web app that applies the wisdom of crowds to stock market picks, also has a Twitter stream. whereas individual StockTwits Twitterers (whoa, wordy) twitters about their own individual sentiment, Piqqem twitters about crowd sentiment - because it aggregates the sentiment of all its users. sure I have a conflict of interest, but I def recommend checking it out at twitter.com/Piqqem! fantastic. fyi Piqqem, an awesome web app that applies the wisdom of crowds to stock market picks, also has a Twitter stream. whereas individual StockTwits Twitterers (whoa, wordy) twitters about their own individual sentiment, Piqqem twitters about crowd sentiment – because it aggregates the sentiment of all its users. sure I have a conflict of interest, but I def recommend checking it out at twitter.com/Piqqem!

]]> By: infoarbitrage http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859468 infoarbitrage Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:43:09 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859468 Great summary, Eric. We'll be sure to keep you in the loop as Stocktwits' continues to progress. Great summary, Eric. We'll be sure to keep you in the loop as Stocktwits' continues to progress.

]]> By: Soren Macbeth http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859466 Soren Macbeth Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:39:40 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859466 The same way you convince them to use @ for replies, d for direct messages or # for hashtags. People want and like to help organize, be heard, and be part of a community. The same way you convince them to use @ for replies, d for direct messages or # for hashtags. People want and like to help organize, be heard, and be part of a community.

]]> By: Soren Macbeth http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859467 Soren Macbeth Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:37:56 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859467 Great piece. Thanks Eric Great piece. Thanks Eric

]]> By: Sebastien Provencher http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859465 Sebastien Provencher Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:36:00 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859465 I love the concept of aggregating "conversations" happening on Twitter (lots of value there) but how do you convince people on a massive scale to create a dollar sign hashtag every time they talk about stocks? I love the concept of aggregating “conversations” happening on Twitter (lots of value there) but how do you convince people on a massive scale to create a dollar sign hashtag every time they talk about stocks?

]]> By: Scabr http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859464 Scabr Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:23:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859464 Microblogging's transforming into microtrading.:) I like that microconcepts. Microblogging's transforming into microtrading.:) I like that microconcepts.

]]> By: timothysykes http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859463 timothysykes Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:09:29 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859463 what is this bloomberg deal a few have reported on? what is this bloomberg deal a few have reported on?

]]> By: konterkariert http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/17/stocktwits-nails-stockpicking-on-twitter-raises-round/comment-page-1/#comment-859462 konterkariert Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:30:46 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=101683#comment-859462 there are some competitors in this market:<br><br><a href="http://www.twiticker.com" rel="nofollow">www.twiticker.com</a> and<br><a href="http://www.brokerz.com" rel="nofollow">www.brokerz.com</a> from Germany there are some competitors in this market:

http://www.twiticker.com and
http://www.brokerz.com from Germany

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