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Re: A Brief Word on SENTIMENT

AndyFinkle — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:05:25 -0000

That's sad. It sounds like you 'assume' that Stocktwits sentiment will be a contrary indicator - and that somehow if that's how it ended up, it would mean Stocktwits failed.

Not only would a sentiment indicator be a brilliant and natural addition to Stocktwits, it would offer another potential revenue stream. Back in the day firms like fidelity paid clueless loons like Elaine Gazarelli $5 million dollars just to tell them that she 'liked' or 'disliked' the market.

As someone who did much A/B testing for startups over the years, I can assure you that ultimately Stocktwits would be able to correlate some fantastic data. Perhaps the 'recommended' stream would be spot on, while the 'general' stream was a contra indicator (OR VISE-VERSA!). Stocktwits has a large and broad enough group of investors that there would however definably be a correlation. And once the math was done, and the correlation flushed out- that would be actionable by us, the Stocktwits community. Isn't that what Stocktwits is all about.

Still short Stocktwits but long Howard Lindzon :-)

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Re: Open APIs and Open Standards

AndyFinkle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:00:18 -0000

I'm thinking in more simple terms ...that Twitter will REPLACE RSS (the 'S' in RSS should stand for 'sucky' not 'simple'

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Re: Why Social Beats Search

AndyFinkle — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:45:19 -0000

Spam touches everything. Why should search results be magically immune?

Re: Blackberry apps

AndyFinkle — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:55:26 -0000

While I agree 'less is more' during an install process - You need to understand that BB's core strength and routes are in the enterprise - an environment where security is mission critical. I don't mean to defend BB here - but just another side to view.

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Re: Lupe Fiasco's Enemy Of The State Mixtape: A Study In Music Business Models

AndyFinkle — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:13:02 -0000

I authored a business model for this exact space - 9thTrack - Assume for a moment, you know how to play an instrument… you would go to 9thtrack … Pick a genre of music (lets assume Jamband), tell it what key, and tempo you want …you would then be able to upload a recording of a track that YOU made, that is in the same key and tempo…thus effectively being able to say “Hey, I jammed with the Dead”…you could then post that new recording on your blog, website, facebook whatever… and others could vote on it, rank it, or even purchase it …Professional labels & musicians can upload their own individual tracks to either expose themselves to new collaborations with amateurs , OR should they prefer, in private with other professional musicians Benefit to the professional musician is a brand new revenue stream from the many different collaborations of the one track that they uploaded as well as the enormous amount of new exposure for new fans via the viral nature of 9thtrack. I project that we will see these type of services thriving within the next 5 years.

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Re: Video's Impending Tsunami in Education

AndyFinkle — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:34:33 -0000

Well maybe this thought is on a slightly larger scale, but continuation of a trend - and a new trend as well bode well for your thesis (with which I agree) going forward.

1) There has been a 40 + year correlation between home prices (the majority of one's wealth) and college tuition prices. Though real estate prices have recently undergone a major correction (collapse in some areas) college tuition prices continue their upward march. In a society where most people put their children through school by borrowing against their home - there has been a sudden disconnect. I expect education moving online to be a major trend over the next decade as a result.

2) Moore's law - This applies not only to semiconductors, but all of technology. The cost to move high quality video - to broadcast (2-way) - to anywhere - anytime has and will continue to support a move to HD video online - including this subset - online education.

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Re: Gimme Dashboards

AndyFinkle — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:18:07 -0000

Yes dashboards are a *must* but it's too bad that way to many startups have crappy coaches. I see so many times when a coach (CEO) reads the play wrong (doesn't know how to execute). Wow - so you have lined up no less than a dozen different methods to monetize? So tell me...your startup has been operational for how many years - and you have how many users -AND your sequential user growth is what???

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Re: Who is the FOOL…I mean TWIT?

AndyFinkle — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:16:19 -0000

"...and the latest recommendation of 2 of the best stock pickers on the planet..." What?? Didn't know that @alphatrends and @upsidetrader were moonlighting

Re: Lifetime Value of a Customer and the Failing of ROI in Social Media (in current efforts)

AndyFinkle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:46 -0000

I will cautiously disagree ... I get your point (and agree) that social media will be woven into ALL media going forward - don't disagree. At the same time however SoMe will ALWAYS be it's own separate channel at the same time. I will also argue that SoMe ROI can be very easily measured. As just one example, think of a brand using a SoMe chanel PRO-Actively (not *listening* to their customer as all the SoMe pundits tell them - but actually using SoMe to sell a product (demonstrable ROI). It is not only easy, but HIGHLY recommended IMO to offer the customer something of value, that they can not get anywhere else. The pundits can say whatever they want, but what people REALLY want from a brand using SoMe is a deal! Offer them a coupon, a special, something that has monetary value that they can not get anywhere else when shopping for your brand (or considering your brand's competition). That my friend is what get's you (the brand) a highly demonstrable, and accurate ROI.

Separately, as it relates to Seth Godin's *cough* comment - This is an entirely SEPARATE and DIFFERENT use of the same SoMe channel. Best example I can think of as it relates to the 'lifetime' value of a customer is Zappos. Zappos's culture is (was?) embedded in SoMe. So much so that you could not differentiate the two. Many customers of Zappos developed a relationship with the brand as a result = customer loyalty.

Happy Steve? I wrote something :-) @A_F

Re: Creative Destruction: Influencing the Real World for the Internet Landscape

AndyFinkle — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:28:35 -0000

OLED is what will ultimately save print media - Everything else (ie Kindle, Walled Gardens,etc) is just a patch.

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Re: The Importance of Routines…and Stocktwits

AndyFinkle — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:54:03 -0000

Awesome discipline .... It's so tough out there ... "I'm a Bull - I'm a Bear, I'm a Bull- I'm a Bear" - keep doing what u do, it works excellent for u -

Re: CV.IM - A New Kind Of Investment Management Account

AndyFinkle — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:24:30 -0000

Fred - this seems like a real game changer to me. Congratulations on your investment in Covestor!

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Re: Stocktwits as Matchmaker…Congrats UpsideTrader and Todd Stottlemyre on ‘Desert Shore Capital’

AndyFinkle — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:09:18 -0000

Couldn't happen to nicer guys *nore smarter ones - Congrats Todd & Joe

Re: Deep Market Thoughts…There are NO Guru’s!

AndyFinkle — Sat, 02 May 2009 10:12:54 -0000

Shhhhhhh ...waht are you trying to get Cramer fired?

Re: If Twitter Is Your RSS Reader ...

AndyFinkle — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:23:22 -0000

Thanks Fred - I have always felt that RSS should stand for Really STUPID syndication ...It is IMO a "lazy" method that "grandma" would never use. Following @AVC now :-)

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Re: Deep Market Thoughts…From Fear to Fear!

AndyFinkle — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:00:12 -0000

hmmmm ...a fearandgreedometor .... Theirs gold to mine in that thar Stocktwits data me thinks

Re: CNN Does Not Want to Lose to Ashton Kutcher - mediabistro.com: TVNewser

AndyFinkle — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:22:52 -0000

R U all Stupid?? I mean it's bad enuf that Gov is raping our children with a multi-TRILLION dollar deficit to bail out their Goldman Sachs lead crony's on wall st. But now - You are gonna perpetuate the myth that this is something more then a really bad PR publicity stunt?

Get a life... Tweeple aren't as stupid as that.

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Re: the GOOG 411

AndyFinkle — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:07:30 -0000

WOW! after hours Goog ran to over 410 - and now back to 385 and in between @upsidetrader bought and sold it! EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this thread is/was right!1 Didn't think that could be possible but it is ....congrats @stocktwits!

Re: Building Atop Twitter? Keep It Simple

AndyFinkle — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:52:50 -0000

Don't let it go to your head... YES - I was referring to you being very Cerebral ...but Let's not forget who it is that is leaving the comment "...Me and my army a stupids" - Eric Von Zipperhead

Re: Building Atop Twitter? Keep It Simple

AndyFinkle — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:24:21 -0000

So true Phil ... KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid (if I believed in Tat's I would have it written on my body). Not only a brilliant post, but likin it because for the first time I can understand what you are saying :-)

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Re: Do We Really Need Twitter Search Alternatives?

AndyFinkle — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:03:28 -0000

Hi Adam - no I did understand your comment, I just do not agree. Personally I think the ultimate winner will NOT be Summize (Twitter), more likely will be Google - or a 3rd party who can do *live search* but not limited to the Twitterspere.

PS - in answer to your other comment - One can already search within Twitter and limited to only certain follows using powertwitter

Re: Do We Really Need Twitter Search Alternatives?

AndyFinkle — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:15:15 -0000

WOW...So according to that logic - no one should ever build something for any ecosystem (including Twitter) ...what a hoot! Twitter (let alone Twitter Search) is in the 1st inning. Not only WILL great money be made...It is being made currently ... Just look at unboundtech.com as just one example of mining social data from Twitter and others ... They get anywhere between $3k to $50k a pop from their agency and brand clients ... Now go back to your Twitter search box and search for "Do we really need search alternatives" so you can monitor the buzz your article gets.

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Re: Bit.ly Spelled backwards is ‘DEVIL’

AndyFinkle — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:13:19 -0000

Can't believe no-one has figured out Bit.ly's brilliance yet... "Twitter in less than 10 characters!" ...brilliant

FTW & ROTFL!

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Re: Chartbeat - Real Time Analytics

AndyFinkle — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:36:47 -0000

Very cool Fred - But kinda feels like i'm looking up your blog's dress

Re: Twitter Killed My Blog!

AndyFinkle — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:26:23 -0000

hmmm ...me thinks this post was just an excuse to mention an upcoming excuse that you haven't golfed since last year....LindzonPalooza golf outing this upcoming weekend... hmmmm timing very suspect...verrryyy suspect. Besides - If you stopped blogging where would we come for out daily dose of potty mouth online?

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