Barron's fund screener. A web2.0 strategy, turning citizens into advisors for fund managers. Value Forum, social networking for investors. Interview on Second Life. Metanomics event, with speakers from Saxo Bank. About this original series Episodes of PART 3 - A follow up to Thursday's discussion of the new banking policy in Second Life. Guests include: Joshua Fairfield, Professor of Law, Indiana University and Washington and Lee University David E. Altig, Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Dan Miller, Senior Economist, Joint Economic Committee of the U. S. PART 2 - A follow up to Thursday's discussion of the new banking policy in Second Life. PART 1 - A follow up to Thursday's discussion of the new banking policy in Second Life. PART 2 - Linden Lab has regulated SL banks, effectively shutting them down until they change the way they do business. PART 1 - Linden Lab has regulated SL banks, effectively shutting them down until they change the way they do business.
PART 2 - Robert Bloomfield is joined by Robin Linden, Marketing and Community Development VP for Linden Lab, to talk about the Second Life community PART 2 - Dr. PART 1 - Dr. Tijd.be-feed for Twitter. RSS-feeds on tijd.be. Homepage tijd.be. Portfolio application on tijd website. History. Social Networking with the Elite. Tired of the Web masses? Now you can find your own gated communities on the Net—if they'll let you in Are you on the digital A-list?
It's no longer enough to get invited to exclusive conferences or be asked to join professional organizations—many movers and shakers are taking their hobnobbing online, where a new crop of social networks aim to keep out the riff-raff by demanding credentials at the virtual door. As MySpace (NWS), LinkedIn, and Facebook have expanded to people of all ages, classes, and affiliations, there's a backlash against the open culture of social networking. Walls are going up.
The scene is more velvet-roped club, not open-mic night. In October, British news giant Reuters (RTRSY) launched a private online networking community for hedge fund managers, traders, and analysts. Launched in April, 2006, INmobile.org is a network of more than 900 executives who work in or close to the wireless industry. Investing: The Net Wisdom of Peers. Increasingly disenchanted with professional advisers, investors are finding sound advice and improved returns with the help of online communities Two years ago, Eric Wolff, 25, was handed the reins of a $5 million family trust after his family saw how badly it had been managed by a full-service brokerage firm.
For the four months ended Oct. 31, the $1 million in accounts that he directly oversees has returned 13%, something he attributes to advice he received on Covestor.com, an online investing community, and top-notch research he's found at other financial Web sites such as Valueinvestorsclub.com and Seekingalpha.com. People saving for retirement are equally inspired to find the best investment advice. Increasingly, they're less willing to trust brokers who they believe are motivated by greed and tend to put their own interests ahead of their clients, according to a 2004 study commissioned by the Securities Industry Assn. Burned Retiree Tries His Hand Communities' Key Asset: Transparency. Markets are conversations.