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The new tech bubble

Economist | May. 15, 2011 (News)
Irrational exuberance has returned to the internet world. Investors should beware.

Some time after the dotcom boom turned into a spectacular bust in 2000, bumper stickers began appearing in Silicon Valley imploring: “Please God, just one more bubble.” That wish has now been granted. Compared with the rest of America, Silicon Valley feels like a boomtown. Corporate chefs are in demand again, office rents are soaring and the pay being offered to talented folk in fashionable fields like data science is reaching Hollywood levels. And no ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Global Economy, U.S. Economy, Finance, Internet, Technology, New Media, Facebook, Twitter
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - May 14, 2011 - 12:00 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Fabrice Florin (review), Lawrence Villamar (review), Randy Morrow (review), Philippe Habib (review)
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - May 15, 2011 - 1:47 PM PDT
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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - May. 15, 2011

Insightful observations about inflated valuations for Internet companies and the potential for another dotcom bust. This article is well-researched and provides good factual evidence to support its analysis that this "irrational exuberance" could have a serious impact the global economy. See link for companion article.

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Philippe Habib
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 by Philippe Habib - May. 16, 2011

This is a good non technical explanation of some of the technical issues in selecting processors for computer devices and the technology used to address those issues. Not a lot of depth, but after reading this you can at least know what it is the geeks are talking about and why it matters.

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Randy Morrow
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Lawrence Villamar
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 by Lawrence Villamar - May. 15, 2011

This is an example of good journalism because it presents the many sides of the issue it tries to tackle in the article.

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