Marketplace Tech Report for Thursday, February 2, 2012

Episode Teaser Image: 
Episode Description: 
Facebook has finally filed to become a publicly traded company. So how does a publicly held Facebook act different than a privately held one? Big web companies have traditionally had a hard time sticking around. And there’s the issue of balancing privacy and profitability when the business model depends on getting users to share information. Also in this program, The Robot Roundup: Animal Edition.

To view this content, Javascript must be enabled and Adobe Flash Player must be installed.

Get Adobe Flash player
0

Facebook goes public and faces new accountability

So how does a publicly held Facebook act different than a privately held one? Also, crazy hummingbird robots fly in formation!
Posted In: Facebook, IPO, Robot Roundup

Browse the show calendar

S M T W T F S
 
 
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
 
7
 
8
 
9
 
10
 
11
 
12
 
13
 
14
 
15
 
16
 
17
 
18
 
19
 
20
 
21
 
22
 
23
 
24
 
25
 
26
 
27
 
28
 
29
 
30
 
31
 
 

Buzzworthy

Recent comments on our stories..

Annapolis57's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Journalism: Practiced. Excellent interview. Thank you.

jgrothues's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld's interview on Marketplace today was absolutely unbelievable. Really. Is one of his rules not to believe your own spin? I...

rcd43's picture

Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

Ryssdal's interview with Rumsfeld was breathtakingly inappropriate. "Marketplace?" If Ryssdal wants to promote his obvious biases...

entropyman's picture

How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

There is something fundamentally wrong with predatory lending businesses, whether they are pay day loans or installment contracts. The business...

Connect
Submit your Personal Finance Questions to the Getting Personal blog.

BECOME A MARKETPLACE SOURCE!

Join the Public Insight Network and help us tell the story. Sign Up Now or browse recent questions from the Network below.