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Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Potential Investors

May 17th, 2012

Who said silly can’t be used in business writing?

On the evening of the Facebook IPO, Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg published the following letter to potential investors:

Dear Potential Investor:

For years, you’ve wasted your time on Facebook. Now here’s your chance to waste your money on it, too.

Tomorrow is Facebook’s IPO, and I know what some of you are thinking. How will Facebook be any different from the dot-com bubble of the early 2000’s?

For one thing, those bad dot-com stocks were all speculation and hype, and weren’t based on real businesses. Facebook, on the other hand, is based on a solid foundation of angry birds and imaginary sheep.

Second, Facebook is the most successful social network in the world, enabling millions to share information of no interest with people they barely know.

Third, every time someone clicks on a Facebook ad, Facebook makes money. And while no one has ever done this on purpose, millions have done it by mistake while drunk. We totally stole this idea from iTunes.

Finally, if you invest in Facebook, you’ll be far from alone. As a result of using Facebook for the past few years, over 900 million people in the world have suffered mild to moderate brain damage, impairing their ability to make reasoned judgments. These will be your fellow Facebook investors.

With your help, if all goes as planned tomorrow, Facebook’s IPO will net $100 billion. To put that number in context, it would take JP Morgan four or five trades to lose that much money.

One last thing: what will, I, Mark Zuckerberg, do with the $18 billion I’m expected to earn from Facebook’s IPO? Well, I’m considering buying Greece, but that would still leave me with $18 billion. LOL.

Friend me,

Mark

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Iphone 4S To Be Released Today as Market Tanks

October 4th, 2011

Iphone 5 isn’t really coming out today but what is coming out is being called iphone 4S and it is the latest iphone available now. For those of you who think the iPhone is a frenzy about nothing and simply a bunch of Apple fanatics I must tell you this is not completely right. The Iphone offers superior battery life compared to all other phones and you can access the internet while your talking to someone on the phone at the same time.There are several exclusive apps that are only available on the iPhone such as instagram that offer a really phone user experience.I am not an iPhone fanatic but I do appreciate the iPhone benefits compared to Android phones.One last positive not is simply that the iPhone has less security vulnerabilities compared to Android devices that constantly get infected by Malware.

The negatives regarding the iPhone would be the $100 plus a month service charges the crappy ability of itunes when installed on a PC and how expensive these things are…it is like carrying around a bar of gold or something. For a quick summary of the iphone please look at the nifty infographic below. Keep in mind that the iPhone 5 will likely come flying off the shelves making Apple billions even though American Airlines is talking about bankruptcy today, the market has crashed for several days now, and Bernanke gets ready to announce just how long he expects we will have to wait for the economy to recover.

 

Local Artist Paul Ruark Plays the Purple Pig

July 28th, 2011

The writers here at Tyler TX Directory over the years, have made no secret of our love of great barbeque. In fact, promoting the local traditional Texas staple has been something of a mantra on ours. I realize there are a few excellent examples in the surrounding area, but in my opinion, there are basically two Tyler stops that stand alone, they are Stanley’s and the Purple Pig. Both of these local institutions also offer live music on the weekends to entertain patrons and provide a venue for mostly local talent to perform; which brings me to the central point of this article. Up and coming local country music artist Paul Ruark, will be playing “the Pig” on Saturday night.

Paul is causing quite a stir with his first single “You Can Keep the Change.” He’s recently played the new tune at campaign rallies and for presidential candidates. The song is now available at itunes, and the video is steadily gathering hits. It should be stated however that Mr. Ruark is far from a one trick pony. There are a number of new songs and eventually a complete album, due to be released shortly. He’ll be performing the latest material Saturday night as well.

Texas takes a lot of pride in its contribution of talent to the national music scene, particularly when it comes to traditional styles like country and bluegrass. Events like this one represent an opportunity to get behind one of our own and help push him to the top. It’s especially important in charged political times when our musicians reflect, in large part, the traditional cultural and political view; that we as their friends and neighbors support them. It seems to me, this is something the arts have failed to do in recent years.

All sanctimony aside however, Saturday’s event promises to be great fun; terrific local music and terrific local barbeque! Paul’s set starts at six and runs until around ten. The Purple Pig is located at 19785 State Highway 155 S, between Tyler and Palestine. For more info on the Purple Pig visit their webpage at http://www.purplepigcafe.com/index.php . For more on Paul Ruark, or to see his video, visit his website at www.PaulRuark.com .

Best Buy Tyler

January 8th, 2010

With the closing of Circuit City Tyler finds itself with only one major retail electronics store. Best Buy in Tyler is located on South Broadway behind Ryan’s Steakhouse. The store is generally neat and clean and has great customer service. If you’re looking for a more expensive product, particularly on the order of a new computer or Television, you should be able to find some fairly good sales. It’s the smaller items on which you’ll find some rather unreasonable mark ups. Any kind of cords, power supplies, or other accessories are far too expensive. I have often found myself turning to other sources like e-bay and have saved hundreds on brand new items.

The movie selection is pretty good. I can usually find what I’m looking for provided it’s not too obscure. Although I must confess, based on my last couple of visits, the movie selection seems to have shrunk some. That could be a reflection of a lack of quality product lately. If what you’re looking for isn’t there, I would suggest a visit to Barnes and Noble instead.

As a generally intelligent adult I find a trip through the music aisle an embarrassing experience. I’m not sure whether I should be ashamed by my own lack of knowledge about the current music trends, or whether the musicians themselves are the ones who should be ashamed, both of their own product as well as the way they appear on the labels. Maybe I’m just getting older, and more like my father, but I suspect it’s the latter. These days I prefer the anonymity of iTunes or Amazon when making my music purchases. Not that my tastes are that bad per say, I just find it awkward to explain my purchases, something I feel the inexplicable desire to do. It’s kind of similar to answering the infamous question, “What’s that book about anyway?”

I do enjoy the gaming section although I no longer have the time I once had to invest in that pursuit. By far the best part of the store for me is the computer section. I find it so satisfying to browse the aisles for things I’d love to have but can’t afford. Ok so that’s a bit cynical. I can actually afford a computer every couple of years or else I wouldn’t be typing this, but I digress.

Bottom line is that Best Buy in Tyler is a pretty good store if you like the retail giants. While I seldom go there just to hang out, I do enjoy browsing a little. Larger items are priced fairly low if you take into account the various rebates available, but when it comes to smaller items you’re probably better off trying a few other sources first. To view their website, go to www.bestbuy.com.