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Fed H-1B Visa Probes May Help American Engineers
I have no idea what myspace is worth. the $35million is what it sold for last year. But think about it. It went from start-up to $12 billion in valuation between 2003-2007 and in just about the same time period, 2007-2011 went from that $12 billion valuation to being sold for $35 million. Like you said, up to the top and then back down in a relatively short period of time.— February 21, 2012 9:26 a.m.
Fed H-1B Visa Probes May Help American Engineers
According to wikipedia, the valuation of Myspace when Murdoch bought them in 2005 was $327million and when Murdoch tried to merge it with Yahoo in 2007 it was valued at $12billion. Not too shabby. was surprised to learn that it took Facebook until mid 2008 to surpass Myspace. Our oldest daughter was at UCLA and our youngest in HS when Myspace first became popular and were using constantly. But nothing like they do with Facebook. We'll have to seee what happens with their IPO, but I would be suprised if it didn't go as well as expected, if not better.— February 20, 2012 7:29 p.m.
Fed H-1B Visa Probes May Help American Engineers
I don't recall that Myspace ever had an IPO. Rupert Murdoch bought it for about $ 1/2 Billion a couple of years after it started. So in that sense, some of the people did get rich. Justin Timberlake and some other investors just bought it from Murdoch last year for about $35 million. BTW, according to wiki, the guys who started myspace modeled it after Friendster, which was started as a social network in 2002 and is generally considered the original. Don't know much about it other than Google tried to buy it for about $50 million a year after it started and they got turned down. Big mistake, I guess.— February 20, 2012 10:24 a.m.
Jerry Brown’s Horse Race
"There is simply NO REASON to be putting people in the joint for 25-life over that kind of minor bullshit" I agree. Those, and I include myself among them, who voted in favor of it did so because Wilson made it a huge campaign issue. He practically used the Polly Klass funeral as a campaign event about getting tough on violent crime. There was a father of another child who had been killed by an ex-con. I don't remember the details, but I remember he was the one who started trying to get longer sentences for repeat violent offenders. I think he was even the one who came up with three strikes as a name. But it was the Klass killing that got the ball rolling because all the politicians jumped in. And of course the CCPOA was a major supporter. It was sold as a way to keep serious and violent repeat criminals off the street and that's all any us thought about, including NOT thinking about the long term costs. both societal and financial. And as I said every effort to modify it and correct the inequities in it has been shot down.— February 16, 2012 8:43 a.m.
Jerry Brown’s Horse Race
I agree with you that 3 strikes put an unbearable load on prison operating costs. But remember, almost 6 million people voted in favor of it; that was something like almost 75% in favor of it. It could be amended by the legislature with a 2/3 vote, but every time an attempt has been made to change it's been shot down.— February 15, 2012 9:41 p.m.
Back to My Groupie Days...
In reply to surfpuppy619 @ 1 a.m., Feb 7, 2012 Again not casting aspersions on your recollections, surfpuppy619. As I said, we saw them with JGiles, but I had to look up when NYD came out because while I didn't remember it, Like you said, who can be sure after 30 yrs. But apart from wiki, there a a whole slew of websites devoted to U2, which I guess should come as no great surprise. What did surprise me was how in depth and detailed some of them are. There are a bunch that lists of every tour in great detail. Dates, times, venues, set lists, you name it and you can probably find info on it. Pretty amazing. I think the reason for their longevity is 3 fold. First, when they play, they play for a long time. I think every show we've seen in the last 15 yrs has been at least 2 hours and most probably closer to 2 1/2. That's what fans love about Springsteen. He plays for a loooong time. Second, they tour for a long time. I think every tour they've done in the last 20 yrs has been over a hundred shows. It doesn't sound like a lot but consider the 360 tour. From setup thru the show to finishing load out could take almost a week. The 360 tour was 110 shows with 7 legs stretched over 25 months. They sold 7.5 million tickets and the tour grossed $750 million. I mean who else does that. but I think the biggest reason for their longavity is they don't try and cram an album and tour down everyone's throat every year. 10 tours and 12 studio albums in 30 yrs. The fans don't get too burned and neither does the band.— February 7, 2012 9:33 a.m.
Buyouts Didn’t Help U-T and Petco
surfpuppy619, agree on Warren. Some of this country's most important rulings accured in his court. I'll admit to my ignorance of Reynolds v. Sims. I knew of the principles of the case, just not that it was during the Warren court. But Miranda v. Arizona, Brown v. Board of Education, and Gideon v. Wainwright may be 3 of the most important and influental, or perhaps more accurately, effectual, rulings that will occur in my life time. Without the right to an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination before questioning, without desegregation and integration, which led to the civil rights movement and without the requirement to be provided counsel even if you can't afford it, the landscape of our country would be vastly different, I believe. My only disappointment with Warren was of course the Warren Commission report. I realize that he didn't want to be a part of it, but I have always felt that the need he felt for the the commission to be unified in their findings and the compromises he made to get that unity weakened the report and cast doubt on the legitimacy of not just the findings but those participating. Then of course in 1978, The House Select Committee on Assassinations concluded that on the basis of the evidence available to it, there 2 gunmen fired at Kennedy and he was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy. And then the took the Warren Commission to task Warren Commission for failing to adequately investigate the possibility of a conspiracy to kill Kennedy— February 7, 2012 8:53 a.m.
Donna Frye muses on San Diego strong mayor and district elections
You can check the city website to be sure, but I believe that even after reaching a term limit, someone can run again for the same office after someone else has served in it.— February 6, 2012 10:59 p.m.
Buyouts Didn’t Help U-T and Petco
I think that FDR actually preferred Douglas, but the party honchos talked him out of it. And by all acounts, he wanted very much to be POTUS.— February 6, 2012 10:51 p.m.
Back to My Groupie Days...
surfpuppy619, Not many have gone to their heights. depending on which source you use, they have sold between 150 &200 million albums. Not in the top 10 all time but still an incredible amount considering they've only released 13 albums in 30 yrs.— February 6, 2012 10:47 p.m.