Geeknet, Inc.
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Will Selling Slashdot and SourceForge save Geeknet?
By David Delony - September 20, 2012 | Tickers: DHX, GKNT, HAS, JAKK
For myself and a lot of nerds out there, Geeknet's (NASDAQ: GKNT) popular ThinkGeek online store is a dream come true. What self-respecting Star Wars fan didn't see the Tauntaun sleeping bag originally announced as an April Fool's joke and wish it was real? (It is now.)
Other whimsical items on the site include cans of what's purported to be unicorn meat, binary clocks and Star more »
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How Digg Didn't Deliver: Web Propagation
By Danny Favela - July 21, 2012 | Tickers: AOL, FB, GKNT, GOOG
Ye Olde Connected Investors:
Our dear web has seen far more disruption than any literal arachnid's home. You may have heard of the most recent morsel: Digg (Private), having once stepped into the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) parlor with a $200M offer, has been sold to Betaworks (Private) for $500K.
While your friends are scurrying with cries of the next bubble burst -- again -- or worrying that Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and more »