Tip 1: Who owns Facebook
Tip 1: Who owns Facebook
The site of the social network Facebook, launched inearly 2004 by students of Harvard University, very quickly gained popularity not only among students of American educational institutions, but also all over the world. Today, the site registers several million unique visitors every month. As a public company, Facebook does not have a sole owner, FB shares have been listed on the stock exchange since May 2012.
Executive Director of CBS Marketwatch LarryKramer in the analytical review provides data on who owns Facebook shares. About 30% of the company's assets belong to employees of the social network. The founder of the project Mark Zuckerberg owns approximately 24% of the shares, Dustin Moskovits - 6%, Eduardo Saverin - 5%, Sean Parker owns 4%. The largest shareholder after Zuckerberg is DST, which owns about 10% of FB shares. As reported by RIA Novosti news agency, on May 18, 2012, Facebook shares began to be traded on the Nasdaq exchange during a financial transaction for the company's initial public offering (IPO). It should be recalled that the IPO (the first public offering of securities) is one way to attract additional investment. The very fact that Facebook participates in an IPO presupposes a high appraisal by potential investors of the economic efficiency of the issuing company. On the day of the beginning of the participation of Facebook shares in the open sale, it was not without curiosities. Excessive demand for securities of the social network by future co-owners led to a breakdown in the technical system of the exchange. Reuters reported that as a result, several financial companies that became intermediaries in the sale of shares lost more than $ 100 million. Problems in the system led to delays in the processing of applications from a number of investors who wished to purchase shares of the social network. The affected investors and brokers have already filed lawsuits against the Nasdaq exchange, demanding compensation for losses. According to analysts of the Moscow Stock Center, Facebook was too inadequately priced by the beginning of trading, which also affected the quotes. It's about the fact that FB does not have real assets for the amount in which it was valued. In addition, due to the lack of obvious business model used in Facebook, it is very difficult to forecast the long-term dynamics of the company's financial performance. The triumph of the IPO somewhat cooled also the fact that some shareholders accused the company and the organizers of the initial public offer of shares in concealing essential information.
Tip 2: How to sell old Samsung to the manufacturer
In early August, the world famous manufacturerElectronics Samsung offered its customers with smartphones of a certain series to buy their mobile phones for a certain amount of money.
Mankind is developing steadily, and with eachIn the afternoon there is an increasing number of new electronics, which is designed to replace the outdated. Some manufacturers go to their customers to meet them, and offer them to buy back old equipment. So did the well-known company Samsung. Manufacturers of phones from South Korea offered all those who currently own a Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note or Galaxy S III phone to conduct a similar transaction. The official website of the South Korean company contains detailed rules for the Samsung Upgrade promotion and compensation payments to customers. So, if your smartphone has a damaged case, or it has a so-called "firmware" installed on it, your compensation will be significantly reduced. The Internet portal of the company has a special calculator that will help the user to calculate the approximate price of a smartphone, according to which the manufacturer is ready to purchase it. The offer managers Samsung began to distribute through social networks. For example, with the help of Facebook, the owner of a smartphone from anywhere in the world can get the information that interests him. Also, iPhone 4S, whose memory is about 64 gigabytes, participates in the action. In the normal state of this model, its owner can get for it from Samsung about $ 300. At the same time, the company-manufacturer iPhone - Apple, offers to pay for a new copy of this device about $ 900. For verification, the smartphone must be provided to a Samsung Service Center. If successful, the client of the company will be able to receive compensation in the amount agreed by its representatives. Unfortunately, in South Korea, electronics manufacturers decided not to hold this action, so only US citizens can get money for the old phone at the moment. However, Samsung representatives do not exclude the possible expansion of the geography of this exchange program.
