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SocialPicks Overview
SocialPicks is a social network based around stocks.
Here’s the general premise behind SocialPicks: users enter their stock trading activities and thoughts. They then befriend and rate other users. Reputations are built according to a user’s percentage of winning picks, quality of insights as judged by the community, and number of trades made. Requisite features of a standard social network are...More»
SocialPicks is a social network based around stocks.
Here’s the general premise behind SocialPicks: users enter their stock trading activities and thoughts. They then befriend and rate other users. Reputations are built according to a user’s percentage of winning picks, quality of insights as judged by the community, and number of trades made. Requisite features of a standard social network are present: commenting, feeds, and lists of popular stocks.
In addition, their BlogTracker feature is quite interesting – and a possible selling point. Bloggers can submit their financial blog to SocialPicks. They’ll parse the RSS feed to try and determine when the blogger is giving an opinion on the future performance of a stock. It appears that this is human verified.«Less
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| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 12/2007 | Series A | 0.5M | Unknown |
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| Name: | SocialPicks |
| Product URL: | http://www.socialpicks.com/ |
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Bulls vs. Bears (6)
| Bullish Opinions (2) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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BlogTracker feature is innovative and useful. |
yoda 07/29/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Idea is good...need to better execute and attract users. Maybe on-line advertisement revenue |
freests 06/04/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
| Bearish Opinions (4) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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website screws up alot, updating every few days sometimes |
danheil 05/28/2009 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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I have a hard time to see where this site is adding value |
nicki 06/25/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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There are lots of social investing sites |
tara 05/25/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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They haven't seem to have gained much traction |
angel 03/30/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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