Bullet Points: the Zipcar IPO; Social Blogging; Hard Times for Reunions

on May 16, 2011

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  • Like so many others, The Economist is talking tech bubble.
  • “Position yourself as an expert” (and other good advice) is in Inc.’s 8 Tips for Using Social Blogging to Grow Your Business.
  • Zipcar’s IPO last week had a good start, although the company has yet to be profitable.
  • Education-bubble watch: NPR reports that for-profit colleges are targeting people who can’t pay; the SF Chron writes about colleges that market to high schoolers, even though many of the students have little chance of actually being accepted. Doing so “[swells] school coffers with application fees” and “[makes] colleges seem more selective by soliciting and then rejecting applicants.”
  • The companies that organize high-school reunions are seeing a drop in attendance. Yep, it’s Facebook’s fault.
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