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Most practical Big Data use cases of 2016

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Tue, 6 Sep 2016 08:52:00 -0700

Big data is sexy. Data scientists are the unicorns of the job market right now. Continue reading

Source: Forbes

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Internet hyperlinks do not infringe copyright, EU court advised

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Internet hyperlinks do not infringe copyright, EU court advised | Reuters
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A programming language for living cells

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Thu, 7 Apr 2016 20:17:00 -0700

A programming language for living cells: New language lets researchers design novel biological circuits.
Source: MIT News

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Global Mobile Awards at 2015 MWC

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:51:00 -0700

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Category 1 – THE CONNECTED LIFE AWARDS
1A BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR HEALTH
Trice Imaging and Qualcomm Wireless Reach for Mobile Ultrasound Patrol
1B BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR EDUCATION & LEARNING
EDUMOBI for EDUMOBI Mobile Learning Network
1C BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE
Ericsson for Connected Vehicle Cloud
1D THE NFC & MOBILE MONEY AWARD
Dialog Axiata for eZ Cash
1E BEST USE OF MOBILE FOR RETAIL, BRANDS & COMMERCE
Etisalat for Connected Commerce
1F BEST MOBILE INNOVATION FOR THE ‘INTERNET OF THINGS’
Jasper for Cloud IoT Platform
1G THE MOBILE CONNECT AWARD FOR BEST AUTHENTICATION & IDENTITY SOLUTION
Etisalat for Mobile Connect
1H BEST MOBILE ENABLED CONSUMER ELECTRONICS DEVICE
ZTE for Smart Projector

Category 2 – BEST MOBILE SERVICES
2A BEST MOBILE SERVICE OR APP FOR ENTERPRISE
Citi for CitiDirect BE Mobile
2B BEST MOBILE SERVICE OR APP FOR CONSUMERS
Bharti Airtel for One Touch Internet
2C BEST MOBILE CLOUD SERVICE OR APP
AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management
2D BEST MOBILE ADVERTISING OR MARKETING
Mnet Mobile for Game On
2E BEST MOBILE NETWORK PRODUCT OR SOLUTION FOR SERVING CUSTOMERS
Alcatel-Lucent for VoLTE and Service innovation

The Internet of Things Wearable

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Fri, 30 May 2014 19:20:00 -0700

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When I think of this concept, I would like to imagine using Internet technology to connect the world by creating things that are useful, enjoyable and appealing to a person's life, not just connecting things via objects that are uniquely identifiable in an Internet-like structure, just for the sake of getting them connected, but integrating those things into a logical and useful system that makes life easier and even fun.

An increasingly hot development in terms of technological trends is wearables, or wearable technology, otherwise known as wearable devices, tech togs or fashion electronics. These are
clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies, and made with designs that could incorporate practical functions and features, but may also have a purely aesthetic agenda. They could also be small devices or gadgets that people wear on their bodies, and in some cases have Internet connecting capabilities.

Some people could blend this definition with the idea of home automation, and how their lives are made easier by connecting, via internet, different devices at home including electrical home equipment, as well as controlling them remotely. But that is not necessarily the case. Out of

MWC 2014 Mobile Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:08:00 -0700

Source : GSMA MWC

Category 1: The Connected Life Awards

Best Mobile Health Product or Service - Energize the Chain for Econet Wireless Vaccine Project in Zimbabwe
Best Mobile Education Product or Service - Enable Mobile Technologies for Magic Pencil
Best Mobile Product or Service for Automotive - Nuance Communications for Dragon Drive
Best NFC / Mobile Money Product or Service - Telenor Pakistan & Tameer Micro Finance Bank for Easypaisa
Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service - Wibbitz for Text-To-Video Technology
Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ - Accenture plc & RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. for City1Tap
Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics - DeviceAT&T & Filip Technologies Inc. for FiLIP
Best Enterprise Mobile Service - AirWatch for AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management, Version 7.0
Best Consumer Mobile Service - AT&T for AT&T Digital Life
Best Advertising or Marketing on Mobile - Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Lowe and Partners for Kan Khajura Tesan
Best Network Based Solution for Serving Customers - GMCR Inc for Globe Prepaid GoSakto: Create Your Own Promo
Best Mobile Product, Initiative or Service in Emerging Markets - Vodafone Foundation in India, the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (CBFW) for RUDI Sandesha Vyavhar (RSV) project.
Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets - Telenor Pakistan & Tameer Micro Finance Bank for Easypaisa
Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations - Smart Communications for Smart’s SafePh: Yolanda Response
Best Mobile Product, Service or App for Accessibility or Ease-of-Use - Turkcell for Turkcell My Dream Partner
The Green Mobile Award - Grameenphone Ltd. for Climate Change Program
Best Entertainment App (Gaming, Music, Sports, Video)* - Device 6k
**Judges Choice – Best Overall Mobile App * - CityMapper
Most Innovative Mobile App - PointGrab for CamMe
Smartphone App Challenge - Akbank T.A.S. for Akbank Direkt Mobile App
Best Smartphone - HTC One
Best Low Cost Smartphone* - Nokia Lumia 520
Best Entry Level or Featurephone* - Nokia 105
Most Innovative Device Manufacturer of the Year* - LG
Best Mobile Tablet - Apple iPad Air
Best Mobile Infrastructure - Nokia Solutions and Networks with Telefonica O2 UK Limited for iSON Automation for Operations
Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough - Sensory Inc. for TrulyHandsfree™ 3.0
Best Cloud Based Technology for Mobile - Xively for Xively Cloud Services
Best Mobile Identity, Safeguard &amp - Security Products/Solutions
SecureAuth IdP – 2 Factor Access Control for the Mobile Enterprise
Best Solution for Growing Smaller or Independent Networks - Reach-U for Demograft
Outstanding LTE Contribution - SK Telecom for Commercial LTE-Advanced Network
KT Corporation for Wideband LTE-A Commercial Service
Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology . The CTO’s choice -** SK Telecom for Commercial LTE-Advanced Network - KT Corporation for Wideband LTE-A Commercial Service

Bitcoin depends on users' criteria

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:57:00 -0800

Bitcoin is a system designed for transferring money between individuals and businesses.

Amazon dominates internet retail from a to z

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Sat, 30 Nov 2013 16:43:00 -0800

As Amazon readies to launch the new kindle Paperwhite in april next year, and while the process of consolidating its status as the biggest internet retailer in the world is firmly underway, the company is also facing an increasing amount of complaints particularly from European countries, including a strike in Germany, regarding harsh working conditions in its warehouses.

In a recent US survey by Bizrate Insights done from october 24 to november 4, online shoppers confirmed they will be spending 34% of their holiday budget at Amazon, which is really close to the 35% they are planning to spend at all the other online shopping venues.

Amazon is proving to be, without a doubt, the number one retailer for the 2013 Christmas season. Black Friday aside, the company's labor dispute is so delicate that some media outlets are saying workers "face increased risk of mental and physical illness."

Nowadays, the business model for Amazon Web Services is being copied by many tech tech companies, and it is also widely recognized as a sort of standard for cloud services. Prices are so competitive that it is really hard for similar companies to come up with monetizing ideas anywhere nearly as effective and original. However, the one thing that

Google plans on selling endorsements

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 23:53:00 -0700

According to last week's announcement, besides the fact that Facebook is already doing it, Google will soon take the same route of selling users endorsements. In other words, people's private posts and other important stuff about themselves, or something they might have liked, will eventually become public, and it does not mean just airing their good or bad experiences at some hotel.

The timing is not particularly the most appropriate since these days there is a lot of talk on both sides of the Atlantic about information privacy concerns which are raising eyebrows at all levels, including high ranking government officials from some European countries.

Although these are supposed to be "minor changes" to the company policy to take effect on

Education with an innovative attitude

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 20:21:00 -0700

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In the book Inside Real Innovation the authors claim that, at the present time, we are in the middle of an innovation crisis because real innovation is not happening, at least not the one that would make a sizable impact in the world. They even go as far as to affirm that behind all
bubbles or crises that nearly collapsed the world's economy, like the one that took place in 2008, there is a real crisis of innovation.

In terms of Education, perhaps, we should consider examples from people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and many others who have not finished their university education. They most likely abandoned their studies because it clearly did not fit their interests and vision of the future. Some of them might have thought it was a waist of their time dealing with a system that did not reward actual learning, but rather simply honored obtaining a particular grade. Or they might have just decided that it was time to face the real world ahead of time.

Experts agree that nowadays most people who need to look up a word or the definition of something significant to their everyday lives commonly use Wikipedia substantially more than other sources. That is why this online encyclopedia is the largest and most popular in the world. Based on a recent announcement about security within Wikimedia, the idea that encrytped https browsing for all their projects will be a default option only if users are logged in, seems especially relevant to them when they realize it comes with a persistent feeling that someone seems to be particularly

Steve Ballmer retires as CEO of Microsoft

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 20:56:00 -0700

After thirty three years of service to the technology giant, CEO Steve Ballmer announced on August 23, 2013 that he is retiring within a year.

In an article titled "Defenestrated" and published today by The Economist it is claimed that Ballmer "is a casualty of the personal computer's rapid decline". Although it is true that sales of personal computers have been falling at double-digit rates, and people seem to prefer Google Android and Apple mobile products instead of PC's, that is simply not a real reason for someone to decide to end his career, and to possibly even risk going into obscurity after having achieved numerous wins with a company the size of Microsoft. A process like this one must certainly be more elaborate than that.

Thinking about the possible motivations for him to reach the point of making such a decision, it is arguably something that was going to happen sooner or later. Some indications point directly to the fact that under his leadership the loss of market share by the company in some important sectors has been critical, and equally noticeable have been the missed opportunities to do substantially better in technologies such as mobile or search. Microsoft, nonetheless, has other areas of software that substantially make up for those losses.

The mobile and search areas could very well be some of the most critical issues at discussion in this story since Microsoft was just not able to catch up with the competition in this aspect. However, it is also

Ubuntu Edge: smartphone with a Touch of Android

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:54:00 -0700

Officially announced by CEO Mark Shuttleworth on July 22, this year, Ubuntu Edge is a hybrid next-generation device designed as a high concept smartphone to be built by Canonical Ltd.

Ubuntu Touch is the operating system developed for Ununtu Edge, and unveiled at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where it was declared winner of CNET's Best of Show, finishing ahead of Firefox OS.

The idea behind this particular design is producing a phone that will be ready to tackle the future of computing, as well as drive innovation to the mobile industry. Launching something like this has the idea of convergence written all over it, since it will be combining the mobility of a smartphone and the power of a desktop on a single device.

This will be the first time Canonical gets into the smartphone business, and although they claim no interest in competing with the giants, the moment could not be better for rising the level of smartphone capabilities an even higher echelon, and to start coming up with tremendous technology for everyone to benefit from.

Some of the features this device will be loaded with include, a scratchless saphire glass monitor cover, 4.5 inch 1280 x 720 display the fastest available multi-core processor, 4GB of RAM, 128 GB for storage, or a body made out of a single piece of textured metal. It will also have two LTE antennas for full speed 4G, which will work both in Europe and America. The thinner and lighter battery is expected to come with silicon anode technology.

The monitor is supposed to have the best combination of

Richard Stallman on the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:28:00 -0700

Software freedom activist and developer Richard Stallman was inducted into the 2013 Internet Hall of Fame on june 26.

The Internet Hall of Fame is an annual awards program organized by the Internet Society. Its goal is to publicly recognize "a distinguished and selected group of visionaries, leaders and luminaries who have made significant contributions to the development and advancement of the global Internet."

Mr. Stallman was chosen for creating the GNU Project, authoring the GNU General Public License, and for founding the free software movement. He was inducted in the Innovation category which recognizes people who have made contributions that have "broken new ground with original thinking / creativity that has established new paradigms, eliminated obstacles or accelerated Internet advancements."

Besides Innovation, other criteria for evaluating the nominees include Impact, Influence and

EdX offering interesting new tech courses

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:15:00 -0700

EdX is a nonprofit project founded by MIT and Harvard universities that was created with the purpose of offering a free university-level online educational platform. Most of the new courses will start this upcoming fall of 2013 as the project is expanding into more interesting courses than the seven initial ones offered in the fall of 2012. That's why enrollment has continued to increase and is expected to stay that way based on the quality and relevance of the materials and courses being developed.

After taking a glance at the new courses, and for someone having a special interest in tech education, it is clear that the new subjects are appealing to a somewhat more tech oriented audience. For instance, they are starting to offer courses like Software as a Service, Solar Energy, Innovation and Commercialization, Fundamentals of Neuroscience, among others. In addition, they also have less techie oriented themes like Fundamentals of Clinical Trials, Health and Society, A Global History of Architecture or Copyright.

According to EdX president Anant Agarwal, their mission is to dramatically increase access to education for students around the world, and to offer them top level educational materials in the form of structured massive open online courses, or MOOC's. Even if no credit is being offered towards an MIT degree at the moment, Mr. Agarwal argues that students can get other forms of credit, like using the certificates they receive after completion to help them get admission to MIT or other universities since these courses are being licensed to higher-ed institutions.

In a may 1st 2013 interview with the online learning publication Degree of Freedom, he stated:

The First Satellite Made in Ecuador

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:00:00 -0700

NEE-01 PEGASO has been totally designed and executed by ecuadorian engineers without any foreign assistance. That is precisely what EXA, the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency, and the Ecuadorian government wanted, and that is also the way it needed to be done in order for the satellite to be officially referred to as Made in Ecuador. In other words, they designed and developed the whole product cycle in the south american country.

It is a nanosatellite that is classified within the Single-Unit CubeSat class. The satellite was certified to be launched into orbit on board Chinese and Russian rocket propelled vehicles. On April 26, 2013 Pegaso was launched on a Chinese rocket from Pad 2 of the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.

In a televised interview with CNN, Ecuador's president Rafael Correa indicated that the cost of the project is around one million US dollars, which represents a substantially low cost approach in terms of budgeting for this kind of projects.

The leader of this project is Commander Ronnie Nader who is

The new Myspace

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:59:00 -0700

The efforts made by this social network are substantial, and by launching the new.myspace.com web site version the company seems to be sincerely trying to get in touch with users' needs. Hopefully this strategy will do the job for them; otherwise, the chances of being successful at yet another future version will most likely prove futile if they want to come even close to competing with a giant like Facebook. It is also important to mention that the new Myspace gets high marks in areas such as usability, interactivity, audio visual player experience, user interface and image.

The new version, compared to the classic one, provides the user with a somewhat limited license to operate the profile of choice which can be retrieved from the classic myspace version, or the user can create a new profile. If the choice is the latter, and creating such a new profile is more appealing, then new terms must be accepted, which will make some authors of original copyrighted music, or any other kind of content, a lot more relaxed.

The not-so-great aspects about the new version could have more to do with the new terms and conditions for users and content creators, and although there might be some understood things in those terms, in this space, on the other hand, I decided to

Global Mobile Awards at MWC 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:45:00 -0800

Source : GSMA MWC

This year's Global Mobile Awards brought us some surprises. The following list shows the winners. Click on www.globalmobileawards.com/nominees-2013/ for further details.

Best Mobile Health Product or Service: MIPsoft for BlindSquare
Best Mobile Education or Learning Product or Service: Mobilink for SMS Based Literacy program
Best Mobile Product or Service for Automotive: BMW i, MINI, Sixt and Vodafone Group for DriveNow Premium Car Sharing
Best NFC /Mobile Money Product or Service: Etisalat for Flous – The Etisalat Commerce Programme
Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service: Ver Se Innovation for NewsHunt
Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’: Streetline for Parker
Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics Device: Samsung Electronics for Samsung GALAXY Camera
Best Enterprise Mobile Service: Mobilelron for Version 5 Complete Enterprise Persona
Best Consumer Mobile Service: Comviva for Mahindra Comviva’s

Better Google Maps back to iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 20:58:00 -0800

Having determined that the Apple maps app had done its job and had limitations, the agreement came in to officially replace it with a revamped Google Maps app version for iPhone that can be downloaded for free from Apple's app store.

The optimization includes changes that are important if you can appreciate a clean and precise map that launches with big style to be able to land on a brand that is well known for its design as well as for its value-added product range and launch program.

If at first it seemed that the main beneficiary in this deal was going to be Google, the

Mobile devices closer to the human body

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:06:00 -0800

Upcoming mobile designs are trending closer to the human body and could even end up inside it.

With pioneering efforts from some Ivy League Universities like MIT, Harvard or Stanford which are offering edX or free online access worldwide to some of their curricular materials to students with an internet connection, particularly on science and technology, we should see some amazing developments in the near future since the move seems to be aimed at preparing a large pool of technologists for many significant human-affecting breakthroughs that are going to start taking place.

At the same time, not only Google but also Microsoft and similar companies are moving rapidly towards defining what will become the next mobile trend that will replace smartphones and tablets as the ultimate device of personal choice for accessing the internet or engaging in social media and other kinds of user interaction.

From large computers occupying entire facilities, followed by "smaller" mainframes, to

Towards the finest Smart TV via apps

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:15:00 -0700

Leaving aside the otherwise relevant issue of improving TV content, in order to sell more sets, the TV manufacturing industry is imitating the smartphone evolution and is currently undergoing a process of introducing substantial app portfolio options in the form of widgets aimed at considerably improving the much clichéd viewer's experience.

Sony, Toshiba, LG or Samsung are some of the companies willing to go the extra mile in order to increase their market share. All of them, including other manufacturers, understandably, are trying to establish the standard for the future Smart TV.

Trying to take a leading role in that game, LG and the Smart TV Alliance initiative are offering answers to involve manufacturers, developers and solution providers by presenting them with a large selection of app options with the purpose of setting a standard for the industry.

Either emulating or not what Google TV, Apple TV and others are doing, the Smart TV Alliance is preparing version 2.0 of their Software Development Kit, which will be readily available to

Self-driving car bill gets signed in California

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:56:00 -0700

This is a major step towards having autonomous cars running freely around the streets.

While this achievement constitutes a major stepping stone towards the introduction of self-driven cars, as well as a major disruption in transport habits, a few concerns could arise regarding the implications of this kind of technology.

Google is developing and testing this amazing driverless car technology and is currently in the process of proactively lobbying in favor of it. Consistent with his job as Director of Special Projects, Co-Founder Sergey Brin had the honor of co-signing the bill together with the people who are sponsoring this initiative. Regarding this event, he stated: "the self-driving car can really dramatically improve the quality of life for everyone"

In terms of autonomous transportation, this idea is not new since it is already being used in commercial and private means such as trains and planes. So, even though the transcendence is huge for something like this to actually become a reality, because of the imminent disruption over

Amazon to beat Walmart by 2020

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:45:00 -0700

Technology for e-commerce is geared to drive some big battles, like the one engaging Amazon and Wallmart for the world´s biggest retailer title.

Not long ago people were thinking that online commerce would replace the traditional way of shopping. They also thought stores would disappear, and then got all excited about it. That has not happened yet, and it seems will not, completely, at least not in the foreseeable future. Physical stores are not going to disappear because people really enjoy taking walks to the nearest mall just as much as they like window shopping downtown, or being able to touch and feel the quality of the products they are getting. Online stores have not come up with a better alternative to that, so far.

On the other hand, there is no substitute for efficiency, excellent customer care, logistical speed, and the comfort of being able to purchase something that is only available in far away locations, even if that means across the globe. These are aspects where Amazon started to make a huge difference years ago, and since then many others have tried following, either successfully or otherwise.

As a sign of the times we are living, Walmart has decided to develop Polaris, which is its own e-commerce search engine designed to help it compete at a large scale with online giants like Amazon or Google. The idea is to produce more relevant results for customers' queries on the

Convergence On Demand

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 20:52:00 -0700

The different kinds of integration taking place in the Tech world are more than just branding or attempts to engage in media stunts.

We are witnessing a process which has happened before and that will certainly continue as technology evolves or as people get more used to efficiency, fast access to usable data, and ubiquity.

In early 2000's we were talking about Convergence, and by that we meant having a platform or device that would put together TV, internet and telephony services. Nowadays, not only are such capabilities already covered by our smartphones or tablets, but today's Convergence is also looking into having the 'On Demand' label added as a nice bonus to these three venues: TV, internet and smartphone.

One example of this is Youtube's new offering with coverage of the London 2012 Olympics, currently available via streaming, totalling 3500 hours of 10 separate live channels to the United States via NBCOlympics.com, and also accessible from 64 other coutries around the world. For some people, this kind of offer means an opportunity to have a global branding moment, but the idea is to actually go beyond that.

This Olympics initiative is combined with several others by

Google Docs can be used offline

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:27:00 -0700

With the new feature, and like similar office productivity software suites such as LibreOffice and Open Office, if you do not have an internet connection, it is now possible to work with your Google documents and sync them securely to a device that has the offline option enabled.

The great thing is that you can edit your documents offline, and most people will agree that it is quite convenient, not just because you can avoid getting stuck if you loose your internet connection, but also because downloading your work on a computer gives you a sense of having more control over what you do with your documented work or data.

Since this is a beta version, users can try and see if it is for them, but what is probably going to upset people while working with a document is the message at the top indicating that Docs will soon be upgraded to Google Drive, which only gives you 5 Gb of free storage, and beyond that, they will be charged a monthly fee.

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Rough start for Facebook IPO

noreply@blogger.com (Esteban Dobronsky) — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:04:00 -0700

It has been called one of the biggest stock market launches in history, and at first, some investors were concerned that the stock might have been overpriced, but others were more trusting and bought it anyway.

This is certainly not the bright beginning expected for an IPO of this kind and even more considering the significance the company has had within the Tech industry; however, when LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) launched, the response from the markets was quite similar in the first few weeks.

On May 31, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) stock went down to $26.83 at noon, but then it started to scale up again to finally close at $29.60, leaving some people surprised at the considerable number and level of fluctuations happening in one single day.