Getty ImagesSheryl SandbergHarvard Business School's graduating class was eager to hear what Sheryl Sandberg would say about Facebook's IPO, in her Class Day Speech at Harvard Business School. (She graduated from Harvard back in 1995, when CEO Mark Zuckerberg was 11.) But as expected she steered clear of any controversial issues -- no talk about the Nasdaq or the stock price [FB Loading... () ]. She talked quite a lot about working with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the premium both of them place on honesty and clear, simple communication. In her closing thoughts of the twenty minute speech she finally referenced Facebook's IPO with a quip: "I wish for your four things, first keep in touch via facebook, this is critical to your future success, ... Continue reading →

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Cable Show 2012: Social Media Boosts Sports Viewership Panel says Twitter, Facebook complementary to programming By Mike Farrell, Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/23/2012 12:51:34 PM Complete Coverage: Cable Show 2012Boston – Social media is driving new viewers to sports programming and could represent another revenue stream, according to a panel of top sports executives at The Cable Show here Wednesday."Sports is inherently social," said ESPN president and Disney Media Networks co-chairman John Skipper. "Large social media networks are complementary to what we do -- I don't think they will be in the bus of buying big sports rights." He added that ESPN is working with Twitter to do aggregation around large sporting events -- the first will be the NBA Finals."It will increase ... Continue reading →

Moritz Hager | World Economic ForumSheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook.Harvard Business School MBA candidates are preparing to hear from one of the school's most high profile alumnus -- Sheryl Sandberg. She's the "Class Day" speaker ahead of graduation tomorrow. Unlike Facebook [FB Loading... () ]CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who never graduated from Harvard, Sandberg graduated from Harvard College in 1991, first in her major, economics, and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1995, getting her MBA "with highest distinction." The graduating students we spoke to were eager to hear from Sandberg, both about her perspective on the Facebook IPO, and her experience as a woman in business. She's drawn quite a cult following as a role model for women-- her speeches at Barnard and ... Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2011 4:50 PM ETIt's no surprise that investors are frustrated by the slow IPO market. So while they wait for Groupon and Zynga to start trading, they're rushing to buy a piece of companies that could be the next big thing. Today, SecondMarket released its Q3 report: trading surged 122 percent from the year-ago quarter. Why the surge in activity? SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert says acceptance of the platform is growing as companies embrace this way to gain financing and allow their employees and ex-employees to cash out even without a liquidity event. (Nearly 65 percent of sellers last quarter were ex-employees). But with Groupon and Zynga about to IPO, does that put the SecondMarket platform at risk? Silbert insists that the ... Continue reading →