Steve Harmon

A healthy pullback in Internet stocks Tuesday took some of the tops off ISDEX stocks, even as better-than-expected earnings are released. We think the next few weeks could establish the groundwork for Internet companies posting positive earnings this year – using the fourth quarter as a proxy to what may lie ahead. Fourth-quarter revenue, earnings, […]

  12-Jan-99 point change % change ISDEX 368.97 -44.22 -10.70% NASDAQ 2,320.75 -63.84 -2.68% DJIA 9,474.68 -145.21 -1.51%

Don’t tell Warren Buffett, but the across the index, buying of ISDEX component stocks pushed up this leading indicator of where Wall Street meets the Web some 55% since December 31. Volume for these 50 stocks that represent the girth of the Internet experience from content to commerce has also soared. Our abacus registers about […]

  11-Jan-99 point change % change ISDEX 413.19 52.69 14.62% NASDAQ 2,384.59 40.18 1.71% DJIA 9,619.89 -23.43 -0.24%

First reader up writes: “Do you know if anyone is planning on offering a mutual fund based in the ISDEX?” Reply: We’re in discussions now with several different entities. And we’re also taking votes at Internet.com’s Slam The Boards. Click here to add yours! BBQ Pickings “Everybody is looking for the next company to announce […]

  08-Jan-99 point change % change ISDEX 360.50 24.06 7.15% NASDAQ 2,344.41 18.32 0.79% DJIA 9,643.32 105.56 1.11%

INTERNET.COM’S Ticker Share price Share price % change % change IPODEX symbol 12/23/98 12/23/98 period >from IPO price Broadcom BRCM $172.75 $119.13 45.0% 619.8% Broadcast.com BCST $132.00 $98.75 33.7% 633.3% Digital River DRIV $50.25 $37.94 32.5% 491.2% ISS Group ISSX $62.50 $47.88 30.5% 184.1% Inktomi INKT $158.13 $131.25 20.5% 778.5% DoubleClick DCLK $58.00 $48.25 20.2% […]

First of all let’s get the usage and reach stats out of the way:Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) ranks third in overall unique users according to data from Media Metrix. That’s counting the consolidated Web sites of each of the top 10 shown. AOL (NYSE:AOL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) come in at the top two slots. These stats reflect […]

In 1998, the top 10 Internet stocks I selected as worth watching ended the year up 312 percent. 1998 was the year that Internet stocks became household words — taxi drivers spit out ticker symbols and discussed online trading, CNBC broadcast the ups and downs by the second of everything from Amazon to eBay and […]

As the already-public search engines have soared to the stratosphere and the Internet public offering pipeline on Wall Street remains fully greased lately, here comes people guide to the Web firm the miningco.com with its sights set on Wall Street. But is people power enough? Our analysis of the thin on details initial formal filings […]

First reader up writes: “I am baffled why Internet telephony companies such as VocalTec or NetSpeak have such suppressed stock prices. Deutsche telecom paid $21 for vocaltec and yet the stock is trading at around $11 a share. Motorola paid close to $30 a share for NetSpeak and not it is trading at around $10.Given […]

The motley crew of 10 stocks we selected to keep a closer eye on in 1998 were up 312 percent through Dec. 30 as a group. Network Solutions (NASDAQ: NSOL)led the gains with 800 percent. Sportsline (NASDAQ:SPLN) brought up the rear with a 53 percent rise year to date. The play-by-play and why these 10 […]