Steve Harmon

It’s another Dow day afternoon as the blue chip stocks (of the old era) once again take the spotlight while Internet and tech shares bark up the wrong tree today at least. The current ISDEX value is 578.52 with a change of -16.89 (-2.84%). CheckPoint (NASDAQ:CHKP) climbs 10.5% to $45 5/16 per share as the […]

In the fuzzy logic world of the Web the marketing gurus often come down from the mountains every so often with a few snippets of a burning bush or chips of stone tablets. Etched as commandment number one on the Internet is this: one-to-one marketing. Has Net Perceptions fulfilled the slogan?Net Perceptions calls its service/software […]

Fascinating how soon a Dow 11,000 starts to become taken for granted. The blue chip appeal seen in the industrial sector the past few weeks seems to have waned as Internet and technology stocks rallied to gains since May 5. For the year the Dow was up neck in neck in the neighborhood of 19% […]

Some pop and some drop as investors move with a little more caution into the Internet sector following a recent rally this week. The current ISDEX value is 595.41 with a change of+2.72 (+0.46%). Concentric Networks (NASDAQ:CNCX) gets an award from CMP Media helping to fuel a rise in shares today, up 12.9% to $91 […]

The ‘I’ll dance a fast dance but not a slow dance’ proposed merger between USA Networks and Lycos (NASDAQ:LCOS) seems to be coming closer to being called off. The market has voted already as LCOS shares rallied on a Diller-less future for the Web guide. What exactly is a fast dance? It’s the notion that […]

Internet stocks rally again for a second day as investors move into the brandshare and marketshare leaders in varying degrees. ISDEX value is 592.69 with a change of +19.69 (+3.44%). NASDAQ and the Dow also rise to the occasion as technology stocks in general move the market. theStreet.com (NASDAQ:TSCM) goes public today and follows my […]

The one factor not easy to value in the mix of wares brought to the table with theStreet.com’s IPO today is Jim Cramer’s shouting style. Financial news site theStreet.com (NASDAQ:TSCM) priced 5.5 million shares at $19 per share through Goldman Sachs to start trading today. I think TSCM could pop past the $45 range today […]

Deals in the Internet sector bring investors into the sector once again after a few weeks of downward trending. Consolidation emerges as a driver of valuation much as it did earlier in the year in round one of merger mania. This looks like round two. ISDEX gains 5% to 573 as NASDAQ beeps up slightly […]

First reader up this week writes: “I like your analysis on the per user market value of the various Internet sites. But I have a few questions: I use a lot of these services so my personal market valuation would be over $15,000 I would imagine. Plus my cable values me at $5,000, my newspaper […]

ISDEX ends the trading day sideways, up a light 0.11%, as the market once again buys into blue chip industrials with the Dow and NASDAQ up. The ISDEX value is 544.23 with a change of+0.11(+0.02%). Today’s snapshot: AOL (NYSE:AOL) once again taps an entertainment executive to join its ranks. This time it’s former president of […]

If this was Disneyland you’d have an ‘e’ ticket for endless rides up and down the rollercoaster called ISDEX as Internet stocks once again succumb to the forces of gravity today. ISDEX value is 544.12 with a change of-27.66(-4.84%) today. Market snapshot: barnesandnoble.com plans to go ahead with its initial public offer, according to the […]

The first time barnesandnoble.com made its attempt at going public it filed in September 1998 as Internet stocks were coming off a hot July. The proceed talk then was $100 million. This time around the book etailer may try and peek out into the market at a time when Internet stock offers have lost some […]