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I’m No Expert, But . . .

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I can see my brother cringing now — I am giving financial advice. I can’t help myself. I just read that Twitter raised its IPO price range to $23-25. That means the the social network stock is in high demand. I can’t just look away. I had to discuss this opportunity with you. The books on the initial offering may have closed today, and the shares start trading this Thursday. But you can still buy at a relatively low price when it starts trading, and it should rise fast.

No one knows how well this stock will do, but investors are betting that a company that lost $133.9 million in the first nine months of 2013 is worth $13.6 billion. Most folks in the digital community feel Twitter has a young, large, and influential user base that has positively impacted the world so far and will continue to do so in ways that haven’t even been explored as yet. The potential is huge. Twitter is considered the social media darling.

In my non-expert opinion, the stock could possibly be another Apple. People made fortunes on Apple. However, those that couldn’t stand the stock’s volatility pulled out their money before it reached its peak. If you are not a risk taker and freak easily, don’t buy. This is a long term investment.

To be listed on The New York Stock Exchange, the ticker symbol will be TWTR. Good luck!!!!

A New Twist on Twitter

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Twitter’s filing for an IPO last week has sent the real estate market in San Francisco soaring. San Francisco was already one of the most expensive cities in the country. Now it’s going to be untouchable. Twitter is located right in the heart of the city. All of a sudden, many of the 2,000 people who work for Twitter will have plenty of money to plunk down on fancy digs.

A real estate agent friend in SF told me that smart brokers have been romancing the upper echelon of Twitter to rep them in their pursuit of new, upgraded homes. More Twitter employees then would like to admit have been looking for residential real estate for the last six months. The better properties are going to go fast.

Mention the name Twitter to anyone in the Bay Area — the digital community, investors, writers, TV producers, celebrities, comedians, politicians, and Twitter users — and you’ll get a big smile. Twitter has changed our lives. It has been a public platform for everyone who wants to make a statement or vent and is one of the most important resources for up-to-date news and opinion.

Now word has it that everyone who is involved with Twitter’s IPO is very concerned that the content posted on Twitter stay relevant and personality driven. It has to remain a main attraction in the news arena in order for it to constantly be appealing to the investment community.

Twitter reportedly had an average of 218.3 million active users a month in the second quarter of this year, up 44 percent from the same quarter last year.

The New York Times recently reported that Twitter expects its growth rate of users to slow down in the United States as the service approaches market saturation. Twitter is hoping to get its future growth from markets like Argentina, France, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.