Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than one million Twitter users. It raises the question of whether there is wisdom in crowds.
24/7 Wall St. will look at the Twitter posts at Reuters Biz, WSJ, Financial Times, CNN Money, MarketWatch, CNBC, and 24/7 Wall St. each day to see which stocks.
CNN Money: The number of people filing for initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell to 472,000 for week ending Aug. 21. $$
Reuters Biz: Apple TV takes aim at Web-connected living room http://link.reuters.com/nyz78n
Yahoo ! Finance: Samsung unveils iPad competitor Galaxy http://yhoo.it/d3MEln
DailyFinance: GM IPO Roadshow May Begin Immediately After Mid-Term Elections http://bit.ly/cSNLmC
Douglas A. McIntyre