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StockPickr Created by
James Altucher Launched September 2006; 17 years ago (2006-09 ) (beta) November 2006; 17 years ago (2006-11 ) (final) Current status Redirected to
TheStreet.com
StockPickr was a
social networking service and
virtual community for sharing stock picks, financial analysis, research, news, and commentary.
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[2] The website was founded by
James Altucher in 2006 and acquired by
TheStreet.com in 2007 for $10 million.
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It included an
Internet forum , a blog, and he makeup of 90,000 stock portfolios, including 800 of professional investors including
Warren Buffett ,
George Soros , and
Mark Cuban .
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Users were able to rate portfolios, see recommended similar portfolios and get advice of stocks within similar portfolios to help assemble their own.
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The website launched in beta version in September 2006 and in final in November 2006. By January 2007, the website had over 10,000 portfolios posted, and over 2,500 registered users.
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By August 2007, the website had over 100,000 users, 10 million monthly page views, and was named one of the 50 Best Websites of 2007 by
Time .
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In April 2007,
TheStreet.com acquired the website for $10 million.
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References
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"Before Stockpickr.com, a Hedge Fund Deal Not Done" .
The New York Times . November 20, 2007.
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b Murray Buechner, Maryanne (July 8, 2007).
"50 Best Websites 2007: Stockpickr" .
Time .
^ Arrington, Michael (April 25, 2007).
"Stockpickr Acquired By TheStreet.com" .
TechCrunch .
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"TheStreet Picks Up Stock-Picking Social Network" .
The New York Times . April 27, 2007.
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"TheStreet.com to Buy Rest of Stockpickr.com" .
TheStreet.com . April 27, 2007.
^ VENEZIANI, Vince (January 3, 2007).
"Stockpickr in deal with The Street: More to Come?" .
TechCrunch .
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c Barnako, Frank (January 3, 2007).
"Stockpickr.com: trading meets social networking" .
MarketWatch .
^ Dubner, Stephen (November 27, 2006).
"Friends With Cool Websites" . Freakonomics Blog.
^ Warner, Andrew.
"Stockpickr: The Controversial Deal That Built A $10 Mil Company – with James Altucher" . Mixergy.
^ Nicole, Kristen (August 9, 2007).
"Stockpickr Hits 100K Users" .
Mashable .
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"Stockpickr.com Named as One of 50 Best Websites 2007 in Time.com Roundup" (Press release).
Business Wire . July 12, 2007.
^ Marshall, Matt (April 27, 2007).
"Roundup: Scribd hype, Stockpickr, Red Herring, Cozmo and lots more" .
VentureBeat .