Consumerism Commentary - Latest Comments in Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

Re: Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

Peter Glyman — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:38:59 -0000

Hi Mapgirl,

Sorry you hear you couldn't get into Geezeo. You actually don't need a Facebook login (Although we will be adding that feature :)). GMail works or you can just register with a new user name and password. Feel free to email me directly if you have any questions at pglyman [at] geezeo [dot] com.

Hope you try again,

Pete Glyman

Re: Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

Harlan Landes — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:10:55 -0000

Ryan: Thanks for stopping by. You have a great point about learning something from others, the more positive side of comparisons. And congratulations on the latest mention in the WSJ!

Re: Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

Ryan Williams — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:50:35 -0000

Hi Flexo, thanks for mentioning NetworthIQ and the article. I was pretty excited about it, understandably.

I do understand the concern about the social networking and comparisons (it's a common theme today). But, think about it this way, personal finance blogs are essentially a social network where people connect, sharing their progress and advice, while learning ways to improve their finances from other bloggers. That's exactly what I'm trying to do with NetworthIQ, for everybody that doesn't have a pf blog. Comparisons are a data point that shouldn't be taken too seriously, but I don't think they should be discounted either. If you find somebody similar to you, and they have a lot higher net worth, then perhaps you can learn something from them to improve your own finances.

I'll also note that we recently updated our site to exclude stale profiles, cleaning up a lot of fake profiles in the process.

Thanks again!

Re: Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

Bonecrusher — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:58 -0000

People have been "talking stocks" since the Buttonwood Tree. Sites like Covestor.com make it easier to see if the advice and opinion are for real -- or if you're being sold a bill of goods. Why mess with message boards (a real free-for-all if you ask me), when you can decide if advice is worthby based on verified trades and portfolios, with performance measurement, too.

Re: Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

Harlan Landes — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:18:17 -0000

I was able to create an account on Geezeo and log in with my Gmail ID. I didn't see anything on the site about Facebook. Perhaps I missed it somewhere.

Re: Wall Street Journal: Managing Money in Public

mapgirl — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:34:59 -0000

GEEZEO stinks if you ask me because you need a Facebook account. Heck, I'm over a decade out of college. I don't need or want a Facebook account at all. I was thinking of signing up to Millionaire Artist's group, but now I can't! BOO on Geezeo!

I'm not just saying that because Cap and Noah work at Mint. I really was going to sign up last night and couldn't.