THE BIG KAHUNA
Facebook Prices Monster Public Offering

Tina Wells, 05/17/12

Founder, Buzz Marketing Group

It is no surprise that our tech-driven Millennials are intent on getting their hands on the most up-to-date pieces of technology. But then you might wonder what happens to the other pair of headphones and the other laptop?

Rob Leathern, 05/17/12

CEO, Optimal, Inc.

This is fertile ground for Facebook advertisers, and should allow the creation of much more relevant and interesting ad campaigns -- and thus more ad dollars for Facebook, since there's currently no way for an app creator to generate revenue from the data they are contributing to the Open Graph.

Ryan Holmes, 05/17/12

CEO, HootSuite

The Facebook IPO is a watershed moment in social media. It leaves no doubt that social networks are a true cultural and financial force. Social media is here to stay. It's not a fad. And it's huge business. The big question is what's next.

David D. Burstein, 05/17/12

Millennial writer and activist; Executive Director, Generation18

Arguably, no single company has ever been so closely bound up with a generation in the way that Facebook is with the millennials.

Brett Greene, 05/17/12

Marketing Executive, Room 214 Social Media Agency

With the double whammy of questions surrounding Facebook's mobile revenue strategy and GM's dropping their Facebook advertising, a perfect storm is brewing before Facebook's initial public offering which could happen as early as this Friday.

Melissa T. Shultz, 05/17/12

Writer and Editor

I've met other kids like my son who, unlike my generation, can disconnect quicker -- and not just because their parents or teachers have taken their cellphones and laptops away. I think they genuinely know how to hang out and have a good time without them. Could it be a trend?

Marlo Thomas, 05/17/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

I'm all plugged in at this point. And now I'm constantly discovering new apps, gadgets and gizmos that I just love.

Scott Steinberg, 05/17/12

Author, Speaker

While no equity or ownership stake has previously changed hands in exchange for contributions, the recent passage of the JOBS Act may prove a game changer for entrepreneurs.

Jonathan Spalter, 05/17/12

Chairman, Mobile Future

The message is clear: Political gridlock and bureaucratic inertia in Washington must take a back seat to the more urgent tasks of moving our economy forward and putting the interests and needs of our citizens first.

Marty Robins, 05/17/12

Lawyer, Adjunct Law Professor

Let's put the focus and accountability on whether CEOs are making good business decisions and not on their resumes and personal behavior.

Mary Anne Hitt, 05/17/12

Director, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign

What energy companies should be doing is focusing on how to transition away from dangerous fossil fuels and invest in clean energy and a just transition for workers. One key measure that will help that transition is, unfortunately, in jeopardy.

Michael B. Fishbein, 05/17/12

Entrepreneur and Financier

There are many risks and potential flaws associated with buying or using Bitcoin, but the idea of competing with government and creating a new currency outside of the control of a third party is very interesting to me.

Larry Magid, 05/16/12

Technology journalist

People worry about what they choose to share on Facebook but may not even think about what they're already sharing with corporations.

Andrew Z. Cohen, 05/16/12

Founder and Editor in Chief, EnlightenNext magazine

Highly educated, thoughtful, sensitive men and women are gradually becoming more and more aware of the fact that nobody seems to know how human life is supposed to be lived in this second decade of the 21st century.

Brian Ross, 05/17/12

Managing Editor, Truth-2-Power.com and pioneering ezine editor of the first sports ezine, MLNSports

Rewarding Facebook for yet another amorphous gathering of Internet humanity that avoids ads like the plague and travels digitally out of the Facebook neighborhood like a shut-in, will not make the shareholders money.

Eric K. Clemons, 05/16/12

Professor of Operations and Information Management at The Wharton School

I believe, as I have believed for some time, that more active regulation of Google is warranted. Google has demonstrated that it cannot be trusted. In fairness, no one could be trusted or should be trusted with so much power.

Jared Gutstadt, 05/15/12

CEO, Jingle Punks Music

By the '70s, rock had become a bloated mass with few points of entry. That paradigm was smashed by punks like the Clash, who, armed with talent, bypassed the existing machine. Visionary CEOs like Mark Zuckerberg have done the same.