Dotcoms gone bust

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Summary: At the height of the dotcom mania, Silicon Alley ran with gold, the "new economy" ruled Wall Street, and business as usual was declared dead. A sequel to The Internet Money Machine, this cautionary program tracks the fortunes of TheGlobe.com and Pseudo.com after the bubble burst; bottom-feeder Overstock.com, which profited from the tech wreck; and DigitalCity.com, which sold out to AOL before the dotcom bomb. What prompted otherwise responsible investors and stock analysts to buy into the visions of the Internet dream merchants? "I think it was a mass delusion," says Deutschebank's Ed Yardeni. "It's the madness of crowds.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (23 min.) : sd., col., digital.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2001.

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General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 21, 2006. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Tech Wreck (2:25) -- The Dotcom Bubble (5:48) -- The Dotcom Delusion (7:02) -- The Dotcom Success (6:38)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	10 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.