Rambus The Latest To Have 'Insider' Posting Anonymously On Message Boards

from the long-or-short? dept

Last month the news came out that the CEO of Whole Foods was (anonymously) active on stock message boards about the company's stock. It really shouldn't be that surprising that top insiders would pay some attention to the stock message boards -- and the temptation must be pretty strong to step in, especially when some questionable comments come up. In fact, it's almost surprising we haven't seen more such stories. The latest is that the wife of Rambus' CEO was apparently quite active on certain stock message boards defending the company and the CEO specifically on many occasions. Of course, what makes this even more interesting is that Rambus is famous for having really rabid stock message board followers (who have attacked us in the past for questioning the strategy of the company that some believe is not much more than a glorified patent troll). So, we have to wonder if it was some of that rabid fandom that resulted in the CEO's wife taking part... or was it family and friends who helped build up that core group of blind supporters?
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  • identicon
    Greg, 7 Aug 2007 @ 2:01pm

    Whoa, Rambus is still around? That's a shock.

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  • identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 7 Aug 2007 @ 2:05pm

    OMG how DARE you say anything bad about Rambus! patent trolling is a legitimate business model that helps spur innovation! i LOVE Rambus, they are the best company evereverEVER!

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Ramboid, 7 Aug 2007 @ 2:46pm

    She used the name clarissamehitable at investorvillage.com
    I would suggest that Rambus nay-sayers visit rambus.org
    to find out what has transpired since 1997. It is the most
    comprehensive web site documenting Rambus news and court cases. In a matter of minutes you can determine whether
    Rambus is an eagle or penguin.

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Anonymous Coward, 7 Aug 2007 @ 2:54pm

    hey guys you should buy this stock, the company is leading edge tech!!!!! I tell you what, you are gonna get rich buying this stock


    also have viagra for sale

    link to this | view in chronology ]

    • identicon
      Friend Of Boy Toy, 8 Aug 2007 @ 8:44am

      Re: A Coward

      LOL. I heard somebody's wife said the viagra you sell doesn't work.

      On the other hand, apparently the PS3 fanboys love the RMBS IP in their systems.

      link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Lucretious, 7 Aug 2007 @ 3:09pm

    I hear that the CEO of Rambus was found in the family tool-shed with his dog, a jar of Peter Pan™ and his shorts around his ankles.....


    *raises hands up in mock surrender*

    thats just a little something I heard though so don't quote me on it.

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Stephen, 7 Aug 2007 @ 6:53pm

    so what

    What kind of moron takes investment advice from a message board that anyone can game? So what if a CEO anonymously touting his company? Serves people right for not doing objective research and taking some strangers word at face value.

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Penguin, 7 Aug 2007 @ 8:08pm

    How dare you insult Penguins!

    "...Rambus is an eagle or penguin."

    Should read:`...Rambus is an eagle or a rock.'

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    John Doe, 8 Aug 2007 @ 3:41am

    Why has the Government not closed Rambus down yet!

    Rambus is such a shady company that the government should just do the ethical thing and shut them down.

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Message Fan, 8 Aug 2007 @ 5:58am

    Message boards search

    Not another one! Look at these guys www.boardcentral.com - you can search all 14 largest financial message boards with a single click, pretty cool.

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    Seek the truth, 16 Aug 2007 @ 2:22pm

    Rambus is the victim of IP theft from many RAM manufacturers such as Samsung, Elpida, Hynix, et. al. I can't see why anyone would deny this... executives from these manufacturers are doing jail time for it as we speak. Its pretty simple, Rambus invented the technology, the manufacturer sold it without a license. The nature of the U.S. legal system is not in Rambus' favor. It takes years, perhaps decades to prove the damages.

    I would also add that Rambus stock is almost certainly manipulated, maybe not by insiders, but by forces on Wallstreet. The classic moment was last year just prior to the verdict in the Hynix trial when a false rumor that Rambus had lost the trial caused the stock to plunge. The Jim Cramer types then bought low at around $21 and sold a few minutes later at over $40 after the verdict in favor of Rambus was announced.

    Moral of the story: If you are going to buy it, buy it now at $12.46 not next year at $47.

    link to this | view in chronology ]

  • identicon
    me, 24 Feb 2009 @ 9:47am

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    2) Now that you have done that you can put your name on the list. (Copy/Paste this entire message to word or note pad, so that you can edit this message.) Take the top name off the list and Move the other 5 names up, 2 becomes 1, 3 becomes 2, 4 becomes 3, 5 becomes 4, 6 becomes 5, and then you put your name at the bottom in the 6 spot.

    3) Now copy/paste this entire message, and post it to as many blogs, news groups email address's as possible.

    Email Addresses:

    1) reesef@yahoo.com.
    2) artoffic@grics.net
    3) Devilangel266@hotmail.com
    4) wingm@shaw.ca
    5) chr0mspar@yahoo.com
    6) brandonlandrysemail@gmail.com

    REMEMBER!!! WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!
    THIS SYSTEM IS ALL ABOUT HELPING EACH OTHER. SO YOU MUST BE HONEST AND SEND OUT A DOLLAR TO EACH PERSON ON THE LIST.

    ALSO YOU MUST SEND OUT THIS MESSAGE TO AT LEAST 200 NEWS GROUPS, BLOGS AND EMAIL ADDRESS'S TO START TO NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING SENT TO YOUR PAY PAL ACCOUNT.

    HAVE FUN WITH IT! BE CREATIVE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THIS MESSAGE TO THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AT A TIME

    link to this | view in chronology ]


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