The dot.com bubble - for iPod/iPhone

The Open University

Sir Isaac Newton observed that he could track the movement of the stars but not the madness of men. This fast paced album looks at the history and causes of economic bubbles and focuses on the highs and lows of the dot.com boom of the early 2000s. How do we spot a bubble emerging? Why do we buy into it? And what are the consequences when a bubble bursts? This material forms part of The Open University course DB234 Personal investment in an uncertain world

Episodes

A short introduction to this album

Mar 29, 2010

47 sec

Transcript -- The dot.com bubble

A short introduction to this album

Mar 29, 2010

What are economic bubbles?

Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts?

Mar 29, 2010

3 min

Transcript -- What are economic bubbles?

Bubbles are when a products value continues to rise beyond its true value. But what happens when the bubble inevitably bursts?

Mar 29, 2010

Types of economic bubbles

Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products.

Mar 29, 2010

3 min

Transcript -- Types of economic bubbles

Intrinsic bubbles, informational bubbles, classic bubbles and fads are all the results of over valued products.

Mar 29, 2010

The dot.com boom

Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old when he set up the internet sensation Soccernet, by the time he was 17 years old he sold the company to ESPN for $40million dollars.

Mar 29, 2010

4 min

Transcript -- The dot.com boom

Tom Hadfield was only 12 years old when he set up the internet sensation Soccernet, by the time he was 17 years old he sold the company to ESPN for $40million dollars.

Mar 29, 2010

Does the media fuel bubbles?

The dot.com bubble wasn't just confined to the investment and trading community, the public also got involved, and this caused a media frenzy.

Mar 29, 2010

2 min

Transcript -- Does the media fuel bubbles?

The dot.com bubble wasn't just confined to the investment and trading community, the public also got involved, and this caused a media frenzy.

Mar 29, 2010