In what has been called the worst IPO starts in the past five years, social network giant Facebook has endured a declining market value since it opened to the public on Friday, May 18, 2012.

Facebook was initially valued at $38 per share, but its performance has not indicated to investors that a big payday is in the near future. On the first day, shares barely budged from the initial asking price. Analysts say investors should steer clear of the newborn stock, which has all the hallmarks of an over-hyped tech bubble. 

Weak Debut

First, the lackluster debut of the company breaks investor confidence. In a similar example, General Motors, which went public in 2010, had a weak debut losing over 3 percent on the first trading day; now, GM market price is 38 percent below its first-day close. Experts say that Facebook’s tepid first-day close and continued decline portend poor earnings growth.

Unproven Business Model

Facebook’s unproven business model is another factor that adds to the stock's volatility. Facebook was valued at over $1 billion due to its reservoir of personal user data. While it is certainly a cultural phenomenon, investors aren’t sure how Facebook will live up to its billion dollar value now that it’s a public company. 

While many people sit glued to their television watching a reality show, there are still a few who enjoy stories about real life in documentaries. Music has always spawned creativity for documentaries; the characters are as entertaining and the stories as captivating as any fictional movie or TV show you could watch. Here are a few you can find on Netflix right now.

Still Bill

This is the story of singer/songwriter Bill Withers. You might not recognize his name, but you will recognize his music. His first song was Ain’t No Sunshine and it garnered him a gold record. He is best known for writing Lean on Me, a song that has been covered many times over the years and is an anthem for many.

Bill’s story is fascinating because he is an untrained musician from a family of six kids born to a coal mining family. He is the kind of person who usually never makes it, which is why his story is so compelling.

Summer is nearly here, which means it’s time to get your pool back into shipshape form. Before you bring out the floats, sunscreen, and other pool accessories, there are a few steps you need to take to get your pool ready for swimming. Whether you kept your pool under a cover, or the water’s turned into a green, leafy soup, the following quick tips can get you well on your way to that first summer swim.

1. Clean the deck

The pool deck area is, aesthetically speaking one of most important aspects of the pool, and it’s been practically abandoned during the cold winter months. Before you pull off the pool cover, be sure to sweep away or hose off any leaves, pine needles, or other debris from the pool deck. 

2. Remove the pool cover

Before you remove the pool cover, be sure to wipe off any leaves or debris that has collected. If water from rain or the hose has collected on the pool, drain it using these instructions before you take off the pool cover. Feeding that water back into the pool is a bad idea, as it could drastically upset the chemical balance of the pool. Once you’ve removed the pool cover, lay it out on the deck and give it a thorough cleaning. Use a mild detergent to remove any dirt stains, and then simply hose it off. 

Have you ever had a stranger offer you their place in line at a grocery store or open the door for you when your hands were full? If you’ve really been lucky, maybe someone paid for your meal at a drive-thru. We call these random acts of kindness - when someone does something nice for us even when they don’t know us.  

The idea is to be nice to someone so they can pass it on to someone else. If we all lived this way, think how much nicer the world (or your community) would be. Here are a few ideas to help you with some random acts of kindness of your own.

Money

One of the biggest ways you can help someone is by using your money. You can do any of the following and it will make a difference:

-Put a quarter in a meter when you are about to leave or in the spot next to you

-Tip a service person more than the usual

-When you leave a foreign country, give away all of the currency that is left instead of converting it back

Microsoft Windows 7 has been around for awhile now, which means more businesses are using it and more people are buying computers with the version already installed on it.  Learning some key tips and tricks can help you save time on the tasks you do the most with Windows 7.

Know What You Can Do

If you are wondering what your options are in a certain screen, right click your mouse and all options will show up.  Anything you can’t do will be faded out.  You can also press ALT for any program to find hidden menus.  If you are unsure about what a specific button does, hover your mouse pointer over that button and it will often bring up a box with details.

Organize Your Open Windows

It’s easy for a desktop to get cluttered when you are working in several windows at once.  You can quickly organize them to make them easier to work with.  A list of all of the open windows is in your bottom taskbar.  You can also click on the one you want from there or hit ALT+TAB+TAB to switch to another one.