Dot-com bubble documentary

Business began using internet for marketing after graphical web design became popular in the 1990s. As the world wide web developed, a number of Internet-based businesses accompanied the growth. Most famous companies of the period are eBay, Amazon and Google. Online sales surged with the ability to encrypt credit card data through SSL protocols developed by Netscape. In the late 1990s online businesses started receiving huge capital investments via Initial Public Offerings on the Wall Street. The stocks were selling at prices far above the real value of companies, many of which had good ideas and poor business plans. This documentary covers in great detail the events of dot-com era.

Dutch tulip mania documentary

This excellent documentary on the tulip covers all the important facts and events which surround it's history. Origins of the flower are nicely explained together with many characteristics which make it unique and special. The Dutch in the 17th century experienced a real tulip mania, as the humble tulip bulb began to sell for spectacular prices. Apart from the historical aspect, you can also learn some information on modern flower business.

Dutch tulip mania

The tulip was one of the status symbols in Netherlands around 1630. Professional tulip traders sought out flower lovers and interested speculators to invest their money in a beautiful flower, which happened often because of their greed. Attracted with the possibility of incredible profits, growing demand and a stable supply, a lot of people lost everything in Dutch tulip mania. In 1636, speculation grew stronger on stories of people becoming rich in the tulip market so the Dutch created a type of formal futures markets where contracts to buy bulbs at the end of the season were traded. At the peak of the bubble a single tulip was estimated for the price of a house. Learn more about the hazard of speculation and the legendary Dutch tulip mania here. You can also watch a documentary can be found on Youtube, first part shows general information about the flower and speculation, while the second part deals with hard times after the crisis and the modern flower industry.