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Bloomberg L.P. discrimination case?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/nyregion/02bloomberg.html I just read this. I don't know there is much information but I think there should be a bit about this. Paracite (talk) 16:27, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

(Note: It does not surprise me at all that Bloomberg are discriminatory towards women. They have longer working hours than any other company I know within the UK. This obviously would not suit parents. In addition they, like many similar companies, are discriminatory towards people with Aspergers Syndrome). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.219.218.124 (talk) 09:44, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

=> I am really curious to know on what the above is based? Have there been cases of discrimination?

Much of this article reads like an advertisement

Much of the content of this article reads like an advertisement for the Bloomberg Professional service (which has its own article). In any case, several of the claims about the product are untrue or misleading. For instance, Bloomberg messages, while important, are not a more prevelant method of communication than email. If anyone wishes to reverse my edits, please discuss here. OlekG 22:41, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi Olek ... I think that the person who put that in originally (NOT me :) was trying to criticize Bloomberg, not promote it.. I know a few financial people, and they complain about how backwards their coworkers are - they basically have Bloombergs only becauase the messaging system is the only way many financial types communicate. It also IS faster and more secure than email... Personally I think it's backwards, but I think that there is some basis for that claim... Luminifer (talk) 03:56, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

(I'm the same guy who just put in the section about Bloomberg's discriminatory policy towards people with Aspergers Syndrome. But now I am going to defend them as the statements above in this section are nonsense. Bloomberg is far more than just a messaging service! You could not just replace Bloomberg terminals with e-mails. The fact that they are ASCII text with different coloured backgrounds is because traders want it that way. This makes it easier to see things on the terminal in which you are interested, eg you might be attracted towards the red). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.219.218.124 (talk) 09:49, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

How much is it?

Does anyone know how much a Bloomberg workstation is roughly? This would be interesting. Thanks, --84.20.185.61 21:20, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Oups, sorry, I should post this question better at Bloomberg Terminal. --84.20.185.61 21:21, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Deletion of criticisms

Criticisms paragraph was deleted by User_talk:199.172.169.21 without explanation. This user has several mentions on talk page for vandalism. I have reinstated the criticisms paragraph. NB I am user OlekG, forgotten login details, this is not a deliberate attempt to sockpuppet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.175.131.193 (talk) 23:22, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Should the criticisms be deleted outright, as people seem to keep doing? Shouldn't they get some citation-neededs instead?

Luminifer (talk) 21:00, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I checked out the whois for 199.172.169.21, and this is what I get:

Bloomberg Financial Market BLOOMBERG-169 (NET-199-172-169-0-1) 199.172.169.0 - 199.172.169.255 --DiagonalArg (talk) 19:38, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Purely because a removal was unjustified is not necessarily justification of the criticism (i.e., LP employees shouldn't be removing it, but it may still need removing). The criticism section was unreferenced bar one ref which did not criticize it, but simply stated the price of the terminal. It read as a personal essay, which is what Wikipedia is not. If the criticism is justified, find reliable citations of such criticism. It also seemed to be a prime example of weasel words - i.e. who criticized LP? No individual or group is listed as critics. As such, I cannot justify those particular criticisms, and have removed it. --Josh Atkins ^{(talk - contribs)} 18:11, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Organizational structure

All Bloomberg employees sit in front of one of the proprietary Bloomberg terminals, which they use to access market information, send emails and process data or words. The offices have mostly glass walls and have people generally seated at rows of desks.

Why is any of the above important? I thought about removing the section entirely, but the article is kinda short as it is... ♣♦ SmartGuy ♥♠ (talk) 13:35, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

The above is indeed not important. I don't understand why it needs references or sources. I work for this company and the above statement is true. There are pictures of the offices in the bloomberg.com web site. - Fauvist May 18, 2008 —Preceding comment was added at 12:50, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

I disagree, this is something that makes Bloomberg's culture unique. The whole office was desgined around the concept of a stock trading floor. It is quite fascinating. How many companies of this size have an executive staff or even a CEO that do not have private offices but sit amongst the rest of the employees? I think Bloomberg may be the only one.

I don't think it sounds like an ad for Bloomberg. I think it sounds quite factual accept for perhaps the criticism section.Barryblo (talk) 17:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I know that the screen thing is true, but isn't there a Wikipedia doctrine of "no original research ?Absolovon (talk) 17:48, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

Request for updates to Bloomberg L.P. page

My name is Ron Casalotti and I lead social media at Bloomberg L.P. We are embarking on a drive to update the information about our company, products and executives to provide more, updated, accurate data. In keeping with the spirit of Wikipedia we are requesting that other, non-affiliated Wikipedia users make these edits on our behalf. To assist in this, below are some updates along with third-party support links to verify accuracy.

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Top Section It has a one-third share of the market, similar to Thomson Reuters.[3] UPDATE WITH: Bloomberg now controls a third of the $16 billion global financial data market, according to year-end 2008 numbers from Inside Market Data Reference, a research firm. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/business/media/15bloom.html?pagewanted=2), with estimated revenue of $6.6 billion. This operation accounts for 85 percent of Bloomberg’s revenue... roughly 280,000 customers who each pay about $20,000 annually Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg (current Mayor of New York City) with the help of Thomas Secunda and other partners (Bloomberg's former coworkers from Salomon Brothers) in 1981 with the help of and a 30% ownership investment by Merrill Lynch. Changing "with the help of.." to just "and" to correct grammar. As this is a grammar correction only -- I already made this edit on my own. Bloomberg L.P. has grown to include a global news service, including television, radio, the Internet and printed publications. ADD: Two major acquisitions closed in 2009, purchasing BusinessWeek, a consumer oriented business magazine and Web property, from McGraw-Hill on December 2 (http://www.foliomag.com/2009/bloomberg-shuts-down-businessweek-smallbiz Bloomberg closed on its purchase of BusinessWeek—now called Bloomberg BusinessWeek—two days ago.) and New Energy Finance (now Bloomberg New Energy Finance) on December 12, 2010, a data company focused on energy investment based in the U.K. (http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19383 News and information giant Bloomberg L.P. has acquired New Energy Finance, a provider of news, data and analysis on renewable and alternative energy. ) In addition to its financial services offerings, Bloomberg launched its news services division in 1990. Bloomberg News (originally known as Bloomberg Business News) has some 2,000 staff in 125 bureaus around the world and is available on the web at www.bloomberg.com. It now provides information to approximately 350 newspapers and magazines worldwide, including The Economist, The New York Times and USA Today.[citation needed] UPDATE WITH: It has over 2,000 employees and 145 bureaus around the world, producing more than 5,000 stories daily. Its customers include newspapers and magazines worldwide. It has over 2,000 employees and 145 bureaus around the world, producing more than 5,000 stories daily. Its customers include newspapers and magazines worldwide. Forbes Magazine estimated, in 2000, Bloomberg's cash flow margins on its $2.3 billion in revenues exceed 35%.[5] UPDATE WITH: Bloomberg's revenue for last year (2009) was estimated at $6.25 billion. Based on that estimate, the new projections would push revenue to nearly $6.9 billion this year (2010) http://www.allaboutstock.com/2010/02/wsj-bloomberg-lp-sees-10-revenue-growth-in-10-sources/ The company provides financial software tools such as analytics and equity trading platform, data services and news to financial companies and organizations around the world through the Bloomberg Terminal, its core money-generating product. UPDATE WITH: Many customers use only a small fraction of the machines’ 30,146 functions. Many customers use only a small fraction of the machines’ 30,146 functions. Bloomberg reports more than 100,000 users in North America, and more than 150,000 in the rest of the world.[citation needed] UPDATE WITH: There are currently 287,500 Bloomberg Terminal subscribers worldwide. (http://www.wikinvest.com/wiki/Bloomberg_Terminal There are currently 287,500 Bloomberg Terminal subscribers worldwide.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roncasalotti (talk • contribs) 18:00, 1 July 2010 (UTC) History, services & products Section Data Box on right rail: Revenue: $6.6 billion See previous edit in top paragraph re: revenue

While we would prefer for others to update the info on Bloomberg L.P., we will make the above edits on our own on or after July 15, 2010 in order to bring the information in this article up to date. We believe it is better for us to update the info and make it more accurate than leave it independently edited but displaying inaccurate, outdated, data. Ron Casalotti 15:02, 6 July 2010 (UTC)Ron Casalotti 21:15, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Per the above, I will now begin to update this article. Please contact me at rcasalotti AT bloomberg DOT com is you have any questions or problems. Thank you. Ron Casalotti 18:43, 16 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roncasalotti (talk • contribs)

Hello Ron, great that you declared your WP:COI. Take it easy though - we cannot have this page read like a marketing release, nor can anyone own it as per WP:OWN. And it needs to include the bad news. The excellent Vanity Fair feature, plus the gender discrimination lawsuit, were cut [1] without any good reason back in February I think. Maybe you could put that content back in, before I do. It would be an opportunity to demonstrate your respect for WP:NPOV, and you will gain long term respect from fellow WP editors. Thanks, -Alandada (talk) 21:34, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

FYI I have flagged this article as notable at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. That is not an allegation that you are in breach of WP policy and guidance, just a note that there is a risk of future WP:COI issues here. You did the right thing by declaring your conflict. Thanks -Alandada (talk) 21:59, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Just an update: I appreciate your cautions, Alandada, but want to state that as of September 1, 2010 I no longer work for Bloomberg L.P. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Roncasalotti (talk • contribs) 19:01, 11 November 2011 (UTC)