Naked Capitalism

Naked Capitalism is a popular blog published by Yves Smith, a pen name of Susan Webber, the Principal of Aurora Advisors, Inc., a management consulting firm. The blog deals mainly with finance-related and economic news and analysis, with a particular focus throughout 2010-11 on legal and ethical issues involving the banking industry and problems with the mortgage foreclosure process. As well as the serious financial content, the blog includes a daily animal photo in a feature called 'Antidote du jour,' to provide light relief from a gloomy financial world^[1]. Unlike most knowledgeable financial blogs, Naked Capitalism is very critical of the industry as well as of economic inequality, and of both the Republican and Democratic parties, although Yves is also critical of Marxism.

As of February 21, 2011, the blog is ranked seventh in business authority by Technorati.^[2]

The blog was also ranked in 2009 as among the best financial blogs currently being published.^[3]

As of February 11, 2011, Naked Capitalism is the fourth most visited business and economics blog on the web.^[4]

Style

She frequently invokes "Quelle surprise...." phrase, that has been recognized as her trademark^[5] to voice her tongue-in-cheek disbelief at some facts or figures.

References

1. ^ "Yves Smith Interview about ECONned and naked capitalism". Trading Diary. 26 April 2010. http://www.tradingdiary.co.uk/2010/04/26/yves-smith-econned-interview/. Retrieved 21 Feb 2011. 
2. ^ "naked capitalism" Technorati San Francisco, CA: Technorati Media archived from the original on Feb 21, 2011 http://www.webcitation.org/5wfsK9up6. Retrieved Feb 21, 2011 
3. ^ http://www.blogs.com/topten/coming-to-grips-with-the-great-unraveling---10-great-financial-blogs/
4. ^ http://www.gongol.com/lists/bizeconsites/
5. ^ Krugman, Paul (9 July 2011). "Anti-stimulus". The New York Times. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/anti-stimulus-2/. 

External links

• Naked Capitalism website
• Yves Smith interviews on The Real News