1. A method comprising: maintaining a computerized social networking system having a plurality of users including a first user and a second user; within the system: facilitating receipt of a social networking message from the first user for communication to at least the second user, the message containing a ticker symbol as input by the first user; automatically converting the ticker symbol within the message into a hyperlink; causing to display the communicated message to at least the first user and the second user, the hyperlink appearing as the ticker symbol within the displayed message, the hyperlink operative to initiate a synoptic display of financial data for a financial instrument corresponding to the ticker symbol, the synoptic display is internal to the system.
1. A method comprising: maintaining a computerized social networking system having a plurality of users including a first user and a second user; within the system: facilitating receipt of a social networking message from the first user for communication to at least the second user, the message containing a ticker symbol as input by the first user; automatically converting the ticker symbol within the message into a hyperlink; causing to display the communicated message to at least the first user and the second user, the hyperlink appearing as the ticker symbol within the displayed message, the hyperlink operative to initiate a synoptic display of financial data for a financial instrument corresponding to the ticker symbol, the synoptic display is internal to the system. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the system including an investing group having a group page and a group portfolio containing the ticker symbol, the group managed via a group owner, the group including the first user and the second user, the group having members with full access to the group page and the group portfolio, the group owner presenting a seminar within the group based at least on the financial instrument, the seminar includes at least one of audio data and video data, the group owner selecting access level to the seminar from outside the group.