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Two of the most remarkable runs in the current market are  Shutterfly ( NASDAQ: SFLY     ) and Shutterstock ( NYSE: SSTK     ) . Not only do the companies deal in photo books and digital images that appear to offer nothing proprietary, but the stocks also trade as if the companies are leading a revolutionary change. Investors naturally get excited about the brand recognition possibilities and the cloud services offered to consumers to create irreplaceable lifetime products. The question is if the services offer any sort of moat that prevents competition from easily replicating the products. The hope from investors is that once consumers join the service, they won't stray to other websites. Read the full article here Disclosure:No stocks mentioned. Please see the disclaimer page for more details.

CafePress (NASDAQ: PRSS ) provides individuals and businesses the ability to create, buy, and sell customized and personalized products online using proprietary technologies. The company offers a unique opportunity for designers and consumers to meet in the cloud, but does the service provide any unique competitive advantage? CafePress competes in the general customizable print on-demand sector with the likes of Shutterfly (NASDAQ: SFLY ) and Vistaprint Limited (NASDAQ: VPRT ) . The general sector more » Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

 (note: This article was originally submitted to Seeking Alpha. Due to the delay in publishing some of the info is slightly outdated, but still useful) The Week of March 26 is chock full of IPOs with several of them providing interesting investment opportunities. Naturally the key being the pricing terms and the ability to get in on the IPO or in the after market at a reasonable price. A perfect example was yesterday's IPO of Annie's (BNNY) . The stock priced at $19 and opened over $31. Though it closed near $36, investors in the after market saw very little of the gains today and face a ton of risk. Not an ideal combination. In a lot of cases, the key to IPO stocks is to just follow and wait for opportunities in the future. Remember that most of these companies coming public have bright futures. Its just a matter of matching up the valuation with the growth opportunity. Unlike existing public stocks, investors haven't had an opportunity to listen to the executives via qu...