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Re:YouTube shuts down music companies’ use of manual copyrig... by owlninja on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:48PM (#20717619)
I'll have to admit I was also very confused by the use of 'FANG' so often around here.
Re:YouTube shuts down music companies’ use of manual copyrig... by xeroaura on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:55PM (#20717706)
FANG at least makes more sense since the abbreviation is a lot faster than typing out the multiple company names.

Ambivalent about stock tickers. Sometimes have to look them up, haha.

Re:YouTube shuts down music companies’ use of manual copyrig... by moate on Friday August 16, 2019 @01:55PM (#20717697)
FANG (or FAANG) isn't a ticker symbol though, just industry jargon.
Re:YouTube shuts down music companies’ use of manual copyrig... by perl4ever on Friday August 16, 2019 @09:40PM (#20721383)
FANG is the ticker symbol of Diamondback Energy, a Midland, Texas oil company.

https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FANG/overview

Re:YouTube shuts down music companies’ use of manual copyrig... by moate on Sunday August 18, 2019 @12:04PM (#20731008)
I understand that it is a ticker symbol, but nobody on Hacker News means Diamondback Engegy when they say "FANG" "FAANG" or "FANG/FAANG Companies".

But great point though.