If Bandwidth Is Abundant, It Can’t Be Scarce, So Why Can’t We Have Net Neutrality?

Web Pro News’ Jason Lee Miller seems to think he’s hoisted my colleague Bret Swanson, and The Progress & Freedom Foundation in general, on our own collective  petard.  Bret had responded to Tim Wu’s NYT op-ed by questioning Wu’s argument for developing “alternative supplies of bandwidth” to free us from the tyranny of the OPEC-like broadband [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 14:23:29

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THE ROCK REPORT: DEEP BLUES FESTIVAL 2008

So, as we all know by now, a week (or so depending on when this gets posted) ago I boarded a plane alone and flew from Tampa to Minneapolis to attend a festival where I knew nobody. I’ll admit, I was a little nervous that I would end up sitting alone at the show all day and then spend the evening by myself in my hotel room with a bottle of Beam [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:52:11

Thoughts from the sky

I’m on UAL 673 from LGA to Chicago right now.  It’s been a little while since I flew one of the old-school U.S. airlines – I’ve favored JetBlue and Virgin America recently - and while it wasn’t a carefully considered decision, now I know why.  A few years ago, I lived on United.  At one point, I had half a million frequent flier miles with them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:23:25

currency trading software

Many specialist companies have setup over the internet as well as in physical locations as a specific means of developing and providing currency ... of people that we see entering into the forex trading market and who are really in need of help to assist ... revenues in as short a period of time as possible. When one surveys the market - they will see [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:16:18

Paying it Forward… Must be the Season in Chico

The strangest thing happened to me the other day…   One of the first of many “catch up” things I had to do upon return from my 10 day vacation to ... of… well, folks with no more important business than to gather on the steps of the post office ... for my collection and proceeded into the post office to do my business. It just gets better… So, with my [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:15:02

Wanna Buy Banks? It’s Ok to Wait.

Rob Curran attempts to calm the fears of those who think it’s too late to buy banks. Worried you missed the action in financials? Relax. If the stock-market cycle were expressed in terms of opening hours, one market technician says ... , and try not to be seduced by what is heralded as some major bottom,” says Carter Worth, chief market [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 15:59:57

Article Marketing, Who Does It?

by Rob Metras In order to recognize who is an article marketer, we need to come up with a definition of an article marketer first ... are some form of advertising. Vacation Rentals and Time Share Companies are also a great source ... that produces the game, Blizzard, gets free links back to their website and free promotion from fans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:26:54

Defying the doldrums: Southern Crafted Homes

I defy you to find a newly built neighborhood in the formerly hot suburbs of Tampa that has minimal rentals, ... this year, not too far off the peak of 90 sales in 2006. Its marketing has focused on building quality ... customers were demanding. Deitch integrated those tips into the new models: Adding a fourth bedroom [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:23:47

Robin Hussein Hood

Wealth redistribution. What a nice Marxist attitude you have there Barack… From BHO’s Emergency Economic Plan (link above): Barack Obama believes that, over the long term, middle class families need permanent tax relief, which is why he has proposed a new “Making Work Pay” tax credit of up to $1,000 for working families [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:36:48

PB Balance of Money Index: CON Majority 32 seats

Why are gamblers lagging behind the polls? This evening “spreads” from the two main UK spread-betting firms suggest a Conservative majority of 32 ... who are buying and selling seats in the three main parties. The PB Index is a way of reflecting market ... to withdraw from all non-financial market and to close its Spreadfair arm down. This means that [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:15:05

Retailers Race to be Head of the Class

As the end of summer approaches and July turns to August, many families are overcome by grief and relief: the former from students, ... supply retailers prepare to battle for the buck in the online channel. A baseline check ranks ... its strength in effectively engaging users online. The catch here is that time isn’t always money [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 17:06:12

Holiday Stock Picks for the Unemployed Banker

Last week’s news that the unemployment rate is soaring wasn’t met with surprise; ... (naked) marketing campaigns…and it’s recession proof!  At least according to its CEO.  ”We hear ... to get more business this Christmas? To be fair, AEO’s approach puts a hurt on its gross margins, which [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:19:34

Functioning Inside Other Ecosystems

Lots of people who want to start businesses seem to want to become billion dollar ones and, hey, that’s understandable. Huge is sexy ... about that often. Starting a business inside another business. Think Facebook apps. This isn’t the way to a billion dollar business, but it does work and can probably get you out of a day job. If you’re good [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:30:20

How Branded Terms Play a Role in Paid Search

A few weeks ago, we used Compete intelligence on paid and natural search to show how Yahoo! outperformed Google (GOOG) in paid click efficiency ... . For this analysis, we looked at paid referrals from the Top 5 search engines (according to Compete’s Search ... . Now that the Yahoo!-Google search partnership has gone down the tubes, we’re taking another [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:16:31

Resale Rights - Five Steps To Making Millions

by Arthur Goloflinski Still trying to make an income with resell rights products? Apply these 5 simple steps, and get into profit in record time ... rights products fail to make more than a few hundred dollars online, mainly because they don’ ... to earning a fortune online with resell rights: 1. Group products together to address a single problem [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:14:46

Bozell Column: Inauguration Impatience Syndrome

Bozell Column: Inauguration Impatience Syndrome Posted by Internet Guru at December 9, 2008 The nation’s economy is causing great anxiety, and no corner seems untouched by the blight of layoffs, or the fear of further stock-market erosion. It probably should come as no surprise that in this crisis, the journalists who have hailed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:15:35

The End of Free Market Capitalism

So Long Capitalism: If the Democrats win in November, as pollsters are predicting, there will be no credible opposition to: ... resource for your car. If you expect a spirited defense of free-market capitalism from Republican ... to be considered. R.I.P. free market, at least on this side of the Pacific. What’s so bad [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:22:01

Growth of Healthy Food Industry

As everyone has noticed, the health and wellness craze is the hottest segment of the food industry and has been for several years ... of entrepreneurs has now caught on with the pet food marketing giants. Each now has its own version ... have a bigger marketing budget which may overshadow their ingredients in the minds of consumers. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:54:00

Modular Homes: A Great Bargain In A Tight Home Market.

For many years, I worked in the construction business selling new windows and doors to builders and general contractors. It was a great business while it lasted, that is, before the housing bubble burst with a huge ... of what he meant. But after listening to him relate stories of how that portion of the housing business [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:15:17

Is Nintendo unwittingly nailing gaming print mag coffins shut?

The story of gaming print magazines being in for a rough time is nothing surprising. With publications like Games For Windows Magazine foundering not long ago, it’s old news. Generally, it’s understood that all things being equal, though they are closely tied, 1up.com will scoop EGM’s print magazine every day of the week [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 17:19:43

Uncle Sam's Credit Card Rate? Zero Percent.

ABC News’ Daniel Arnall reports: For the first time ever, the Federal Government was able to borrow money from the open market for FREE ... risk it in the stock market or even a bank account. And it’s not just the four-week bonds ... the government first issued them in 1929. In the secondary market today, where investors buy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:51:33

Leigh Duncan-Durst: Social Media Stalking? Plurkers Have Got Your Back!

Interesting drama unfolded a few weeks ago on Plurk.... I'm not providing specific names to avoid getting anyone in trouble. Nevetheless, what happened does this illustrate the power of social media and community and surface some issues related to privacy and social media. The nutshell version of what transpired is this: A fellow Plurker ( [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 15:27:30

Tastes + Graves in Los Angeles, Part 2

I spent the Thanksgiving in Southern California with family, and on Friday we had a couple of out-of-towners who wanted to see Los Angeles. Mom and I put together a fun trip. It was by no means a comprehensive look at Los Angeles, but it provided the guests with an overview of things that we find interesting and tasty [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:06:29

Have a short retirement time frame? Blue chips might not be the answer

Photo Credit: Greek Shares The traditional retirement think-tank would say that bluechips should make up your short term retirement ... in a money market account; the dividends bring the returns, and the capital gains are the bread winners ... , the mainstream philosophy was that blue chip stocks were as good as cash. As long as the market [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:38:18

Could Gas Prices Be Heading Below A Dollar?

It was only a few months ago when Americans were swearing off SUVs and the press was clamoring about how the world was going to have to ... and senior market analyst for the Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago. "I don't think the downside is over ... was not sustainable by market fundamentals, oil below $30 isn't [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 18:18:56

Sabathia is smart to take his time

Based on my e-mails, many of you seem quite impatient with Mr. Sabathia. Can somebody explain why? ... the market rate. For a player like Sabathia, the Indians and Brewers benefited greatly from his services ... realizes he needs to pick a team. But why would he not give the market a chance to develop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:16:04

Blogging: It’s NOT a Waste of Time

I was using Market Samurai to come up with something to write about today, and let me tell you, there are tons of articles to choose from ... . If you want free search engine traffic and the respect of people ... . One of them is that blogs are extremely search engine friendly. I won’t go into the reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:19:30

Whistler Real Estate Market update

Why Whistler is still a good investment option by Rob Palm. During this time of Wealth Turbulence in the world here is my perspective on Whistler…. It has always been said that real estate is a long term investment but I’d like to add that as the world has become global, real estate remains a local phenomenon [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:16:53

“Still” is the new “on the other hand”

Many times, when I post one of these rants about the way reporters write about statistics (especially statistics about the economy), I refer (negatively) to the “on-the-other-hand” crutch nearly all business-related stories now include ... high, signs that the pressure on business owners and consumers is likely to continue. Still [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 14:49:30

Cars.com Reviews 2009 Ford Flex

The Cars.com staff has been waiting to climb inside Ford's foray into the three-row-crossover universe for a while now. To say that the Flex is long-anticipated is not necessarily a good thing, though. As reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder notes, plenty of other automakers have beat the Flex to market with similar vehicles [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:50:43

Princeton: Toyota Marks 10 Years in Midwest

By Eamonn Brennan Cars.com It's been 10 years since Toyota opened its plant on farmland just south of Princeton, and Gibson County residents have rallied around the site. Its residents have united around the new jobs, competitive salaries and endless churn of Midwest auto manufacturing that used to be the domain of the Detroit [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 15:20:01

Invisiwig - Completely Undetectable Wigs

In their own words “Invisiwig is here to help you reach your hair fantasies. We are the leading provider of invisible lace wigs ... . If you already know what you are looking for, the site works as an online store too ... to emulate their favorite stars, this online store shouldn’t have a problem capturing costumers [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 14:21:00

Flash of Genius - Slap or Support of Hayek/Schumpeter?

I would say that one of the reasons that the entertainment industry tends to be left-leaning has nothing to do with hideous motives, but from the fact that the left tends to have stories about human life that have a compelling, sweeping dramatic arc that a radical free market capitalist just can’t tell because he or she would [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 17:16:46

Drugmakers Tap the Brakes on Ad Spending

Drug ads are becoming a bit less ubiquitous, according to some new stats out on the wire this morning ... . Some drug makers are turning away from print and toward the Web. AstraZeneca told Dow Jones that some 20% of its consumer marketing budget was for digital advertising this year, up from around 15 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:15:00

Former Rivals Teaming Up For Guitar Hero Arcade

There are some companies that seem eternally posed on opposite sides of the market ... , their heads would probably explode. It seems that once again savvy business people are putting aside ... into various arcade titles across the country. Former business rivals Activision and Konami have decided [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:40:01

Report Hits Martin’s Leadership

A report prepared by the staff of the House Energy & Commerce Committee is critical of FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s leadership ... to “enhance choice and competition in the market for video services.” I completely disagree ... in the market for telephone services. His name was Reed E. Hundt. And his telephone policy agenda [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:38:14

The Trier Christmas Market

Walking to the market It was such a pleasant day - a peaceful train ride and then a festive tour of one of Germany's famous Christmas Markets ... to take the chill off as we wandered through the market. The mugs can be kept as souvenirs ... put on by the Market. We were at the market on St. Nikolas day so naturally he made an appearance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:52:47

Product Website with Flash, SEO

A new freelance writing opportunity has been posted by eLance.com: We need a website to sell a high-end product for the home ... to proceed to purchase product. We currently have a website and logo but are creating a new look ... or legitimacy of the job offered. Please visit the originating website for details.) [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 17:05:40

Stocks fall on profit-taking, corporate outlook

Stocks retreated today on profit-taking and reminders that the recession is hurting corporate profits ... of nervousness.” The APnotes one bright spot: But in a sign that the market is still willing to place ... that they could miss a market bottom when defensive names like consumer goods companies likely would lag [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:37:13

Style Essentials for True-Blue Shopaholics

Having just the right bag is of the utmost importance to shopaholics everywhere. If you're looking for a tote that will endure all those jaunts to the market, the grocery store, the beach and beyond, this Vital Tote Bag from Dani Bags Boutique is a clear-cut choice. Bright [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:16:10

Kroger: Grocer Thriving in Recession

The Kroger Company (KR) reported earnings this morning before the open and beat consensus estimates for both earnings and revenue ... with the market of late and, given today’s earnings new, Ockham views the stock as an attractive buy candidate. KR Kroger is grabbing market share as the economy has slowed. The company’s same-store [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:13:03

Medellin: Day 1B

FYI: I probably won't get around to posting the archives entry today. I've been up since 5:00 AM writing today's two entries and have to leave for a tour of the city at 10. Please forgive any crude editing, awkward phrasing or bad spelling as I'm pressed for time. I'll clean it up later [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 15:35:58

Telenovelas Killed the Mortgage Market

As I was pondering what I could write about today, it dawned on me that it may very well be time to bring back my post on ActiveRain where I showed ... the destruction of the mortgage market. I did that original post, Interesting Way to Forecast the Destruction of a Market, back on January 9, 2007. Shortly thereafter, the subprime market collapsed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:33:43

In Defense of the CDS Market

John Dizard wants to kill off the entire CDS market. It does no good, he says, and quite a lot of harm, and we'd all be better off without it. I disagree. Dizard says there are only "three possible defences for treating the CDS market ... is that the CDS market has allowed investors, for the first time ever, to hedge their credit exposure. Yes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:26:15

Don't believe the auction hype

Don't believe the auction hype Tuesday, December 09 2008 No Comments Authored by Kevin Lisota If you have been watching the Seattle real estate market in the past couple of weeks ... magical was happening, almost as if market forces would somehow be suspended with unthinkably low sale [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:19:25

Lucky 7: Is it a big deal that...

Is it a big deal that a German investment bank is exiting Midtown to lease the top three floors of 7 World Trade Center? According to The Cuozz, YES: "Except in The Post, the momentous news got short shrift in the media - maybe because it inconveniently contradicts all the baloney about the office market that's become [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 19:06:59

MMMM, Music! - CD packaging is still good.

The advent of media sources like iTunes, Netflix and the like have created a wider gap for the legitimacy of packaging design for products such as music CDs and video DVDs. It seems to me that the music industry trails in terms of design innovation that addresses a changing market. For this reason, I'm constantly looking to find solutions [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 21:45:22

BusinessWeek ‘Recession in America’ Blog Goes Belly-up

Looking for new and innovative ways to spread the doom-and-gloom news associated with the economic downturn, ... June 4. The last post was made on July 3 by John A. Byrne and focused on the ailing job market ... -some of which turned out to be true - host Jim Cramer called the bottom to the stock market. He said [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 14:48:15

Morning Mortgage Meltdown: It Hurts Less After A While...: For those just tuning in, construction...

For those just tuning in, construction spending fell again in June — the 11th drop in 13 months. As usual, the actual news here is that ... OK, you got us. It's the same old story. Expect more of the same in the coming months, as foreclosed homes continue to saturate the market and crowd out shiny new homes. And soon, analysts expect [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 16:48:55

A Fine White Powder

This afternoon, I sent the following letter to James W. Tracy, Vice President for Research at the University of Kentucky; Ada Sue Selwitz, Director of the University of Kentucky Office of Research Integrity; and Helene Lake-Bullock, Research Compliance Officer, University of Kentucky Office of Research Integrity. August 1, 2008 Dear Mr [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 17:02:35

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