Life used to be simple. I used to have only one goal a day, to complete my task list. Today my simple task list is regularly bumped by the digital world. There is a constant need, more like a nagging, to update the computer with operating system downloads, security databases, software…
Let’s go back in time. Back in time to the 1990’s. It’s late in the decade and the stock markets are going nuts about something called “Dotcoms”. Everyone wants in, they see it as the thing to buy and make money on. Some did, and some just lost it all. …
Facebook was growing fast, looking like the next big thing, able to leap past Google and other large internet information and social exchanges, but now it seems nearly dead in its tracks! What’s going on with this and why may it not work out after all? Yes, Facebook has found a…
Call it Investing, call it Risk Taking, call it Speculation, call it Stock Picking, or even call it Gambling if you must, but realize there is an art to the process and avoiding such truth is the opposite of opportunity. Investors used to make money because someone worked at it,…
You can just about forget that. Many companies not only don’t answer the phone with humans these days, but now they are becoming harder and harder to contact through the internet. AT&T as an example, used to have their toll free customer service number plastered all over the web site. …
Often, success in business is very much about your ability to see the big picture, to be able to visualize the potential size, scope, and impact of a venture or invention. Chester Carlson had an image in his mind of people communicating much faster and easier by allowing them to…
Large corporations continue to find ways to reduce overhead and sell enough to each other, distributors, and retail companies in order to raise earnings. This is great for stock investors and does a lot for those employed by them. At the same time we see that economic numbers in the…
Currently I have been doing market research online to prepare for the launch of a business. In doing so I have been startled to find that maybe (only a maybe), there is more trouble in Small and Midsize business than we realize. In the coming weeks I will add blogs…
AOL stinks. The splash artwork is terrible, like a trip back to the 70's to view graffiti and the abusive style in-your-face ads are even worse.