Monthly Archives: February 2008

Myspace Marketing – Getting smart about online advertising

Tweet A good friend from my UK college days, Ben Godfrey, recently posted about using Myspace for marketing a friends company: A friend of mine runs a children’s theatre company and wanted to build a site to promote herself. I … Continue reading

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Land of the Incarcerated – Over 1% of the US population is in Jail!!

Tweet This is really disturbing stuff: The report said the United States incarcerates more people than any other nation, far ahead of more populous China with 1.5 million people behind bars. It said the U.S. also is the leader in … Continue reading

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Online Video Advertising

Tweet If you own a business and haven’t looked into pre-roll video ads then you are missing out big time. Online video views are one of the fastest growing aspects of the Internet. Pre-roll ads are great as they force … Continue reading

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The original solar powered home appliance

Tweet With all this push for green technology there is a tendency to overcomplicate the solutions. Sure you could go buy a hybrid car but using public transport is much more effective. You can also spend a small fortune getting … Continue reading

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Rates are going up as Investors are Scared

Tweet In my short stint as a Loan Officer I learned a lot about the financial world. From how loans are underwritten to how incredibly messed up this whole country is right now. This is because there are so many … Continue reading

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Tough times in the Desert

Tweet Take a look around while driving through any part of Phoenix and the amount of lifted trucks and high end cars will make you think that everyone here is making six figure incomes. The reality is that these people … Continue reading

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What is going on in Arizona?

Tweet McCain is gonna go down in a ball of flames once the Dems decide who is gonna get the presidency. Just a reminder on that Renzi indictment…

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Phoenix/Arizona Business links for Feb 22nd 2008

Tweet Happy Friday!!!! A few interesting business stories today: Toxic emissions up 52 percent in Arizona from 2005 to 2006, EPA report shows – Out of sight but still in your lungs and water. Apollo Group’s $170M headquarters sale in … Continue reading

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Going to LA LA land : Book Review

Tweet Reading a book about relationships is a tragic tightrope walk between laughter and embarrassment ending with a resolution that leaves you with as many questions as you started with. Throw this theme into the LA small band scene and … Continue reading

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Banned movies to Drinking on the Job : Links

Tweet Didnt feel like writing anything (shoot I guess I just did): China Will Decide What Movies You Watch, Got It? [More Olympics Craziness] – We practice torture here, no need for silly movies Can Anyone Spell Cartel? – Is … Continue reading

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