Economics/Freakonomics/Geekonomics China's going big with Subway construction which they'd probably need with or without an economic downturn. I suspect these will be kept or even increased as a form of stimulus as well as modernization. Will this get the attention … Continue reading
The talk of gloom and doom in the newspaper industry as of late – newspaper after newspaper folding, or cutting staff, or dropping the number of editions it publishes a week – may turn some people off to the idea … Continue reading
As Bonnie noted in the links of the day yesterday, MMO's and related tech is big, and people are starting in online games young. However she also noted the current Wizard101 player is the future World of Warcraft gamer. That … Continue reading
Comics Boom! gets newstand distribution of their Disney/Pixar lines. An interesting move as so much is going electronic, but comics aren't nearly wired enough for the physical market to at all be ignored. I'm more curious if Disney wants to … Continue reading
I meet many people who feel unsuccessful. They haven't achieved anything they're proud of, they've bounced from one crisis to another and they have nothing to show for it. They wonder where all that time went, and are often surrounded … Continue reading
Economics/Geekonomics Economic recovery may be coming in 2010, but the year ahead is going to be a tough one, according to the UCLA Anderson School of Management's quarterly economic forecast. Economist David Shulman, who is part of the project, said he expects … Continue reading
Anime/Manga Bang Zoom Entertainment, a voice acting company, is holding a workshop for potential actors in San Francisco this weekend. It's a pretty good opportunity for people who want to get into this field – Bang Zoom works with both animation and … Continue reading
Anyone who's been reading this blog knows I love www.linkedin.com. Its pretty much THE must-use tool for business networking, no matter how many other tools you use, it's convenient, and it's got momentum and a long history. One part of … Continue reading
Publishing CNN offers an analysis of the tough times in the newspaper biz - the two-newspaper city may be disappearing sooner rather than later, and there's a possibility San Francisco may be the first major city without a paper at all. … Continue reading
A lot of news this week focused on the efforts, activities, and trends of some big companies. Sony was in the news this week. It's dividend got slashed. There's rumors of a price cut, but that's a bit tricky considering. … Continue reading