Entries from October 2008

Monday, October 20th, 2008

The Bank Crisis: Recovery

Recessions, in general, are a breaking point for an economy in flux with the rest of the world. Drops signify the failure of weaker processes and practices in the chain. However, as companies are encouraged to use a policy of greater transparency and stability over an expanding global marketplace, the size of these [...]

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Google: Youtube Majors in Entertainment

I talked a few days ago about the fact that Google has been concentrating this year on turning Youtube into a profitable brand. To that end, I’ve stumbled across a couple items of interest that have appeared in the last month or so and have slowly leaked out into the internet world.
The first item [...]

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

The Bank Crisis

An interesting lecture by a man, Peter Schiff, who predicted the bank crisis and stock market crash in 2006.

He also predicted that the economy will face death by hyperinflation, mimicking the state of affairs following the bank crisis of the 1930’s that kicked off the Great Depression.

That’s where we’re currently standing.

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

The Bank Crisis

I’ve been reading in the news as of late that the current number of suicides have risen with the failing of the global economy, bankruptcies, and joblessness. Unfortunately for many people, this is a serious reality. For those feeling the pressure and needing to talk, hot-lines and counseling are highly recommended.
For [...]

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Google: Television Comes to Youtube

So back on Oct 9, 2006, when Google bought Youtube.com, no one was quite sure what they were going to do with it. At the time, media was king, and everyone from Microsoft to Viacom was buying into the idea of online acquisitions. Google had bought some shares in AOL/Time Warner in Dec [...]