WeSeed- Stock Market For The Rest Of Us

I’ve been beta-testing WeSeed.com recently and I want to help get the word out for the site. Essentially, WeSeed takes investing in the stock market with fake money, but with real-time prices and updates, and combines this with the best of social media and web 2.0. They have a solid video that explains why WeSeed [...]

The Apple Has Yet to Fall

I’m not sure why some people are expecting Apple to suffer so poorly. I’ve seen the stock slide of late, and for no real good reason. Shit, profit from fiscal Q4 this year rose 26% over last year- can’t be too bad. Kick in the fact Apple is sans debt and has plenty of cash, [...]

Social Media Here to Stay

Ben Parr of Mashable writes a very exciting post today for those who currently have and hope to find a job in social media, myself included. Ben discusses the current popular status of social media jobs, and his outlook for the near future. Ben writes: “Even if the title changes, the role of the social [...]

Valero's Spot Completely Misses the Mark

Valero Energy Corporation has released a new TV commercial of late, and to be honest it really grinds my gears. The spot highlights happy consumers driving across the country and participating in activities like biking, swimming, surfing and fishing. Where the ad fails is its absolute ignorance to the current fuel situation and consumer’s perspectives [...]

Online Ad Revenue up 26%

Well, heres proof that online ad spending has been increasing big time as expected. This Ad Age article reports that Internet Ad Revenue reached $21.2 billion in 2007. Thats a 26% increase from 2006. Crazy numbers! That now puts Internet above radio and even cable spending. Here are a few interesting facts behind the figure: [...]