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Why Pro Sports Need Newspapers	Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:34:42 +0000
Pro sports, every single league, from the NFL to NBA to MLB to MLS to NHL need newspapers. This need exists because of what internet sports reporting has become, and how LOCAL team fans have evolved to use the net. There is no shortage of coverage of professional sports on the webs.  There is a long [...]

What About the Bank BailOut Money ?	Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:10:31 +0000
Lots of articles in the past few days wondering what the banks are going to do with the bailout money. Its of course a legitimate question. The response of the banks has been that the cash goes into a pool of capital and you cant segregate the new capital from the bailout capital. Fair point. You [...]

You Know Chrysler is Toast Because..	Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:06:53 +0000
The CEO takes out a fullpage ad in the Wall Street Journal today to thank the American Public for “investing” in Chrysler. Lets see, is there anything more idiotic than spending more than 100k dollars on a full page ad “thanks for letting me waste your money ” ad ? Does it make it worse that [...]

Why Owning The Mavs Can Be Amazing	Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:46:01 +0000
20,000 people standing and clapping and cheering non stop, showing  our appreciation. It rarely gets any better than this To find out more about this great night. Click Here ShareThis

The SEC, Madoff and XBRL	Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:10:54 +0000
You probably have never heard of XBRL. If you havent, and you are the least bit interested in how regulatory agencies can avoid future Madoff  like events, and in government transparency for our bailout tax dollars, you should take a minute to get up to speed on what XBRL can do. XBRL is a version [...]

What Yahoo Should Do	Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:22:38 +0000
In this economic day and age, cash is king.  As markets, industries and companies delever in what seems to be a chorus of balance sheet  deflation, the value of cash as an investment vehicle has increased exponentially.  What does this have to do with Yahoo’s strategy ? First of all, it means that MicroSoft would have [...]

My Marketing Advice to Professional Athletes	Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:20:17 +0000
There are right and wrong ways to market yourself as an athlete. To become a successful brand you have to do any number of thousands of different things to reach a level that leads to marketing and off court/field success. On the flipside, all it takes is one mistake to bring it all crashing down. I [...]

We Don’t Need an Uptick Rule	Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:25:00 +0000
This is a simple issue. It used to be that you couldn’t short a stock unless there was an uptick. The idea was that this uptick rule would prevent short sellers from piling on a stock and driving the price down. Then the uptick rule was removed. It became permissable to borrow shares of [...]

Youtube’s Desperation	Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:20:17 +0000
Youtube has been messing with the magic quite a bit lately.  Wide screen, high quality and the drive me crazy pre rolls to subscribe among many others. (BTW, watching the subscribe button scurrying around the screen was fun the first 300 times).  But lets talk Youtube business. Thats the source of their desperation. From all appearances, [...]

The SEC	Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:41:23 +0000
First let me say that this has nothing to do with me, but given my interest in all things financial and the government during this financial crisis, I read with interest the Office of Inspector General’s Report to Congress regarding the SEC. The SEC deserves credit for casting such a critical eye at itself. It [...]