Archive for November, 2008
Black Friday Shopping
I just read an initial report out of ComScore indicating this year’s Friday retail e-commerce numbers were up slightly over last year. Online, nontravel e-tailer sales grew 1% for the day to $534MM from $531MM last year. For the month of November, retail e-commerce sales were down 4% from last year’s numbers. The National Retail [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Facebook, Twitter, and the Convergence of Messaging
Lots of chatter about Twitter being offered $500MM by Facebook. Some think Twitter is crazy not to take it, while many others correctly point out that $500MM is not $500MM if it’s in stock. While Facebook may hold out the Microsoft $15 billion valuation (an artificial auction given how strategically important the advertising deal was [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )Improving Our Infrastructure, One Election Booth At a Time
What a week! There has been an enormous amount of press coverage, both domestically and internationally, about the implications of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. I do not think they can be overstated. This election is a testament to the ideals of this country and the power of empassioned masses. [...]
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