Has anyone seen this new Facebook app?
http://apps.facebook.com/lending-club/
It’s Facebook members lending to Facebook members. It’s called Lending Club. They explicitly state “We are not a bank.”
Ummmm…. has anyone ever heard of the FDIC?
Great for borrower. Let’s see, you can’t get a real loan. I know, you can use Facebook’s Lending Club to travel around […]
VMware shares surge 150%
Software maker makes big move after only a week. Now it’s trading with P/E above 90, and some analysts are concerned.
“…some analysts are concerned”
Ya think? Has the entire investment community lost it’s mind? Really?
1 divided by 90 is equals a current return of 1.1%. If all these people want to give […]
There are those people that liked “Brokeback Mountain” and those who really didn’t.
There are two types of people in the world:
Those who use the word “sweety” with strangers and those who don’t.
Those who fill up the ice tray and those who don’t.
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I have worked with and for a number of different organizations in a decision making role. I see the same problem often. The management says we want to do well. Or “Our aim is to make to the playoffs this year and have a real shot at the Stanley Cup!”
And that’s where it stops.
The point […]
My question is, sans the lunacy of Walmart’s Facebook attempt, I haven’t seen many good retail apps. Virtual Bookshelf is a personal favorite and almost got me to buy a book through Amazon.com (I bought my current reading material at a local independent bookstore.), where are the businesses that can truly monetize this traffic?
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The rush is on to produce Facebook apps and monetize them. But how many will monetize? National advertisers are already throwing money online. Will all this money make it to Facebook?
Probably not. Facebook is what the internet was in the late 1990’s. Facebook apps that are popular are selling their traffic to new apps […]
This is completely ridiculous:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/19/could-facebook-become-the-next-microsoft/
I am moving my Ski Industry News page to an entirely new website;
Look for www.skinewscentral.com!
Coming Soon!
Here’s a sample of posts that will soon appear on my Ski Industry News page. From here on out, this page will be for a little more pragmatic posts and Ski Industry News will follow up-to-the-minute ski news.
Skier Safety tips
• If sking backcountry or after a fresh storm and you notice a pending avalanche make […]