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The surge toward November

June 4, 2009

Momentum appears to be building in the housing market and the summer is shaping up to be stronger than many — including me — had anticipated.The recipe? A $8000 rebate that expires at the end of November, coupled with continuing price declines that help to offset a slight rise in mortgage rates.I do [...]

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While we’re not at Great Depression levels, we’re also just a little ways in

May 31, 2009

An interesting chart puts a stark focus on our currrent downturn. It’s one of the worst we’ve experienced since 1947, but it’s still a far cry from the decline in consumption and output that we experienced in the Great Depression.Two things strike me. First, that’s an incredibly long time, 1929 to 1933: [...]

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Do I know who I’m doing business with, consumers ask

May 22, 2009

A broad swath of research has been released over the past month or so assessing the impact the recession has had on how consumers are behaving and how their focus has shifted.The big picture that develops is of the retrenching consumer: being smart about what they spend, waiting to buy things they don’t need [...]

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When you advertise, you tell consumers that you are still in business

May 21, 2009

In a marketplace rife with advertising messages, consumers have been conditioned to expect a successful business to invest in reaching them…and that means advertising.Stop advertising and your potential customers assume you must not want to work for their business any longer.That’s the kiss of death and once you’ve stepped out of the consumer’s sight [...]

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Facebook: Entrepreneur, Control, Growth

May 21, 2009

Every part of Facebook is driving — membership, usage, engagement and speculation.At the center is an entrepreneur who appears to be staying focus on control. Not control of the user, nor of the interface: control of the entrepreneurial energy and alignment of interests.When you see an article like the one linked below [...]

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Google continues to dominate search, but sponsored links are down

May 20, 2009

The web tracking service Compete posted some interesting data on Seeking Alpha today looking at the performance of search engines in April.The story is of one giant and a bunch of dwarfs as Google extended its dominance as the leading search engine.The share growth came during a month that search volume dropped 5%. [...]

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Big guys hit the ball far

May 20, 2009

A really fascinating analysis of home run hitting relative to different variables: height, weight, age, pitch location, etc.

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Next up I graphed standard distance against a batter’s weight. It’s a standard assumption that heavier players have more raw power. And even though listed player weights are some of the more unreliable baseball [...]

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