October 2008
32 posts
Largest Quarterly Profit Ever →
This may be the last hurrah for big oil, at least for awhile:
AP: Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, says it shattered its own record for the biggest…
Largest Quarterly Profit Ever →
This may be the last hurrah for big oil, at least for awhile:
AP: Exxon Mobil Corp., the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, says it shattered its own record for the biggest…
PHOTO: babymop.jpg →
The first time I saw my baby nephew crawling around all over my place I thought, “Wow, I should put some Swiffer pads on this kid and turn him into a human Roomba.” Looks like someone beat me…
Failure as an event →
I try hard not to keep a running tally of big-time failures in my head. It gets in the way of creating the next thing. On the other hand, when you see failure as a learning event, not a destination,…
Hitler Gets A Margin Call →
Genetically Engineered Cat Glows In the Dark →
A genetically engineered cat named MR. GREEN GENES glows in the dark under ultraviolet light. Scientists at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans created the…
Your brand is not your logo →
Freshfuel and the Dieline point to some new logos from big players. Cluelessness on the half shell. Smart marketers understand that a new logo can’t possibly increase your market…
The New York Times endorses Barack Obama. →
Barack Hussein Obama II →
Clayton Cubitt tells Boing Boing,
Rachel Hulin (former photo editor at Nerve) is doing get-out-the-vote in battleground state Wisconsin, and documents this choice example of anti-Obama…
Photoshop Disasters on Marie Claire photo →
One of my favorite blogs, Photoshop Disasters, found this photo from the Sept. 2008 issue of Marie Claire, and compared the faces of the people in the photo with their reflections in the…
Banks Won't Lend A Nickel While Economy Sucks →
After a couple of days of Libor dropping and Treasury yields improving, we’re all supposed to be convinced that the financial crisis is passing. Not so fast. Andrew Ross Sorkin’s column…
Scrabble →
‘V Word’ →
Apple’s new “V Word” commercial is rather interesting. On the surface it’s typical “Get a Mac” comedy. But the message is actually meta-mockery of Microsoft’s recent rebranding push. Apple’s calling…
extremely well done →
Obama ‘08 - Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.
Manipulation of Prediction Markets →
As many people suspected someone was manipulating Intrade to boost John McCain’s stock price: An internal investigation by the popular online market Intrade has revealed that an investor’s…
The studio commentator arms race needs to stop →
According to Bill Simmons, overcrowding plagues NFL pregame shows. His explanation for why the trend keeps getting worse:
They don’t like firing people or eating contracts, but they…
Quality scores and ad auctions →
There’s some interest in how and why “quality scores” are used in search engine ad auctions. In this post, we will try to describe “why” we use quality scores; a later post will go into “how,”…
Iceland fact of the day →
Commerzbank AG, Germany’s second-biggest bank, said yesterday there is “no active market” in the krona. The last quoted price was 340 per euro, compared with 122 a month ago.
Here is the link…
Quote du Jour: Taleb Again →
I know Nassim Taleb brings out strong feelings in people, but you have to admit the following quote from my friend Nassim is good: We refused to touch credit default swaps. It would be like…
Going West →
Steal This Comic →
Cramer Was Right! →
Babak at SeekingAlpha proves it once and for all: Cramer was right:
See Also: Cramer: PANIC NOW AND SELL EVERYTHING!!!
How To Turn Political Markets From A Novelty Into... →
As the election nears, we’ve been obsessively watching the trading on sites like Intrade, where users bet on candidates in an exchange-like manner. The odds provide a useful alternative…
How To Turn Political Markets From A Novelty Into... →
As the election nears, we’ve been obsessively watching the trading on sites like Intrade, where users bet on candidates in an exchange-like manner. The odds provide a useful alternative…
Google Blog Search Now Clusters Hot Topics →
As of recently the Google Blog Search homepage consisted of a simple search box, but now it looks more like Google News or Techmeme: it groups related stories into groups. To the left side…
When you stand for something →
People and brands and organizations that stand for something benefit as a result. Standing for something helps you build trust, makes it easier to manage expectations and aids in daily decision…
Insurance co. testing brain fitness software on... →
The Allstate insurance company is testing a program where drivers over 50 play a videogame designed to improve their driving abilities and reduce the number of accidents. According to a Chicago…
Buffett Brings G.E. to Light →
Investors who have been waiting throughout the credit crisis for Warren Buffett to ride to the rescue as the knight in shining armor have now gotten their wish. A rout in General Electric shares…
How to bribe your way into high end New York... →