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Entertainment Spending Looks Bleak

The weak economy is beginning to have an effect on the entertainment industry.

Calacanis' Advice For Economic Trouble

Tell that to Bear Sterns.Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis, formerly in charge of Netscape, former owner of Weblogs, Inc. who sold to AOL for a reported $25 million, has the answer for startups worried about getting through economic hard times: lots and lots of money.He's a Fordham alum, so you know where to send your contributions.Not known for his silver tongue, the Brooklyn-native reportedly replied to a small, perhaps slightly inebriated group of SES New York karaoke goers' concerns about the economic disaster the US is headed for with some sage-like advice.

Searchers Want To Know About The R Word

It should be the Frau Blucher of words and if we believe in that marketing genius that was "The Secret" we shouldn't dare throw it out there. Nonetheless, the braver the media gets at using the "r" word, the more people are searching for it.Thus, they're all putting the energy out there like seeds and are waiting to reap the harvest.Recession. There, I said it, now let's get on with it.

Grim Financial Forecast For 2008

A new year is often accompanied by a large wave of optimism.  But in the UK, the standard "happy 2008" may have been followed by a less-cheerful "here's hoping we're not all screwed."

Increase Expected In 2008 Marketing Budgets

A friend recently told me about a loud, attention-catching commercial for a company's going-out-of-business sale.  Only the friend had never before heard of the company.  Now, as the economy continues to look questionable, many places are preparing to increase their 2008 marketing budgets.

Search Insider Summit - Day 1 Pics

As has become the practice for me while blogging conferences, I take a lot of photos. Not as many as Tamar Weinberg, Barry Schwartz or even David Berkowitz, but quite a few.

More AOL Layoffs On The Way

This coming Tuesday and Wednesday will not be remotely jolly for some AOL employees; according to various reports, another round of layoffs is in the making.

Chinese Virtual Economy A Threat To Middleman

The Middleman may never be terminated, but he is cruisin' for a bruisin' in the digital age. The latest assault will come, surprisingly, from China, as the government unveils plans to produce a 3D virtual world that allows consumers to order directly from the manufacturer.

Seattle Economy Still Tied To Microsoft

You’ve probably seen more than a few “used to be” towns; they “used to be” supported by coal, steel, or some other industry, but became troubled as times changed.  Now, although things are nowhere near that bad, some onlookers are questioning Microsoft’s role in Seattle.

Paid Links Economy

Measuring the quality of an ad system Many bloggers and other website owners around the world aren’t selling their content these days, they’re financing their site with advertising. Almost every ad system seems to be a compromise. You can measure this compromise across different parameters: is the ad relevant? Is it unobtrusive? Is it disclosed? Is the product or service advertised fair to users? Is the ad directly influencing search engine rankings? Is the ad creating a conflict of interest? Is the ad obfuscating the voice of the website owner?