The reign of the enthusiasts

I Google myself, on a regular basis. I was slightly ashamed to admit this until I read this on page 193 of John Battelle‘s book The Search: …it’s a good idea to check your own name on Google, early and often. Given that just about everyone else you meet will be doing it anyway, it’s [...]

It’s a not a real estate bust, it’s a residential real estate bust

After my brief dalliance with the prophets of financial Armageddon, I have returned to the world of yeah, but. As in, yeah the residential real estate market is in a world of pain, but commercial real estate isn’t in any kind of trouble at all. The reason is that commercial real estate had its meltdown [...]