Ads on Sites

Congratulations, you’ve finally created a popular abode for the denizens of the web. I guess the next step is attempting to monetize it! Chances are you’re thinking about putting ads on it. One import thing about putting ads is that you’ve obtained your current positioning by putting content and users first. While it’s great to …

Finite Customer Pool

For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking about businesses-to-customer and business-to-business relationship. I came to the realization ultimately, even if two industries are not competing in the same market, they are still competing against each other. They simply might not have realized it yet. Am I saying that if you work in the restaurant business, you’re …

Employee Optimization

From a company’s prospective, employees are fixed cost resources. While they’re working, they’ll contribute to the product that they’re working on, but what about when they’re not working? A simple way to test is to come up with estimates for a product, use a weighted system such as a system which factors in experience, accuracy …

700 Billion Dollar Bailout and Bernanke

I have great respect for the Federal Chairman, Professor Bernanke. I understand the fact that he’s proposing the 700 billion dollar bailout to protect a tool of regulating the economy. The only reason why I think an economist might even think about bailing out a bank should be for personal profit, or because he honestly …

AIG and Banks, Bad Precedent?

Economically speaking, I understand why Bernanke might make a move to save banks, due to the fact that banks are critically tied into the economic tool of monetary policy. Not to mention the fact that a lot of companies, business, and the liquidity of the economy can be impacted by a big bank’s disappearance. That …