My post about entrepreneurship being too difficult was a surprise hit, so I will follow up with a post about SEO, which is somewhat related, also being too difficult and a waste of time and money. -Impossible to get good rankings for KEYWORDS PEOPLE SEARCH FOR (I added the caps because a lot of SEO… Continue reading SEO is a Waste of Time and Money
Month: September 2016
The Problem With User Contributed Content
Awhile back I discussed how ‘user contributed content’ (UCC) is clogging Google, but I wanted to address the issue again, because it’s a bigger problem than many think, and Google’s response to the problem of content farms may still be inadequate. UCC is like the ‘new spam’…one that is very stealthy but also so commonplace… Continue reading The Problem With User Contributed Content
Media Mistakingly Attributing Stock Market Rally to Hillary Win
The media (and not just the liberal media) may be wrongly attributing the strong move in the stock market to Trump’s narrow defeat in the first debate. On 9/27/2016, the day following the first presidential debate in which Hillary presumably ‘won’, the S&P 500 gains 14 points. The DJIA gained 133 points. Not huge amounts… Continue reading Media Mistakingly Attributing Stock Market Rally to Hillary Win
Debate Scorecard
Points for trump: Mention of NATO (some countries not contributing enough) Attacked Hillary on NAFTA, trade deals Articulated his economic plans well Attacked Hillary’s use of a private email server Attacked Hillary on Iran deal Hillary’s failure on ISIS Points for Hillary: Donald Trump’s taxes Birth certificate and Trump’s comments on women (only because the… Continue reading Debate Scorecard
Trump v. Clinton Debate Prediction
With less than an hour until the first presidential debate, here’s how I predict it will unfold: Despite never holding public office and his possible naivete on certain issues, Trump surpasses expectations and puts on a very strong performance, and I’m saying this not because I support him but because he will use his charisma… Continue reading Trump v. Clinton Debate Prediction
Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work
On sites like Reddit, 4chan, and College Confidential, stories of college graduates saddled with piles of debt and poor job prospects, are becoming commonplace: Many on the ‘left’ (and I say ‘left’ because it’s mainly democrats who raise this issue) complain about student loan debt being too high, as well as poor job prospects for… Continue reading Solving the Student Loan/Debt Crisis: A Plan That Can Work
Introverts Rule the World
In 2012 Susan Cain, formerly a Wall Street attorney, published Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. The book was a smash success, selling millions of copies and getting thousands of reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, eventually leading to a TED talk that was also equally successful and critically acclaimed,… Continue reading Introverts Rule the World
Putting White on Black Murders in Perspective
Excellent tweet that puts white on black murders in perspective: pic.twitter.com/UcVNCs06xS — Aristocratic Trad (@Aristotrad) September 18, 2016
Flight 93 Election (analysis)
A couple weeks ago, when I first came across the now famous ‘Flight 93‘ article, I skimmed the first few paragraphs without giving it much further consideration…the crux of the article is that America is doomed if Hillary becomes president, but with Trump there is at least a fighting chance, even if the odds are… Continue reading Flight 93 Election (analysis)
Amazon, Google, and Facebook: Bigger is Better
Why giants thrive The power of technology, globalisation and regulation This is why a simple investing strategy that goes ‘long’ equal weight the three biggest, fastest growing, and most successful tech companies (AMZN FB and GOOG) has done so well. Is past performance indicative of future results? No, but as far as strategies go, it’s… Continue reading Amazon, Google, and Facebook: Bigger is Better