In recent days some of my companies have done some pretty cool stuff. Given the general malaise I wanted to share a few rays of sunshine: Buddy Media : Buddy Media has been on a tear, both in terms of performance (read: closing deals) and contributing to the social media ecosystem. First, Mike Lazer...

Emerio Corporation is a rapidly growing global consulting and IT services company headquartered in Singapore (www.emeriocorp.com) with its focus on Business Intelligence, Infrastructure Solutions, Managed Services, Professional Services, and Software Services. Since its inception in 1997, Emerio is ...

Right before the end of the year, the Government made the decision to cut in half the travel quota for foreign currency given to Venezuelan residents to travel abroad. The quota was reduced from US$ 5,000 for credit card use to US$ 2,500 and the cash advance was reduced from US$ 500 to US$ 400. The ...

President Elect Barack Obama Said He’s in favor of an OPEN Internet Right ?? Does he really understand the damage done by the passage of COPE ?  Lets see what he does on Jan 21st, 2009. Civil liberties group asks Obama for tech changes Keep the internet open, innovative and free, says the Cen...

FUCK ME, OH NO!!   LJ is dead.   Every one seems to be scrambling for LJ-archive programs like the real lolocaust is coming. I think we’re all being a little premature with our panic.   The idea that LJ is being shut off can be real, for only for the short term. We may see ...

Megan McArdle links to this story about Meaghan Cheung, the SEC investigator who missed the Bernie Madoff scheme, despite being tipped off to it in writing. "Why are you taking a mid-level staff person and making me responsible for the failure of the American economy?" an upset Meaghan Cheung, with ...

Mike Arrington has a report that a group of investors are circling Microsoft for money to take over Yahoo. Finally, someone is making a run at Yahoo. The wounded beast is begging for a takeover and what a bargain that would be. I would love to have the cash to take over Yahoo. Yahoo has amazing asse...

According to the Fox Business website: "A Florida couple who claims Bernard Madoff wiped out almost all of their $1 million nest egg says the government needs to pay up for the SEC's failure to protect investors" Look, it's sad that they lost their money with the crook but it is not the governments ...

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: No, not the Goo-Goo Dolls. "Goo-Goos" is a shorthand acronym for "good government" activists. These single-minded good government crusaders exist on both sides of the political spectrum. On the left they tend to be utopian idealists: "can't we all just get along and live tog...

It’s a familiar story line these days: Once the masters of their domains, private equity pros have faded from power and prestige with the onset of the credit crunch. Et cetera, et cetera. Yesterday’s news provided further proof of this narrative. Macrovision rejected One Equity Partners,...