The Volatile Sock Market
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In Volatile Market, Google Dominance
Never A Sure Thing
In Volatile Market, Google Dominance
Never A Sure Thing
04/30/2004 08:35 PMInvestors Business Daily May 1 2004 0:49AM GMT
A Volatile Multibagger Stock
A Volatile Multibagger Stock
04/05/2005 03:08 PMAnd how this once-tiny company hinted it was ready for a turnaround.
Iraq Out of Spotlight, but Still
Volatile (AP)
Iraq Out of Spotlight, but Still
Volatile (AP)
01/01/2005 02:30 PMAP - Iraq had a rare moment out of the world spotlight in the past
week, eclipsed by the tsunami devastation in Southeast Asia. But the
country saw a host of critically important political developments and
deadly attacks that could cripple elections set for Jan. 30, and that
suggest the insurgents are refining their strategy to wreck the vote.
Wall Street Could See Volatile Week (AP)
Wall Street Could See Volatile Week (AP)
03/27/2005 04:00 PMAP - With Wall Street's fears of inflation confirmed by the Federal
Reserve, investors are now looking for proof that the economy will be
strong enough to handle the increased pricing pressure and additional
expected Fed interest rate increases.
"Sock it to me!"
"Sock it to me!"
03/19/2005 02:56 AM
"
Man,
I DO
love a
good album cover!" --
Dana
Countryman Nanotube Non-Volatile Memory Entering
Production
Nanotube Non-Volatile Memory Entering
Production
06/08/2004 02:10 PMRock 'em sock 'em
Rock 'em sock 'em
08/13/2004 07:17 AMUSA Today Aug 13 2004 12:00PM GMT
Bomb Blast Kills Two in Volatile Iraqi
Town
Bomb Blast Kills Two in Volatile Iraqi
Town
01/24/2004 09:13 AMReuters via Wired News Jan 24 2004 11:42AM GMT
Sock Puppets of Industry
Sock Puppets of Industry
02/01/2005 09:12 PM A continuation from the previous post about a Feb. 3 announcement of
a report on why municipal networks are a terrible, anti-competitive
idea: In the previous post, below, I dissected BusinessWeek's blog
entry on a new report that will be released on Feb. 3 from the New
Millennium Research Council. In this post, I include the
announcement's text after the jump below, and provide some background
on each of the people who will be part of the press event. I've done
this annotation not because I wholeheartedly oppose their point of
view, but rather because a light needs to be shone on the connections
between organizations that call themselves independent but have ties
among each other and to the industries about which they are stating
they have an objective opinion about. This is about transparency, and
a pro-municipal telecom group that was similarly opaque would receive
the same treatment. (Oddly, there only appear to be pro-individuals
and municipalities, not groups that I've heard from or about.) David
P. McClure, president and CEO of the US Internet Industry Association.
This association filed an amicus brief on behalf of Verizon in an RIAA
suit in which Verizon was trying to be compelled to release user
information. Verizon also holds a board seat in the organization. It
appears generally pro-consumer in terms of privacy and
disclosure--because it's against shifting the burden of enforcement to
ISPs--and anti-regulation for taxing and oversight. Steven Titch,
senior fellow for IT and Telecom Policy at The Heartland Institute.
The Heartland Institute describes itself as a genuinely independent
source of research and commentary. Sascha Meinrath noted that the
institute refuses to disclose its funding sources and doesn't list
affiliations of Board of Directors on their website. However, it is a
501(c)(3) corporation. On its Form 990 filed with the IRS for 2003
(filed under an extension before August 2004), the organization
checked a box on Schedule III, Part A, line I that reads, "During the
year, has the organization attempted to influence national, state, or
local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion
on a legislative matter or referendum." They checked No for 2003. If
they had checked yes, they are required to fill out Part VI-A and VI-B
detailing expenses in cash and by other means. In 2003, they received
$1.5 million in contributions from unnamed sources out of $1.8 million
in revenue. The Heartland Institute...
Sock Puppets Disappoint
Sock Puppets Disappoint
02/05/2005 09:27 PM The "report" is out, and it's a short article that has no original
research: The Heartland Institute has published what it called in the
advance press a "report," but which appears to be a several paragraph
long article that uses entirely secondary sources as its basis.
(Correction: This is just an article introducing the topic. More on
the report later; here's the link to download it.) The article starts
out saying that municipalities want to add broadband wireless to boost
the economy: The theory goes like this: With widespread wireless
Internet access available to anyone, local economies will boom and
jobs will come to the city in droves. It then cites Ashland and Tacoma
as two poor projects in municipal broadband. But both of those cities
deployed extensive fiber optic networks that have been used to provide
service throughout cities that had poor infrastructure. Growth was
being restricted because incumbents were unable to provide what the
cities wanted for their economic future. Both Tacoma and Ashland are
offering residential and business Internet access and television
services at competitive market rates. Both have several private
Internet providers that offer access; the fiber network is just dial
tone. I'm looking into the numbers that this article cites from a
Beacon Hill Institute report. ...Wi-Fi projects are likely to go over
budget. Telecom industry experts already question whether the
Philadelphia Wi-Fi system can be built for its proposed cost of $10
million....“When Philadelphia announced it would be doing its
citywide network at a price of $10 million, that figure was laughed
at. It’s way too low,” said Anthony Townsend... Since
Philadelphia plans to issue a contract to a private partner to build
the network--we'll find out more in a few days when they make their
formal announcement of their full plans--the $10 million is still an
estimate. Anthony Townsend is quoted here from an article in Reason in
which he is also noted stating that municipal projects are feasible.
He should know: even though he is listed as having an association with
the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC), he was a founder of
nycwireless (the folks who originally brought Wi-Fi to a number of
public places in New York City), and emenity, a firm that has been
engaged in public-private partnerships with economic development
districts in New York to add free Wi-Fi. He's been promoting municipal
wireless in various forms for several...
Knit Your Own iPod Sock
Knit Your Own iPod Sock
06/22/2005 02:01 AMOne intrepid knitter is trying to get people to cover up their
iPods. By Scott McNulty, Unofficial Apple Weblog
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Blockbuster
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Blockbuster
05/26/2004 02:59 PMIs it too late to get into the ring with Netflix?
Bomb Blast Kills Two in Volatile Iraqi
Town (Reuters)
Bomb Blast Kills Two in Volatile Iraqi
Town (Reuters)
01/24/2004 04:53 AMReuters - A car bomb exploded Saturday in the
heart of the volatile Iraqi town of Samarra, killing at least
two Iraqis and wounded at least 33 people, including seven U.S.
soldiers, witnesses said.
U.S. Military Makes Peace Effort in
Volatile Section of Baghdad
U.S. Military Makes Peace Effort in
Volatile Section of Baghdad
08/29/2004 03:46 PMThe U.S. military met for five hours with representatives of Moktada
al-Sadr in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City.
Tube Sock iPod Case
Tube Sock iPod Case
08/12/2004 02:40 PMThat's right; a tube sock to hold an iPod, and it's up for grabs on
eBay. From the looks of the pictures
linked to the auction, it's not even a new sock.
The thought process that went into developing this product must've
really been something. A true creative genius at work. I wonder if
he'd mind if I borrowed his idea and marketed it myself... I
smell an opportunity!
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Sock Puppet Talks, Unravels
Sock Puppet Talks, Unravels
03/14/2005 05:47 PM Joseph Bast of The Heartland Institute equates municipal broadband
with socialism: In any discussion in which two parties are
ideologically opposed it is inevitable that the leftists call the
rightists Nazis (or sometimes vice versa and the rightists call the
leftists communists or socialists. Bast is the founder and head of The
Heartland Institute, and he purveys the latest misrepresentation of
the facts surrounding municipal networks. He calls municipal networks
"an experiment with socialism" rather than, as I would expect a true
conservative to do, call anti-municipal bills an experiment with
state-controlled institution of de facto monopolies and duopolies
reducing competition and innovation. "Advocates of municipalization
accuse anyone who disagrees with them of being in the pocket of big
telecom companies." I am not an advocate of municipal networks. I am
an advocate of competition in local markets which municipalities may
have to be involved in fostering or wresting control over despite the
obvious concerns and problems with government offering technology
services. Many of the bills under consideration or passed into law
effectively prevent competition with incumbents in the guise of
restricting municipal networks by disallowing municipalities the
ability to foster FCC-recommended public/private partnerships. I am an
advocate of public safety and homeland security improvements through
better use of technology to replace, supplement, or add to the tools
of fire, police, and rescue, which many municipalities would be banned
from building even if they do not offer any services to the public
under the most severe of the anti-municipal bills. I am an advocate of
libraries and other similar organizations offering Wi-Fi to their
patrons, a position echoed in the New Millennium Research Council
(NMRC) and Heartland Institute co-authored reporter on municipal
networking--Wi-Fi that would be banned under the Texas bill currently
under consideration. I do not accuse The Heartland Institute of being
in the pocket of big telecom. I can't because they don't reveal their
funding. I created a chart, posted weeks ago, that shows the
connections direct and barely indirect between Verizon and all of the
board members of the NMRC and several individuals involved in the
NRMC/Heartland municipal network report. The ones that don't have
connections to Verizon are principally those that do not disclose
their funding, so it's impossible to know. Bast's non-denial denial
doesn't say that Heartland nor any of the affiliated parties in this
report haven't taken money from telecoms. Everything in the...
Sock Puppets Educate, Entertain, and
E-somethingelse
Sock Puppets Educate, Entertain, and
E-somethingelse
01/03/2005 01:03 AM
Here then is a charming little song and movie [QT] about
Things That Don't Exist, presented by a cast of sock puppets.
Found on the
fan
art page of the previously linked
Daily Dinosaur Comics.
eBay: Tube Sock iPod Case
eBay: Tube Sock iPod Case
08/12/2004 07:44 AM
Is this the most foul iPod
case ever conceived? Why yes, yes it is. It's normal for boys to drop
white loads in their socks, but they shouldn't be spinning their
thumbs around on it. (Thanks, Nathan!)
Read - Apple iPod 4G
superCase Protect Screen Case Cover WHITE [eBay]
Latest Sock Puppet Show: Recycling Old
Stats from PFF
Latest Sock Puppet Show: Recycling Old
Stats from PFF
04/11/2005 02:57 PM
Nothing
new in this report from the incumbent-funded Progress and Freedom
Foundation: This pro-incumbent institute is one of my
favorite because of their full
disclosure of their ties to industry with vested interests. The
report recycles lots of figures and arguments from other sources,
including the familiar "here's a bunch of failed municipal broadband
projects," which actually aren't failures (see earlier post today on
the Free Press's report) and which often involve vast investments for
fiber-optic cabling which doesn't figure in here.
There's a lot of speculation and ideology in this report, and very
little that I can hang onto to talk about that I haven't read
elsewhere, usually in deeper form with more citation.
One place this report is correct is that the Philly business plan
projects $500,000 in capital costs over the four years after the
network is built, which is a little nutty. Given a network of that
scale, about $500,000 per year in capital expense is more likely, but
they also project a fairly high capital reserve which would cover more
than than much expense.
Swiss Soccer Fans Hope Stockings Will
Sock It to England (Reuters)
Swiss Soccer Fans Hope Stockings Will
Sock It to England (Reuters)
06/16/2004 07:07 AMReuters - Usually reserved for the overweight and
pregnant, support stockings are Switzerland's secret weapon
before Thursday's Euro 2004 game against England.
Video Streaming: Can You Say Magnify
That!? Who Will Capture Market Share in
this Exciting Emerging Market?
Video Streaming: Can You Say Magnify
That!? Who Will Capture Market Share in
this Exciting Emerging Market?
03/14/2005 05:24 PMVideo Streaming: Can You Say Magnify That!? Magnific’s Inc has
released its 2nd Generation Cell Phone magnifier. This one will go
hand in hand with the popular multi-media craze “ Video Streaming”.
Favorite Sit-coms, Video Clips, Text messaging,Sports, News, Games and
whatever your heart desires to watch while in limbo or experiencing
the excitement of New Age Multi-Media Technology. [PRWEB Mar 10, 2005]
LXE Continues to Gain Market Share in
the Fully Ruggedized Mobile Computing
Market
LXE Continues to Gain Market Share in
the Fully Ruggedized Mobile Computing
Market
09/08/2004 02:54 AMLXE Inc., a leading manufacturer of rugged wireless computers that
improve the performance of supply-chain execution applications,
reports today that Venture Development Corporation’s recent Enterprise
Mobility Report verifies LXE’s worldwide market share leadership
position in the combined “fully rugged”, hand held and vehicle-mounted
wireless computer category. [PRWEB Sep 8, 2004]
Research and Markets :Forecasts Indicate
Bahrain's Communications Market Will Be
Heavily Influenced By Competitive Market
Dynamics
Research and Markets :Forecasts Indicate
Bahrain's Communications Market Will Be
Heavily Influenced By Competitive Market
Dynamics
03/14/2005 05:59 PMResearch and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13648) has
announced the addition of Bahrain Communications Projections Report
2005 to their offering. [PRWEB Mar 14, 2005]
Market analyzer lowers global PC market
forecast for 2005
Market analyzer lowers global PC market
forecast for 2005
03/24/2005 01:48 PMChina Economic Net Mar 24 2005 4:06PM GMT
Revenue Assurance Market to Reach $432
million in 2008: Market’s Future Tied to
Next Generation Services Arrival
Revenue Assurance Market to Reach $432
million in 2008: Market’s Future Tied to
Next Generation Services Arrival
03/30/2005 04:36 AMAccording to Dittberner Associates Inc., newest research the worldwide
revenue assurance/cost management market will grow to US$432 million
in 2008, from an estimated $396 million dollars in 2004. [PRWEB Mar
30, 2005]
Research And Markets - Broadband Rollout
In The Residential Market Will Remain
The Main Driver Of The Western European
WLAN Market
Research And Markets - Broadband Rollout
In The Residential Market Will Remain
The Main Driver Of The Western European
WLAN Market
12/19/2004 03:09 PMResearch and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10903) has
announced the addition of Western European WLAN Forecast, 2004-2008 to
their offering. [PRWEB Dec 16, 2004]
Gartner: India's BPO market likely to
lose market share
Gartner: India's BPO market likely to
lose market share
08/30/2004 09:55 AMBANGALORE, INDIA --India is likely to lose market share in offshore
business process outsourcing (BPO), from its current 80 percent to
about 55 percent by 2007, according to research firm Gartner Inc.
"Hey, this is not my sock!"
"Hey, this is not my sock!"
07/09/2004 10:12 PMI slept for three hours. I had a riding lesson, and all my muscles
were sore. I got the tickets to the last flight to Oulu. And even
then, the flight was late.
But I don't remember any of it when the door opens, and she's there,
smiling. There's tea, and fresh pulla, and we eat and laugh and
drink; and snuggle to watch stupid late night programs on the TV.
It feels so good, so natural. It's as if we had been married for
years already. It's almost frightening.
Except for one thing.
Telefrog,com LLC announces its
Partnership with Jumpat.com LLC andIts
launch into the ever crowded search
engine market, specifically the popular
andProfitable niche market of home based
businesses and network marketing or MLM
Telefrog,com LLC announces its
Partnership with Jumpat.com LLC andIts
launch into the ever crowded search
engine market, specifically the popular
andProfitable niche market of home based
businesses and network marketing or MLM
08/13/2004 03:41 AMOnce in a while, something incredibly useful and smart comes in one
power packed little package, and changes the landscape for how we do
things online. Telecommunication customers and professionals, now can
get listed and build their incomes, all in one place at
www.telefrog.com, [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]
Research and Markets : Examination of
the Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market in
Particular the Market for WLAN Switches
Research and Markets : Examination of
the Enterprise WLAN Equipment Market in
Particular the Market for WLAN Switches
04/07/2005 02:54 AMResearch and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15207) has
announced the addition of “WLAN Switch”…Or Just “Switch”? : Business
WLAN Market Analysis to their offering. [PRWEB Apr 7, 2005]
3G Phones Take up to 20% of UK Market
3G Phones Take up to 20% of UK Market
04/14/2005 09:42 AMBWCS Apr 14 2005 1:18PM GMT
Market share?
Market share?
04/13/2005 08:28 PMThe Write Way to Market
The Write Way to Market
05/11/2004 03:45 AMWebDevInfo May 11 2004 6:51AM GMT
Car Buyer's Market?
Car Buyer's Market?
08/05/2004 07:02 AMThe auto industry keeps trying to tempt consumers with huge price
breaks.
You Can Beat the Market
You Can Beat the Market
07/27/2004 07:19 AMNobody said you have to invest in the "typical" mutual fund.
Makola Market
Makola Market
12/06/2003 08:42 AM Makola
Market. 'West Africa's markets are legendary and none more so than
the famous Makola market in Ghana's capital, Accra. Run by powerful
women traders who sell in the market, Makola is a place where you can
buy anything you need - manufactured and imported foods, fresh
produce, tools, medicines, shoes, pots and pans etc etc. It's also a
place that's good for the soul; its humour and energy will recharge
your batteries. If you aren't lucky enough to be in a West African
city, you can still imagine you're there. Whether you are in New York,
Paris or Sao Paolo, Johannesburg, Nairobi or Cairo, click on the link
and join Ofeibea Quist Arcton on a stroll through Makola Market. It
will do you good. '
Via
allafrica.com's photo
pages. Market can't get enough Yahoo
Market can't get enough Yahoo
01/07/2004 07:05 PMOn-line giant Yahoo used to be the king of the Internet search game -—
until Google came along, that is. Now it ranks a distant ...
Why the Bear Market is Not Over
Why the Bear Market is Not Over
09/18/2004 06:57 PM
Why the Bear
Market is Not Over. A PowerPoint presentation from the perpetually
pessimistic people at
The Prudent
Bear.
Other News: New G5s for Better Market
Other News: New G5s for Better Market
06/03/2004 10:53 AMSalkever says the Mac professional market is picking up, as new Power
Macs get close on their debut date.
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