Category Archives: Business
Teaching College Lol
At international academy of design and technology. Talking to a web design class about how the industry works….with my boy Joe Patti. You Might Also Like…Remote Office, Island StyleMore Tattoo WorkSimple Logic
Liaison? Worse Than A Kick In the Junk!
The Liaison Capitol Hill in Washington DC is a miserable excuse for a hotel. I’ve been spending the morning on hotel review sites, trying to warn visitors to Washington DC about the miserable hell-hole that is the Liaison Capital Hill. I was there last week for a work conference. This was the absolute worst hotel [...]
Infographic – The Evils of Corporate America vs. Political Campaigning
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Music/Business Lesson From Bruce Hornsby
A few weeks ago, I had the immense pleasure of seeing Bruce Hornsby live for the first time. I have to admit, I wasn’t that excited at first. I was only familiar with Bruce’s work that went mainstream – songs like “Mandolin Rain” were what I thought represented the bulk of Bruce’s creative stylings…and his [...]
Remote Office, Island Style
I decided to finally take advantage of self employment and remote office from my folks’ condo in beautiful South Padre Island, Texas. More information, photos, etc, are forthcoming but as I sit here, surrounded by sun and sand, drinking a Dos Equis and responding to e-mails, I wanted to get a few thoughts out. First, [...]
Branding, Viral Content a la Matthew Inman
Matthew Inman is a goddamned genius. For those of you not familiar, he is the guy behind The Oatmeal. I found The Oatmeal just a few months ago. It is now one of my favorite sites. Inman is hilarious, plain and simple. He’s also an internet marketing stud, having taken The Oatmeal from concept to [...]
FTC Settlement in Big Payday Loan Case
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/everprivate.shtm I just saw this settlement come through. If you work in the payday loan space, you’re no doubt familiar with FTC vs. Swish Marketing and Jerry Klein, a.k.a. the “prechecked opt in buried in the footer” case. Not much to say to the above, other than “ow.” One of the defendants is going to [...]
Corey Owens: Internet Marketer. Bassist. Drummer. Blogger?
Anyone who has ever worked with SellingSource or PartnerWeekly knows Corey Owens. He initially came out to Las Vegas to work at PW while I was president, tasked with bridging the business development side of the business with technology and operations. He was quickly promoted to VP of Operations, and today runs SellingSource’s entire consumer [...]
Somehow, Illinois becomes less business friendly
Source: Angel D. at Revenews.com Oh, Illinois – when will you learn? In addition to recently passing a corporate tax bill making it one of the least favorable places to do business in the industrialized world, Illinois – who I would think is begging for companies to come within their borders – is working on [...]
$180 Checking accounts are coming…strap in.
Source: http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/10/pf/debit_cards_limit/?npt=NP1 Looks like banks are trying to figure out how to recoup fees lost when interchange was capped. This is a great example of Congress screwing the consumer while thinking they are doing something good for “us.” Interchange fees are charged to retailers as a way for banks and payment processors to earn revenue [...]