economy
Do any of us really know what we're doing?
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Who here actually has a real clue about what they're doing in social media? I'm not talking about that ado from months ago about people claiming to be social media experts when they were no such thing. I'm talking about us folk who are starting social media ventures, the people who fund us, etc. Who knows where this crazy ride is leading us?
Will social media survive the global recession?
Sorry to be such a downer, but with even my own optimism about the markets beginning to flag, I've begun to ask this question. As funding dries up and businesses close, what will happen to the world of social media?
Isn't this a good time to start building your own business?
Even with the economy tanking and people losing their jobs left and right, not all is lost. The upside to a recession is that prices deflate, making it a little more affordable to start your own business. So why aren't people doing this?
Let's take a look at the benefits of starting a business during a recession. There are a few of them…
Restarting the economy? Funding small business would be good.
Bailout, bailout, bailout. If you listen to the news, it sounds like the only way to get things moving again is by rescuing big businesses, many of which have been on the ropes even before the recession began. But where's the support for small businesses, or new ventures? If anything is going out to help them, it's certainly not being reported.
Flaherty shows once again why the Cons are a bad choice
Everyone knows that despite the current economic crisis facing the world (or at least Europe, the Americas, and east Asia) the banks in Canada are faring better than average, and that before the federal election up here, they were given some additional support by selling mortgages to Ottawa for cash. So, of course, the banks need to be bailed out!
Releasing games Disney-style? Uh, no thanks.
Thank you Techdirt, for pointing out a recent column on Gamasutra in which "industry commentator Matt Matthews suggests" using artificial scarcity to increase download sales of games.
Parity, but not in the marketplace?
Even Tycho at Penny Arcade is mentioning it – despite the Canadian dollar being (just barely) worth more than the American, we're still getting gouged with our consumer purchases.
