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The difference between now and the 9/11 recession, the recession of the 90s or Great Depression is that we are at a major technological advantage to learn and act financially. With finance 2.0 management and research tools like mint or yahoo finance with have the ability to get highly personal up-to-the minute information and the ease to act on what we learn. The real issue is our skill in interpreting information, making responsible decisions and investments for the long term.

How do you monetize a huge volume of users that aren’t in the mood for seeing or interacting with ads? Ask Google. They announced earlier today that they’ll start running ads with flash games. It’s an attempt to copy/past the success of AdSense in a market undervalued by larger players. What this deal is really [...]

Can’t say I’m shocked. In the best case scenario the fact the DOJ is reviewing the case may give an incentive for an adjustment in the market without intervention. Maybe Google will back down and Yahoo! consider new options for strategic partnerships with other media companies. Worse case, a poor decision will be handed over by officials who barely understand how the internet works let alone have the wisdom to see it’s direction in the next few years.