Advertising has a greater impact on the web than it does in traditional media, but that’s still not resonating with ad buyers. Advertisers devoted only about 10% of their ad dollars to the Inte

After spending most of yesterday scratching my head until it bled (again), then overshooting my goal of getting up early by meeting my goal with the wildly bad ironic twist of not sleeping at all las

Anyone else notice we were practically stocking up on canned food, hoarding cash, and searching the classifieds for mountain retreats just a little while ago - but now things seem like they've a

The Internet gutted newspaper classifieds with text ads - and things may get worse in a hurry for the dead-tree industry. Google (GOOG) plans to sell display advertising pegged to users’ intere

Senator Barack Obama is a either a naïf or a ninny. Based on his tax proposals, the key to any economic program, the nincompoop out-points the naïf. Here’s why: Obama proposes to rais

Imagine you’re running a marathon. Against incredible odds, you’re in first place. The finish line is just yards away; as you cross it, triumphant, the feeling of ecstasy immediately vani

Volatile swings and crushing losses in the stock market are enough to drive you crazy. Literally. The phones of psychologists in New York have been ringing off the hook as Wall Street’s executi

While October may be the cruelest month, its final week was even crueler: It gave us false hope. The Dow was up 10%, the S&P was up 11% - their biggest one-week gains since 1974. Even staid blue-

BRIC Stocks Cheap, ScaryEven after a record 20% gain in emerging-market stocks last week, some of the world’s biggest money managers think tougher times lie ahead for the BRIC nations (Bra

The private sector is actively engaging the mortgage crisis with the first broad-based, systemic attempt to prevent foreclosure. Both Bank of America (BAC) and JPMorgan (JPM) are attempting to h