When I was a boy I didn't understand the idea of monopol. In high school I didn't understand why the government intervenes whenever there's a chance of a monopoly in the market. Now, after many years I truly understand why it's not good to have a monopoly. A monopoly is bad because the only one that
How people make money online from advertisements: you put some banners on your website, the advertiser pays for the number of times users see those banners (CPM - Cost per mile) or pay for the number of clicks (CPC - Cost per click). Those are the main ways to get money from advertisements, but of c
Web has changed, tools have changed, habits have changed and so did marketing and the way of making business online. I can hardly remember the times when companies used to announce a new product, put some money in some banners and then promote it via classic channels. That's old school marketing fol
Everybody is talking these days about the financial cryis, that affects us all, but is it like this when it comes to special shopping events like Black Friday deals, Cyber Monday sales and such? An easy way to see what happened in tha past years is to use google trends, which I did. You can see w
I'm at least a geek when it comes to computers, I've said that and my friends said that too. I've always loved to use a dual monitor computer setup. I've been doing that at work and at home for the past months. Initially there's the sensation of space: you have more room (pixels in this case), you d
Yesterday, being somewhat upset about some work s**t, stuff that comes around no matter where you find yourself in the organizational chart I've start thinking and gathering a short list of reasons it's better to be the boss or the owner of the company you work in. Below you can find the list whi
Have you followed Nokia lately? Well, past months we witnessed a step by step unveiling of Nokia's future plans, plans that are not in line with anything people predicted in past. Last year I recall people saying Nokia has lost it as it didn't manage to launch any strong new model, had no touchscree
Since when I was a child I remember the holiday season with all the cakes my mother used to make plus the gifts I got during Christmas and 6th of December (St Nicholas). For me the holiday season was all about wishes that come true, about gifts and about family reunited. In time thing got blurry
You all know and are aware of the financial crisis we're living those days, but what caused it and what's in it for you, or should I say "what's out". Well, I'm not much of a financial/economic guru, but I'm pretty good at listening and watching others explain the credit crisis that hit US. Check ou
If you don't live in a box you know that today is the day the president of the United States of America is elected. But do you know how it's done? Do you know the presidential elections process? If you don't you should take a look at the video below that explains it in a very simple way. If you thou
