The Mayflower’s Beneficiaries
Last year we went to visit my wife’s grandmother and extended family outside of Boston. We took a day to do something I have always wanted to do, visit Plymouth Massachusetts, and in our case it took on special significance because my wife’s family descends directly from the Mayflower, the Ashley and Whitman families.
I was [...]
Airports almost empty day before Thanksgiving
Aside from the economy being a central issue, airlines and airports have done everything humanly possible to ensure that you simply don’t want to fly unless unavoidable. Overbooked flights, bag fees, no food, dirty airplanes, and surly employees all add up to “hey let’s drive, gas is $1.94 a gallon!”.
Bay Area airports were [...]
The Perversity of Government Mandates
Anyone who thinks that the government should be using tax policy and legislative mandates to change consumer behaviors would be wise to consider the example of ethanol. Over a year and a half ago the Heritage Foundation urged Congress to not expand the mandate for corn based ethanol imposed by the 2005 Energy Plan, suggesting [...]
Think About all the Pet Related Jobs
Obama Names Bill Clinton to Presidential Post
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WASHINGTON DC – Ending weeks of speculation and rumors, President-Elect Barack Obama today named Bill Clinton to join his incoming administration as President of the United States, where he will head the federal government’s executive branch.[From iowahawk: Obama Names Bill Clinton to Presidential Post]
eBay: It Ain’t Rocket Science
My wife is a power seller on eBay but lately not so much, in fact she’s even been getting phone calls from eBay asking why. She continues to express amazement that they don’t seem to get the message.
eBay’s (EBAY) core business continues to fall apart. Some of the decline is likely the result [...]
NYC Hotels
My first thought was “crap, it only rates 6.5 out of 10″… tough market. Yeah, I did look and $6,850 a night is the starting rate.
Blockbuster Decides Online is the Future After All
First they said they wouldn’t be rushed to market with a download service, but it turns out Blockbuster was rushing after all. You have to buy the set top box and then $2-4.00 a movie, and their is a requirement you start the movie within 30 days then then finish it in 24 hours. BTW, [...]
Network Bailout or Blow it Up?
With all of the attention focused on newspapers and their troubles, few have noticed that the 4 broadcast networks are in pretty bad shape as well. Their share of consumer television time is dropping at the same time advertisers are cutting back on their TV ad spend budgets as those dollars shift to new media [...]
Small is the New Big on the Way to Hyper-Local
The turmoil in financial markets is revealing an interesting truth, “too big to fail” is fraught with public policy and financial risk. Seriously, is anyone really comfortable with the notion of any bank or insurance company having so much scale that our financial future relies on their continued existence? How about an auto manufacturer that [...]
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My name is Jeff Nolan and I write Venture Chronicles. These are my thoughts on technology, innovation, management, public policy and pretty much anything else that I find interesting.
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