Office moved to Palo Alto – check
Transition to a new data center – check
Closing the doors at SteadyHost.com – check
Booking a vacation week for next month – check
It’s been a a very demanding month, if not more. You see, today was the last day that my colocation and hosting business SteadyHost was up. [...]
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February 27th, 2009 at 7:18 pm by Ari Shohat
Been a long month – good bye SteadyHost
| Business, Life Happens | 2 Comments |
December 30th, 2008 at 2:03 pm by Ari Shohat
Content Sites Bracing For 50% Revenue Slowdown (TechCrunch)
| Business, Web | 0 Comments |
Michael Arrington writes that starting with the new year content sites are all expecting a considerable slowdown in web advertising.
Display advertising revenue is going to fall of a cliff in January according to a number of content sites I’ve spoken with who rely on advertising for revenue. “Sales through December were mostly strong as advertisers [...]
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm by Ari Shohat
Rick Schwartz on 2009
| Business, Domaining, Economy, Web | 3 Comments |
You might find this of interest from the “domain king”. Interesting perhaps if you aren’t into following the domain market.
We are about to see a rash of retailers go under. Some very big ones. I think one of the the biggest will be Sears. They are already hanging on for dear life from [...]
November 26th, 2008 at 7:24 pm by Ari Shohat
DI Magazine project – Terminated
| Blogging, Business, Marketing, Music, Web | 1 Comment |
I’ve announced that DI Magazine is over and done with now.
I’ve had some time to think about it. These days, I am trying to refocus as much as possible. It all came down to the fact that Digitally Imported is really about the music. About hearing the music, and in a wide spectrum of electronic [...]
November 25th, 2008 at 2:36 pm by Ari Shohat
Useless Talking Heads on the Economy
| Business, Economy | 0 Comments |
If you like to follow what’s going on with the economy, you will enjoy this video. Peter Schiff delivers the warnings couple of years before, yet is belittled by fellow talking heads.
I particularly enjoyed the “Biz Alerts” tickers showing Dow going up and closing over 13,000
November 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pm by Ari Shohat
I Really Do Miss the Blog – Am I Back?
| Blogging, Business, Life Happens | 0 Comments |
Hey folks,
I know I know… I’ve been neglecting your attention. I got very busy, and had to make some choices and put my attention on other things. I figured my rambling isn’t as important as the stuff that comes up daily.
To be totally honest, I find this space very cathartic even if it’s just a [...]
September 17th, 2008 at 2:05 pm by Ari Shohat
Do We Need A New Hymn for the Socialist States of America?
| Business, Economy, General Rants, Life Happens | 3 Comments |
Hey folks. Enjoying the financial markets deflating and busting?
Last week, September 11 actually, I celebrated my 17 years in the USA. It’s also my wife’s birthday (and my friend Rob’s birthday). It’s a good day. Used to be an awesome day, untl 2001 when it became synonymous with the terror attacks, but I digress.
After 17 years [...]
August 6th, 2008 at 5:40 pm by Ari Shohat
Global Challenges Confronting YOUR Tomorrow
| Business, Economy, Technology | 0 Comments |
I am going to paste this post from Umair Haque below. It’s just about full length, but it’s important to get the ideas out there:
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Today’s corporate picture looks darker and bleaker than ever. And especially among those of us in our 20s and 30s, the feeling that business as usual cannot go on is growing.
But [...]
