Archive for the ‘Business Rants’ Category

Damn Coattaliers…

November 20th, 2009

I tell you, nothing pisses me off more than people who think that its acceptable to trade on someone else’s name.  In the online billiards business, most of us have a gentleman’s agreement that goes something like this:  If you don’t run advertisements on my name, I won’t advertise on your name.
Let me give an example. [...]

Another One Bites the Dust

February 20th, 2009

Daily Obsessive Google Rank Check:
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Well, I decided to check in on on of the companies I used to work for who recently filed for bankruptcy and it looks like they won’t be coming back.
What was even more surprising was that the other associated URLs from that company (Brainplay.com and KBKids.com) just [...]

Congress Kills the Auto Industry

December 12th, 2008

Daily Obsessive Google Rank Check:
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Looks like the auto industry is at least temporarily completely fucked.  The reason for the talks collapse?  The UAW decided that they wouldn’t do their part in cutting costs.  The UAW was told that the Big 3 employees need to be willing to take pay cuts that [...]