Ethanol = Starvation. Click image to read The Ethanol Scam on Rolling Stone magazine. In order to create a better world, we must clearly understand how the current world works. When the major media can control what we all see, they charge brands for that access and only the wealthiest thrive because they have the resources and connections to take advantage of that access. In yesterday’s Future of Publishing Episode, representatives for Disqus and LiveFyre discussed how they monetize … [Read more...]
Traditional Versus Collaborative World Views
Because I spend so much time in the CommentLuv community, I often forget how different it is from the traditional world view. Just recently I was invited to join a group on LinkedIn, probably because of my recent promotion of Small Business Trend's BizBookAwards or my Top Small Business Books post. I joined and thinking that was why I was invited, I shared that post. Oops. I did not stop to think - it never even occured to me - that sharing information would be breaking the rules of that … [Read more...]
Why Small Business and Bloggers Can NOT Ignore Economic Decline and Occupy Wall Street
We're all in this together. This post is what I wish everyone could grasp about the status of the world we live in. Start by reading the post this sentence links to and really looking at the graphs that clearly show why we have a failing economy, what caused it, and how to fix it. WHO are the 1% and How Much Do They Earn? I finally have data on that thanks to Ron Bischof @rjbischof The average income of the top 1% in 2009 was $1,324, 572 - There is a HUGE difference between $1.3+ … [Read more...]
Hungry? Many Are. Need More Business? 1 Hour Strategy Session for every $77 Food Bank Donation
I woke up thankful that I have plenty to eat because I know there are many EVERYWHERE who are doing without right now. Have you ever been really hungry and had no resources to buy something to eat? Have you ever eaten the same beans and rice so many meals in a row that anything else would be a blessing? Many people do not realize there are food banks in most major cities and even many small towns that feed your neighbors - and will feed you - if you ever have the need. Now more than ever the … [Read more...]
What Caused the Great Depression is NOW
This video is from a protester at Occupy Wall Street New York. While I don't believe that politicians are the solution, this young man knows more about what is going on in the world than most people my age. Follow what is happening on Twitter (unless they are censoring tweets). They are preventing the hashtags from trending and deleted the Twitter account @occupyadam (Amsterdam, Holland). UPDATE: [That Twitter account is back online now.] For more information: OccupyTogether … [Read more...]
