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We’re All Business Bloggers Now

I’ve been wanting to kick of my return to blogging here - but with posts of substance rather than the CotC stuff now elsewhere - with a post observing/opining that business blogging is not only not unusual or niche anymore, but that it’s rampant in this economy or lack thereof.

The boundaries between political and business/economics blogging has also blurred further. Again, the circumstances we are in make it inevitable. Government always affects the business and economic climate and activities, if seldom so negatively, and whether it ought to or not. That’s shown up in my selections for what now passes for CotC.

At any rate, it sometimes feels as if anything I can add or opine here would be superfluous, and perhaps there won’t be much or often, but the itch is getting more intense. Time to scratch it.

June 15 Carnival of the Capitalists

Carnival of the Capitalists for 6/15/09 is up at the new home of CotC. Check it out!

Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-06-01

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 5/25/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=174 #
• Either this or more likely next edition will mark the official start of http://thecotc.com being home of Carnival of the Capitalists. #
• While http://bizosphere.com retains archival editions and becomes home of longer posts on selected entries and other biz/econ/money topics. #
• The road to Zimbabwe: http://bit.ly/13ZVlw #
• Boom time for survival biz: http://bit.ly/11M3Oa #
• Imperative biz plan number: http://bit.ly/jFkJH #
• Review: “Accidental Genius Revolutionize Your Thinking Through Private Writing” by Mark Levy @LevyInnovation http://bit.ly/uc06J #
• Is your business just a job? http://snipr.com/j0v58 #
• Yawn Money & Finite Lives: http://bit.ly/k73ui
  (sorta OT but provoked thought) #
• Effective workplaces: http://bit.ly/144viR #
• How David beat Goliath in airline wifi: http://bit.ly/tvgkB #
• The Chrysler Trabant and GM Wartburg: http://www.conunderground.com/?p=1953 #
• Stagnation better than V recovery? http://www.geekmba360.com/?p=726 #
• Riskiest ETFs on Earth: http://bit.ly/TouMx #
• Think positive: http://bit.ly/fDXD7
  (Sorta OT but struck a chord with me) #
• Thoughts on what are good/bad eBay business uses: http://bit.ly/fsNhV #
• 12 Most Unfortunate Product Names: http://www.oddee.com/item_96682.aspx #
• That wraps up a modest edition of CotC. Hope you found something worthwhile. #
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted. #

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Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-05-25

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 5/18/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=173 #
• Ready for the 81% Tax Increase? http://bit.ly/DPb0r #
• Double Dip: http://bit.ly/2lETfo #
• Cool Startup Story: http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/7143.html #
• Screwing Bond Holders is Job One: http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/7142.html #
• Essential Twitter Tools for Business: http://bit.ly/sdqbP #
• Entrepreneurs are Risk Averse: http://bit.ly/rslLE #
• Don’t Work for Free: http://bit.ly/1aDjTx #
• I’ll Take Picks and Shovels: http://andyswan.com/blog/?p=202 #
• Real Estate Bubble Won’t Reinflate (Duh): http://bit.ly/oj3qD #
• Economic Backpacking: http://bit.ly/C34nF #
• The Age of Debt: http://reason.com/news/show/133217.html #
• Sarbox Unconstitutional? http://bit.ly/egB07 (Not that it generally matters to the feds if stuff they want is constitutional…) #
• Obsessive Housing Disorder: http://bit.ly/38vFa #
• Good CEO Characteristics: http://theglitteringeye.com/?p=6963 #
• Necco Sweet in Sour Economy: http://wbztv.com/local/necco.wafers.Richard.2.1013132.html #
• Credit Card Companies Screwed: http://bit.ly/1555JO #
• MACD Divergence in Forex: http://bit.ly/4wgduO #
• eBay Analysis: http://bit.ly/1jr4r #
• Economic Allegory: http://bit.ly/htHgT #
• Embed sales tax in price? http://bit.ly/t3zqP #
• Sale Weakness: http://bit.ly/UNE3P #
• Improve Home Office: http://bit.ly/xx4F7 #
• Beware Baboon Boss: http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/hbr/hbreditors/2009/05/baboons.html #
• 7 Ages of a Business: http://bit.ly/18UdA #
• Bull-Bear Rumble: http://bit.ly/12LiPF #
• NH Retail Radius: http://bit.ly/eQ1FF #
• Real People, Not Spokespeople: http://bit.ly/zKGWB #
• Capitalism at Work? http://bit.ly/DvENM #
• Marketing to Customer Networks: http://bit.ly/UqetT #
• Bygone Era: http://bit.ly/Z3cb8 #
• Whither Empty Dealerships (up to the owners, no?): http://bit.ly/1alns2 #
• OT but I can sure relate to the health/money & love life aspect: http://jackschmidt.bravejournal.com/entry/32619 #
• Bum Marketing: http://bit.ly/KmLNi #
• If you build it, they won’t come: http://bit.ly/hb38g #
• Perfect Pitch: http://bit.ly/WVnGp #
• That’s it for this week’s entries.
• Still looking for work, tech, maybe management, even blog-related. Resume PDF at http://bit.ly/5GxHh or LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/L8rkw. Goal is to move out to my own place circa September. That requires more income to be viable and pay child support or afford custody myself. Thus more frequent mentions.
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted.#

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Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-05-18

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 5/11/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=171 #
• Names Matter: http://bit.ly/fWDfp #
• Antitrust vs rule of Law: http://blog.mises.org/archives/009929.asp #
• Microbusiness tax priorities: http://bit.ly/4gnyO #
• Starting over as entrepreneur: http://bit.ly/6iCSz #
• From Twitter to Serious Business: http://bit.ly/2plij #
• Stamp Gouging: http://bit.ly/HWyYP #
• Carnival of Money Stories Returns: http://bit.ly/aMBEf #
• Galting the Deficit: http://bit.ly/12djAi #
• Terrible Auction: http://bit.ly/f2CcJ #
• Dynamic Sales Letters: http://bit.ly/A8Ed9 #
• Balancing Marriage & Business: http://bit.ly/L0lCI #
• Congenitally Entrepreneurial: http://bit.ly/12bFE5
  (Not surprised, given me & my father.) #
• Ignore Sunk Costs: http://bit.ly/Kti2k
  (Harry Browne called it previous investment trap.) #
• A Second Life for LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/tWy4s #
• Capitalism Works! http://www.daxmontana.net/?p=2140 #
• The Audacity of Tax: http://bit.ly/FdskC #
• What if there’s an imposter? http://bit.ly/wiH6K #
• Chrysler Zombie: http://bit.ly/1Rdw4U #
• Stock Market Rally? http://bit.ly/uLI9d #
• Too-Rigid Contracts Destroy Trust: http://bit.ly/JpCn6 #
• And Away Goes Tax Money Down the Drain: http://bit.ly/w88Ht #
• Seeing “Rule of Law” a lot lately: http://bit.ly/Vi4mv Why stop at Chrysler? #
• Barter Country: http://www.reason.com/news/show/133215.html (Thinking I should try it, as I contemplate post-marital move to my own place.) #
• Finding Atlas: http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/may/04/00026/ #
• The Meaning of Chrysler: http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/05/023548.php #
• Federal Aid Über Alles: http://bit.ly/O5r5C #
• Europeans Punish Success: http://bit.ly/rNWvv #
• Economic Necessity of Outsourcing: http://bit.ly/kWcFG #
• Build Team, Don’t Hire Employees: http://bit.ly/LxFEk #
• Future Shock: http://bit.ly/NPmX0 #
• Improve Business Meetings: http://bit.ly/VUdUC
  Good tips! #
• Presenting an Effective Speech: http://bit.ly/10Tc5R
  (Sorta OT but…) #
• 100 Business Blogs: http://bit.ly/XeomE
  (Sorta outside the norm for CotC but you might like the list.) #
• Don’t Go With The Flow: http://bit.ly/l6aSN #
• Government Lies About Markets: http://mises.org/story/3446 #
• Craptastic: http://bit.ly/bg7o9 #
• Antitrust Eyes on Google: http://bit.ly/Mkzxe #
• Press Release Mistakes: http://bit.ly/AkI9V #
• Sweet Dreams: http://bit.ly/179eyH #
• How Antitrust Ruined Movies: http://mises.org/story/3437 #
• Caracas on the Potomac: http://bit.ly/WWalD #
• Some ETFs will cost you: http://bit.ly/Idbw4 #
• 18 Wheelers as economic indicator: http://bit.ly/pWqK #
• Tincture of Lawlessness: http://bit.ly/QHQV3 #
• Monetizing Twitter: http://bit.ly/ZM59A #
• Unsustainable Debt: http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/78619/ #
• Book review of “In Pursuit of Elegance: Why The Best Ideas Have Something Missing.” by @matthewemay http://bit.ly/12NdRV #
• Dismantling Capitalism: http://bit.ly/e0nWK #
• More Dismantling: http://bit.ly/NQVkz #
• Verdict on the Crash: http://bit.ly/x17oX #
• Advanta Freeze: http://bit.ly/16lBxc #
• Goldman Housing Fine? http://bit.ly/11Egig #
• Value Promise: http://bit.ly/SBKxP #
• Branding is Fluff? http://bit.ly/YJwAy #
• Cautionary Flower Girl Tale: http://bit.ly/ogL9w #
• Do What Others Won’t: http://bit.ly/15LaYM #
• College is for Suckers: http://www.transterrestrial.com/?p=18879 (I believe huge changes are in store, or should be, related to this.) #
• Inflation on Horizon: http://www.muditajournal.com/archives/596.php #
• Financial Meltdown Anniversary: http://bit.ly/Jy0yR #
• 100 Amazingly Creative Business Cards: http://bit.ly/MAuEK #
• What’s better than mild inflation? http://bit.ly/DSWaY #
• Saving Free Enterprise: http://bit.ly/wusxJ #
• Where the Jobs Are, Low Taxes Wait for You: http://bit.ly/14sz0l #
• Don’t Know Much About Capitalism (less about key economists): http://bit.ly/RwM3W #
• Signs and Portents: http://bit.ly/WQpMN #
• That’s enough for the week. It’s so much I fear the benefit of a gathering of links will be diluted. #
• Still looking for work, tech, maybe management, even blog-related. Resume PDF at http://bit.ly/5GxHh or LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/L8rkw. #
• Goal is to move out to my own place in 2 mos. That requires more income to be viable and pay child support. Thus more frequent mentions. #
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted. #
• One more announcement! I will probably bring back thecotc.com as the place for CotC in this form, using Bizosphere for other posts. #
• Stay tuned for more as and presumably when I roll that out. #

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Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-05-11

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 5/4/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=170 #
• Career Speeding then Braking sounds familiar: http://bit.ly/ypZ1c #
• How David Beats Goliath: http://bit.ly/Tsoor #
• Cure for Social Midea Brandjacking: http://bit.ly/hFzIs #
• Agribiz Priming Pandemic Pump? http://bit.ly/YELkJ #
• Who needs rule of law? http://bit.ly/Z0y3u #
• Advice to future entrepreneur: http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/008910.html #
• Competition in M&A Deals: http://bit.ly/gfTy #
• Rivers Corbett: http://bit.ly/TTsnE #
• The George Whiteside Rules for Biotech Entrepreneurs. Genzyme co-founder reflects at Harvard Business School. http://bit.ly/8uKME #
• In the reign without a TARP: http://www.finemrespice.com/node/56 #
• Your Yard Sale is Illegal: http://reason.com/blog/show/133378.html #
• 10 Top Online Applications: http://bit.ly/Ly3q5 #
• Independent Biz Blogs roundup: http://bit.ly/NcAYo #
• The Choice: http://www.execupundit.com/2009/05/choice.html #
• Call for Bankruptcy Reform: http://bit.ly/ch15j #
• Forced economy: http://bit.ly/txF2r #
• TradeKing Review: http://bit.ly/ehnle #
• Compounding lesson: http://bit.ly/6CrSW #
• Regulation for the regulated: http://bit.ly/wP7Sp #
• Low growth Trek: http://bit.ly/12myKj #
• Risk-Return Cluelessness: http://bit.ly/VV32o #
• Chavez, Obama… Comparable? http://www.poliblogger.com/?p=15749 #
• SEC not merely spoiled, but rancid: http://bit.ly/42ko7 #
• Stress Test: http://bit.ly/kX243 #
• Building from a new base: http://bit.ly/FYZEu #
• Business Still Doesn’t Get It: http://bit.ly/17QzUN #
• Fun biz idea! http://bit.ly/eHb01 #
• Leaders vs Managers Nonsense: http://bit.ly/ZAzHi #
• Lead Generation: http://bit.ly/4NBhQ #
• Democracy & Industrialization: http://bit.ly/hvcm3 #
• Friends, Family, MLM: http://the-new-economy.com/?p=28 #
• Ocean Spray into blueberries: http://bit.ly/Zdzlt #
• And Thus Ended Capitalism: http://bit.ly/Rpp7t #
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted. #

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Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-05-04

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 4/27/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=169 #
• Lysander Spooner vs the USPS: http://digitaljournal.com/article/271139 #
• 10 Reasons your company probably shouldn’t tweet: http://bit.ly/ahsvM #
• Twitter and e-Discovery: http://tinyurl.com/c6734r #
• Price controls result in shortages: http://tinyurl.com/ccmxnm #
• Prime time coming for robotics industry sector, clustered in New England: http://bit.ly/ZQaxc #
• Business cards made of meat!? http://tinyurl.com/d6omuk #
• Meet the brands that “get” Twitter: http://bit.ly/1hrdh #
• Stressing out the banks: http://tinyurl.com/d9hyc7 #
• Hobby Lobby appreciates employees: http://tinyurl.com/d4zjbq #
• Investor mistakes - constant refresh: http://tinyurl.com/c7xauw #
• Kellermann suicide tragedy: http://tinyurl.com/c9t7jr #
• Zecco review: http://tinyurl.com/ctrzuj #
• Play TAG right: http://tinyurl.com/dcorvs #
• The Case Against the Case Method: http://tinyurl.com/djwvhb #
• Chrysler Communist Motors: http://www.conunderground.com/?p=1609 #
• Reinforce purchase decision and establish a customer for life: http://bit.ly/4R3Rc #
• Backdoor elimination of Illinois flat tax: http://tinyurl.com/cxl3vk #
• If you hit your hand with a hammer every day… http://tinyurl.com/dn5sa8 #
• Fantastic! Mom’s supervision lessons: http://tinyurl.com/d3tsmo (Applies elsewhere too.) #
• Disruption and destruction are inevitable: http://tinyurl.com/dfzby9 #
• Management matters! http://tinyurl.com/djluw4 #
• Book review “Winning Global Talent Showdown: Businesses & Communities Rebuild Jobs Pipeline” by: Ed Gordon http://bit.ly/CM7ke #
• I’m going to call it a week for collecting and posting CotC entries. Keep the good stuff coming. #
• Still looking for work, tech, maybe management, even blog-related. Resume PDF at http://bit.ly/5GxHh or LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/L8rkw. #
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted. #

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Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-04-27

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 4/20/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=167 #
• Not a post/article, but ExecTweets seems interesting: http://www.exectweets.com/ #
• Isn’t it always fun to blame Spitzer? http://tinyurl.com/dkw3wp #
• Party like it’s 1934: http://tinyurl.com/c8crw2 #
• Handling resume overload: http://blogs.bnet.com/bnet1/?p=1671 #
• Bandwidth Malthusians: http://tinyurl.com/chpla8 (Malthus lied, people thrived…) #
• 100 Free Useful Biz Courses/Lectures: http://tinyurl.com/cszy4u #
• Rob Sama Grand Plan - Taxation (Long, Cool): http://samablog.robsama.com/?p=4237 #
• Brief Atlas Shrugged review w/spoilers: http://andstillipersist.com/2009/04/atlas-shrugged-a-brief-review-wspoilers/ #
• Why is Venture Capital Under Assault? http://www.ibdeditorial.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=325207949387991 #
• Pirate Bay http://voluntaryxchange.typepad.com/voluntaryxchange/2009/04/a-primer-on-pirate-bay-the-conviction-file-sharing-and-torrents.html #
• Review “Talent Is Overrated What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else” - Geoff Colvin http://bit.ly/fzyoV #
• The Box: http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2009/04/the-box.html #
• Death of the General: http://bit.ly/ziOxM #
• Less expensive yet more effective leadership development: http://bit.ly/9lu44 #
• Branding and Twitter: http://www.vipvirtualsolutions.com.au/2009/04/what-does-your-brand-say-about-you.html #
• Is Citigroup Vikram Pandit’s Job Safe? http://banksavingsreview.com/is-citigroup-vikram-pandits-job-safe/ #
• Rearranging bank deck chairs: http://wenchwisdom.blogspot.com/2009/04/using-our-own-money-against-us-part-4.html #
• Brain Map for executive time: http://smallbiztrends.com/2009/04/brain-map-executive-time.html #
• The Walmart Question: http://blog.mises.org/archives/009846.asp #
• Bank lending games? http://everydayfinance.blogspot.com/2009/04/refi-rates-low-but-banks-arent-lending.html #
• How to invest in Cuba: http://www.darwinsfinance.com/how-to-invest-in-cuba-does-obamas-cuba-deal-spell-gains/ #
• Risk Management: http://www.iqi-sm.com/blog/index.php/2009/04/23/strategy/how-to-develop-an-effective-business-risk-management-strategy/ #
• Understanding PPIP: http://wallandmain.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/understanding-the-ppip/ #
• Rob Sama Grand Plan on Housing: http://samablog.robsama.com/?p=4304 #
• Going Postal: http://www.the-american-interest.com/article.cfm?piece=614 #
• That concludes this week’s entries. #
• Still looking for work, tech, maybe management, even blog-related. Resume PDF at http://bit.ly/5GxHh or LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/L8rkw. #
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted. #

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The Age of Stupidity

The Age of Stupidity is a good blog on current financial and economic issues, featuring a lot of historical context and analysis. Some of you may find it worth your attention.

Carnival of the Capitalists for 2009-04-20

• #cotc Carnival of the Capitalists for 4/13/09: http://bizosphere.com/?p=166 (4/13? Better get those taxes done!) #
• JobAngels: http://tinyurl.com/cpyfbd #
• Deflation returns: http://tinyurl.com/cslkgk #
• Syphilis Can’t Kill Syfy: http://tinyurl.com/d3t5ul #
• Zombie brands live on: http://tinyurl.com/dmecjd #
• Look under TARP: http://tinyurl.com/d2rtpt #
• 50 Best Biz Ethics Blogs: http://tinyurl.com/dc64u4 #
• End of living exponentially? http://bit.ly/CNdxS #
• Making Money Work: http://tinyurl.com/dkm8bj #
• Book warning: http://tinyurl.com/c3brfp #
• Book review “Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America” by @JuliaAngwin http://bit.ly/TL3Rc #
• Twitter, iPhone Marketing, and Oprah: http://www.rexblog.com/2009/04/19/19351 #
• Get Out (reminds me of the MBWA craze in the eighties): http://tinyurl.com/c83m2e #
• Finding real estate market bottom: http://tinyurl.com/cvwxpp #
• Biz plan for home/small business: http://tinyurl.com/ck9anj #
• Ins & Outs of stock exchanges: http://tinyurl.com/d6rakh #
• Average person’s tax dollars graphically: http://tinyurl.com/djrxqw #
• 100 Best Twitter Tools for Marketers: http://tinyurl.com/cqn2e8 #
• That’ll have to do for this week. Time for bed after a long day trying to wear out the kids. Just a quick private service announcement… #
• Still looking for work, only more so. You know about this experience. Resume PDF at http://bit.ly/5GxHh or LinkedIn at http://bit.ly/L8rkw. #
• Stay tuned for next week’s edition at http://bizosphere.com/, or read/follow http://twitter.com/CotC to catch them as they are tweeted. #

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