Social Security Tipping Point Officially Here

From N.Y. Times Social Security Payout To Exceed Pay In This Year

This year, the system will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes, an important threshold it was not expected to cross until at least 2016, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

The problem, he said, is that payments have risen more than expected during the downturn, because jobs disappeared and people applied for benefits sooner than they had planned. At the same time, the program’s revenue has fallen sharply, because there are fewer paychecks to tax.


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Invisitrack..The New GPS?

Invisitrack, the new standard for GPS?

The location based service that works both indoors and outdoors.

Accurate within 3 meters

Can better penetrate through walls and other structures than higher-frequency bands like the 2.4GHz used for WiFi

Needs only 2 units for location to work

Find your car in a parking lot, your child in a mall

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Public Support For Nuclear At All Time High

From Washington Post Public support for nuclear at all time high

Sixty-two percent of 1,014 U.S. adults, who were surveyed March 4-7 by Gallup, said they favored nuclear energy as one way to meet national electricity needs.

Though a majority of Americans has long supported nuclear power, Gallup said the latest rating is the highest since it began polling on the issue in 1994.

Combine those polling results and this great article and you have the technology that can supply the world with enough electricity to meet all of its requirements in 2025 with an investment of about $25 trillion.

Another way to make money with upcoming digital boom.


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Chinese Stock Market....Major Trend Direction Coming?

If you just watch one indicator in a stock or exchange's chart it would have to be the "Golden Cross" or the "Death Cross". Because large institutional money can't move positions quickly, they view this as a "larger picture" signal and allows them to react.

When the 50 day moving average crosses through the 200 day moving average (Golden= up through, Death= down through), a significant trend change is taking place.


From ClusterStock Chinese Stock Market..Death Cross Forming


Technical analysts are awfully creative in naming their indicators and this one lives up to the hype. The rare seen “death cross” is currently unfolding in Shanghai. As you can see in the following two charts a “death cross” occurs when a short-term moving average crosses over a long-term moving average from top to bottom. It’s generally a sign of a weakening market move. Figure 2 shows the inverse of the “death cross” – the “golden cross”, which usually foreshadows a continuing or new bull market move.





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The Internet...The New Nielsen Rating?

Your set top box is getting ready to include millions of new "TV channels" and the advertising industry will once again be turned upside down.


Eric Schmidt spoke at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit and CNN lists his Top 5 Moments From Eric Schmidt.

The paragraph that caught my eye.

Similarly, he suggested that TV producers should soon begin releasing shows online before they appear on TV. Why? Not because the online audience is more lucrative than TV – it’s not – but because the Internet provides a test bed where content creators can find out what will resonate with an audience.

Kind of like fail fast, fail cheap.

Many popular TV shows have already started to do this with "webisodes".

The question I have is this.

What happens when every video capturing device is Internet enabled and bandwidth/Internet access is ubiquitous?

I discussed how Google could become the Dynamic Nielsen Rating Giant.

When Johnny's soccer game can be streamed live on the Net and Grandma can watch it, think of the disruptive effect it will have on advertising.

The Internet will eventually be one massive set top box with millions of new "TV channels".



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A Decade Of Disruption

We are always in search of disruptive technologies.

That is, a technology that will either create a new industry, and or destroy a current one.

As an example. The automobile was disruptive technology by creating a new industry and eliminated the horse and buggy space.

BusinessInsider lists the 21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade

Disruptive technology made these obsolete.

1. PDAs
2. Email services
3. Dial up
4. Getting film developed
5. Movie rental stores
6. Maps
7. Newspaper classifieds
8. Landline
9. Long distance charges
10. Payphones
11. VCRS
12. fax machines
13. Phone books, dictionaries, encyclopedias
14. Calling 411
15. CDs
16. backing up data on floppies or CDs
17. Getting bills in the mail
18. Buttons
19. Losing touch
20. Boundaries
21. Paper
22. Record stores



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One Way To Make Money With The Upcoming Digital Content Boom

Skeptical about forecasts for rapid market penetration by new wind, solar, and water technologies, Trends Magazine has a great article on where the next energy growth area will be.

Here are a couple teasers:

The entire world can be supplied with enough electricity to meet all of its requirements in 2025 with an investment of about $25 trillion using this technology.

world demand for electricity will make an expansion of this technology inevitable.


Stay tuned for all publicly traded companies that are involved with this technology.


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Advertising Officially Shifts To Digital From Print

From Yahoo U.S. Advertisers to spend more on digital than print for first time ever.

US companies will spend more this year on digital and online advertising and marketing than on print for the first time ever, according to a study released on Monday.

Outsell, which provides research and advisory services to the publishing and information industries, described the spending shift as "an industry milestone crossover event."


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Things That Make You Go Hmmm...

Headlines for this week.


Weight Watcher's labels McDonald's Chicken McNuggets healthy. Burger King is in talks with Jenny Craig for Whopper labeling.

Microsoft's Ballmer bets it all on this .

The mobile space must be starting to boom because the patents are starting fly. See who is suing who for what.

Apple sues for their "touchy feely" intellectual property.

Sony, a new player in the handheld device space? Will the WalkMan get another life?

Throw away your PC in 3 years.

YouTube launches auto-captions for videos. Expect new words to be added to Webster's.

Palm will be left to die, Microsoft not interested. Pioneer of the smart phone seeks bleak picture.

New service lets you invest in FaceBook, Twitter, before they go public.

For those too lazy to type a phone number, Google extends click to call for all advertisers.

Y2K bug knocks out PlayStation.

FaceBook is secretly planning an Internet wide payment platform. Should PayPal start to worry?

Airport scanners spreading across U.S..

Google unveils disaster recovery feature and replicates data in multiple servers and data centers. Can you say exponential memory?




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Could Apple Trigger The Cloud Computing Boom?

A major transformation took place when computing power moved from the PC/phone to the Internet.

The PC used to be the device that did the work and used the Net to deliver it. Now, the PC, iPod, cellphone are merely connection devices and the Net does the "work".

An example. Your home phone probably has a built in answering machine which jacked up the price for your phone. When the power goes out, so does the time and your recorded message. Your local phone company offers voicemail as a service option. For x amount a month they record and store your messages. Your phone no longer does the "work", your local phone company's server does.

This transformation is called "cloud computing" and it has disrupted the personal computing industry.

Consumers are maxing out their iPods and other digital devices. The next place to store their stuff is in the cloud.

I said a while back that Apple is sitting on a goldmine with iTunes.

iTunes could be a mobile commerce platform

Apple could introduce and iTunes browser.

iTunes represents a killer platform, it's only fitting that they lead the way to consumer cloud computing.

From C/Net Apple to store video in the cloud

By cramming digital songs, videos, and all manner of software applications on computers and handheld devices, there's some indication that consumers are maxing out hard drives, particularly on smaller mobile devices. That has led to speculation among Apple watchers that some consumers might slow their purchasing of new content, if they have nowhere to easily put it.


Now imagine being able to access ALL of your digital content from ANY device, regardless of your location? That is what Apple wants to do. Think of one password protected site that allows you to retrieve and play ANY of your digital content on ANY device....that is iTunes cloud computing.


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The End Of Physical Bank Locations?

It seems there's a new bank popping up on every corner, and I still don't understand it. With almost every financial transaction being enabled online, who needs to go into a bank..especially if they aren't making loans.

USAA, a company that provides banking and insurance for military veterans, has introduced innovative technology(remote deposit capture) that could literally eliminate the need to ever walk into a bank.

From Clusterstock.

Here's how it works. When you take a picture of a check, a computer that receives the image looks for the amount, the check number and the digits on the bottom with information on the check writer's account number and the bank's routing number. A photo of the back of the check verifies that it's been signed by the recipient.














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Facebook Overtakes Yahoo For Traffic

Oh how the mighty ARE falling.

If there was any doubt that social networking is the place for targeted advertising.

Yahoo used to have a great finance portal, but when they tweaked the settings, they lost my home page. News alerts are never timely. Some news from days prior shows as just occurring. They make you click 2 times (see expanded version) to see a story in their feedbox.

Word to Google, start focusing on your iGoogle site. That could be a powerful portal with some tweaks.

Think Microsoft is happy they didn't acquire them now? or will they get it even cheaper?

From TheNextWeb Facebook defeats Yahoo

The latest data in from compete.com, shows that Facebook has surpassed Yahoo as America’s second most popular website, leaving only Google in wait.




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The Next Search Engine?

From SF Gate.com Facebook Directs More Online Users Than Google

According to Web measurement firm Compete Inc., Facebook has passed search-engine giant Google to become the top source for traffic to major portals like Yahoo and MSN, and is among the leaders for other types of sites.

Some experts say social media could become the Internet's next search engine.

"People are spending less time navigating the Internet on their own and are now navigating the Internet based on their friends' recommendations or their friends' activities," said Dave Yovanno, chief executive of Gigya Inc.



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Google And National Security Alliance (NSA) To Monitor Internet

Too much "Big Brother", or a great idea?

Will Microsoft's search engine, Bing see a surge in use because of this?

Will IPv6 help?

From Washington Post Google to enlist NSA to help ward off cyberattacks.

The world's largest Internet search company and the world's most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity.

The sources said the deal does not mean the NSA will be viewing users' searches or e-mail accounts or that Google will be sharing proprietary data.

Over the past decade, other Silicon Valley companies have quietly turned to the NSA for guidance in protecting their networks.






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Business Opportunity For Mechanics

How to create a business? Find a problem and solve it.

As I watch TV court shows like People's Court, there is one type of case that comes up repeatedly. It is the used car purchase and the inevitable "as is" sale. A problem occurs EVERY TIME, and a simple solution offers a great business opportunity

So many people shop on Craig's List for used cars to find a great deal. The Internet and Craig's list offers a terrific form of dynamic classified advertising. These people (litigants) usually go to the owner's home and buy the car without ever getting it checked out by a mechanic.

There are few reasons why.

1. Owner doesn't want a stranger to drive their car without collateral.
2. Used car buyer can't arrange a time for a mechanic to check out the vehicle.
3. Owner sometimes doesn't have insurance and car can't be driven
4. Auto shops are closed in the evening.

OK so here's the business opportunity for ANY MECHANIC.

Create a business/service where you meet the used car buyer at the owner's residence to inspect the vehicle. Charge by the hour, or by the appointment. You are a qualified mechanic that is willing to go to any location to inspect any used car.

This could be a full time job/service or something to do in the evenings/weekends.

If you decide to pursue this, all I ask is that you give me a shout out.

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Wind Could Power 20 Percent Of Eastern Grid

From Reuters U.S. says wind could power 20 percent of Eastern grid

Wind energy could generate 20 percent of the electricity needed by households and businesses in the eastern half of the United States by 2024, but it would require up to $90 billion in investment.

How much did we spend to save the auto, banks and insurance industries?

$90 billion doesn't seem like that much after all.








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Smart Grid Companies To Watch In 2010

From Smart Grid News Readers Pick Smart Grid Companies To Watch

the list of Smart Grid Companies To Watch in 2010





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Parking Lots Capture Solar Energy

By adding a "second story" (solar panel overhang), parking lots are being turned into energy producers (more like capturers).

From WPIX Parking Lots Into Solar Ports

Suffolk would build solar panel carports at seven of its largest parking areas, Suffolk Executive Steve Levy said. "It's a win-win for everybody, as not only do solar carports generate clean energy, but they provide a convenient shelter from hot sun or inclement weather for drivers," said Levy.




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China Bans Indoor Smoking

Puff puff goes poof poof.

The nation which is the "future" of the smoking business, just dampened the growth prospects of Philip Morris.

On the bright side, maybe this disruption will alleviate the impending tsunami of health costs.

From 24/7 Wall St China Restricts Smoking Indoors

Sixty-percent of adult men in the People’s Republic are smokers.

The AP reports that China will ban smoking indoors in seven of the nation’s big provincial capitals.






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Procter Gamble...The First Of Many To Make The Shift Online?

From Yahoo News P&G Floats Selling Own Products Online

The biggest impact I see is retail pricing.

Is P&G "outAmazoning" Amazon?

Procter & Gamble Co plans to introduce its own website this month to sell goods directly to consumers and to work on improving its relationships with established online retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Amazon.com Inc.

P&G's "eStore" will be owned and operated by e-commerce service provider PFSweb Inc, which will control prices, promotion, and distribution. Only U.S. shoppers will be able to buy the products.




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