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The Hidden-Fee Economy

Living in the Hidden-Fee Economy “… how many people realize, when they walk out of CompUSA, a nice $99 inkjet model tucked under their arm, that it’s likely they’ve just committed themselves to spending nearly $1,500 on ink cartridges over the...

Friendster’s Patent

Apparently Friendster owns the patent for social networking. I find this interesting as a former friendster and current myspace user. Should be interesting if Friendster issues licenses because it would effectively be a subsidy on their service by the bigger sites...

Stockton Gets Something Right

I tend to post so many glum articles about Stockton that I feel obligated to post when something actually goes well in that community. This article details how owners rehabilitated a formerly dilapitated building downtown. It still lacks occupancy .. the problem with...