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Follow the Advertising Margins… …To the Service Industry

Follow the Advertising Margins… …To the Service Industry I recently saw a poll, that during since the recession, the service industry’s profit margins have gone up on average 2%, compared to a -13% baseline.  Services have tended to be quite resilient.  Online advertising though has always been predominantly goods-oriented.  Goods are commodities—every new DVD is the same as ...

Microsoft Store at Stanford Shopping Center

Microsoft Store at Stanford Shopping Center As many of you know, I live in Palo Alto.  On Saturday I went shopping in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. I really like how many shopping stores they have and it’s an outdoor friendly type atmosphere.  As I was walking I noticed that Microsoft will be opening a retail location there. This is HUGE since I am ...