I Told You So

Let me repeat myself at the risk of sounding crude, "I told you so."



No Federal program is ever going to rescue the economy or people's futures from their failed pasts. Never. It is inherently, sociologically impossible. This is just another failed social program created for one purpose only: to buy votes. Only this time it failed before the deal could be consummated.

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U.S. Mortgage-Aid Program Is Shutting Down, With Up to $500 Million Unspent

“They dragged and dragged their feet,” Mr. Frank said in an interview. “I believe it was not one of their priorities.”

The combination of these rules, housing counselors said, disqualified a large number of people who had gone through their savings and fallen behind on mortgage payments. Nor have all of the applicants who met the qualifications been approved for the loan. Read more at www.nytimes.com

 

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Google is not a demigod. Or not.

When called to "testify" in front of Congress it's not like being asked, "Did you wash your hands? Did you use soap?" by your mommy. How does Google *not* "cook the search results" would be a more accurate question and elicit better honesty. Like my mom used to ask, "Which soap did you use when you washed your hands?" No getting around that one, if that bar of soap was not wet ... you just got busted.



So, Google, which soap did you use?

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Schmidt denies Google ‘cooks’ search results, says it serves the users

As Google’s Eric Schmidt testifies before a Senate committee inquiring into the company’s search practices, he is facing many questions about the way that its search product works.

To this, Schmidt replied:

First, we built search for users, not websites, and no matter what we do, there will always be some websites unhappy with where they rank. Search is subjective, and there‟s no “correct” set of search results. Our scientific process is designed to provide the answers that consumers will find most useful.

To this end, Schmidt was saying that certain answers, like stock results and maps, would simply be delivered straight to the consumer instead of being delivered as a result that led to another site. Schmidt said that this was in order to serve the consumer faster with the information that they required. Read more at thenextweb.com

 

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Yahoo without Bartz - hope for recovery?Or "who cares"!

Frankly I don't care. Yahoo has gone so far to the "hate big business support socialism" side of the map I'm hoping they will just go ahead and sell what's left. Could I have done better? Absolutely - because I know how to sell, know how to develop a team that's excited to perform for me and I don't cuss you during pep rallies.



Adios Bartz. You've just been fired: over the phone.



If you guys at Yahoo are ready for a CEO who believes in fostering an atmosphere of power and growth I'm available. Maybe not for you but I'm available.

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Yahoo's Bartz era: The non-stop drama in her own words

Carol Bartz joined Yahoo as CEO with high hopes, a few F-bombs and a no-nonsense style. But Bartz was ultimately sunk by a drama-go-round that never ended. Yahoo never quite got its act together even though Bartz made some solid moves to set the company on better footing.

I am very sad to tell you that I’ve just been fired over the phone by Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board. It has been my pleasure to work with all of you and I wish you only the best going forward.

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