Geek Job Guru: Marketing Is Inevitable
Ever get tired of how we pros “have to market”? You see ads all over the internet hawking things from megacorporation products to people’s webcomics. “Personal Branding,” a term I’m fond of, seems to...
View ArticleGeek As Citizen: Ties To The Community
I’m sure you’re familiar with the issues of “techies” in San Francisco and the surrounding area. They’re supposedly obnoxious, driving up home prices, Google buses are getting a free pass and blocking...
View ArticleA Bit Of Geekonomics: Oil Prices Aren’t Going Down
Quartz is there on why they won’t be going down. A lot – but not all – is unrest and political (with China’s hoarding). What I find intriguing is the idea this is the end of the Petro-state (which...
View ArticleChinese Companies And Their Huge Debt?
Quartz notes it’s pretty bloody impressive. It also seems to be the result of a kind of weird round robin in shadow banking to keep propping them up – shades of Japanese Zombification. China’s a big...
View ArticleOne Third Of Americans Have Debt In Collections
OK Econogeeks and non-econogeeks, this is interesting news. One third of us have debt in collections, but the details on debt are fascinating and relevant to those of us who watch markets as well as...
View ArticleHow I Went In Search Of The IT Gap
OK, we all know the story, or at least those of us trying to hire people with IT skills do – there’s not enough people out there to hire! We can’t find anyone. Dogs and cats living together, mass...
View ArticleHomefinding As A Skill
We’re going to have a bit of a break from geek culture and career-specific advice to focus on a life skill that’s kind of high on my list. It all has to do with the rent and living. I just got my lease...
View ArticleFun Is Fine Because It’s Fun
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) The ever indomitable MagenCubed had a great comment on Twitter about how we often feel we’re not...
View ArticleIt’s Fine To Spend Money
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) America has a weird approach to money. On one level, we love to spend it (if we have it) to judge...
View ArticleGames, Sustainability, And Expectations
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) Lately, I got into the game “Portal Knights,” a charming Minecraft-meets-Action RPG video game. It...
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