Jul 12, 2011

The past month has seen a lot of activity from internet search giant Google. After years of stagnant share values, I believe investors are willing to give the long-suffering technology company another shot. I am too. In June 2008, when I turned 18 and opened a trading account, I made the following three trades: I bought some shares of Apple, which was then...

Jul 9, 2011

Taxes used to intimidate me, so for a long time my policy was one of ignorance. I filed my taxes using an EZ 1040 until I got married, and after one look at my new husband’s bulging folder of receipts from his freelance photography, I promptly hired someone else to take care of the mess. Unfortunately, this is not so much the story for a start-up or an...

Jul 5, 2011

“Not to say that I’d sacrifice my firstborn for a Google+ invite, but… hit me up on gmail if you’ve got an invite burning a hole in your inbox.” Yes, admittedly, that was a post of mine on Facebook back on June 29th. The “firstborn” bit was, obviously, mentioned in jest, but I can guarantee that given the buzz...

Jul 1, 2011

Like a bunch of tweens trying to get into a Justin Bieber concert, tech enthusiasts everywhere are scratching and clawing for invites to Google+, the social networking service that Google launched into field trial on June 28th. With social circles, group video chat, and most importantly data portability, I’m here to tell you that this is no hype. Google+...

Jun 21, 2011

In political science, there is a term, “imperial overstretch”, used to describe the overweening, overreaching behavior of large, “imperial” powers. Such behavior inevitably leads to the imperial power stumbling over itself. Whether this imperial power is The Roman Empire around 400 AD, Britain circa 1776, or (and this is controversial)...