I find it interesting…..

that Commercial Banks, Investment Banks, AIG, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have all requested and received bailout assistance from the government.  Now the Big 3 automakers are sitting in front of congress with their hands out looking for help to “rescue” their companies from bankruptcy.  If the collapse of the real estate market is what started this financial meltdown, wouldn’t you think homebuilders would be first in line for bailout money???

I find it interesting…..

that I can spend thousands of dollars in fancy advertising for my business and get no customers, yet spend no money advertising our yard sale this morning and get carloads of people come by our house and spend money because we laid some used “stuff” out in our driveway……

Maybe I should just hold yard sales every month and sit outside with a “Bookkeeping Services Available” sign???

Update on social networking

I knew going into this that it would be a struggle for me to grasp this “new century” tool.  I’ve been able to set up the basics….adding friends, uploading photos, and a couple of wall posts.  Meanwhile I’ve been watching the more advanced users in my friends network do all sorts of cool things to their profiles.  I feel like I’m the kid in the corner at the school dance!  To be honest, I’m still a bit intimidated by all the gadgets and applications that are available.  I just don’t have the time or patience to sift through all these pages and applications to figure out which ones I like or want to add to my profile.  The cynical side of me also has a trust issue with these applications.  Before the application is downloaded, you get this warning message that by doing this “you allow this application to view your profile information, your photos, your friends information, etc.”  Hmmmm…..now I’m not so sure I want to do this.  Will this application download some sort of computer virus that will corrupt my computer or extract sensitive and confidential information?  Maybe the only thing corrupted is my opinion of the world I live in.  Identity theft is a reality and potential nightmare for all of us.  Just a couple of days ago my business website was hacked.  I don’t know who did it or why, but it was a malicious act nonetheless.

I realize that thousands of other members are using these fun gadgets and applications, and the majority of them are safe, but at this point my fears are winning the battle.  I’m sure as I get more exposure and time on these sites, my fears will diminish and I’ll begin to experiment a bit more.  Until then, I’ll be in the corner while the cool kids are dancing.