WebConnoisseur

Here’s an article I wrote on my funds site that seemed relevant:

How Google Almost Became a Mutual Fund
In 2006, Google almost became a mutual fund. To a fund investor, the king of search hardly seems like anything that resembles a mutual fund. And for those who follow Google, getting used to Google being labeled media company is hard enough—but a mutual fund? How can this be?

I was trying out Google’s new 200 year search feature, and came across one of Time’s listings. I applaud them for being one of the few providers that don’t charge a subscription or access fee, but I found the page a bit comical.

Aparently, Time has been doing a bit a Time travel. According to their site, they posted the following article in 1927:

According to their site, they posted the article 80 years ago! That’s 64 years before the first web browser was even created or 68 years before the Netscape navigator was released.

Obviously, the article was written in 1927, but Time’s developers may want to consider changing the text claiming it was posted on their site 67 years before Time even registered their domain name!

Does Ebay read the news? Apparently not. We’ll see if they change their homepage on Monday. Take a look at what is on their homepage right now:

The promo points to here.

On Friday, Yahoo Sports broke the news that Reggie Bush received over $100,000 in financial benefits while playing for USC. There will, undoubtably be an investigation, but Yahoo already put in an 8-month investigation that looks pretty solid. Reggie Bush will likely lose his Heisman and USC could lose their National Championship, but what will be even more interesting to me is to see what the NCAA and Pac-10 do. As a Husky fan, I saw the UW burn when Billy Joe Holbart received a $20k loan from his Uncle to buy a car. What seems like peanuts compared to the treatment Reggie Bush & family received from two marketing agents, resulted in severe penalties which lead to a legend coach resigning and severe scholarship reductions which essentially destroyed the team. Will U$C face similar or more severe penalties? We’ll see.

I’m a bit off topic, but it seems like Ebay should pay attention to the news and know what is being displayed on their homepage. They have plenty of other charity auctions to promote. It seems ironic to be asking for money for a person who is involved in a major financial scandal right now.