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AI: Fastest-Moving Market in History

6/27/2025

Acquire IP Early, in Developing Markets

AI might be the fastest moving market ever. That means you need to go all out in acquiring IP (Intellectual Property) - do not hesitate; your competitors are equally focused.

Many AI initiatives are failing; branding is such an
important consideration! We are big fans of .Com Branding, it is more recognizable and has stronger user recall. Microsoft did a great job buying Copilot.com; Salesforce is buying AI domains, and some companies - like P&G - own over 1,000 .com keyword domains.

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In a Fast-Moving Market, You Need to Move Fast in all Areas of IP

This includes having strong .Com Branding:

Jump on opportunities, before the competition does
Keyword .Com domains have strong strategic value (examples below)
Complete Sets help Clarity, e.g. Fabric.com (Amazon) Versus FabricCare.com (Unilever)
Hold Domains long term, and build a network of sites
Example Network: Ziff-Davis, who owns News.com, Search.com, Downloads.com, etc
A network gives you more visibility in Search; and so, reaches more potential users
Matching users exact interest areas is how you draw them in; so they appreciate your services
Your network is your defensive strategy: blogs, review sites, social media, and content websites build a wall around your primary identity; new users then flow inward
Your network reaches new people; those potential future customers get exposed to the benefits of your products. That's how you grow your user base - as the market matures.

He Who Hesitates, has Lost

Both patents, and premium keyword .Com domains, will go quickly and will not be available again. Do not hesitate!

AI is the fastest developing market in history! It's important to move quickly to accumulate all possible IP. Your .Com domains are among your most important IP; they're forever. Most AI services and startups are actually failing; Competition is fierce, so you need great strategies.

IP Is the Basis of Defensive Strategies

The patents, .com Domains, and the websites you build - to form a network of sites - is how your protect your main brand. Your network of sites, and other IP, form the Moat that protects your from attack!

Examples of Keyword Domain Strategies

Held for future use: Towels.com (PG), FabricCare.com (Unilever)
Redirected Home: Laundry.com (PG), Shoes.com (DSW),
Fabric.com (Amazon)
Network of Sites: ZiffDavis (News.com, Search.com, Downloads.com)
Standalone Brands: Hotels.com, TvGuide.com, People.com, Makeup.com,
Wine.com, Business.com

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Make Your 2025 Positive and Ethical

1/21/2025

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The World is Complicated... Or is it?

It's very easy when reading all the news headlines to feel that the world is getting more and more complex and difficult; feelings which raise worry and anxiety. This then affects your health, wastes energy - and actually slows down accomplishments, both at work and in your personal life.

But are things really more complicated?

We all have jobs, homes, cars, friends, relatives... and stuff we work on. Maybe the problem is, we just have TOO MUCH NEWS. We are surrounded by news, and it affects our judgement. There can be a crime halfway around the world but you still read about it and it gives the feeling that local crime is rampant. But maybe that is harder to assess than just seeing another headline.

Sociologists say that lasting change takes longer to achieve than people expect; which means the current headlines are unlikely to become lasting change. Broaden your perspective, and look at the pendulum of power - it does not swing just one way.

What a Business Can Do

Talk to your staff and urge them not to read news during business hours; suggest they remove news apps from your home screen. Let them know that they are valued, their jobs are secure, and find ways to have fun sometimes - e.g. when you do team building exercises make it fun and not a chore. Help local charities when that is possible.

Give employees more opportunities to make change. People want to feel secure, and valued. Perhaps add flexibility on start times to help people avoid the worst commute - especially those returning from WFH. Ask your staff how the work environment could be more positive and fulfilling!

What Individuals Can Do

Many headlines are designed to raise anxiety, which is how they hold you captive. So just read less news. Exercise more, donate to good causes, and focus on your own accomplishments. Teach your children that when they go to bed to think only of their family and friends, and their achievements that day; and when they wake, to plan their day.

Learn breathing techniques - there are many ways to encourage your body to relax. And exercise more - almost everyone is exercising too little, yet studies show that exercise is more powerful for improving health (including mental health) than any pharmaceutical drug.

No one needs to focus on the negative - it only hurts the individual; it does not change anything, does not make the world better.

The Little Things Matter

Reassuring folks can be easy, short conversations. Talking about goals and ways to support others can energize people. Hug your friends more often. Spend more time listening to family members. At work, reviewing policies to ensure ethical standards are being met should be done every year.

There are many ways that people can become stressed - but so many more ways to address it and move forward in a positive, helpful, proactive way. Don't be afraid to be creative, to do something unusual or unexpected - and to just have fun.

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The Rush to AI has Risk

8/7/2024

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AI is already Designing Itself

AI is increasingly being used in design; especially for complex microprocessors. There are many advantages but what if we are relying on AI too much, too soon? How do we know that AI is not going to make serious mistakes?

Nvidia & Ai Design Flaws - Cause?

Nvidia just announced a design flaw in its Blackwell AI chip design; this will require a big delay, until 2025. Nvidia did not say if the design flaw was due to an AI or not; but it makes you wonder.

Nvidia has previously stated that their current generation of chips, and all future generations of chips, will have AI involved in design.

Is AI ready for Prime Time?

Meta, Microsoft, Google, and others spent tens of Billions of dollars preordering the3se chips. Google apparently ordered more then 400,000 of the chips - but now everyone has to wait. The new chips can lower processing costs by up to 25 times compared to previous generations - so there is a lot of interest in Blackwell.

The Impact of Design Flaws

At the very least, companies need to allow for this kind of disruption, in their own forecasts, and promises to customers. This disruption in particular will impact many companies because AI processing power needs are growing so rapidly.

In addition, companies producing chips need to have a fair process for how they choose who gets the chips; if they all go to whomever has the most money, that will hurt the market - and will certainly hurt innovation.

You can read more at The Verge.

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Giveaway: Protein Balls!

12/30/2023

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UPDATE: We have a winner!

Congratulations to Jeffrey L., who won 3 bags of Scotts Protein Balls!!!

New Product area: Protein Balls

We are running a contest at our gourmet coffees site, Coffees.com, to give away several free packages of Scotts Proteim Balls! One of them is coffee-flavored. Learn more: