A lost issue of The May Report seems to have gotten trapped on the mail server. Maybe it’s just the day, but we were able to get a copy for you…

The May Report: 4/1/2009: The Vast Conspiracy Against Ron; Blago Shows Solidarity; Royalty Contacts Ron…

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Scoop section:

–Briefly noted: Ron’s music video to uncooperative hosts By Ron May
–Blago shows solidarity
– Construction workers ask for Ron’s help
–Correspondence between Ron and a Princess
–Medical Correspondence (more…)

If you’ve been making the networking rounds lately, you’ve probably been noticing a heightened level of people out of work and looking for a job.  Wait, I’m sorry.  The ubiquitous term of the moment is “in transition.”  You know things are bad when people can agree on a euphemism for “laid off.”  Indeed, the environment is reminding me of the last great tech meltdown, which starting producing similar crowds around 2001.  And it makes me wonder: are the Pink Slip Parties on the way back?  (They’ve already returned in New York City and Houston.)

If you weren’t active in the market back then, a “Pink Slip Party” is a party for the unemployed/recently laid off.  Frequently, there’s an attempt to have HR and recruiters in the room.  Ideally, companies will have a booth and people will line up to interview for jobs right there at the party.

Does this sound like a good thing?  Well, it can be.  The thing is, there are some strange elements that can creep into a Pink Slip Party. (more…)

Is e-Commerce a glamorous profession? Some people would have you think so, but your small business owners often tell you bizarre tales that are anything but. In the interest of giving equal time to the smaller interests who get under served in the media, and to sate the requests for a redux of my more sardonic commentary from the dotCom boom of the nineties, I relate to you a true story of the glamorous life in e-Commerce. (more…)