{"id":30495,"date":"2015-04-29T10:19:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=30495"},"modified":"2015-04-29T10:19:48","modified_gmt":"2015-04-29T14:19:48","slug":"figuring-whats-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/?p=30495","title":{"rendered":"Figuring what&#8217;s important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I take heart from this chart of the S&amp;P 500 over the past year. The trend is up, though the ups and downs are not good for my sanity. The chart soothes my nerves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sandPOverOneYear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sandPOverOneYear.jpg\" alt=\"sandPOverOneYear\" width=\"650\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sandPOverOneYear.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/sandPOverOneYear-300x160.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) are two favs at present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Apple will bust out of $130 soon &#8212; maybe when I finally get my new Apple Watch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/appleoveroneyear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/appleoveroneyear.jpg\" alt=\"appleoveroneyear\" width=\"637\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/appleoveroneyear.jpg 637w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/appleoveroneyear-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Facebook is doing a much better job monetizing its huge user base. Twitter hasn&#8217;t figured how. Which you can figure, since Facebook knows a lot more about its users and what they like than Twitter ever will.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FaceBookOveroneyear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FaceBookOveroneyear.jpg\" alt=\"FaceBookOveroneyear\" width=\"634\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FaceBookOveroneyear.jpg 634w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/FaceBookOveroneyear-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Nice new Mexican hotel.<\/strong> <\/span>Recently &#8220;discovered,&#8221; but only after my friend Todd scheduled his daughter&#8217;s &#8220;destination&#8221; wedding there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nizuc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nizuc.jpg\" alt=\"Nizuc\" width=\"500\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nizuc.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nizuc-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The hotel is called Nizuc Hotel &amp; Spa. Gorgeous place. Click <a title=\"Nizuc Hotel and Spa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nizuc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Don&#8217;t you love the &#8220;Cialis&#8221; layout? Romantic and intimate? But family friendly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Useful web site.<\/strong> <\/span>The family loves it and uses it for finding care givers. Like baby nurses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CareDotCom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CareDotCom.jpg\" alt=\"CareDotCom\" width=\"534\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CareDotCom.jpg 534w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/CareDotCom-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Run a small business?<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">In-store digital signage is critical.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AbeLincoln1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DigitalSignage.jpg\" alt=\"DigitalSignage\" width=\"450\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DigitalSignage.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DigitalSignage-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Here&#8217;s a neat article on digital signage from BandH Photo. Click <a title=\"BandH on Digital Signage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/explora\/home-entertainment\/buying-guide\/digital-signage?cm_mmc=EML-_-Newsletter_Newsletter-_-150428-_-Body_Explora_Buying-Guide-Digital-Signage\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">here.<\/span> <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>The authoritative Internet:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AbeLincoln1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AbeLincoln1.png\" alt=\"AbeLincoln\" width=\"350\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AbeLincoln1.png 350w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AbeLincoln1-300x174.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Do you play poker?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RoyalFlush.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RoyalFlush.jpg\" alt=\"RoyalFlush\" width=\"480\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RoyalFlush.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RoyalFlush-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This, I&#8217;m told, is a royal flush.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg\" alt=\"HarryNewton\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/HarryNewton-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHarry Newton who&#8217;;s spending the day catching up on paperwork, like reporting to the U.S. government my wife&#8217;s bank account in Australia and paying payroll taxes, etc. No tennis. Maybe I&#8217;ll go for a quick bicycle ride. It&#8217;s gorgeous outside. The pear trees, dogwood and cherry blossom are in full flower. Come visit New York. It will all be gone in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');\n\n  ga('create', 'UA-45200733-1', 'technologyinvestor.com');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I take heart from this chart of the S&amp;P 500 over the past year. The trend is up, though the ups and downs are not good for my sanity. The chart soothes my nerves. Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) are two favs at present. Apple will bust out of $130 soon &#8212; maybe when I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30495\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyinvestor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}