There are right and wrong ways to market yourself as an athlete. To become a successful brand you have to do any number of thousands of different things to reach a level that leads to marketing and off court/field success. On the flipside, all it takes is one mistake to bring it all crashing down….
Author Archives: Mark Cuban
We Don’t Need an Uptick Rule
This is a simple issue. It used to be that you couldn’t short a stock unless there was an uptick. The idea was that this uptick rule would prevent short sellers from piling on a stock and driving the price down. Then the uptick rule was removed. It became permissable to borrow shares of stock…
Youtube’s Desperation
Youtube has been messing with the magic quite a bit lately. Wide screen, high quality and the drive me crazy pre rolls to subscribe among many others. (BTW, watching the subscribe button scurrying around the screen was fun the first 300 times). But lets talk Youtube business. Thats the source of their desperation. From all…
Public Works, The Inauguration and the next BailOut Scandal
In the big picture this is not a major suggestion. Think of it as something that can be done with no downside and long term benefit. I personally don’t think a stimulus package of checks or rebates to the consumer will work. I believe consumers are so beaten up and fearful of the future that…
Cable & The Internet P2& The FCC – What many are missing
Just a brief update to try to explain what some commenters dont seem to understand. 1. the only thing that cable companies, and satellite for that matter have to sell is bandwidth and the applications they can run on that bandwith. More bandwidth means more digital everything. 2. For Basic Cable subscribers that get say,…
Cable & The Internet vs The FCC
You may not know it, but the cable industry is fighting a battle for the future of the internet. In the grand scheme of things, I think both the FCC and the Cable and Satellite industries want to see the internet thrive. In this case I believe the FCC is making a mistake. Every now…
Talking Youtube Live
This past Nov 22nd Youtube had its first major live event. A concert featuring HDNet fave Joe Satriani , Katy Perry Will.I.Am and others. Of course everyone involved in the space is chattering about whether or not the show was a success. According to Mogulus, the live internet broadcast peaked at about 700k simultaneous…
SEC P2
November 18, 2008 On behalf of Mark Cuban RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division The SEC knows their case centers on one telephone conversation between two individuals- 4 years ago. The SEC claims there was an agreement between these parties to the conversation to keep certain information…
The SEC
I wish I could say more, but I will have to leave it to this, and let the judicial process do its job. November 17, 2008 RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division Mark Cuban today responded to a civil complaint filed by the United…
Quick Solution to a Detroit Auto Bailout
In reading all the discussion about the possibility of a bailout of GM, Ford and maybe Chrysler, it appears to me that no one has asked and answered the fundamental questions behind the issue. First let me say that this is not about the quality of cars they build. I just bought a Ford for…
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