A friend wrote me this: “I am on your blog RIGHT NOW and find it very ironic that the sponsored ads displaying on the right are as follows: Wii, Halo 3, Cake Mania, and Wii MotionPlus.” Considering my recent criticisms (here and here), it’s all a gigantic conspiracy against me. It’s a plot, I tell [...]

Michael Masterson writes the obituary on this one-hit, boom-period blunder (scroll down the page). Thanks to Mark for the link.

A One-Hit Wonder Falls Off the Charts
Crocs. Your grandma might have a pair. Maybe the nurse at your doctor’s office too. Seems these brightly colored shoes/sandals are on everyone’s feet. In fact, the company sold 100 million [...]

Crocs won’t go away easy.
But in the past 18 months, the company has faltered financially. Crocs lost $185 million last year, significantly curtailed its operations, experienced declines in shoe sales and stock value, is embroiled in an array of legal battles and has fallen out of fashion in some circles.
Some consumers, analysts, retailers — and even [...]