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	Phil's Blogservations Friday, March 25, 2005 Posted by philgomes 7:15 PM The Gomes Index Hits All-Time Low The Gomes Index Hits All-Time Low The Gomes Index Of Executive Happiness, like any true index, bases itself around the public markets. While executives might certainly express that they are pleased during these bank holidays, I treat that almost like after-hours trading and such — interesting to look at sometimes, but not part of the core analysis. Thus, Good Friday means that we can take a look at The Gomes Index a little early in the short week, since folks with market-related jobs (except for Schwab, I'm told) get to take the day off. "Pleased" to do so, I'm sure! Well, you'd think so, anyway. The Gomes Index ends the week at an all-time low of 73.05, which is 30.5% lower than the heady close of the previous week. Last week's highs were, as discussed earlier, bouyed by the CTIA conference. Shocked? You're perhaps wondering why the annual meeting of the National Insulation Association this week in Las Vegas wasn't enough to bring up the index? Afraid it wasn't. In fact, near as I could tell from the limited means available, no one was particularly "pleased" to be there. You'd have thought that asbestos taste-testing was going on over there or something. ("Hey, Grissom! Come take a look at this!") Anyway... Apple Computer was "pleased" to settle with one of the people it was litigating — a recent graduate of North Carolina State University. According to Reuters: "We are pleased that Mr. Steigerwald has taken responsibility for his actions and that we can put this lawsuit behind us." Translation: "Mr. Stiegerwald is a recent college graduate and, therefore, doesn't have enough money to make pursuing a damage claim worthwhile. Besides which, the whole messy jail issue is in the Feds' hands now." Anyway, hopefully things will perk up after the Easter weekend. As for me? Your humble Keeper Of The Index will be spending most of his time in his hometown of San Leandro — a birthday, some brunch, and some BBQ. | HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil's demented imagination. Hell, to be perfectly honest, even Phil disagrees with what he thinks sometimes. This site has virtually no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Clicking on a link doesn't automatically send a 1/2-cent donation to UNICEF. You can't buy, sell, auction, swap, find a date, win friends, influence people, cross the chasm, or decode the human genome using this site. You won't get free email. You won't win a free video game console. This site will not end world hunger, foster peace in the Middle East, help you smell better, teach you how to swing dance, or move the global economy from petroleum to hydrogen fuels. You'll learn a lot about this site's master, though, which amounts to a haphazard collection of strange and useless facts that pretty much won't help you at all.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This is the blog of Phil Gomes, SVP with Edelman Digital and senior advisor to the Society for New Communications Research. This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. Phil currently resides in Chicago, IL. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes.com View my page on PROpenMic SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.