not yet. My company just pre-announced higher than expected q3 results. - Tom Wentworth
Well, I work for Yahoo!, so it's kind of hard to tell.... - Glen Campbell
Tom: FastCompany is doing great too. Haven't seen anyone drop ads yet, but we're keeping a cautious eye on all the clients to make sure we're providing them as much value as we can. I talked with someone who works at American Express and they are expecting next year to be down. - Robert Scoble
Glen: yeah, public companies won't let their internal workers know if things are going south. That can get them into insider trading problems. - Robert Scoble
A number of recent surveys have shown that a tight economy may benefit digital media. That's not all of tech, but certainly could help a lot of companies out there. - AJ Kohn
Two large (100+ attorneys) lawfirms in downtown Houston are downsizing their IT departments and contracting the work out instead of keeping them on staff. They're even laying off the network manager because one of the partners "knows a bit about how to manage a network server." - Trish R
IMO it wont be much felt except from a market cap/stock price angle. This might perhaps imply some precautions, tightening budgets but I doubt it would hit hard tech industry players. Also, there was an article that many VC-backed tech firms will either continue striving or just be more cautious. In any case, the entire shock will take time to be felt on industries and manufacturers and consumer goods firms will be hit first coz their dependance and reliance is higher on external financials and consumers. - Hayk
