There has not been a blog from me for some time. This is due to being stretched thin by The DL and our new site, stock.ly. Everyone is always asking me how stock.ly is doing and when the beta will be available and the answer- very well and soon. We are on track and Marco is making very good time moving along. If you won a beta invite already, you will hear something from us by the end of February.

Most have also heard that Trader Alamo is making a video for stock.ly. I am not completely sure what it is about, but if you know Alamo you know it will be funny and coming at you from left field. Stock.ly is very lucky to have proactive investors like Alamo who are willing to take some of their time and help build the brand.

Branded url shorteners are most likely the way we move forward on the web. It is an easy way for others to know what the link is about before even clicking it! Stock.ly is THE url shortener for anything and everything stock market or stock market related. With the internet moving increasingly to mobile platforms, the day for branded url shorteners has only begun. I expect in the next 12-18 months we see shorteners branding links that are tech, wine, celeb, etc.

Brent, aka Zealand Browne, aka @zippertheory, was on Happy Hour last week and we had a great time. Many have said that it may have been one of the best episodes ever and I agree. We covered a wide range of topics from hedge funds, to China, Japan, sector rotation, and whole lot more. I am hoping to add Brent to our permanent rotation of guests on Happy Hour.

Those are my random notes of what is happening behind the scenes here at The DL and stock.ly. I will have more come the end of the week.