The Big Picture - Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Technology, and Digital Media

Welcome to the Big Picture! Before I go into any details about the blog, let me direct you to a few other resources about the joint: If you are looking for more info on:

-Barry Ritholtz, then click here.

-Think Tank Authors, for any of the ThinkTank authors, click here.

-Media Reviews and Commentary can be found here.

With that out of the way, let’s talk about the blog:  The Big Picture has evolved into a site with quite a few aspects to it. (Over the next few days, I will flesh out) This will be your user guide, explaining what is here, what you should look for, and how to get the most out of it.

First off is the front page: A few things you should note about this . . .

Posts: The left hand column is where the main posts (mostly by Ritholtz) get published. This is the heart of the blog, but there is a lot more going on here.

Small Column: The small right hand column is a blog staple — but we’ve tweaked this to make it a little more interesting. At the top is our Quote of the Day. I have collected 1000s of these over the years, and a different one apears each day. Any similarity to published content and the QOTD is strictly coincidental, as the Word Press quote plug in selects one randomly each day.

Blog within the blog: Below that you will find “Macro Notes” — these are real time economic data updates by Peter Boockvar. Throughout the day, Pete responds to the latest news releases with pithy commentary. Think of it as a blog within a blog. Pete’s contributions are outstanding, and you would do well to pay attention to his daily missives.

Navigation:  Pretty straight forward stuff. Up top, you will see four tabs. They are labeled: Think Tank, Video, Book Club and Weekend.  Next to these is a Google powered Search feature for the site (top right).

Below the main header, you will find a) Subscribe via RSS; opposite that, subscribe by email.   Admin info can be found in a series of links: * About,  * Contact,  * Managed Assets,  * Advertise,  * Disclosures. (All pretty standard stuff).

Tabs:  (More on these soon).