I have been a relatively lucky person since the early 1990s. This is particulary true in and around business deals that I had considered and then for a variety of reasons did not not take place.

Recently we did not go ahead with a deal with Getty Images. Quite amazingly almost to the day that this decision was made our business metrics across the board have become zippy (please feel free to interpret the word zippy!).

I have also had quite a few meetngs with Wall Street financial types over the previous 8 days (with more to come) and I believe our story is understood, appreciated and believed.

Therefore to use one of my favorite expressions (based on the Tom Clancy novel)- "Jupitermedia Rising!"

We are rolling. Our staff is pumped up again and products that have been created over the previous year are starting to take hold. Yes - Jupitermedia Rising (of course I make no guarantees).