While Internet marketing and the entrepreneurs trying to make a living in it may seem far removed from the credit crunch (aka, financial meltdown), the downstream impact of corporate belt tightening is being felt across the entire land:

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting video on the impact to Silicon Valley;

Money has a great article on Detroit, in particular the auto industry troubles;

NBC has a downtrodden unemployment report.

But fear not. If you, the Internet entrepreneur, need a little pick me up, check out Jim Kukral’s inspirational post. A little inspiration can go a long way when you walk out of the house after 30 minutes of doom and gloom on CNBC.