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Japan’s economy rebounds sharply: 4.8% GDP Growth in the 3rd Quarter. http://bit.ly/yjM45 # WSJ: China’s Criticizes U.S. Hyper-Keynesianism: “Puts Global Recovery at Risk.” http://bit.ly/1tVaK2 # WSJ: China Criticizes U.S. Hyper-Keynesianism: “Puts Global Recovery at Risk.” http://bit.ly/1tVaK2 # Wondering why people keep mailing me 6mb movie files when they could just email me a link to […]

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Liu Mingkang, China’s top banking regulator has “issued a sharp critique of U.S. financial management only hours before President Barack Obama commenced his first visit…” Other than the standard concerns over protectionism, the deficit is a huge issue for the leaders in Beijing. They echo a fear shared by […]

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@onMovableType Try this: http://bit.ly/22WWJ9 # Midterms: Since 1934, only twice has the President’s party gained seats in both the Senate/House: FDR and GW. Bush. http://bit.ly/3oIhFo # Economist: The three streetcars that the city of Washington, DC, bought for $10m back in 2006 still aren’t running. http://bit.ly/piy9X # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Female blogger in Cuba is beaten by gov’t agents. Luckily the island utopia provides free hospitalization. http://bit.ly/1X5FGl # WSJ: Samsung’s revenues are closing in on HP, the world’s largest technology company, a “surprising development.” http://bit.ly/HYg8j # Wow. Yahoo small business no longer offering “Movable Type installation tools as part of your Small Business service.” They […]

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Just received this. Aligns with a decision we made years ago.

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@khartline post with a cool video: Xmas lights choreographed to the Waitresses “Christmas Wrapping”. (photshopped?) http://bit.ly/23dmhb # If Apple’s stock hits $280, that will give them a market value of $250 billion — equaling that of MSFT today. http://bit.ly/1IGsVg # RT @GABECREATESBUZZ: @dom @thebook 140 Characters is a MUST read for Marketing Communications/ PR professionals. […]

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Good. WSJ says the Supreme Court is skeptical/scornful to broader patent protection for “business methods.” http://bit.ly/1RXKdQ # Sony “breaks ranks” — will rent “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” on the Web a month before DVD. http://bit.ly/4rUAjC # JD Power: BMW below Chrysler in “Overall Dependability.” As a BMW owner, I’m not surprised. http://bit.ly/1Xcp3e # […]

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WSJ: Wal-Mart is risking little in book wars. Online sales account for less than 1% of Wal-Mart’s U.S. revenue. http://bit.ly/VawCu # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Analyzing 8,526 tweets mentioning the Verizon/Motorola droid. 2,461 embedded links resolve back to 697 unique domains… # Powered by Twitter Tools.

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Tribune Co. may sever ties with the AP. http://bit.ly/ZOglm # @seandemery thanks for lunch today, great talking with you… # Cool! H.R.6209 would “preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program they accompany.” http://bit.ly/1422VQ # @AdrianEden Adrian — an awesome week so far. Thanks for asking. How about you? # @brandon_wirtz Compression […]

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