Broback's Blog

Among the econ and finance blogger set, there’s been a bit of a tempest in a teacup (IMHO) over an RFP asking vendors to supply the NY Federal Reserve with a bid for a comprehensive social media monitoring solution. Have not seen a similar uproar from the social media set. As someone who for several […]

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Goolsbee was on ABC’s “This Week” and pantomimed the European finance ministers who perpetually talk about taking action, but never do. The central example of inaction mentioned was that Greece has yet to lay off a single government employee. This example was put forth by conservative George Will (studied economics at Oxford), yet was refuted […]

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If so, congrats to @Garyvee for landing a big client. : ) On a road trip with the family from Idaho to Seattle, we stopped at Burger King. This signage at the beverage fountain caught my eye: Apparently Coke has a “Real, full bodied taste with a refreshing finish” and “pairs well with: Whopper, Double […]

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Don’t let the healthy gluten and dairy free menu distract you. The food is amazing and the wine list is progressing nicely (disclaimer — I am advising them on their wine choices and pushing Novelty Hill hard.) They also have a nice deck on those sunny days (cloudy days too thanks to the awnings…) It’s […]

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I have a bunch of Twitter search/monitoring tools I really like. Topsy, Cloud.li, etc. (used to love Backtweets, but alas — they have been gobbled up by Twitter…) The latest one I’ve been spending a lot of time with is Followerwonk. It’s a very powerful tool for searching Twitter profiles, and my favorite feature is […]

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What’s NOT trending? Non-Apple tablets. A little time spent with Google Insights for Search indicates that the collapse of the HP Touchpad platform may be a bellwether of things to come from other major consumer electronics vendors. After hearing that HP threw in the towel and has departed the tablet space, I fired up my […]

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Although it’s just a short sketch, great to see Tina Fey and Nasim Pedrad depict the complex relationship between my two favorite women.

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Priceless. The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook

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Who would have guessed? Solyndra, the green energy company that received a half-billion-dollar federal loan guarantee, is sadly no more. Even more tragic is that $500,000,000.00 taxpayer dollars were wasted in anticipation of results that could only be described as miraculous: Chris Gronet, the founder and chairman of Solyndra, said the guaranteed funding “will enable […]

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