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Tip'd 2.0: Now THAT's What Social Media Needs

Posted by oboy 228 days ago, popular 228 days ago (http://soshable.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: finance social media social news tipd
While most niche social news sites are facing their demise, Tip’d has done something that few have been able to accomplish in years. Officially, Tip’[...] read more »
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A Better Bank Fix: Cut Every Mortgage's Principal

Posted by oboy 282 days ago (http://www.time.com)
Category: Business
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has unveiled a new plan to combat the financial crisis: convincing private financial institutions to buy up "toxic assets" with the government's backing. While this is a step up from former Secretary Henry Paul read more »
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Facebook Plans to Make Money by Selling Your Data

Posted by oboy 293 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: facebook internet marketing security
Starting this spring, companies will be able to selectively target Facebook's members in order to research the appeal of new products through a polling system called Engagement Ads as demonstrated at the World Economic Forum in Davos. read more »
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Execs see technology as economic equalizer

Posted by oboy 316 days ago (http://ces.cnet.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: economy finance money technology
Two of the tech industries biggest champions for using technology to eliminate poverty in the developing world took the stage at the Consumer Electro[...] read more »
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5 Recession Proof Careers for the Next Decade

Posted by oboy 319 days ago, popular 318 days ago (http://blog.mint.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: career economy jobs money recession
In a downsizing economy, the best return on investment for your career may be to focus on your current job. Still, preparing for your next job or nex[...] read more »
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2008 was a Bad Year for Billionaires

Posted by oboy 325 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy finance money
Ultra-wealthy people such as the three men -- a 91-year old U.S. billionaire, a jet-setting London property tycoon and a media-shy German industriali[...] read more »
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Treasury to Seniors: Drop Dead

Posted by oboy 337 days ago, popular 336 days ago (http://kiplinger.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: seniors
The Treasury Department decided Thursday not to grant relief in 2008 from rules that require Americans 70 1/2 and older to take minimum annual withdr[...] read more »
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It Really IS the Best Time to Buy a Car

Posted by oboy 339 days ago (http://www.divinecaroline.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: automotive autos cars sales vehicles
With an economic crisis looming over a failing industry, the catchphrase "Now's the best time to buy a new car", for once, might be the absolute t[...] read more »
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Obama's small donor base image is a myth, new study reveals

Posted by oboy 358 days ago (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com)
Category: Economy
Obama's base of small donors was almost exactly the same percent as George W. Bush's in 2004 -- Obama had 26% and the great Republican satan 25%. O[...] read more »
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Motrin Learns: Hell Hath No Fury Like Baby-Wearing Moms

Posted by oboy 370 days ago (http://mediacaffeine.com)
Category: Tech | Tags: advertising marketing motrin twitter
Note to self: when targeting an ad campaign after a specific demographic, try not to piss that demographic off with your ad campaign.
It sounds li[...] read more »
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Automotive Stimulus Plan would give Tax Breaks to Consumers

Posted by oboy 371 days ago (http://www.dealerrefresh.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: automotive cars economy manufacturers
Automotive Stimulus Plan would give a TAX break to consumers buying a passenger vehicle (car, truck, SUV) between November 12th and December 31st of [...] read more »
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Terrorists Finances Evolve as Corporate al-Qaeda Emerges

Posted by oboy 378 days ago (http://www.usatoday.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: al-qaeda finance terrorism terrorists
By early 2004, 112 countries had ratified an international effort to suppress terrorist financing. In addition, al-Qaeda is not providing money for o[...] read more »
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GM, Ford losses worse than expected, burning cash

Posted by oboy 379 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Economy
General Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co reported far deeper-than-expected quarterly losses on Friday and said their rate of cash burn had accelerated, [...] read more »
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Greenspan sees GDP down significantly in Q4

Posted by oboy 379 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: economy finance gdp greenspan money
It is certain that U.S. gross domestic product will be down sharply in the fourth quarter, but hard-hit housing prices may start to stabilize in the [...] read more »
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Dodging another Great Depression

Posted by oboy 384 days ago, popular 383 days ago (http://www.reuters.com)
Category: Commodities
Starbucks is starting to sell more coffee. Companies are once again finding buyers for their short-term debt. Money is beginning to flow back into em[...] read more »
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