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by jakarta 16y ago
Blogging has been a really positive experience for me. I started with 0 readers 2.5 years and write about a pretty specific niche within investing. I didn't really promote myself. Basically, the first 6 months of blogging I focused on just
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How Gangsters Are Saving Euro Zone(online.wsj.com)
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The Microsoft Solution(online.wsj.com)
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thanks. That is what I thought. I think at the DX price point I might instead opt for an iPad.
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Can anyone give me their take on viewing PDFs with the non-DX Kindle? I've been seriously thinking about getting one. I read through reports and ebooks pretty heavily and my chief concern is that if I bought a Kindle I'd end up reading mang
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by jakarta 16y ago
Right, Gamestop used to have an advantage in being the retailer that did trade in games, but from what I've seen -- both Best Buy and Walmart have expressed interest in getting into that end of the business. So I think that not only will th
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Big Macs, Happiness, and Economic Development(theatlantic.com)
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It's pretty interesting to see Gamestop do this deal. In the industry, the consensus seems to be that in 5-8 years Gamestop is going to get killed as we move towards digital distribution platforms. So the question is, what do you do in the
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Oracle's Ellison: Paid $1.84 billion in Past Decade (online.wsj.com)
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I think air travel is destined to be a commodity for most people. Typically when we are flying we are trying to get to another place, where we will be away from work and spending a lot of money. Think the trip to Disney World. Or your Europ
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Facebook has become the third largest nation(economist.com)
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I don't see anything too wrong with their approach. It's basically: heads I win, tails I don't lose much.
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The Patent Troll: Making a fortune off other people's ideas(good.is)
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Interesting facts from the press release and call: -Still having issues with meeting the demand for iPad and iPhone 4 -iPhone 4 has lower margins than 3GS -Apple has about $50 per share in cash (20% of current share price) -80% of Fortune 1
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Apple Q3: Best Mac Sales Ever And Huge iPad Numbers(sec.gov)
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Michio Kaku: What We've Learned From The Gulf Spill(online.wsj.com)
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Amazon Says E-Book Sales Outpace Hardcovers(online.wsj.com)
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British financier buys all of Europe's cocoa(articles.moneycentral.msn.com)
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Bill Gates' School Crusade(businessweek.com)
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Venture Capital Could Shrivel Away(online.wsj.com)
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Goldman to Settle With S.E.C. for $550 Million(dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com)
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AND Trent Reznor is working on the score.
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Microsoft Pays Mobile App Developers to Help It Catch Apple(bloomberg.com)
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I just stopped seeing big acts. It's a waste of time and money. Plus it's fun to discover new musicians that are good. Most of the shows I go to only cost $10 to $15. I also end up getting to see a bunch of bigger acts at music festivals li
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The CEO Summer Reading List(money.cnn.com)
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Reflections on the Sovereign Debt Crisis(scribd.com)
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George Soros just penned an article on Euro-zone issues: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2010/aug/19/crisis-...
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The Social Network Teaser B(youtube.com)
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I had a conversation with the best banker I know about BankSimple. This is a guy that founded a bank in a major US city that had absolutely -0- non-performing loans, through the crisis. That is amazing when you compare it to the rest of the
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Antibody Kills 91% of HIV Strains(online.wsj.com)
125 points by jakarta 16y ago|46 comments

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