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GenerationBubble

Building the Mystery: Social Media as Collective Epic

Generation Bubble | December 18th 2009 by Generation Bubble

Social media like Facebook and Twitter have become much more than communication devices. They have become the very means by which people secure an effective ontology. “I tweet, therefore I am.” October, a journal of art criticism, devote read more

Unemployment on the Poor Side of Town

Corra's Daily Planet | December 18th 2009

Pembroke, Illinois is the poorest town in Illinois.   Almost half the work force is unemployed.   Those who are working are working the relatively menial jobs at the gas station and snack shops.  According to  CBS Chicago,Channel 2,  this litt read more

lovarevolutionary

That Hobby Looks Like a Lot of Work - nytimes.com

Lova Revolutionary : Vintage . Handmade . Art | December 18th 2009

December 17, 2009 By ALEX WILLIAMS QUIT your day job? To some craft enthusiasts that is just the name of a popular blog on Etsy, the fast-growing Web site that serves as a marketplace for crafts and vintage goods. But to Yokoo Gibran, read more

distwalker

Killing capitalism is hard

The Real Revo | December 18th 2009 by RD Walker

The vanguard of the American proletariat, Barack Obama, has landed in Copenhagen only to find that Ugo’s spectre is still haunting Europe. Marx said the spectre haunting Europe was communism. Ugo and the Warm-Mongers* tell us it is capitalis read more

BankGuru

Canadian Housing Bubble Fears Decrease

RealtyKitchen.com | December 18th 2009 by Matt Goulart

Canada’s real estate market is finding its balance; with a surge in new listings in November, it has helped ease the supply shortage and prices from a month earlier, easing fears of a bubble in the making, although the rebound in the market continu read more

distwalker

Freaky Friday Follies – The woes of breaking back into the Blog…

The Real Revo | December 18th 2009 by RD Walker

I was barely back online after nearly two years of no home internet connection when RD took his well needed rest from the Revo. Trying to pick up the slack for that guy did have the anticipated impact on my sleep pattern. He has boasted of being able read more

roundpeg

Episode # 10 – Marketing in a Down Economy

Business Notes from Roundpeg | December 18th 2009 by Lorraine Ball

About a year ago, Ingrid Cummings invited me to be a guest on her radio program Rubicon Salon.  In the course of the hour, we talked about marketing, social media and staying ahead of your competition in an economic downturn. While the entire progr read more

Hamleteer

Rodents close to extinction?

Puckin' Hell | December 18th 2009 by Jon aka LondonMas

The latest news in the AIK saga is that the sign up for share options is going slower than expected. In a statement to Aftonbladet, chairman Peter Mellqvist said the club needs to bring in SEK 20 million. At the moment, the club has sold shares for l read more

smcinvestment

INFLATION…. “THE SILENT CREEPER”

Smc global Blog | December 18th 2009 by preet

Hello Friends here we come up with another write up on “SMC Gyan Series”. . INFLATION…. “THE SILENT CREEPER” . Topic is INFLATION…. “THE SILENT CREEPER” . Here, we would go through the Brief of like what are the impacts of inflat read more

Rep. McCotter Lays Out An Appealing Vision

California Conservative | December 18th 2009

This afternoon, I had the privilege of interviewing House GOP Policy Committee Chairman Thad McCotter on a variety of subjects. We started with the health care debate going on. I started by saying that, from an outsider’s perspective, it looked read more

prieur

Bernstein’s top 10 predictions for 2010

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | December 18th 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

Richard Bernstein, CEO of Richard Bernstein Capital Management and previously Chief Investment Strategist and Head of the Investment Strategy Group at Merrill Lynch, has just formulated his top 10 predictions for next year. Bernstein’s ideas co read more

prieur

James Galbraith on the crisis

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | December 18th 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

The three-part video presentation below features James Galbraith, professor of economics and government at the University of Texas (Austin) and author of a number of books, speaking at The Economics of Peace Conference in Sonoma, California in Octobe read more

prieur

Prieur’s readings (December 18, 2009)

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | December 18th 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • Jonathan Ford (Prospect): Public intellectuals and the financial crisis, December 16, 2009. Who has contributed best to the read more

prieur

A market crash by jobless recovery?

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | December 18th 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

This post is a guest contribution by Dian Chu*, market analyst, trader and author of the Economic Forecasts and Opinions blog. While certain signs have pointed to the end of the recession, unemployment remains rampant. With a double-digit unemployme read more

Kennethparker83

Child Banking Tips........Something interesting.

Finance Ideas 4u | December 18th 2009 by kenneth parker

Finance or personal finance terms are generally related to the adults. This is not the subject for the minor but i have seen one very interesting video on "you tube" which will prove us wrongAs per this video financial experts are telling t read more

radha1

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!, its raining Jobs, Hallelujah(Booya) - VISIONVI…

feedback | December 18th 2009 by radha kumari

Do you even have a clue? By VisionVictorymanifesto.com www2.visionvictorymanifesto.com People are giving up, but that = 10% unemployment, Booya finance.yahoo.com Economy getting worse www.marketwatch.com read more

adriankbc

Curs valutar 18.12.2009

Greenfieldblogs.net | December 18th 2009 by Greenfieldblogs

Cursul Zilei Cursul valutar valabil astazi (18 dec. 2009) a fost stabilit de catre BNR la data de 17 dec 2009. Vezi lista completa a valutelor! Valuta RON Variatie EURO (€) 4.2232 0.0227 USD ($) 2.9454 0.0274 read more

Paisano1

Lest We Forget About Enterprise Security

Information Security Resources | December 18th 2009 by Anthony M. Freed

By Shubhendu Parth, CTO Forum Team CIOs are spending less time on supervising what they should be doing the most—strengthening the IT infrastructure and securing enterprise digital assets. Security may be a key thing that worries CIOs, but there ar read more

smcinvestment

Controversial Sugarcane Law Gets Parliament Nod

Smc global Blog | December 18th 2009 by preet

Hello Friends here we come up with the Latest Agri Commodities updates from various parts of the country. . Controversial Sugarcane Law Gets Parliament Nod . Controversial sugarcane law gets Parliament nod: . Parliament today passed a bill that intro read more

Paisano1

Is Information Protection Even Possible?

Information Security Resources | December 18th 2009 by Anthony M. Freed

By Danny Lieberman, Security Expert and Founder of Software Associates A Few Months ago I saw an article in ComputerWeekly that asked – Is data loss prevention possible? “Data is out of control in the corporate world…I think… the only way read more

whigblog

No Recession For Coddled Public Sector Workers

The Whig | December 18th 2009 by Septimus

Econimist: Welcome to the real worldFor decades, America’s public-sector workers have been coddled and spoiled. The recession may change that While politicians mull tax increases and service cuts, public-sector workers continue to gobble up money read more

Verajay

Sri Lanka’s Economy Grows at Fastest Pace This Year. End of War…

Invest In Sri Lanka | December 18th 2009 by Verajay

18th December 2009, www.bloomberg.com, By Anusha OndaatjieSri Lanka’s economy grew at the fastest pace this year as the end of the civil war and interest rates at a five-year low spurred consumer and company spending.Gross domestic product expanded read more

whigblog

Copenhagen Conference Cheers Chavez

The Whig | December 18th 2009 by Septimus

Putting our economy in the hands of Chavez fans These maniacs in Copenhagen are voting on your future: President Chavez brought the house down. When he said the process in Copenhagen was “not democratic, it is not inclusive, but isn’t that the read more

adeesign

Revolving credit: Choosing a Credit Card

Smart Blogs | December 17th 2009 by Rony Adi Santoso

Although often maligned, even demonized, revolving credit or revolving may prove to be very useful to remedy an occasional need money. To get the best, and prevent Related posts:How Do You Get... Visit to my website if you find product review,inf read more

ECitizen

Report from The Nation Cruise: What to Do about the Economy?

Kansas Free Press | December 17th 2009 by Everyday Citizen

MS Eurodam. The 12th Annual Nation Cruise reopened its seminar sessions after two days off to visit the ports of San Juan and Crown Bay, St. Thomas, turning attention to the US economy. Joining William Greider and Robert Scheer, were Eyal Press, co read more

sjkurtz

Foreclosure Protection Law: Good News For Homeowners

Portfolio Real Estate Observer | December 17th 2009 by Steven Kurtz

Out of adversity comes something really good. Homeowners, tenants, and neighborhoods alike can celebrate the passage of a new foreclosure protection bill in New York State. Signed into law on December 15, 2009 by Gov. David Paterson, the legislation read more

Seraphine

The C.E.O. Job

Encore Seraphine | December 17th 2009 by Encore Seraphine

Congratulations to Brian Moynihan, who will replace Ken Lewis as CEO of Bank of America on January 1st. BAC was unsuccessful in hiring a "star industry executive" for the top job because of pay restrictions imposed by the U.S. government. The move dr read more

tessiakeef

Kudlow: Bernanke Should 'Consider Withdrawing' Without at Least 7…

study regional driven half llc | December 17th 2009 by study regional driven half llc

If you believe polls, current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke favorability has been slipping. A recent Rasmussen Reports poll indicates that only 21 percent of Americans favor his reappointment as the Fed chair. And this hasn't gone unnoticed read more

btownblog

Finished Your Shopping Yet? Here’s How To Do It Right Here In D…

The Waterland Blog (Des Moines, WA) | December 17th 2009 by Scott Schaefer

by Brenda Anders Photos by Michael Brunk Did you know that you could finish up that holiday shopping list and not even leave the city limits of Des Moines? Sure, anyone can get a gift card from the kiosk at the grocery store but that is sort of chea read more

pochp

Free Shipping Day (but better hurry)

Plato on-line | December 17th 2009 by pocholo peralta

Better act at once because this is the second-to-last day: ‘Too lazy to physically go to a store, and such a procrastinator that you haven’t ordered your holiday gifts online already? Then today is a very important day for you, my friend. A group read more