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Oct 09

Daily Links for October 23rd through October 27th

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  • What Obama’s Doing With Fox News « Whatever – I think some people are under the impression that the White House wants Fox News to disappear. Nothing, I suspect, could be further from the truth. The White House is in fact delighted that Fox News and its merry cast of commentators exists. Nor is the White House vexed that its every pronouncement concerning Fox News solidifies Fox’s core audience; that’s actually the plan. The point is not to moderate Fox News by accusing it of being biased/not a real news organization/running or being the propoganda arm of the GOP; if anything, the point is to make it more extreme in the views it airs.
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Sep 09

Daily Links for September 25th through September 26th

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Apr 09

What is the ‘New Normal’?

We may still be in the economic wilderness, but that doesn’t stop some of the perennial oportunists optimists from calling various bottoms, peaks, and heralding recoveries, reversals, and “green shoots”.  I’m hesitant to declare “the presence of ponies within the horseshit” just yet.  Afterall, even though we may be able to agree on the causes, what exactly has changed, and how have we ensured that we won’t be revisiting this situation again in the near future?  As best as I can tell, the jury is still out as to whether the changes enacted by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury as well as actions by both the prior and current executive and legislative branches are appropriate and sufficient.  Read more...

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Feb 09

Daily Links for February 15th

  • Are you using Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter differently? | Blog of Mr. Tweet – Recently something struck me as I was checking out Facebook in the morning. One of my friends wrote a note for a party he was having, and I left a somewhat raunchy comment (joking of course). Immediately after that I switched over to Twitter, and tweeted a couple of very professional sounding comments and links.
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Jan 09

Daily Links for January 16th

  • Infographics news: A plane, a river and many graphics –
  • What’s Making Hedge-Funders Paranoid – The All New Issue — New York Magazine – During the final months of 2008, as the financial markets imploded, talk on trading desks turned to food and water stockpiles, generators, guns, and high-speed inflatable boats. “The system really was about six hours from failing,” says Gene Lange, a manager at a midtown hedge fund, referring to the week in September when Lehman went bust and AIG had to be bailed out. “When you think about how close we were to the precipice, I don’t think it necessarily makes a guy crazy to prepare for the potential worst-case scenario.”
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Dec 08

Daily Links for December 9th

  • GOOD » Books Are the New Cars» – Another day, another imploding industry…
  • Economist’s View: “Capitalist Fools” – Was there any single decision which, had it been reversed, would have changed the course of history? … The truth is most of the individual mistakes boil down to just one: a belief that markets are self-adjusting and that the role of government should be minimal. … The embrace by America—and much of the rest of the world—of this flawed economic philosophy made it inevitable that we would eventually arrive at the place we are today.
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Dec 08

Daily Links for December 1st

  • Map: Show Me the TARP Money – ProPublica – Each marker represents the headquarters of a financial institution that expects or has already received money from the Treasury Department under the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program). The size of each marker represents the amount of bailout money given to each institution. Click on the markers to see the institution’s name and amount it’s receiving.
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Oct 08

Daily Links for October 30th

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Oct 08

Daily Links for October 10th

  • Force of Good: a blog by Lance Weatherby – Today, Sequoia Capital hosted a mandatory CEO All-Hands Meeting on Sand Hill Road. There were about 100 CEO’s in attendance and let me tell you, the mood was somber. I’m not one to perpetuate doom and gloom or bad news, but let me underscore this for you: We are in a serious economic downturn and this is just the beginning. Immediate, decisive and swift action is required, along with frugal, day-to-day management of expenses and our business is required.
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