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Think Social Media is a Fad?

This great video, used as promotional material for the upcoming book Socialnomics, drives the point home with lots-o-data. Social Media is a force to reckon with, businesses need to understand it or go home. Social Media Revolution

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Economists Speak About the Election

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, is interested in electing the candidate who will be best for the economy. But along the way he has learned the iron law of the political marketplace: there is an excess supply of political blowhards, and there are far too few unbiased experts. Even worse, it is hard to [...]

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Save Driving Time – Avoid Left Turns

Interested in cutting down on your driving time? It’s easy. Avoid left turns. At least that’s what UPS is doing. according to Heather Robinson, a U.P.S. spokeswoman, the software helped the company shave 28.5 million miles off its delivery routes, which has resulted in savings of roughly three million gallons of gas and has reduced [...]

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