Not that useful but def visually great.. google meets apple coverflow: searchme

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Some more on McDo: “Outdoor posters were turned into large interactive push puzzles that consumers could solve in order to “sort your head”. This was done to promote McDonald’s Large Coffee for only 1 Euro.”

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Copyranter is back.

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A rather good article on Ning and viral expansion loops: “Significantly, viral-loop networks don’t create content — they organize it. They provide an environment that is, in theory, almost infinitely scalable, and then rely on the wisdom of crowds to create or aggregate masses of material to fill it. The more people, the more content, the more powerful the lure for those sitting on the sidelines. “The viral adoption model” is the “cheapest way to grow an audience,” says Union Square Ventures’ Wilson. At no time in history has it been possible to market to so many by starting with so little.”

[...] “[In Ning]…every network creator is a user and any user can become a network creator. Say someone sets up an Angelina Jolie net with 10 members, which grows as each person draws in others. Then an adoption site breaks off, a Jon Voight hate group rises up, and a Brad Pitt love club forms.”

///and the critics of the article

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Businessweek has a good article about vulture investors, particularly Philip Falcone of HBC: The Midas of Misery

“…by early 2007 he had determined that the housing market was on the verge of falling apart. His on-the-ground knowledge prompted him to dump his housing-related holdings and aggressively short any bonds backed by mortgages with even a whiff of subprime financing. He devoted nearly 60% of his portfolio to the bet, telling investors during one conference call that the sector was “completely overvalued.”

Which led me to those standing: the highest paid hedge funds managers in 2007…which is way beyond imagination..

John Paulson (Paulson & Co.) — 2007 earnings: $3.7 billion
George Soros (Soros Fund Management) — 2007 earnings: $2.9 billion
James Simons (Renaissance Technology) — 2007 earnings: $2.8 billion
Philip Falcone (Harbinger Capital Partners) — 2007 earnings: $1.7 billion
Kenneth Griffin (Citadel Investment Corp.) — 2007 earnings: $1.5 billion
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More from ill magazine

“When we published our inaugural list, in 2002, Soros led the way with $700 million, a showing that this year would have put him at No. 9. Back then it took $30 million to crack the top 25; this year, $360 million.”

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Beermenus lets you, if you in NYC, search for bars by beer names. So practical!

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I’m pointing to Good Magazine each week or so and I was happy to learn that 100% of the amount received from their subscription go to fund NGOs and such.

“Let the secret be known—most magazines do not make money on subscriptions or newsstand sales. In fact, they spend a ton of money just to get people to buy copies or subscribe. So we came up with the idea of giving away all subscription fees and allowing subscribers to choose which organization they would like to support. In other words, we’re putting our money where our mouth is and empowering those who are driving change in the world.”

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Artist of the day is: Santogold

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