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September 24, 2008 Hot Trends

Digg Doubles Its War Chest to Challenge Yahoo Buzz Internati

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:15:27 PDT
Social news site Digg is announcing today that it has raised another $28 million from existing investors, bringing its sum total raised to more than $40 million. Remember when people used to tell stories about Digg rejecting VC money as too much in its early days? Those times are long gone.

Digg for Sale? Not!

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:48:23 PDT
Social news site Digg has raised $28.7 million in a Series C venture round led by Highland Capital Partners, and has in turn announced a major site expansion.

Editorial by Michael Vass

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:09:48 PDT
In August of 2007 I wrote a post highlighting my disgust at the major news media...After 43 years of shadows, lies and looks the other way a semblance of justice has been enacted...How much further have we really come when justice finally is enacted and the major news media are too timid to shine a light on...

Bad News About Ads, and Worse (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:21:34 PDT
You're spending less. Advertisers are spending less. The competition for your dollar is heating up. But there is some encouraging news for some advertising-based media . Research firm TNS Media Intelligence reported Wednesday that second quarter spending ...

Parenting Examiner: Talking to Your Kids About the News

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:38:00 PDT
Tips on talking to your kids about the financial crisis and other news.

Clamour grows for Ritz's removal from cabinet (Regina Leader-Post)

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:34:16 PDT
A former Canadian Alliance party MP joined government scientists, opposition leaders and families of victims of the listeriosis crisis in calling for Gerry Ritz's job, even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper continued to defend his embattled agriculture minister and maintain that Canada's food inspection system is under review.

Analyst expects weak 4Q sales trends at Starbucks (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:31:40 PDT
A William Blair & Co. analyst said Monday that sales trends at gourmet coffee retailer Starbucks Corp. appear to have weakened during the fiscal fourth quarter.

Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/


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