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LinkedIn's Incredible 2012 (LNKD)
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 21:06
It was a big year for LinkedIn. While it seems like the stock of newly public tech companies such as Groupon, Zynga, and Facebook have been stagnant or falling, LinkedIn's stock has been on a tear. Add that to the slew o...
A Steelers Player Just Showed The NFL Exactly How To Stop Defenders From Swatting Down Passes All The Time
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 20:54
The defensive swat has become one of the most effective trends in the NFL. Led by JJ Watt and the Houston Texans, coaches are now teaching defensive players to stop, collect themselves, and leap in the air to try and blo...
The Google Search Evolution
Forbes - 9 Dec 2012 19:22
Design changes to Google Search that Jon Wiley and his team have worked on in the past few years:
This Awesome Little Kid Dancing With Cheerleaders Is The Best Thing About The Dull Eagles-Bucs Game
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 21:11
If it wasn't for this swagged-out little guy, Eagles-Bucs (Philly led 10-0 at half) would be even more unwatchable than it is. GIF via Dan McQuade: Please follow Sports Page on Twitter and Facebook. Join the conversation...
Eagles Receiver Makes Spectacular One-Handed Grab, Could Be The Catch Of The Year
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 21:31
Earlier today we said that a little kid dancing with Buccaneers cheerleaders was the best thing about the Eagles-Bucs game. But it turns out we were wrong, because the little guy was thoroughly outclassed by this Catch o...
This Is Seriously The Worst Free Throw Ever
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 19:49
You've got to feel bad for Appalachian State's seven-foot-tall center Brian Okam after this historically bad free-throw attempt in his team's 70-64 loss to Western Carolina yesterday. His shot made it a little less than ...
Big-Four accountant wins appeal
Investment News - 9 Dec 2012 13:01
Five years ago, a Brooklyn, N.Y., accountant named Martin Nissenbaum was indicted and charged with trying to defraud the U.S. government by helping clients set up bogus tax shelters.
The Time Nancy Reagan Invented 'Just Say No' And Other Great Moments In Pot History
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 23:56
The grass is no greener. But, finally, it's legal — at least somewhere in America. It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Washington state and Colorado voted to legalize and regulate its recreational use la...
The Look On Mitt Romney's Face The Moment Manny Pacquiao Got Knocked Out
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 23:42
Mitt and Ann Romney were sitting up front at the big bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. As guests of the Nevada Athletic Commission, Mitt visited Pacquiao before the fight in the dressing room to ...
The US Finally Admits To Sending Heavy Weapons From Libya To Syrian Rebels
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 23:20
The Obama administration has decided to launch a covert operation to send heavy weapons to Syrian rebels, Christina Lamb of The Sunday Times of London reports. But that covert operation may have already taken place. Dipl...
Suddenly, There's Been A Burst Of Good News That Markets Should Like
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 23:07
Sebastien Galy of SocGen writes, in regards to the latest developments: The market wanted a year end rally and it just got a nice boost over the week end. ... Hold your breath. Republicans are starting to give in on taxe...
An HBO Announcer Compared The Pacquiao Knockout To A Tsunami, And People Are Outraged
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 22:58
Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, announcers can get carried away. That's what HBO's Jim Lampley did last night after Juan Manuel Marquez's shocking sixth-round knockout of Filipino superhero Manny Pacquiao. Lampley'...
In giant "garage sale", Japan's TV giants hawk $3 billion of assets
Reuters - 9 Dec 2012 22:54
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp, Japan's struggling maker of Viera brand TVs, owns more than 10 million square meters of office and factory space, dormitories for its workers and sports facilities for its rugby, basebal...
Lionel Messi Broke The All-Time Record For Goals In A Year With This Left-Footed One-Timer
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 22:52
Barcelona's Lionel Messi just set the all-time record for goals in a calender year with 86. Gerd Muller had held the record since 1972, but Messi tied it with a goal in the 15th minute against Real Betis, and broke it le...
From NYC To Nairobi: Interview With SunCulture, Audience Choice Award Winners 2011-12
Forbes - 9 Dec 2012 22:49The deep, real spending cuts we've already passed and that no one talks about
Washington Post - 9 Dec 2012 22:47
The prospect of cutting Medicare benefits in a "fiscal cliff" deal has prompted an outcry from concerned liberals. But whether or not legislators actually end up raising the Medicare age or paring back Social Security pa...
Why Alexander Wang Was Given The Keys To Balenciaga
Forbes - 9 Dec 2012 22:39Postcard from Seattle: New Clouds Hang Over The City As Pot Becomes Legal
Forbes - 9 Dec 2012 22:33Pocket Change opens up its virtual loyalty currency for Android game devs
Venture Beat - 9 Dec 2012 22:18
In a bid to make its virtual currency platform more useful for Android game developers, Pocket Change has opened up its platform, allowing devs to give players rewards for any actions they'd like.
The Pacquiao-Mayweather Superfight Is Dead
Business Insider - 9 Dec 2012 22:16
The dream of a superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. died last night when Pacquiao got knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez. There still may be a tiny sliver of hope that Pacquiao-Mayweather may eve...
'Memo To Vatican: Go Easy On OMG And TGIF When You Tweet' (And Other Quotes Of The Week)
Forbes - 9 Dec 2012 22:13Fed's monetary stimulus meets 'fiscal cliff'
Reuters - 9 Dec 2012 22:05
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The contrast could not be sharper: Economists are all but certain the U.S. Federal Reserve will expand its monetary stimulus this week, but they have no clue how the fiscal battle in Congress will ...