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Consumer Reports’ Secret Shoppers Have Lots of Explaining to Do
. In 2006 (last year’s numbers aren’t available yet), CR tested 3,377 products, drove 85 cars, purchased 572 tires, washed and dried 192 wrinkle-free shirts, and prepared 470 pounds of mashed potatoes. According to the magazine’s rigid ethics code, it all
(tags: Shopping consumerreports)

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The McCain Article - New York Times
The Times has received more than 2,000 comments, many of them criticizing the handling of the article. More than 4,000 questions were sent via e-mail to The Times on Thursday night and Friday. Editors and reporters who worked on the article answered some
(tags: newyorktimes politics journalism media)

Cartoon Brew: Leading […]

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Sony’s $500 headphones to hit U.S. | Crave : The gadget blog
Available in April for around $500, the Sony PFR-V1 are a bizarre-looking solution to an age-old audiophile headphone dilemma: How do you recreate the superior sound stage characteristics of listening to full-size speakers, in a portable product that fits
(tags: product music)

Pitchfork: Ian Curtis, M.I.A., […]

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Reebok’s New Kool-Aid Collection! - a photoset on Flickr
Check out Reebok’s newest collection: the Kool-Aid collection! The first installment will launch on February 1st in three great flavors: Grape, Cherry and Strawberry, each complete with hoodies, T-shirts, hats and sneakers. Plus, Reebok packed each of t
(tags: sneakers marketing brand reebok kool-aid)

Shepard Fairey: Obey Obama | […]

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It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that Facebook’s quarterlifish founder, Mark Zuckerberg, is looking for someone closer to the end of life to help him run a company that’s had something of a fall from grace of late. I’ve been thinking this is a fantastic idea at least since the “60 Minutes” […]

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Unasked-For Advice to New Writers About Money
Why am I offering this entirely unsolicited advice about money to new writers? Because it very often appears to me that regardless of how smart and clever and interesting and fun my fellow writers are on every other imaginable subject, when it comes to mo
(tags: writing money business)

Credit Scores: […]

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Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab
Bubblegeneration, bubble generation, is a website about corporate strategy, business strategy, business models,
innovation, venture capital, and theory from gurus like Michael Porter and Gary Hamel
(tags: web2.0 blog business strategy advertising economics)

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 I’d be remiss if I didn’t spread the word:
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE!
FEBRUARY 11, 2008
CONTACT: DEBBY LENING
(615) 860-4084
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL LEAGUE NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS
FOR 2009 EXPANSION TEAMS
The National Women’s Football Association, the largest tackle football league
in the world, has announced that applications are now available for 2009
expansion teams.
The league is looking to start new teams in many […]

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The only downside to going to the Super Bowl is not seeing the ads in the context of the game. I just plowed through all the spots, posted here on AdAge.com, and have pulled together my thoughts on the five best and worst.
The Best:
1.  Careerbuilder. The jobs website had a few ads in the game,  […]

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McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Famous Authors Predict the Winner of Super Bowl XLII.
Raymond Carver, edited by Gordon Lish
It isn’t a thing you see often, I’ll say that much.
They tell me this is Goliath.
I believe in Giants.
Prediction: G.
(tags: football literature sports writing)

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