This Week’s Links

Money hacker: The wealthiest kids in the world (via Wall Street Fighter).

The Big Picture has a scary US unemployment map (2004-present).

Alice Schroeder analyzes Buffett’s Burlington purchase–and claims he’s not as all-out bullish on the economy as he sounds.

EcoSalon has the stories behind ten popular organic brands (eg., which ones are independently run, and which ones are owned by large corporations).

Speaking of green…how green is your pet? (New Scientist)

Other recent stories

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Criterion Ventures on building a cash market in healthcare. Mashable on how to measure social media ROI. Joe Hodas: How to advance your career without selling your soul. Rio de Janeiro is turning to China to finance its Olympics…. Read more

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Consumerist on how to identify astroturfers and front groups. The Weakonomist on what insider trading is, and why it’s illegal (via Steadfast Finances). Politico on Matt Drudge and the dollar’s decline. Keith Ferrazzi on who to know so… Read more

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Harrison Barnes’ site offers eloquent, useful advice for jobseekers and others. Yep Yep–just in case you need an entertaining time-wasting site today. The Fed’s assets are looking pretty psychedelic since the bailout began (via Brian… Read more

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Advertising Age in how to make your resume visible on Google. Slacker Manager has a good list of top management and leadership twitterers. David Zinger lists 22 employee engagement mistakes. MSNBC’s list of 9 websites that can make your… Read more

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10 secret items on fast food restaurants’ menus. Dr. Salary is PayScale’s engaging blog about, well, pay and salaries. The Homeowner Toolbox is handy if you’re interested in modifying your loan–without paying anyone to do it for you…. Read more

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Why customer discovery and validation are crucial for startups (via Newmark’s Door). The top 25 news stories that didn’t make the news (via Interesting Pile). US auto sales are suffering a Cash for Clunkers hangover. What exactly did the… Read more

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Willem Buiter’s take on Obama’s shortcomings. How health insurer WellPoint influenced the Baucus plan. How East and West Coast businesspeople react differently to government involvement. Any media person should read Erik Sherman’s piece… Read more

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Australia’s Business Spectator provides excellent news and commentary from Down Under. Steve Keen might be the ultimate contrarian–but he was right about the economic collapse as early as 2006. Lawyers are cutting costs through social… Read more

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Find out if the government owes you money. Is BP’s big oil find really a big deal? On the off chance you missed People of Wal-Mart this week…here it is. What a double dip recession looks like. Why prepaid debit cards are bad news…. Read more

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Credit Writedowns has a good resource of healthcare reform (debate) links. 2/3 of harvested organs in China come from executed prisoners. Speaking of China…they’re also dumping solar panels into US markets to gain an international industry… Read more

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Gene Marks on how national healthcare would benefit small business owners. Mashable: 20 Ways to Save the World in Only 15 Minutes a Day Frank Furedi talks about the market in fear. Dawud on the three mistakes small business owners… Read more

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This town in India uses tree roots as living bridges. Foreign Policy on the “he-cession.” Wall St. Cheat Sheet has some good ideas for financial journalism. WalletPop has the truth about dollar stores. Just in case you thought Gary… Read more

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Peter Bregman has an 18-minute plan for managing your day. Jon Markman on how China and the US are engaged in a Ponzi scheme. Robert Kiyosaki’s latest book is free, online, and collaborative. Blue Dogs are really cozy with the healthcare… Read more

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If you have delinquent clients, and want to know when it makes sense to hire a collections agency, NRS has a good post on the subject. Art Carden on the hidden costs of the minimum wage. Vitaliy Katsenelson writes an excellent blog on value… Read more

 

Business Notes

Ford stock jumped to $7.50/share today, after the company posted a surprise profit.

Apple is killing it with its new iMac, Magic Mouse, and Mac mini.

GM will shut down Saturn as a result of the collapsed Penske deal.

Google has purchased reCAPTCHA, which could help its text scanning project.

The postal service is offering workers up to $15,000 to leave their jobs.

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