Slipstream: Learning to Chase Online Word of Mouth

Source: The New York Times

In Sunday’s New York Times, Natasha Singer writes about Fab.com, a pioneer in social retailing, the kind of e-commerce site that encourages shoppers to discover and select products through crowd-sourcing. Its chief executive and founder, Jason Goldberg, ...
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Simply unbelievable

Source: Daily Express

Hardened observers were still rubbing their eyes in disbelief  the Premier LeagueÂs sixth best team had triumphed against the odds leaving the favourites, Bundesliga runners-up Bayern Munich, to lick their wounds in their own domain ...
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Truckers have a special affection for Stracathro services – perhaps it should become a world heritage site

Source: The Scotsman

I DROVE through the darkness and I drove through the dawn, mist lying thick on golden fields of oilseed rape, and I came at last to Stracathro Services, off the A90 just north of Brechin. Well, I’m calling it Stracathro, but regular travel ...
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De Gendt wins penultimate Giro stage; Rodriguez retains lead

Source: USA Today

Belgium's Thomas De Gendt, right, leads a pack of riders through the steep Passo dello Stelvio during the 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday. Belgium's Thomas De Gendt, right, leads a pack of riders thr ...
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Hunted became hunter on stage 19; Hesjedal closes in on pink jersey

Source: Competitor.com

ALPE DI PAMPEAGO, Italy (VN) – All the favorites were sharpening their knives ahead of the start of Saturday’s five-climb, 198km 19th stage, with the full expectation of getting rid of the stubborn presence of Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda). Instea ...
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Bonnie Raitt treats Hill Auditorium crowd to powerful, emotional show

Source: MLive.com

Bonnie Raitt turned the page on a four-decade-long mutual love affair with Ann Arbor on Friday, delivering a riveting performance that reduced a packed Hill Auditorium to an intimate coffee shop and served as a r ...
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Abergavenny cycling festival to have fringe attractions

Source: Free Press Series

ABERGAVENNY'S Festival of Cycling is developing a fringe aspect this year, in a move to broaden its appeal. As well as two days of racing on Friday and Saturday July 13 and 14, film and literature will be added to ...
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INDYCAR: Series Indy 500 Carb Day report

Source: Motorsport Magazine

Pit stop challenge: winner Scott Dixon and the Target Chip Ganassi Racing team INDIANAPOLIS, Friday, May 25, 2012 - Dario Franchitti hopes Miller Lite Carb Day is again a good indication of Indianapolis 500 Race Day. Franchitti, who will start ...
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The Art of Intelligence Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service by Henry A Crumpton.

Source: The Washington Post

In January 2000, the National Security Council directed the CIA to locate and track Osama bin Laden, in a possible prelude to a military strike. In the risk-averse world before Sept. 11, 2001, neither the Pentagon nor the CIA’s leadership co ...
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