Pig Farmer's True Prizewinner is His Fantasy Baseball Team: New York Times, October 2011

I broke this story at the end of the 2011 baseball season, when the best fantasy baseball player in the world - with winnings of more than $300,000 over the past three years - was revealed to be...

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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Wants More Computers in Schools: Los Angeles TImes, October 2009

High school dropout Sergey Brin has a few ideas on how the educational system should be improved. Not surprisingly  from a guy who co-founded Google, where he still serves as president of technology and one of the company’s three key decision-makers, …

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Facebook Becoming Big Friend of Small Business: Los Angeles Times, October 2009

Charles Nelson, president of Sprinkles Cupcakes, the Beverly Hills baker to the stars, doesn’t have a Facebook profile. Nelson, who works seven days a week, has no time for chatting online with Facebook friends. But Nelson is logged on to …

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Facebook Serves as Portal to Customer’ Thoughts: Los Angeles Times, October 2009

Perhaps the most compelling reason for a business to get on Facebook is the likelihood that its customers are already there — and talking about it. Charles Nelson, president of Sprinkles Cupcakes in Beverly Hills, said it’s crucial to pay …

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Microsoft Hoping That Hollywood Touch Makes Windows 7 a Hit

Almost no one found Microsoft Corp.’s last attempt at a new operating system, Windows Vista, very entertaining. So when it came time for the software giant to create the sequel, it hoped a little Hollywood touch would bring audiences back …

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