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  • David Jackson
    Any thoughts on $LNKD acquiring SlideShare?
    May 3, 5:33 PM
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    • Michael Eisenberg: David - here is the premium platform http://slidesha.re/IxCRuL. Smart acquisition by LNKD. backbone for premium revenue apps
      May 7, 2:44 AM
    • David Jackson: V. helpful - thanks. Is there any public data on how many paid subs they have?
      May 7, 10:37 AM
      • David Jackson
        David Brooks' article on The Two Economies is a must-read, whether or not you agree. http://nyti.ms/HxK8N2 Do you agree with it?
        Apr 10, 9:37 AM
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        • Jon Springer: No. Export dynamics not improving. Valuation of educators & gov employees lead to bad practices & waste at top. Higher pay at bottom needed.
          Apr 10, 11:35 AM
        • John R. Conway: It would be great if their was global competition for healthcare. The only thing that is competitive is the price going higher. Good article
          Apr 10, 12:08 PM
          • David Jackson
            We're testing two changes to StockTalks:
            Apr 10, 7:01 AM
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            • Mercy Jimenez: Thanks, David for listening and taking action.
              Apr 15, 7:56 PM
            • David Jackson: My pleasure.
              Apr 16, 1:40 AM
              • David Jackson
                Macs were always virus-free in contrast to $MSFT Windows. But now this: http://nyti.ms/HDYFqt Is this a threat to $AAPL's Mac sales?
                Apr 10, 6:48 AM
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                • Hillbilly Stock Star: Apple sent me updates in like 2 minutes & I had no problems.
                  Apr 11, 7:49 PM
                • Chines33: When I heard about this I immediately got online to see if I could buy even more apple products now that they will work harder to protect.
                  Apr 11, 7:58 PM
                  • David Jackson
                    Do you agree with this article, inc. that $ZNGA is "one of the titans of stupid games"? http://nyti.ms/HjvQMJ
                    Apr 6, 8:35 AM
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                    • Hedged In: On the concentration of $ZNGA's paying customers: maybe they'll run out of time or money due to addiction. Self-destroying customer base?
                      Apr 10, 9:50 AM
                    • Hedged In: Also, does anyone have any info on how well ZNGA's own platform (attempt to reduce reliance on FB) is doing?
                      Apr 10, 9:51 AM
                      • David Jackson
                        Who has the best product for small companies: $ULTI's UltiPro, $CRM's Rypple, or $CSOD's Sonar6?
                        Apr 4, 5:00 AM
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                        • David Jackson: Note: $ULTI now integrates with Yammer, brings it closer to $CRM's Rypple: http://bit.ly/HfxdBq
                          Apr 4, 5:02 AM
                        • LongShortTech: Yes, but you then have to pay for ULTI + Yammer. How does that compare to the total cost of CRM's Rypple?
                          Apr 4, 5:13 AM
                          • David Jackson
                            We're evaluating $CRM's Rypple and $CSOD's Sonar6 performance mgmt SaaS products. Anyone used either of them?
                            Apr 2, 4:10 PM
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                            • David Jackson: Just got an email from a Rypple rep asking if I want a walk-through of the differences between them and Sonar6. Impressive.
                              Apr 3, 10:22 AM
                            • Hedged In: Which product looks better?
                              Apr 4, 4:40 AM
                              • David Jackson
                                If only Twitter was public so you could short it. Pair trade with $FB or $LNKD?
                                Mar 30, 7:17 AM
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                                • David Jackson: Rocco Pendola wrote an interesting instablog post on comments on SA (which I left a comment on): http://seekingalpha.com/p/9iiv
                                  Apr 3, 12:19 PM
                                • Jon Springer: I recommend Rocco's blog every time I see someone getting out of hand (self-included). Picked up one SA contributor/follower doing so.
                                  Apr 3, 12:48 PM
                                  • David Jackson
                                    Watching $DGS, which is looking weak. Bill Gross just recommended dividends + emerging markets = DGS. Is he a lagging indicator?
                                    Mar 30, 7:13 AM
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                                    • Regarded Solutions: oh no....time to be a value investor????? LOL
                                      Mar 30, 12:21 PM
                                      • David Jackson
                                        $GOOG selling tablets directly to consumers via a website - good idea or not?
                                        Mar 30, 3:01 AM
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                                        • David Jackson: Just to clarify: I don't think $GOOG buying $BBY is a good idea, but once they're doing unfocused acquisitions, where does it stop?
                                          Mar 30, 7:04 AM
                                        • Advill: In order to play this market you need a Global network, Apple has been doing it for 15 years, BBY is "Americana", yes.. unfocused buys..
                                          Apr 1, 8:42 AM
                                          • David Jackson
                                            Somebody *really* worth following: Ploutos http://bit.ly/Hmm67Z
                                            Mar 29, 5:54 PM
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                                              • David Jackson
                                                Do you agree with this Atlantic article on what's gone wrong with $GOOG? http://bit.ly/HfIcWD
                                                Mar 27, 8:15 AM
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                                                • Furbonacci: i find it strange when i google "furbonacci" on one computer compared to another. sometimes i get 20K results, sometimes 5K, the same hour
                                                  Mar 27, 12:18 PM
                                                • Gutone: The problem with social or customized search is that they shrink the power of discovery in search. You only find what's similar to ur taste.
                                                  Mar 29, 2:41 PM
                                                  • David Jackson
                                                    Scary stats on obesity in this article: http://seekingalpha.com/a/9sl3
                                                    Mar 26, 11:36 AM
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                                                      • David Jackson
                                                        Reading Seeking Alpha 1,000,000: The Greatest Hits, Editorial Edition http://seekingalpha.com/a/9sgx
                                                        Mar 26, 10:55 AM
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                                                          • David Jackson
                                                            Wall Street Breakfast goes to 136,000 people every morning, top story was SA passes 1MM members :-) http://seekingalpha.com/a/9sj5
                                                            Mar 26, 8:53 AM
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                                                              • David Jackson
                                                                Tradestreaming on Seeking Alpha passing 1MM members: http://bit.ly/GRMAZC
                                                                Mar 26, 8:32 AM
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                                                                  • David Jackson
                                                                    TheNextWeb writes about Seeking Alpha's passing 1MM members: http://tnw.co/GRKx7G
                                                                    Mar 26, 8:21 AM
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                                                                      • David Jackson
                                                                        In celebration of passing 1MM members: The Best Seeking Alpha Articles Of All Time, As Chosen By Other Authors http://seekingalpha.com/a/9s0t
                                                                        Mar 26, 8:03 AM
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                                                                          • David Jackson
                                                                            Was just chatting with a guy who works for a large Forex company. He said 95% of customers lose money.
                                                                            Mar 25, 12:56 PM
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                                                                            • Efsinvestment: Forex market is full with get-rich-quick type of dreams. Since, investors (?) are playing against each other, someone will lose for sure.
                                                                              Mar 26, 5:34 AM
                                                                            • Robert Weinstein: Some 4X simply fade clients. This misses a greater point, it is not the 4X that is the real problem but high lev trading w/ inexperience
                                                                              Mar 26, 9:26 AM
                                                                              • David Jackson
                                                                                Dogs have been appearing in the $NYT 45% more since Jill Abramson became exec editor last Nov. http://bit.ly/GPaNqE
                                                                                Mar 25, 7:46 AM
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                                                                                • David Jackson: Yup, that 15% is Buffett-like. It kills the individual investor in the stock.
                                                                                  Mar 25, 10:39 AM