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<title><![CDATA[How Value Menus Are Shaping the Fast-Food Landscape]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/how-value-menus-are-shaping-the/2/1/2013/id/47629</link>
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			Fri, 1 Feb 2013 13:42:00EST
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<![CDATA[Fast food companies operate on a so-called "barbell menu," a system in which there are a large amount of high-priced items and low-priced items, with only a few in the middle. We see plenty of premium menu options, better ingredients, and more inventive recipes advertised these days; the McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Angus burgers and Premium chicken sandwiches are good examples of the push towards more sophisticated flavors in fast food restaurants.
 
To balance this out, there are value menus. Beginning as far back as 1989, most fast-food chains have at some point advertised entire sections of their menu set at a ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Fast food companies operate on a so-called "barbell menu," a system in which there are a large amount of high-priced items and low-priced items, with only a few in the middle. We see plenty of premium menu options, better ingredients, and more inventive recipes advertised these days; the McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Angus burgers and Premium chicken sandwiches are good examples of the push towards more sophisticated flavors in fast food restaurants.
 
To balance this out, there are value menus. Beginning as far back as 1989, most fast-food chains have at some point advertised entire sections of their menu set at a ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: Apple Beats Out Samsung as Fourth Quarter Smartphone King]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/tech-news-apple-beats-samsung-as/2/1/2013/id/47821</link>
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			Fri, 1 Feb 2013 10:40:00EST
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<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology from around the Web every day. What fun!
 
VentureBeat
Link: Apple Was the Largest US Phone Vendor in Q4
"Strong sales of the iPhone 5 helped push Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to the top spot among US phone vendors, reports the research firm Strategy Analytics.

"The firm estimates Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones during the fourth quarter (Apple's own figures cover its fiscal quarters, not calendar quarters), barely edging out Samsung's 16.8 million phones. That left Apple with 34% of the US phone market (a big jump ]]>
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	<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology from around the Web every day. What fun!
 
VentureBeat
Link: Apple Was the Largest US Phone Vendor in Q4
"Strong sales of the iPhone 5 helped push Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to the top spot among US phone vendors, reports the research firm Strategy Analytics.

"The firm estimates Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones during the fourth quarter (Apple's own figures cover its fiscal quarters, not calendar quarters), barely edging out Samsung's 16.8 million phones. That left Apple with 34% of the US phone market (a big jump ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: iOS Apps Are Measurably Better Than Android Apps, Study Suggests]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Tech-News253A-iOS-Apps-are-Measurably/1/31/2013/id/47811</link>
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			Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:45:00EST
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<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology every day. It's true. You're welcome!
 
ReadWrite Mobile
Link: The Data Don&#39;t Lie: iOS Apps Are Better Than Android
"The horse race between the app stores has become a tedious exercise. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) says it has 800,000 apps in the App Store. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Play is about at 800,000 and is likely to hit the million app benchmark before iOS. But, as our readers so dutifully informed us, they do not really care. App store volume has become a non-story. Quantifying the quality of apps ]]>
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ReadWrite Mobile
Link: The Data Don&#39;t Lie: iOS Apps Are Better Than Android
"The horse race between the app stores has become a tedious exercise. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) says it has 800,000 apps in the App Store. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Play is about at 800,000 and is likely to hit the million app benchmark before iOS. But, as our readers so dutifully informed us, they do not really care. App store volume has become a non-story. Quantifying the quality of apps ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: RIM's BlackBerry 10 Launch Has a Lot of Questions to Answer]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/tech-news-rim2527s-blackberry-10-launch/1/30/2013/id/47760</link>
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			Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:05:00EST
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<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology every day, so buckle up!
 
VentureBeat
Link: BlackBerry 10: Don&#39;t Count RIM Out (But Don&#39;t Expect Any Surprises)
"BlackBerry 10 is late. And I'm not just talking about missing a few release dates. It could very well be too late for Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to make an impact in today's smartphone market with the iPhone (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Android (NASDAQ:GOOG) reigning supreme - where even Microsoft has a several-year head start.

"But that's not stopping RIM from holding a massive launch event for BlackBerry 10 ]]>
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	<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology every day, so buckle up!
 
VentureBeat
Link: BlackBerry 10: Don&#39;t Count RIM Out (But Don&#39;t Expect Any Surprises)
"BlackBerry 10 is late. And I'm not just talking about missing a few release dates. It could very well be too late for Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM) to make an impact in today's smartphone market with the iPhone (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Android (NASDAQ:GOOG) reigning supreme - where even Microsoft has a several-year head start.

"But that's not stopping RIM from holding a massive launch event for BlackBerry 10 ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[What Does the New 128GB iPad Mean for the Future of Apple?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/what-does-the-128gb-ipad-mean/1/30/2013/id/47736</link>
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			Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:40:00EST
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<![CDATA[Seriously, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), what are we supposed to do with this? 
 
The tech giant has expanded upon its top-of-the-line tablet with yesterday's release of a 128GB iPad, and the whole thing feels a bit strange. It came out of nowhere; most Apple launches are leaked weeks in advance and follow intense speculation, but the level of secrecy here is impressive. "Sneak attack!" marveled Apple Insider users the morning of the launch. Clearly, this is a move that Apple feels is of very high importance.
 
Why, though? Who needs a 128GB iPad?
 
This isn't so much a bit of rhetorical snark, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Seriously, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), what are we supposed to do with this? 
 
The tech giant has expanded upon its top-of-the-line tablet with yesterday's release of a 128GB iPad, and the whole thing feels a bit strange. It came out of nowhere; most Apple launches are leaked weeks in advance and follow intense speculation, but the level of secrecy here is impressive. "Sneak attack!" marveled Apple Insider users the morning of the launch. Clearly, this is a move that Apple feels is of very high importance.
 
Why, though? Who needs a 128GB iPad?
 
This isn't so much a bit of rhetorical snark, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: A Major iOS Tweak for Facebook, Plus Mayer Declares War on Google Search]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Major-iOS-Tweak-for-Facebook-Plus/1/29/2013/id/47719</link>
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			Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:50:00EST
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TechCrunch
Link: Facebook Updates iOS App With Voice Messages, Video Recording and Sharing
"Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) yesterday updated its Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS app to version 5.4, giving users a few new features in what could be one of the world's most complex and layered mobile apps.

"The update brings with it the ability to share voice messages, much like iOS's Voice Memos, letting users record a cute little message and send it through the app to friends. The update also lets users record and ]]>
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TechCrunch
Link: Facebook Updates iOS App With Voice Messages, Video Recording and Sharing
"Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) yesterday updated its Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS app to version 5.4, giving users a few new features in what could be one of the world's most complex and layered mobile apps.

"The update brings with it the ability to share voice messages, much like iOS's Voice Memos, letting users record a cute little message and send it through the app to friends. The update also lets users record and ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: Rumors About a Budget iPhone, and Facebook Gets Snippy About Vine]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/Rumors-About-a-Budget-iPhone-and/1/28/2013/id/47699</link>
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			Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology every day. Isn't that nice?
 
TechCrunch
Link: Apple&#39;s Rumored Budget iPhone Could Be a Plastic Hybrid of the iPhone 5, Touch, and Classic
"The latest rumors, ridiculous or not, point to two new Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone models this year - one would be the expected iPhone 5S and the other would be a lower-cost plastic model aimed at developing markets.

"None of this is confirmed, but iLounge claims to have information on what the alleged lower-cost plastic model might look like. According to the report, ]]>
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	<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology every day. Isn't that nice?
 
TechCrunch
Link: Apple&#39;s Rumored Budget iPhone Could Be a Plastic Hybrid of the iPhone 5, Touch, and Classic
"The latest rumors, ridiculous or not, point to two new Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone models this year - one would be the expected iPhone 5S and the other would be a lower-cost plastic model aimed at developing markets.

"None of this is confirmed, but iLounge claims to have information on what the alleged lower-cost plastic model might look like. According to the report, ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Super Bowl Ads: Teasers Reveal a Few New Strategies]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/Some-Advertising-Strategies-We2527re-Seeing-Ahead/1/26/2013/id/47658</link>
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			Sat, 26 Jan 2013 12:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[Next Sunday, one of the greatest competitions in the history of mankind will take place. Countless hours of blood, sweat, and tears will be summed up in the space of a few hours. Millions of dollars will be at stake. Also, there will be some kind of football game.
 
I'm talking, of course, about the Super Bowl advertisements, which are costing an average of $3.8 million for a 30-second spot this year. That's usually considered money well-spent; companies like Monster Worldwide (NYSE:MWW) and GoDaddy have used Super Bowl spots as a springboard to national prominence, and Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) "1984," aired ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Next Sunday, one of the greatest competitions in the history of mankind will take place. Countless hours of blood, sweat, and tears will be summed up in the space of a few hours. Millions of dollars will be at stake. Also, there will be some kind of football game.
 
I'm talking, of course, about the Super Bowl advertisements, which are costing an average of $3.8 million for a 30-second spot this year. That's usually considered money well-spent; companies like Monster Worldwide (NYSE:MWW) and GoDaddy have used Super Bowl spots as a springboard to national prominence, and Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) "1984," aired ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[An All-Gold Outfit: How to Look Like a Million Bucks (Literally)]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/business-news/editors-pick/articles/how-to-look-like-a-million/1/24/2013/id/47503</link>
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			Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:15:00EST
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<![CDATA[We all have different role models when it comes to fashion. If we could, many of us would spend every minute of every day dressed like Neal Caffrey from White Collar. We collectively oohed and ahhed over the dresses on the red carpet at the Golden Globes the other night. I personally own so many Everton F.C. jerseys that I'm single-handedly keeping the economy of northwest England afloat.
	 
	For some people, though, simply looking like a million bucks isn't enough; they want to literally wear as much money as possible. Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) has been a hot topic recently, and throughout ]]>
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	<![CDATA[We all have different role models when it comes to fashion. If we could, many of us would spend every minute of every day dressed like Neal Caffrey from White Collar. We collectively oohed and ahhed over the dresses on the red carpet at the Golden Globes the other night. I personally own so many Everton F.C. jerseys that I'm single-handedly keeping the economy of northwest England afloat.
	 
	For some people, though, simply looking like a million bucks isn't enough; they want to literally wear as much money as possible. Gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) has been a hot topic recently, and throughout ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Everyday Products Heading for Extinction]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/7-products-on-their-way-to/1/17/2013/id/47457</link>
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			Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:05:00EST
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<![CDATA[Since I was born, cassettes, laserdiscs, VHS tapes, floppy disks, pagers, fax machines, and car phones have all become entirely obsolete. Some companies have been able to adapt, while others have seemingly fallen off the face of the planet; I don't remember, for example, the last time I saw that Maxell (PINK:HTHIY) guy with his hair blown back.
 
As the pace of tech development quickens and our phones get smarter and smaller, it's anyone's guess which product will be the next to die, but there are a few clues here and there. Companies that can read these patterns will be ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Since I was born, cassettes, laserdiscs, VHS tapes, floppy disks, pagers, fax machines, and car phones have all become entirely obsolete. Some companies have been able to adapt, while others have seemingly fallen off the face of the planet; I don't remember, for example, the last time I saw that Maxell (PINK:HTHIY) guy with his hair blown back.
 
As the pace of tech development quickens and our phones get smarter and smaller, it's anyone's guess which product will be the next to die, but there are a few clues here and there. Companies that can read these patterns will be ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon Should Definitely Expand AutoRip to Books]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/amazon-should-definitely-expand-autorip-to/1/10/2013/id/47315</link>
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			Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:24:00EST
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<![CDATA[Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) made news today by announcing a service called "AutoRip," a tool that allows anyone who has ever purchased an album through the site to download a free digital copy. The announcement has been met with optimism among those who see the potential for a return to album-based sales rather than track-based sales, as well as those who believe Amazon's sales may improve because customers will see every music purchase as a 2-for-1 deal.
 
Over the past few years, the rise of e-readers and tablets has made the e-book industry a booming one, and it would make sense for ]]>
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	<![CDATA[Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) made news today by announcing a service called "AutoRip," a tool that allows anyone who has ever purchased an album through the site to download a free digital copy. The announcement has been met with optimism among those who see the potential for a return to album-based sales rather than track-based sales, as well as those who believe Amazon's sales may improve because customers will see every music purchase as a 2-for-1 deal.
 
Over the past few years, the rise of e-readers and tablets has made the e-book industry a booming one, and it would make sense for ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Nasdaq Now: Tech Stocks Rise, but Market Stays Flat Before Earnings Reports]]></title>
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			Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:16:00EST
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<![CDATA[The Nasdaq Composite Index (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) traded mostly flat as investors continued to worry over the early trickle of fourth-quarter earnings reports. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) led the tech gainers in Thursday mid-market trading; investor confidence is high on reports that CEO Tim Cook's visit to China may well lead to China Mobile (NYSE:CHL), the world's largest mobile service provider, offering the iPhone to its customers.
 
The Nasdaq fell 2.76% on trading volume of 407,588,752 as of 12:05 p.m. EST.
 
Apple rose just 0.46% to $519.50 on the aforementioned news from China despite rampant speculation (and derision) about the possibility of the company ]]>
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	<![CDATA[The Nasdaq Composite Index (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) traded mostly flat as investors continued to worry over the early trickle of fourth-quarter earnings reports. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) led the tech gainers in Thursday mid-market trading; investor confidence is high on reports that CEO Tim Cook's visit to China may well lead to China Mobile (NYSE:CHL), the world's largest mobile service provider, offering the iPhone to its customers.
 
The Nasdaq fell 2.76% on trading volume of 407,588,752 as of 12:05 p.m. EST.
 
Apple rose just 0.46% to $519.50 on the aforementioned news from China despite rampant speculation (and derision) about the possibility of the company ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Four Personal Finance Apps to Help With Your New Year's Resolutions]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/personal-finance/articles/four-personal-finance-apps-to-help/1/8/2013/id/47174</link>
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			Tue, 8 Jan 2013 16:12:00EST
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<![CDATA[We all struggle to keep our New Year's resolutions. You might not get to the gym as often as you like or still text your exes from time to time, and I will almost certainly still order food online every night. For resolutions about personal finance, though, we have little beeping gadgets to help us stay true to our goals about saving well, spending wisely, and not going overboard on buying more little beeping gadgets. Here are four apps to help you keep those financial resolutions as far into 2013 as possible.


	
		
			 
		Mint.com
		Available for Android (NASDAQ:GOOG), iPhone (NASDAQ:AAPL), and ]]>
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	<![CDATA[We all struggle to keep our New Year's resolutions. You might not get to the gym as often as you like or still text your exes from time to time, and I will almost certainly still order food online every night. For resolutions about personal finance, though, we have little beeping gadgets to help us stay true to our goals about saving well, spending wisely, and not going overboard on buying more little beeping gadgets. Here are four apps to help you keep those financial resolutions as far into 2013 as possible.


	
		
			 
		Mint.com
		Available for Android (NASDAQ:GOOG), iPhone (NASDAQ:AAPL), and ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Media News: Amazon Drinks Netflix's Milkshake Over A&E]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/media/articles/media-news-amazon-drinks-netflixs-milkshake/1/4/2013/id/47153</link>
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			Fri, 4 Jan 2013 11:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on the media every week, so get ready!
 
paidContent
Link: Amazon Prime Nabs the A&E Shows That Netflix Lost
"Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has signed a licensing deal with A&E to make shows from the A&E, Bio, History and Lifetime channels available for streaming on Prime Instant Video, the company announced Friday. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) lost streaming rights to many of those shows (800 hours' worth) last September.

"The Prime Instant Video website shows 446 A&E seasons available, largely reality shows like Dance Moms, Hoarders, Project Runway, Storage Wars, and ]]>
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paidContent
Link: Amazon Prime Nabs the A&E Shows That Netflix Lost
"Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has signed a licensing deal with A&E to make shows from the A&E, Bio, History and Lifetime channels available for streaming on Prime Instant Video, the company announced Friday. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) lost streaming rights to many of those shows (800 hours' worth) last September.

"The Prime Instant Video website shows 446 A&E seasons available, largely reality shows like Dance Moms, Hoarders, Project Runway, Storage Wars, and ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Would You Give Your Kids a Justin Bieber Debit Card?]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/financial/articles/would-you-give-your-kids-a/1/3/2013/id/47120</link>
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			Thu, 3 Jan 2013 13:21:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The American economy has always been based in an atmosphere of fierce competition. Some of the most important moments in our history have arisen from great battles between titans of culture and industry: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Mantle and Maris, Donald Trump and Donald Trump's hair.
 
Add now to that list the next great struggle: Justin Bieber vs. the banking industry.
 
The Canadian pop star and general of a Twitter army is the latest celebrity to promote a prepaid debit card, partnering with BillMyParents to back the Web company's SpendSmart card. The service is aimed at teens ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The American economy has always been based in an atmosphere of fierce competition. Some of the most important moments in our history have arisen from great battles between titans of culture and industry: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Mantle and Maris, Donald Trump and Donald Trump's hair.
 
Add now to that list the next great struggle: Justin Bieber vs. the banking industry.
 
The Canadian pop star and general of a Twitter army is the latest celebrity to promote a prepaid debit card, partnering with BillMyParents to back the Web company's SpendSmart card. The service is aimed at teens ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[An Early Look at CES 2013: What to Expect From Tech's Big Guns]]></title>
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			Thu, 3 Jan 2013 09:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL For those of us who like parties, champagne, and general bonhomie, the turn of a new year is a great occasion to have fun with friends. For those of us who like pushing buttons and having things go "beep" at us, there's a different reason to get excited after the ball drops: the Consumer Electronics Show is on its way.
 
When the CES kicks off in Las Vegas next week, some of the world's hottest tech companies will be hoping to wow attendees and press alike with their biggest, boldest, and most far-out innovations. Some of them may ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL For those of us who like parties, champagne, and general bonhomie, the turn of a new year is a great occasion to have fun with friends. For those of us who like pushing buttons and having things go "beep" at us, there's a different reason to get excited after the ball drops: the Consumer Electronics Show is on its way.
 
When the CES kicks off in Las Vegas next week, some of the world's hottest tech companies will be hoping to wow attendees and press alike with their biggest, boldest, and most far-out innovations. Some of them may ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[The Five Biggest Fast-Food Controversies of 2012]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/the-five-biggest-fast-food-controversies/12/27/2012/id/46947</link>
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			Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:00:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL For better or worse, it's year-end list season! They're fun for readers, easy for writers, and helpful for everyone. It's been a particularly tumultuous year for fast food companies; some of the biggest stories of 2012 have sprung from restaurants, and many of them have been pretty scandalous indeed. Let's count down the five biggest fast food controversies of the year and see if we can make any sense of them.
	 


	
		
			 
		5. Pink slime
		Back in February, consumers collectively gagged as stories emerged about one of the materials that has been going into ground beef for years: a ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL For better or worse, it's year-end list season! They're fun for readers, easy for writers, and helpful for everyone. It's been a particularly tumultuous year for fast food companies; some of the biggest stories of 2012 have sprung from restaurants, and many of them have been pretty scandalous indeed. Let's count down the five biggest fast food controversies of the year and see if we can make any sense of them.
	 


	
		
			 
		5. Pink slime
		Back in February, consumers collectively gagged as stories emerged about one of the materials that has been going into ground beef for years: a ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: Facebook's Poke Flops, but Amazon's Holiday Season Is Soaring]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/tech-news-facebooks-poke-flops-but/12/27/2012/id/46974</link>
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			Thu, 27 Dec 2012 11:30:00EST
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GigaOM
Link: Snapchat Rises: Why Poke&#39;s Decline Shows Facebook&#39;s Inability to Invent
Remember last week? You know, the week when Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) indulged in yet another act of wanton xeroxing and released Poke to compete with the red-hot insta-communication app, Snapchat. Well, a week later, the world has returned to normal. Snapchat, the insta-sharing app is once again among the most popular apps - at third place.
 
And Poke&hellip;well, it's languishing at the 34th spot on the top free apps ]]>
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	<![CDATA[This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on the world of technology every day.

GigaOM
Link: Snapchat Rises: Why Poke&#39;s Decline Shows Facebook&#39;s Inability to Invent
Remember last week? You know, the week when Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) indulged in yet another act of wanton xeroxing and released Poke to compete with the red-hot insta-communication app, Snapchat. Well, a week later, the world has returned to normal. Snapchat, the insta-sharing app is once again among the most popular apps - at third place.
 
And Poke&hellip;well, it's languishing at the 34th spot on the top free apps ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Obamacare Scare: Three Restaurants Whose CEOs Picked the Wrong Side of the Debate]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/consumer/articles/the-obamacare-scare-three-restaurant-companies/12/26/2012/id/46922</link>
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			Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:30:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL It's been a crazy year for the restaurant industry, and not just because Denny's created a menu based on The Hobbit or the long-awaited return of the McRib (apparently, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) got a few of my letters). This has been the year in which restaurants, perhaps more than ever before, got heavily involved in politics, especially with regards to President Obama's pet project, the Affordable Care Act (although Chik-Fil-A made its own waves with its stance on gay marriage). 
 
Fearing that Obamacare would raise costs by mandating health insurance for all full-time workers, several CEOs and franchise owners ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL It's been a crazy year for the restaurant industry, and not just because Denny's created a menu based on The Hobbit or the long-awaited return of the McRib (apparently, McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) got a few of my letters). This has been the year in which restaurants, perhaps more than ever before, got heavily involved in politics, especially with regards to President Obama's pet project, the Affordable Care Act (although Chik-Fil-A made its own waves with its stance on gay marriage). 
 
Fearing that Obamacare would raise costs by mandating health insurance for all full-time workers, several CEOs and franchise owners ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tech News: SocialSafe Takes the Lead in Social Media Archiving Race]]></title>
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			http://www.minyanville.com/sectors/technology/articles/social-media-archiving-socialsafe-facebook-archives/12/24/2012/id/46923</link>
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			Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:10:00EST
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<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology. Happy holidays, and let's get to it!
 
TechCrunch
Link: SocialSafe Raises $400K to Out-Archive Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
"SocialSafe, the social media back-up tool co-founded by Julian Ranger's iBundle and 1minus1, has announced that it's raised Â£250,000 (~$400k) in what's being called a Series A round. That's because Ranger, who is a prominent angel investor in the UK, has already funded the startup to the tune of Â£300k, bringing the total raised by SocialSafe to Â£550k (~$885k).
 
"SocialSafe is a Mac/Windows app built using ]]>
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	<![CDATA[MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology. Happy holidays, and let's get to it!
 
TechCrunch
Link: SocialSafe Raises $400K to Out-Archive Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
"SocialSafe, the social media back-up tool co-founded by Julian Ranger's iBundle and 1minus1, has announced that it's raised £250,000 (~$400k) in what's being called a Series A round. That's because Ranger, who is a prominent angel investor in the UK, has already funded the startup to the tune of £300k, bringing the total raised by SocialSafe to £550k (~$885k).
 
"SocialSafe is a Mac/Windows app built using ]]>
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