How can social networks make money

With social networks now big business, what can the companies do to turn free services into hard cash?

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/9457946.stm

Apple owes Steve Jobs 3791 CNNcom

Steve Jobs has yet to accept small amounts of money owed to him by several companies, including his own.

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/12/09/apple.jobs.unclaimed.property/index.html

Capitol Weekly Poker players sink CA online poker bill

A CA measure to create an online poker monopoly has failed.

After watching various interests fight over how to extract the most money from poker players - including a provision to criminalize play on unlicensed sites - the Poker Players Alliance came out in opposition to the bill. Poker players support fair legislation, not punitive taxation.

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http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.php?_c=yybx4t7vqrpu75&xid=yybe3z50fbto8y&done=.yybx4t7vqseu75

Jack Abramoff Pic Casino Jack Being Shown To Distributors

What a turn of events for the film, and Abramoff! The ex-lobbyist has been sprung and works for a kosher Baltimore pizzeria.

He might be up to his eyeballs in dough, but a lack of money due from Metropolitan has prompted the makers of Casino Jack to reclaim the film. They say Metropolitan has defaulted, and CAA is showing it to distributors again.

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http://www.deadline.com/2010/06/jack-abramoff-pic-casino-jack-being-shown-to-distributors-metropolitan-denies-it-is-out/

5 MeatEater Myths That Are Costing You Money

There are many good reasons to choose a vegetarian diet.

One leading reason to stop eating meat is because doing so can save you a lot of money. However, people who do eat meat can provide you with a lot of good reasons that you shouldnt go vegetarian.

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http://financialhighway.com/5-meat-eater-myths-that-are-costing-you-money/

Capitalism NOT to blame for Financial Crisis

Yaron Brook appears on CBS 2 Chicago's Monsters & Money in the Morning to explain why capitalism is not to blame for the ongoing financial crisis.

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http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=71894@wbbm.dayport.com

Americas Most Surprising SixFigure Jobs

Petroleum engineers don't have the best reputation at the moment, thanks to all that oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's April 20 rig explosion.

But don't feel too bad for them--it's easier to deal with a wounded ego when you're making a gusher of money.

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http://www.forbes.com/2010/05/28/six-figure-jobs-leadership-careers-salary.html?feed=rss_popstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: forbes/EZKq (Forbes.com: Most popular stories)&utm_content

7 top homebuying myths debunked MSN Real Estate

Think that you get more for your money in the suburbs, that homeownership is the path to wealth and that a big down payment is always better? Think again.

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http://realestate.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=24268264

Ron Paul Money Isnt Worth What It Used To Be

http://MOXNews.com/
May 06, 2010 C-SPAN

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj5CKOc1q64

The ABCs of CDs Graphic

Here's a crash course on Certificates of Deposit, what they do, and how you can use them to make money.

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http://www.visualeconomics.com/the-abcs-of-cds_2010-05-03/

Real Regulation for Credit Default Swaps is Necessary

The SEC suit against Goldman Sachs makes it clear that credit default swaps made the Great Crash worse than it should have been.

Now it's time to impose serious regulation on these time bombs, regardless of what it does to JPMorgan Chase's ability to coin money.

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http://firedoglake.com/2010/04/19/real-regulation-for-credit-default-swaps-is-necessary/

Worlds Most Powerful Money Making System

Like a starving man who finds a tasty morsel, Leslie Trawler today chomps down World's Most Powerful Money Making System. But is he merciful to his quarry?

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"Average Guy" Took Just $5 And Turned It Into Over $300,000!

Source:http://purrl.net/reviews/worlds-most-powerful-money-making-system-review/

Why the US Cant Cut the Budget Infographic

Where the government's money is tied up, and why.

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http://www.kiplinger.com/columns/pointofview/archives/stubborn-united-states-budget.html

Michael Steele Spent GOP Funds At Club Lavish Hotel

The Daily Caller's Jonathan Strong has basically won the morning with a story about RNC Chairman Michael Steele's lavish lifestyle on the road.

Strong reports that Steele 'once raised the possibility of using party money to buy a private jet for his travel,' and has run up some substantial tabs at some of our nation's nicest hotels

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/29/voyeur-west-hollywood-mic_n_516903.html

Rachel Maddow prints ad Not running against Scott Brown

MSNBC took out a full-page ad in Friday's Boston Globe for a letter from Rachel Maddow to her fellow Massachusetts citizens.

The ad was a response to Sen. Scott Brown's claims � in an effort to raise money � that Maddow is planning a run against him in 2012.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/26/rachel-maddows-boston-glo_n_514420.html

RNC Memo Leaked Fear Strategy Planned

The Republican National Committee plans to raise money this election cycle through an aggressive campaign capitalizing on "fear" of President Barack Obama and a promise to "save the country from trending toward socialism."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/03/rnc-handbook-plays-on-fea_n_484744.html

Please Help The People of Haiti

The earthquake in Haiti is being reported as the worst disaster of its kind in history.

There is a severe lack of food, water, medical supplies and resources on the ground. Right now, the best way to provide assistance is to donate money directly...Here are some resources to help out.

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http://about.digg.com/node/502

Roger Eberts open letter to Rush Limbaugh

Ebert responds to Rush Limbaugh's insinuation that Barack Obama would steal money donated by Americans to help out the people of Haiti.

Source:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100114/OPINION/100119985

Fox News spent weeks promoting Tea Party Express scam

The political action committee that organized the Tea Party Express ("Our Country Deserves Better PAC") funneled almost two-thirds of its spending back to the political consulting firm from which it was spawned.

More than $850,000 of the money the "grassroots" PAC collected went to the firm of GOP political operatives who ran it.

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http://mediamatters.org/blog/200912310008

America Make This Resolution Move Your MoneyVideo huffpo

The idea is simple: If enough people who have money in the big four banks move it into smaller, more local, more traditional community banks, then collectively we, the people, will have taken a big step toward re-rigging the financial system so it becomes again the productive, stable engine for growth it's meant to be.

It's neither Left nor right.

Source:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/move-your-money-a-new-yea_b_406022.html