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“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.” — [VIDEO]

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Steve Jobs bio @ CBS 60 Minutes. More videos. Steve Jobs memorial. Jony Ive 48 minutes into. – On YouTube: 60 Minutes – Part 1. 60 Minutes – Part 2. On CBS site: 60 Minutes – Part 1. 60 Minutes … Continue reading →

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Bloom Box on CBS 60 Minutes – [VIDEO]

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Bloom Energy Bloom Box explainer Gizmodo on the Bloom Box Wikipedia on the Bloom Box

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Mika Brzezinski: Yes, Everyone at CBS News Was Liberal… Except One.

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

On Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski says that during her 10 years at CBS News, she knew of one George W. Bush supporter.

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BBC’s Panorama, the most famous investigative TV news show of British television (the equivalent of CBS’s 60 Minutes in the US), will air a segment on sport corruption and insider trading in the world of betting, on Wednesday, July 30, 2008.

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Panorama: BBC One Panorama Wed 30 Jul, 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm 60mins Nearly six years after its award-winning expose of corruption in horse racing, Panorama returns to the sport of kings to investigate the world of betting. Paul Kenyon … Continue reading →

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Would any serious newsroom invite Justin Wolfers in 2008 to report on political election prediction markets?

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

THAT MAY BE. — Resident Publications: [...] Wolfers predicted that cable news shows would turn to prediction-market experts for analysis in 2008. “My forecast is that they’ll either have someone in the studio whose job it is to track the … Continue reading →

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Cocky Justin Wolfers wants to be invited by the TV networks on Election Day.

Posted on September 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Resident Publications: [...] More than 2 million shares have already been traded in presidential primary contracts on Intrade this year. John Delaney, the company’s CEO, is convinced 2008 will be the market’s biggest year yet. “Our ’08 volumes are already … Continue reading →

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We can’t expect consumers to come to us.

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

It’s arrogant for any media company to assume that. Says Quincy Smith, the president of CBS Interactive, to the Wall Street Journal. And thus, he has decided that CBS should now cross-post his videos to as many video websites as … Continue reading →

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How HSX co-founder Max Keiser views the financial markets –> rigged

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Al Jazeera’s Max Keiser: Rigged Markets – Free markets are meant to be fair, but are they really? The smallest investor in the stock market is meant to face the same odds as the richest, and that is what makes … Continue reading →

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