Category: Blogging
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Mark Cuban sued
Blogger billionaire Cuban is being sued by the SEC over alleged insider trading. An interesting turn of events given his involvement in Sharesleuth.com. Mr. Cuban stated, “I am disappointed that the Commission chose to bring this case based upon its Enforcement staff’s win-at-any-cost ambitions. The staff’s process was result-oriented, facts be damned. The government’s claims…
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Cervical cancer vaccine Facebook group
I’ve been helping Red Mum out with her Facebook group on the cervical cancer vaccine debacle. The figures are nothing short of staggering. In just over 30 hours the group has gone from 1 member to nearly 900. The number of invites has gone from 300 to more than 5,000 in the same time period.…
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Washington
This picture sums up my memories of DC pretty well, what a relaxing time I had there. Chicago was just a bit crazier.
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Back again
To the other side of the Atlantic. I guess I would call my trip eventful.
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Predictions
Gerry has pointed out that I somehow managed to call the US election back in January. I remembered one of those posts, but not the other two. My most clear cut prediction was in April. I guess I was reasonably confident throughout the year that Obama would win, as were many people I expect. I…
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Why I blog
Andrew Sullivan in the latest edition of the Atlantic. An interesting observation about paper: The points of this essay, for example, have appeared in shards and fragments on my blog for years. But being forced to order them in my head and think about them for a longer stretch has helped me understand them better,…
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Sarah Carey moves to the Irish Times
Sarah, a stalwart of the Irish blogging community, is finishing up at the Sunday Times and moving to the Irish Times. I wish her lots of luck, and I look forward to her columns and seeing her pic byline grace the pages of the IT, I think that paper may suit her more.
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New readers
My posts on Georgia have seen a spike in visitor activity and number of subscribers over the past week. Welcome to any new visitors or subscribers, I hope you like it round these parts. 🙂
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Business blogging
The Irish Times have started a business blog, with Laura Slattery and John Collins. It’s a good move, but why does the Irish Times insist that I click “more” to read full posts? Just publish the full posts! I have a roller on my mouse and can happily skim down the page. One cannot run…
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About the house
My cousin Victor, injured in a rugby accident 3 years ago, will be on About the House tonight talking about his new home in Longford. It’s on at 20.30 on RTE 1.