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rupertmurdoch Privacy! Google just hacked millions of home computers in UK, presumably bank accounts, fotos etc while screening streets for Google maps. about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by bpcoffey and 219 others
Lemme guess: bitter about homonyms? "@Slate: What happens to spelling bee winners when they grow up? slate.me/MgAwdz” about 3 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
BloombergTV Here's an unlikely #Twitter war: Billionaire @boonepickens takes on rap mogul @drake bloom.bg/L8vy11 about 10 hours ago via HootSuite Retweeted by bpcoffey and 7 others
All baseball games should be called by Bob Costas. Is that possible? 6:43 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPhone
JLNEMN New research has revealed the climate bond market is far larger than previously thought jlne.ws/L6RWYK 5:27 PM May 31st via bitly Retweeted by bpcoffey
TheAtlantic It's a record! U.S. treasuries hit a 220-year low theatln.tc/JCB0ZL 4:20 PM May 31st via Sprout Social Retweeted by bpcoffey and 71 others
BloombergNews Volcker urges global financial system overhaul | bloom.bg/KXHXTY 8:08 AM May 31st via HootSuite Retweeted by bpcoffey and 23 others
coldspot From @TheAtlanticWire, powered by Bloomberg #Billionaires Index: 11 Days Zuckerberg Spent as 1 of the 40 Richest Humans theatlanticwire.com/business/2012/… 5:00 PM May 30th via Tweet Button Retweeted by bpcoffey
boonepickens The first billion is a helluva lot harder RT @Drake: The first million is the hardest. 5:00 PM May 30th via TweetDeck in reply to Drake Retweeted by bpcoffey and 18994 others
DevonPendleton @DamscoDave breaks it: Zuckerberg Drops Off Billionaires Index as Facebook Falls bloom.bg/N9bl9J via @BloombergNews 5:19 AM May 30th via Tweet Button Retweeted by bpcoffey
jacobwe Dude lived at AOL for a month and no one noticed. Indicative? cnet.co/KWN1pr 6:35 AM May 29th via TweetDeck Retweeted by bpcoffey and 7 others
boonepickens I have always believed that it's important to show a new look periodically. Predictability can lead to failure. 6:32 AM May 29th via TweetDeck Retweeted by bpcoffey and 481 others
jonmatonis Fed to Money Market Funds: Get Your Money Out of Europe economicpolicyjournal.com/2012/05/fed-to… 2:33 AM May 29th via Tweet Button Retweeted by bpcoffey and 1 other
MLB A memorable day: Soldier returns from Afghanistan, surprises young daughters at Twins game: atmlb.com/KVzQou 1:45 PM May 27th via Social Marketing Hub Retweeted by bpcoffey and 268 others
Merrillmarkoe The NYT says there are 25 different claims to the origin of Memorial Day. Even weirder, none of them involve furniture sales or burned food. 12:46 PM May 27th via web Retweeted by bpcoffey and 24 others
Go Devils!!! 5:12 PM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
My favorite cartoon of this week's New Yorker nyr.kr/LsH34H (the first one). The world needs more modernist cartoons! 6:48 AM May 25th via HootSuite
DavidKeo Irish house prices down 48.8% from peak, while the drop may be closer to 60% due to lag in CSO data and exclusion of cash purchases 4:05 AM May 24th via TweetDeck Retweeted by bpcoffey and 22 others
@mg_miller @AlexCuadros I'm like Blaster from Thunderdome. "20 men enter, only him leave." 8:19 AM May 23rd via HootSuite in reply to MG_Miller
This story is 11 years old - and it's about infrastructure - but it's so well-written it has made my day @The Atlantic bit.ly/KTJhEY 8:12 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button

Name Brendan Coffey
Location Boston
Web http://topics.blo...
Bio Billionaires reporter for Bloomberg News. Before this I'd written for Forbes, Fortune, Esquire, Inc., WSJ, AP, and many (too many) others. Go Yankees! Go BC!