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brandstrat

  1. Libraries curate culture; RT @LangeAlexandra: Zadie Smith on libraries, public space, and the state @nybooks bit.ly/KrjFn3
  2. Retro Nite pic: MT @bradmangin: Melky Cabrera of #sfgiants waits in on deck circle in tonight's game @ AT&T Park instagr.am/p/LZK9Y_t8AP/
  3. Brand strategy from without: RT @FortuneMagazine: Breaking up Chase would benefit shareholders and taxpayers alike - ow.ly/b9Bab
  4. The race to monetize the moment: RT @pkedrosky: Speaking of dueling FB algos, this: slavin.tumblr.com/post/236927490…
  5. "The Facebook Fallacy" -- and perhaps the end of advertising. (per Michael Wolff). Brands to find a better way? bit.ly/LddMFh
  6. RT @WSJdealjournal: Facebook Among the Worst Big IPO Starts in 5 Years on.wsj.com/L2q8n3
  7. Hard for ads to compete with customer content: RT @FelixReuters: How Gawker wants to monetize comments reut.rs/MErgiq
  8. Brand work needed after IPO doesn't score many Wall St "Likes": RT @moorehn: Facebook: what a disaster. on.wsj.com/Lu8KKr
  9. No Authenticity: MT @BreakingNews: More than 1/3 of malaria drugs in Southeast Asia, Africa are fake or poor quality - apne.ws/JjG2GJ
  10. @GSWFastBreak Always impressed with your coverage of the Warriors. Absolutely top-notch.
  11. Too much personality, too little brand: RT @EpicureanDeal: J.P. Morgan and the Marlboro Man [post]: bit.ly/LjMtso
  12. Time for post-Like social media? RT @ReformedBroker: "What do you mean it's not worth $100 billion? It has Like buttons?"
  13. Brands mitigate risk (usually): RT @FTAlphaville: [JPM Whale-Watching Tour] Oh, so now it’s a $5bn loss? dlvr.it/1bfhWl