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Officials say at least four people are dead after two tornadoes swept through western and central Massachusetts

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BREAKING NEWS: Apparent Tornado Hits Mass. City

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Google Is Much More Important Than Facebook For Purchasing Decisions

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	Google Is Much More Important Than Facebook For Purchasing Decisions As Facebook grows, one concern for Google is that users could eventually turn away from traditional search and instead ask their friends for advice and answers. So far, that's not happening according to the chart above from Bank Of America Merrill Lynch. When consumers want to research buying something, Google is still the primary option. Only 1% of 418 people surveyed say they ask friends on Facebook about the product. It's not in this chart, but BofA also says only 3% of Facebook users say they use Google less thanks to Facebook. (17% say they're using it more thanks to Facebook.) Of course, the real long term risk to Google is that Facebook has a trove of important data which it can not access. But, for these other concerns the data from BofA provides some relief for Google. And for Facebook, this chart isn't bad news, either. It's still a place where users hang out and can be influenced by display advertising. Read »

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BREAKING NEWS: At Least 4 Dead in Mass. Storms

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The Rent Isn't Too Damn High

Why it's good news that more Americans are renting rather than buying homes.

I Hereby Agree to Every Future iTunes Update

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The Crowd Is Wise—but Can It Draw?

I offered the amateurs on Crowdspring.com $200 to design a logo for my newsletter. Here's what they came up with.

German Communities That Murdered Jews in the Middle Ages Were More Likely To Later Support the Nazis

The Incredible Talent and Tragic Decline of Gil Scott-Heron, the "Godfather of Rap"

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