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The dinner that destroyed Gawker

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This is an excerpt from Ryan Holiday’s new book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, available now. Peter Thiel’s vague idea to do something about Gawker, the site that had outed him as gay in 2007, was concretized into conspiracy on April 6, 2011.

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Goodreads Acquired By Amazon.com

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Book review and community Goodreads , which was founded in Santa Monica by Otis Chander, has been acquired by Amazon.com , Amazon said Thursday afternoon. Goodreads' site revolves around sharing book recommendations and networking between book readers. Goodreads was started in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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E-Books New Industry Making Big Waves

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 -- CommNexus Presents: E-Books New Industry Making Big Waves - What Happens Next? PANELISTS: Anthony Astarita Vice President, Digital Products, Barnes and Noble Anthony Astarita joined Barnes and Noble in 1998 and was appointed vice president of digital products in 2007.

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CheapAir.com Offers Up Financing For Airline Flights

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The new financing option is not unexpected from CheapAir.com, which started accepting Bitcoin for booking flights and hotels way back in 2007. CheapAir said the interest on the new payment plan options will range from 10�30% APR based on creditworthiness. READ MORE>>.

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LowFares.com: More than One Million Subscribers

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Oversee.net bought LowFares.com in January of 2007. Tags: lowfares travel search comparison hotel airport airline booking. LowFares.com also said it is now getting more than 4 million unique visitors per month to the site. LowFares.com is managed by Greg Samson. READ MORE>>.

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Ecommerce Sales In Q4 Breaks Records

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The increase in sales bring the overall growth in the e-commerce sector closer to the gains the sector was seeing in 2007 and early 2008, before the sector was impacted by the economic downturn. However, the results have not yet reached the level of Q2 and Q3 of 2007, when e-commerce saw 23 percent growth in both quarters.

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Entrepreneuriship Is Best Learned Experientially

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I recently replied to a Quora entry which asked, “What are the best business-related books?” I concluded by including a link to an entry I wrote entitled, The Author’s Dilemma – Why Business Books Suck. To set the record straight, I am an avid reader, although I seldom read business books. Business Books Redux.