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Copyright expert Nicholas Wells on the newest Google Bowling

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He has been practicing intellectual property law for eight years, founding a boutique law firm in 2009 that handles technology and intellectual property issues, with offices in New York and Salt Lake City. How can a lawyer explain Google Bowling? Nicolas Wells is not your ordinary lawyer, that’s how.

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Why Zagat might be a smarter purchase for Google than Yelp

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Google famously flamed out in its bid to buy Yelp in 2009, and has finally added the restaurant reviews it has craved. Zagat is not like Encyclopedia Britannica, because Zagat reviews are not written by one person based on one opinion. Not everyone thinks that Zagat was a worthy relacement for Yelp.

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Enterprise Social Networking Platforms: Think Amazon, Not Facebook

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Inc.com profiled Bezos in its Great Leader Series back in 2009, and the excerpt below gives us a glimpse of that strategy and its results: After inviting 300 friends and acquaintances to test his creation, Bezos took the site live and, within a month, the company had sold books in all 50 states and in 45 countries.

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For ranking algorithms, AdAge is no Google

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We’ve always had good writers on Biznology, but I wrote at least three times a week–now we have more diverse opinions from more writers that build on the great folks we’ve always had. One especially well-written piece alleges that one high-ranking blog under the new AdAge ranking system has not been updated since 2009.

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Why Millennials Are Resistant to Advertising and Politics

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A 2014 survey of Millennials by Reason-Rupe confirmed these negative perceptions, noting that our government has a high potential for corruption: 66% say the government is inefficient and wasteful (up from 42% in 2009). 63% feel that regulators favor special interests over the public. 58% say government agencies generally abuse their power.