Latest analyst comments from various media and blog sources. Good place to get up to date info and commentary on public companies.

Alacra Street Pulse

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Google has introduced some new features into their search engine. Check out this video that explains these options:

Good to know as you do all those Google searches this summer! Happy summer break!

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Along with facebook, businesses are using Twitter to reach customers. Here's a 2 minute video from CNNMoney about it.

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The NYS SBDC has a blog post that discusses reasons why business might consider using Facebook. Take a look at:

Facebook for Business

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Obsessed with tracking the Swine Flu? Here are some resources:

1. CDC - updates throughout the day. Provide RSS feeds and the ability to follow on twitter.
2. NPR is providing quite a bit of information on their website:

• NPR Swine Flu map
• NPR - "Flu Shots"
• Health Map

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Here are a couple of resources that are helpful for finding government business data:

USA.gov Business Data & Statistics

Business.gov

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Good resources for industry information is often found on industry association websites. Often times they provide free research and market reports. Once such organization is the International Coffee Organization. Based out of the U.K. their website provide a variety of information about coffee (i.e., field processing, roasting) as well as coffee prices and trade statistics and market reports. If you are conducting research on the coffee industry, this is definately a worthwhile resource to consult.

International Coffee Organization

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