The Hidden Benefits of Social Media Marketing: Why Your Strategy May Be Working Better Than You Think

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• The Hidden Benefits of Social Media Marketing: Why Your Strategy May Be Working Better Than You Think
• Drugmakers, Interpol ramp up fight against fakes
• China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources
• VIDEO: Searching for the next da Vinci
• Astronomers Conduct 'Reconnaissance' Of Another Solar System
• Planets Outside Of Our Solar System
• Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed
• Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax
• Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed
• Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax
• China may end long-hated labor re-education camps
• 5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan
• NATO force hit by fatal Afghanistan crash
• The SSAC Interview of Albert Larcada
• Official: 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash
• Trashing JFK's Tax Cuts, One of the Greatest Policy Successes of All Time
• Bodies dumped in Syria's 'river of death'
• Deal reached to resume Sudan-S Sudan oil flow
• Falklands vote shows 99.8 pct want to stay British
• Opportunities For Healthcare Innovation SXSW Hipsters May Have Missed

The Hidden Benefits of Social Media Marketing: Why Your Strategy May Be Working Better Than You Think Posted: 12 Mar 2013 12:15 AM PDT Most businesses venture into social media expecting to see a big return on investment. The hope is that new customers

Drugmakers, Interpol ramp up fight against fakes Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:58 PM PDT More than two dozen of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and other support to Interpol's battle against counterfeit prescription drugs, the international police agency said Tuesday.

China's Xi flexes muscle, chooses reformist VP: sources Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:36 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - A reformist member of China's decision-making Politburo, Li Yuanchao, is set to become the country's vice president this week instead of a more senior and conservative official best known for keeping the media in check, sources said.

VIDEO: Searching for the next da Vinci Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:23 PM PDT Art was once divorced from business and industry. But now, the world of science is struggling to find creative thinkers, while corporate culture is crying out for designers and visionaries.

Astronomers Conduct 'Reconnaissance' Of Another Solar System Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PDT There are four planets circling the HR8799, a star 128 light years away from our own planet. Now, for the first time, astronomers working in a group called Project 1640 have unveiled a new method of  "remote reconaissance" that enables them to understand more about what those planets are like, marking a first for any other solar system. The astronomers' findings have been published in Astrophysical Review.

Planets Outside Of Our Solar System Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:25 PM PDT

Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:54 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air force helicopter crashed in southern Israel on Tuesday killing its two pilots, the Israeli military said. The BELL AH-1 Cobra helicopter was on a routine training flight when contact with it was lost. "The remains of the helicopter were discovered and no survivors were found," the army said in a statement. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash. The air force has ordered an investigation into the incident and all Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopters have been grounded "until the circumstances of the accident are clarified," the army said. ...

Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:44 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported. The suspected militants were killed when security forces fired on two cars whose drivers did not respond to demands to show identification documents, Interfax cited unidentified law enforcement officials as saying. The report made no mention of any casualties among security forces. Police could not immediately be reached for comment and the account of the violence could not be independently confirmed. ...

Israeli military helicopter crashes, two pilots killed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:54 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air force helicopter crashed in southern Israel on Tuesday killing its two pilots, the Israeli military said.

Russian forces kill three suspected militants in Caucasus: Ifax Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:44 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in the restive North Caucasus province of Kabardino-Balkaria on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency reported.

China may end long-hated labor re-education camps Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:40 PM PDT BEIJING (AP) — All it took was a handwritten note from police to send Zhao Meifu to a labor camp for a year in China's arid northwest.

5 US troops die in helicopter crash in Afghanistan Posted: 11 Mar 2013 11:45 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan has killed five American service members, officials said Tuesday.

NATO force hit by fatal Afghanistan crash Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:41 PM PDT At least five troops dead after helicopter goes down during heavy rainstorm in southern province of Kandahar.

The SSAC Interview of Albert Larcada Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:54 PM PDT Throughout the month of March this blog will be publishing interviews with each of the four panelists that were on the 2013 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference's Soccer Analytics panel.  The first interview in this series with Chris Anderson and David Sally was published last week.  This week's interview is with ESPN Stats and Information analyst Albert Larcada.  Albert has worked for ESPN since earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Central Florida, and has helped them build and maintain a number of analytical models within ESPN including the Soccer Power Index.  I sat down with Albert ahead of the Sloan Conference's soccer-specific panel to discuss ESPN's models, how they integrate their data into storylines, where ESPN is looking to grow with their recent job posting within Albert's group, and where he thinks the conference can continue to grow in the coming years.

Official: 5 US troops killed in helicopter crash Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:50 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Officials say five American service members have been killed in helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan.

Trashing JFK's Tax Cuts, One of the Greatest Policy Successes of All Time Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:15 PM PDT The most cherished era in American economic history remains "postwar prosperity"—the heady run in the generation after World War II in which growth abounded, jobs were plentiful, the baby boomers were raised in plenty, and the vast middle class emerged living the high life.

Bodies dumped in Syria's 'river of death' Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:18 PM PDT An exclusive report from Aleppo where 12 more corpses with bullet wounds have been recovered from the Queiq.

Deal reached to resume Sudan-S Sudan oil flow Posted: 11 Mar 2013 10:52 PM PDT AU-brokered agreement, to be implemented within two weeks, comes a year after South shut down oil trade with North.

Falklands vote shows 99.8 pct want to stay British Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:48 PM PDT STANLEY, Falkland Islands (AP) — An overwhelming 99.8 percent of Falkland Islands voters have backed keeping their government just the way it is: a British Overseas Territory.

Opportunities For Healthcare Innovation SXSW Hipsters May Have Missed Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:57 PM PDT Since Lisa Suennen already captured beautifully the distinction between the SXSW and HIMSS crowds last year, I won't belabor the point, other than to say that with all the ties and blue blazers present at today's Real Endpoints Symposium in Philadelphia, no one would mistake the attendees for Austin hipsters; I was grateful not to get tossed for wearing jeans.

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