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Receptive Minds & Great Conversations

One of the neatest things about speaking at conferences on topics you’re passionate about is connecting with like-minded people. And one of the best things is meeting those who are yet to be wholly convinced but are willing to engage in discussion. That means you have to work quite hard to present some persuasive arguments for your point of view.

Pet Food Scare Sends Searchers Chasing Answers

When news of a major pet food recall got out, pet owners hit the search engines over the weekend worried about their furry best friends. One dog, nine cats. That's the death toll so far in a mysterious outbreak of kidney failure linked to Menu Foods, Inc.'s various pet foods distributed by well-known grocers like Kroger, Safeway, Wal-Mart, and PetSmart.

Google Gives Apps To Rwanda, Kenya

Google has a habit of showing up where you least expect it; from a hub in Ireland to server farms in North Carolina, the company isn’t afraid to venture out of its Mountain View home.  Now Google has made two new deals, and both the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure and the Kenya Education Network should benefit from its willingness to travel.

Online Advertising Should Grow Up

A piece from the New York Times has reignited the debate over online advertising and the monetization of the “long tail” of the Web, one that got a boost recently with a post from Jeremy Liew, a venture capitalist at Lightspeed Venture Partners, who noted that in order to build a business with $50-million in revenue — pretty small beer in most circles — a…