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This individual is live-blogging BofA’s annual shareholder meeting via Twitter.  Hat tip Deal Breaker.
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Apple Safari 4 is out and it’s slick and lightning fast. Most people are still using Internet Explorer, which quite frankly does not meet the grade. Firefox, which I had been using, has huge memory bloat if you leave the browser open for too long. Very disappointing.
For me, right now it is [...]

Everyone is using Twitter these days. Econbloggers are getting in the spirit too. I have started to use it. I know Paul Kedrosky uses it. Even Yves Smith is thinking of getting in on it, although her inner luddite holds her back. So what is Twitter all about?

Watch the video with Twitter CEO and co-Founder Evan Williams to find out. By the way, Williams also co-founded Blogger before selling it to Google. He is one heck of an Internet mogul.

Bezos talks to Charlie Rose about internet retailing, the new Kindle 2, and more.

Fred Hickey is bullish. This is big news. He has sold all of his puts for the first time in years and is now playing the markets from the long side. His favorite picks are in precious metals and technology. See the attached video during his Barron’s Roundtable discussion.

I am a bit of technophile — so much so my friends call me “Gadget Man.” While I have toned down the bad early adopter purchases, I do still love my gadgets. With that in mind, here is Walter Mossberg doing his thing at the Wall Street Journal with the Top 2009 gadgets.

Enjoy.

Here’s a little video that should teach you why you need to erase all data permanently before you sell or get rid of any computer, Blackberry or computing device.

Politics
As the time for Barack Obama to take office moves ever closer, his policy team is coming into view. Obama has appointed a slew of economic advisors including Tim Geithner, Larry Summers and Paul Volcker. In addition, he looks to have filled out the key positions in his White House staff and to [...]