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August 9, 2022
richest billionaires
August 9, 2022
What We Can Learn From the Richest Billionaires

When we look at an animated history of the Forbes list of the richest billionaires, we also see some economic history.

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May 21, 2021
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May 21, 2021
May 2021 Friday’s e-links: From Big Tech to Two Great Books

For this month's first three e-links, we recommend some learning and lots of pleasure through one big tech article and two mysteries.

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May 14, 2021
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May 14, 2021
May 2021 Friday’s e-links: From Big Tech to a Great Detective

For this month's first two e-links, we recommend some learning and some relaxation through a big tech article and a detective series.

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May 7, 2021
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May 7, 2021
May 2021 Friday’s e-links: A Big Tech Graphic

For May's e-links, we begin with a Washington Post article that presents a graphic history of big tech that shows how they grew so large.

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May 4, 2021
Amazon web services
May 4, 2021
What We Might Not Know About Big Tech

Comparing the companies called big tech, we can see the similar ways that they grew, diversified, and became increasingly powerful.

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April 30, 2020
Weekly Economic News Roundup and pandemic advertising
April 30, 2020
When Finger Lickin’ Became a Problem

With new social norms and health requisites, companies like Domino's and Apple are producing pandemic advertising that conveys a different message.

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June 13, 2019
Google antitrust
June 13, 2019
Throwback Thursday: When Google Was Just Google

#TBT: Looking back at Google's growth spurts, we begin with a small company in 1999 but then see 270 acquisitions and industry concentration.

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December 24, 2017
Weekly economic news roundup and invention and basic research
December 24, 2017
Why We Need to Pay Attention to Wobbly Plates

Perhaps comparable to Alphabet's (Google's) X subsidiary, the old AT&T's Bell Labs produced invention that became breakthrough technology.

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March 20, 2015
Everyday economics on self-driving cars
March 20, 2015
How the Driverless Car is About More Than Driving

Related to customization, sharing, software dominance, job losses, and ripples of disrupting the status quo, the driverless car is an innovation prototype.

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