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Footnoted thanks!

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Just a quick note of thanks to everyone who voted for the site in Business Week’s annual “Best of the Web” contest. That footnoted — with its tiny staff — can be listed in the same group as these other four prominent sites is truly amazing, not to mention rewarding.
Congrats, too, to my buddy Paul [...]

Revisionist history on Gramm-Leach…

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

My friend, Paul Kedrosky has been looking at some of the ways that Wikipedia entries on Lehman and Merrill have been changing in recent days.
So while doing some research on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 that a growing number of people seem to be citing as the spark that started the current crisis of confidence [...]

Footnoted.org turns 5!

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Today marks the fifth anniversary of footnoted.org. So instead of our usual trawl through the filings, I’ve decided to finally answer the question that I get asked the most often by making a short video:

To celebrate the site’s 5th anniversary, I’ll be giving away something each day this week — a different subscription-based service [...]

A footnoted soapbox…

Friday, June 27th, 2008

We interrupt our regular trawl through the filings to talk about something that’s been on my mind all week: what happens when someone uses a popular Internet site to bash a company and basically games the market. I’ve been interested in this ever since I first wrote about online message boards for the NY Times [...]

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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Quick note to let you know that comments on Michelle’s postings will remain in moderation while she’s on vacation. If you have a note about anything I post this week, please send it along.
She’ll be back soon enough — and so will your comments!