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• Modeling The Real Market Value Of Social Networks by

  "Is MySpace worth $3 billion, or $20 billion? It depends on how you value a user. It’s time to start comparing the big global social networks on something other than unique visitors and page views. I believe an effective way to value a particular user is based on the average..."

• Sloan | Bowery Ballroom | 6.19 + 6.20 2008 by Sound Bites

  "Sloan and Bowery Ballroom are a great combination and I'm so glad they choose to do multiple nights there instead of playing one show somewhere bigger. I've done enough Sloan reviews here so I'll try and keep it brief. Jay Ferguson seemed ill or in a bad mood or both..."

• "FUCK IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE! THIS THING SUCKS!" [Caption Contest] by valleywag

  "A reader who watched a recent episode of Cranky Geeks thought the ring on Natali Del Conte's finger meant she got hitched. An instant message to the perky, petite host of CNET TV's Loaded, shown here preparing for a show, confirmed what we already knew, since the ring is on..."

• boner4mgmt: part three, 2005. by IT'S THE MONEY SHOT!!

  "HIPSTER RUNOFF has proven to me that it's "a blog worth blogging about" with the recent post "Bands that Sound Okay and Look Cute are destined for big things". And since I must be an "uninteresting person who likes to be into alt music", I am going to continue perpetuating..."

• Andrew Scott on Sloan's "Reggae" Song + Bowery Shows by Sound Bites

  "In the weeks leading up to the release of Sloan's new album, Parallel Play (which is out today), Yep Roc records has been sending out emails with each of the band's four members giving behind the scenes looks at the songs they wrote for the album. We got the last..."