Weekend Blog Watch

10/28/06 - 09:57 AM EDT

James Altucher

Editor's note: Every weekend, James Altucher presents the most timely, topical posts from the Web's best business blogs.

Super-tech blog Engadget unveils the Engadget Index, made up of the stocks of the best gadget companies.


If Bill Miller's winning streak against the S&P 500 ends, the manager with the next-best winning streak (eight years running) is Manu Daftary of Quaker Strategic Growth Fund. Here are his top holdings.


Equity Investment Ideas interviews Information Arbitrage blogger and Monitor 110 CEO Roger Ehrenberg.


The Microcap Speculator thinks Optimal Group (OPMR Quote - Cramer on OPMR - Stock Picks) looks good right now. Also, the Microcap Speculator has updated his portfolio of favorite picks.


GigaOm tracks down the little-known third founder of YouTube, Jawed Karim, who explains how YouTube took off.


Will Google (GOOG Quote - Cramer on GOOG - Stock Picks) end up like Atari?


Street Insider notes that Zhone Technologies (ZHNE Quote - Cramer on ZHNE - Stock Picks) has had some decent insider buying recently.


TickerSense gives us their view of the most overbought/oversold country ETFs.


Davis Freeberg discusses why people soured on Akamai (AKAM Quote - Cramer on AKAM - Stock Picks) after its earnings report.


Quant Investor has an interesting swing trade on Universal Forest Products (UFPI Quote - Cramer on UFPI - Stock Picks).


DealBreaker introduces us to a young unknown trader: RevShark.


A Massachusetts carpenter has recorded the highest Scrabble score ever!


Here's a very neat illusion.

At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund held none of the stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

James Altucher is a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs several quantitative-based hedge funds as well as a fund of hedge funds. He is also the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund and Trade Like Warren Buffett. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.

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