The Daily Blog Watch

Editor's note: Every morning, James Altucher presents the most timely, topical posts from the Web's best business blogs. As always, let us know what you think.

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Paul Kedrosky points out a recent Pirate Capital/activist win, as well as the perils of piggybacking activists.

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Internet technology analyst extraordinaire Charlene Li notes that Google's(GOOG Quote) strong brand has both negatives and positive.

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Speaking of which, BloggingStocks looks at the fastest-growing brands on the Web.

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FinanceProfessor analyzes the relationship between consumer confidence and stock market returns.

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Excellent analysis by Startup-Review on the Advertising.com business, which ended up getting bought by Time Warner(TWX Quote) for $435 million.

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Do we really care about oil prices? Econbrowser answers.

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24/7 Wall St. breaks down Juniper(JNPR Quote) by the numbers.

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This sounds vaguely Wizard-of-Oz-ish, but 13D Tracker gives us the scoop on The Lion Fund raising its stake in Friendly Ice Cream(FRN Quote).

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Inspirational post about the couple that built up pomegranate juice company POM.

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Tech guru and entrepreneur Chris Allen on the difference between a venture capitalist and an angel investor.

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BloggingStocks gives us some specifics on Google's recent deals with News Corp.(NWS Quote) and Viacom(VIA Quote).

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The best magic trick in the world.

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