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The Value of Sharing: Social Engagement | ShareThis

First, and foremost - and most exciting for us - we found that sharing is growing. On a “per page view” level, we’ve seen a 200 percent increase in the shares per page view across our 125,000+ sites in 2009. This means for every page view consumed, the rate of sharing has doubled, meaning our publishers are getting better at optimizing their sharing and consumers now expect it to be there.

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This is the most comprehensive perspective on Social Engagement I have seen.

Paul Kedrosky and Brad Feld: Start-up Visas Can Jump-Start the Economy - WSJ.com

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this is so true. Combine this with facts that a significant percentage of PhDs are foreign. PhDs are usually funded by the University. We basically educate the world and then force them to go home. Not only more H-1B Visa, but the time frames need to be flexible to accommodate start-up cycles.