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	What's buzzing around the watercooler The week's most popular news: Information Technology and Services Powered by + Information Technology and Services The 147 Companies That Control Everything - forbes.com Three systems theorists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich have taken a database listing 37 million companies and investors worldwide and analyzed all 43,060... 1367 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Oracle Buys Cloud-based Customer Service Company RightNow For $1.5 Billion - techcrunch.com Oracle this morning announced that it has acquired RightNow - both companies are listed on NASDAQ - for $43 per share or roughly $1.5 billion net of RightNow's cash and debt. With the acquisition, Oracle is adding a robust... 224 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share "Groupon Is A Disaster" - businessinsider.com Only a few months ago, Groupon was the Internet's next great thing. Business media christened it the fastest growing company ever. Copycats proliferated. And investors salivated over the prospect of Groupon... 1371 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Moving from Transaction to Engagement - blogs.hbr.org Mobile enterprise, social business, cloud computing, advanced analytics, and unified communications are converging. Armed with the art of the possible, innovators are seeking to apply disruptive consumer... 774 shares  •  Read full story  •  Share Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation