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You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. BW Insider Sep 23, 2011 This Week's Top Story The Bloomberg Businessweek First Annual 'How To' Guide First Annual Guide to life enhancement and learning in the age of not being too sure about anything anymore More Top Stories Your Company Five Social Media Lessons for Business A Home Depot executive discusses the retailer's strategy for engaging consumers via Facebook, Twitter, and blogs, relying on store associates for much of the social interaction China Myths About China and India's Africa Race The two Asian giants are focusing on Africa as never before, write columnists Anil K. Gupta and Haiyan Wang, leading to many misconceptions about the role Chinese and Indian companies are playing there Globality: Harold L. Sirkin Escaping the Commodities Choke Chain The spiraling costs of oil, coal, and other commodities aren't necessarily out of your hands Internet Roger Ebert: Netflix, Hastings Get it Right Netflix's recent moves may have been exceedingly clumsy, but the heavy focus on streaming is the way to go, says the film critic Siemens's Cancer Therapy Faces Roadblocks The German giant has spent more than $1 billion on a promising treatment called particle therapy, but it may be years before it breaks even Corporate Provocateur Ten Things Only Bad Managers Say Nope, it's not just you. These jerks are out there GigaOm A Google Monopoly Isn't the Point Even if the Justice Dept. were to establish that Google is a monopoly, it would be hard for anyone to prove that the company's free services have injured consumers LivingSocial Aims to Be Different from Groupon The No. 2 daily deals site has a strategy to differentiate itself from the industry pioneer This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in BW Insider The world is going through some substantial problems. Europe is cracking up. American manufacturing is on its heels. And workers are increasingly inactive, spending more time in the office. It would be easy to panic, but remain calm, because we contacted people who know the answers to these problems. Read the Insider Top Story to learn more. Africa’s economic ties with China and India have grown at a particularly rapid pace. This development has led many to believe that China and India have taken over from the West as the new economic powers in Africa. That conclusion, however, hinges on some common misconceptions about China and India’s engagement with Africa. Read more in “Myths About China and India’s Africa Race.” And as usual, we’ve collected the best from Bloomberg Businessweek, Businessweek.com, and Bloomberg.com. Advertisement ADVERTISEMENT Generate Serious Income in Turbulent Markets In today's market, there's more to trading covered calls than just buying a stock and selling a call. With a complimentary 3 month subscription to Bernie Schaeffer's "Covered Call Plus", you'll learn how to maximize income without limiting your upside while still reducing downside exposure. Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketting Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2011 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED