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	LINKEDIN TODAY You are getting daily emails | Change to Weekly Hi Abdi, check out the top news 5 articles for you today See all headlines How to Train Your Brain to Focus blogs.hbr.org - Next time you are sitting in a meeting, take a look around. The odds are high that you will see your colleagues checking screens, texting, and emailing while someone is talking or making a presentation. Many of us are proud of... Trending in Health, Wellness and Fitness, Entertainment and Insurance with the following companies Microsoft IBM Dell Defend Our Freedom to Share (or Why SOPA is a Bad Idea) ted.com - TED Talks What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume. Trending in Health, Wellness and Fitness, Internet and Computer Software with the following companies The Museum of Modern Art Compex City College How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation blogs.hbr.org - In the 20th century, a select group of leaders — General Motor's Alfred Sloan, HP's David Packard and Bill Hewlett, and GE's Jack Welch — set the standard for the way corporations are run. In the 21st century only IBM's Sam... Trending in Computer Software, Management Consulting and Telecommunications with the following company IBM Amazon launches home-grown NoSQL database gigaom.com - Amazon Web Services is adding a home-grown NoSQL database to its roster of cloud computing offerings. Amazon CTO Werner Vogels calls DynamoDB a "fully managed" NoSQL implementation that the company built over the years and... Trending in Venture Capital & Private Equity, Computer Software and Information Technology and Services with the following companies PARC Twitter GigaOM 10 Ways To Transform Into A Social Enterprise informationweek.com - Here's expert advice from IBM's Connect 2012 conference on how to take social networking from a fringe activity to a business core competency. Trending in Information Technology and Services with the following companies IBM XING You may also be interested in...   Internet »   Breaking: PIPA and SOPA Co-Sponsors Abandon Bills Computer Software »   Want More Stickiness? Users Logging In Through Social Networks Spend 50% More Time On Site 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