What You Need To Know Today (September/16)

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Wow! Microsoft drops flash in Windows 8: No Flash Player in Metro IE: http://t.co/EsgAMtpG

Blogging Reinvented: http://t.co/6mPGZtv5

RIM (Blackberry) down 15% as it waits for a turnaround: http://t.co/PgcgiTbc

Getting Paid Upfront: Experience vs. Service: http://bit.ly/pJg8Rm

Andy Ihnatko on Windows 8: http://bit.ly/qfPP7K

Sitting and Standing at Work: http://bit.ly/rlKsJ6

Twitter Influences More Consumer Purchases Than Facebook: http://bit.ly/ppEBmt

Flipboard's McCue: Interactive Ads Have Drawbacks: http://bit.ly/r9jB8N

Freedom of the press applies to everyone ...yes, even bloggers: http://bit.ly/nnVCfF

Getting Started on the Google+ API: http://j.mp/n5yEV5 ...but still only GET or LISTS requests. We need POST. We need two-way interaction :)

The "Myth of 99 cents Books" article is already this weeks top trending: http://j.mp/nizmZF

Our new world of abundance doesn't influence what something is worth.: http://j.mp/q6GVUF

Founder's comments on Instapaper's (anti-)social network: http://bit.ly/qyg0gE

Use Offline Events To Drive Online Engagement: http://bit.ly/oHCLVw

Don't study the video game, study the player: http://usat.ly/ptWuNe

...and finally, At The Gate: http://t.co/xzM5X0dd ...too funny

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