The May Report: 1/18/2011: Rumor that Al Wasserberger is back in town; Noblivity a fave of HPA; SoleSearch; Hope, Challenge and Summit; Why we should be watching Sears Holdings closely; Strong rumor that Carol Moseley Braun’s campaign is being funded in part by Rahm’s people: Jeff Carter’s other life and more…

The May Report January 18th, 2011

Editor and publisher: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com, www.themayreport.com , 773-525-3944.

Assistant editor: Melanie Adcock, iPHONE: 312-259-0610, melanie_adcock@msn.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Scoop section:

– This morning, The Executives’ Club of Chicago Communications Committee Breakfast and Thought-Leader Discussion
– Briefly noted, by Ron May
– Noblivity, An Innovative Young Company That HPA Loves – Hyde Park Angels
– David Gulley: Passes on article about SmartSignal sale to GE
– Jack Curley: Repeal the Tax Hike Petition – Pass It On
– POSTPONED: January 18 LES Chicago Chapter Meeting
– Fresh off the presses! Beyond the Pedway interview with SoleSearch!!!
– Movie coming out on Feb. 11 — Gnomio & Juliet
– Darrell Dvorak: Your next editorial comment
– Melanie Adcock: Anonymous tip uncovers Political Views of Hyde Park Angels Member
– Link Correction and info about Daily Deal Media
– Tom R. Bennett: Northbrook-based The Reality Report: 60 Minute Special Report: Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Political Syndicate
– MONDAY, January 31: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable – “Going Mobile: What’s best for my business?”
– comScore Releases December 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
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The Scoop section:
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Briefly noted, by Ron May

* Where was the ITA on this one?

theintelhub.com/2010/11/19/end-of-free-internet-us-senate-committee-approves-internet-blacklist-bill/

* I then made the trek over to Sip@TheSync after my heart stress test at NMH. They generally start at 3:30pm Friday afternoons. Attendance over the three hour period is usually between 25 and 40 people. Some of the folks there last Friday were:

Mike Rhodes, Nathan Linebarger from midVentures, Joe Sprovien from ReadyPing, Craig McWilliams from ResolvIT, Hope Bertram, David Carman, Scott Harris, Steve Wright who has Front Break Light, Nathan Wright, Uki Lucas, Natalia, Dayna Schmidt, Florent Cadoux, Jonathan Eyler-Werve, York Freund whose firm won in the Guppy Bowl category at the Funding Feeding Frenzy, Keith Lasko, Daniel Bara, Chris Drew, Bernard Turner, Jean Pickering, Ed Hubbard who has a desk there and a website about Harry Potter (www.witchschool.com), Gideon Jesionewski, Ron May, and a guy named Chris plus a few others whose names I did not get.

On December 15th, Melanie and I spent some time at Hope Bertram’s event. She runs two general events.

First, she has a Marketing Challenge and some of the firms involved in that include:

Kraft
Kenmore Live Studios

In addition to the Marketing Challenge in which teams work on a problem for a client, Hope has the Summit.

Southwest Airlines
Chicago White Sox
One Wed
Chevy

Hope seems to have some heavy duty clients and she appears to be involved in work at the edges of social media and marketing. I did not write about her event on Dec. 15th because I thought she wanted it to be on the QT.

Some other things I picked up at the Sip@TheSync on Friday:

– Terry Howerton was interviewed on Fox News on the iPhone

– I got a great lead on a story. The guy who killed himself associated with the Chicago Public Schools last year may have actually been taken out by some unsavory characters. The problem is that some big land deals were done with the anticipation of the Olympics and when Chicago did not get them and property bought at $3MM turned out to be worth $700K after we lost out on the deal, a few guys who are not so nice got ticked off. The land deals preceding the Olympic decision would make a great topic for investigation.

– Here is a must see site: www.Groupon.cn
It is Groupon in Beijing, but it is not connected to the firm in any way. Same logo, same color scheme, etc., but it is not Groupon! Groupon is not going to bother with suing in all likelihood. What are they going to do, hire a Chinese IP lawyer?

– I have now heard this rumor from two unrelated and independent sources. Carol Moseley Braun’s campaign is being funded in part by Rahm’s people. Note that she started screwing up when Danny Davis pulled out. And Rahm’s boys gave her $600K with the idea that she will keep $250K after she loses and spends about $350K on the campaign. I have also heard that while she keeps a residence here, she runs her biz out of the South. My second source told me that the rumor is that Rahm will put her into a Mayoral cabinet job.

– Why we should be watching Sears Holdings closely. And why Flip should apologize!

My work looking into it is just beginning. But here is a roadmap for the investigation.

1. Kenmore with Android apps created a big buzz at CES
2. Check on customer satisfaction with online sales
3. Rated highly on OL sales
4. Customers are baby boomers who have lots of money to spend
5. Most popular music in U. S. is country music
6. Sh**ville, KY has Sears and maybe Walmart
7. Sears bought Lands End

The reason for the 7% jump in Sears Holdings stock may have connection to Kenmore with Android

Uki Lucas has been full time since September.

I have more but no time this morning. I will give you the full run down on midVentures from Nathan Linebarger. I have info. on Paul Freund and his security authentification firm. I have more on many things.

Yesterday, Monday, I heard the rumor that Al Wasserberger has returned to Chicago. Does anyone know if it’s true?

I’ve got a great story about why drummers are better than lead singers for women looking for a good time. And I have a story about Freak Leak or Pee Games which are popular in Japan. The guy pees into the urinal and the strength of the stream allows various games to be played. BTW, Twitter is much more popular in Japan than is Facebook.

Finally, Mike Rhodes hired Uki Lucas to develop a console game for him. He paid between $15K and $25K in all likelihood. I could be wrong, but I think the game works on the Droid.

I started on kidney dialysis five and a half years ago today, July 18, 2005. Before going on it, I was convinced that it was a death sentence.
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This morning, The Executives’ Club of Chicago Communications Committee Breakfast and Thought-Leader Discussion

The Executives’ Club of Chicago Communications Committee Breakfast and Thought-Leader Discussion. President and CEO of Energy BBDO Tonise Paul will be moderating the event. Panelists are Cam Balzer, Vice President of Marketing, Threadless; Bob Thacker, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising, OfficeMax; and Ted Wright, Founder and Managing Partner, Fizz Corp. 7:00-9:15 am, Tuesday, Jan. 18th at the Fairmont Chicago, International Ballroom, 2nd Floor, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago.
Details and RSVP

www.executivesclub.org/PROGRAMS/CurrentSeasonPrograms/tabid/88/Default.aspx

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Noblivity, An Innovative Young Company That HPA Loves – Hyde Park Angels

Subject: Noblivity, An Innovative Young Company That HPA Loves – Hyde Park Angels
Date: 1/17/2011 2:55:54 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: jrcarter@me.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com

blog.hydeparkangels.com/

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Noblivity, An Innovative Young Company HPA Loves
Some of the most intriguing young companies we’ve seen in awhile aren’t the ones building sexy gadgets. Instead, these innovators are leveraging technology to create new distribution channels, shorten supply chains, generating value for both buyers and sellers, and help niche players survive and thrive. Noblivity is one of those companies.

Andrea Williamson founded Noblivity www.noblivity.com/ to bring small apparel and accessory brands together with specialty retail boutiques. For the average small brand, accessing thousands of far-flung shops is a daunting and extremely expensive undertaking; as a result, many innovative businesses are stuck serving a small local market when they could be so much more. For the boutiques, having unique products is what sets them apart. But searching hundreds of individual websites for just the right item is far too time-consuming. Noblivity www.noblivity.com/ provides an easy-to-search catalog listing-a virtual “showroom”–for hundreds of manufacturers from around the world, as well as administrative services such as invoicing, payment facilitation, and customs processing, that make it easy to transact.

If you are an boutique that wants access to some really unique goods for your shop, sign up for Noblivity today. Noblivity www.noblivity.com/ has proven that buying via their online catalogue can drive traffic into your store. If you are a small brand, new label or designer looking for a neat way to sell your designs, Noblivity will give you a safe, trusted, economical platform to market your products. Best of all, signing up for Noblivity is free!

Online marketplaces combine the best features of many existing channels. They give buyers access to multiple suppliers, who compete based on offering, value-add features, and/or price. Sellers gain access to many prospective customers, often at a fraction of the cost of their existing distribution efforts. Many marketplaces also offer administrative, educational, and processing features that make the deals easier to close. Real economic value is created-and shared between sellers and buyers, with the marketplace taking a small slice. Noblivity is creating economic value for its customers.

Noblivity is very different from all the online B2B marketplaces in the past. “We realize that our boutiques have strong relationships with vendors they know; this isn’t the part of their business we serve,” says Williamson. “Rather, we target the 15% of merchandise that provides their “wow factor”-the unique and special that their customers are looking for.” Sounds like a win/win/win to us!
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David Gulley: Passes on article about SmartSignal sale to GE

From: “David Gulley”
Subject: FW: Jan. 13, 2011: University of Utah declared number one startup institution
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:15:35 -0600
To: “Ron May”

Ron, you’ll find the story about SmartSignal of interest.

David

David L. Gulley, PhD

Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research

University of Illinois at Chicago

Vice President for Professional Development, Board of Directors

Association for University Technology Managers (AUTM)

www.autm.net

Vice Chair, Board of Governors

Certified Licensing Professionals (CLP)

www.licensingcertification.org

Director, Board of Directors

Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals (ATTP)

www.attp.info

From: autm@multibriefs.com [mailto:autm@multibriefs.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 8:31 AM
To: dgulley@uic.edu
Subject: Jan. 13, 2011: University of Utah declared number one startup institution

University of Utah declared number one
startup institution
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The University of Utah (U) is now considered the best institution for startup companies, with a research budget lower than most competing institutions. A survey by the Association of University Technology Managers confirmed the U overtook its top competitor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for the top position. As the AUTM results are reported nationwide, some of the brightest students throughout the United States could be more attracted to attending the U, said Remi Barron, U’s spokesman.

Public release date: 6-Jan-2011
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Contact: Eleanor Taylor
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DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

GE acquires Argonne-UChicago start-up SmartSignal

GE Intelligent Platforms has purchased SmartSignal, a company started by the University of Chicago based on technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory.

The GE acquisition demonstrates why UChicago creates start-up companies to prove new technologies, said Alan Thomas, director of UChicagoTech, the university’s Office of Technology and Intellectual Property. “It’s great to see technology from Argonne that was incubated through the University of Chicago be adopted in a much wider way by such a prominent company. This is the innovation process at work,” he said.

“Part of Argonne’s mission is to partner with industry and promote the economic interests of the United States,” said Argonne Director Eric Isaacs. “This is an excellent example of how research investments can lead to new opportunities, new industries and new jobs as technology developed in the laboratory is transferred to the marketplace.”

SmartSignal provides software and services that monitor machinery and equipment, analyze data, and diagnose developing problems before they become serious. It continuously monitors approximately 12,000 assets at more than 300 sites worldwide.

“SmartSignal provides GE with proven analytic software technology that delivers real results,” said Erik Udstuen, Vice President of Software & Services for GE Intelligent Platforms. “At GE, we are always striving to solve the world’s toughest problems, and today the reliability and efficiency of the world’s infrastructure – from energy to water to transportation – is an important problem to solve. We are excited to bring SmartSignal’s advanced technology to help a broad set of customers improve their operations and proactively address problems across a wide range of their assets.”

SmartSignal, its customers and its employees have received many honors for developing and using its technology in a variety of industrial applications, including the following:

* Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards, Software Division Runner-Up, SmartSignal;
* Illinois Technology Association 2009 Lighthouse Award Winner, SmartSignal;
* M2M Magazine 2008 Top 100 Leader in M2M, SmartSignal;
* Edison Electric Institute 2007 Edison Award Winner, Great Plains Energy subsidiary Kansas City Power & Light (a SmartSignal customer).

The company is based on patented smart technology that Argonne scientists developed in the early 1990s to predict pump failures at nuclear facilities. When SmartSignal was legally incorporated in 1995, the company consisted of two employees and eight patents. The company became fully financed in 1999 and became profitable in 2007.

Based in Lisle, Ill., the company now has approximately 100 employees. The company focuses its business on the power and oil and gas industries, serving scores of clients in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, including Chevron, GenOn, Constellation Energy, Entergy, and Delta Airlines.

The research that created the patented technology was originally funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy.

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Argonne, which is managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, owns the license for all power-generation applications of SmartSignal’s technology. A minority shareholder in SmartSignal, the university owns the license for all other applications. Both organizations will continue to receive royalties on the patents covering the technology.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory seeks solutions to pressing national problems in science and technology. The nation’s first national laboratory, Argonne conducts leading-edge basic and applied scientific research in virtually every scientific discipline. Argonne researchers work closely with researchers from hundreds of companies, universities, and federal, state and municipal agencies to help them solve their specific problems, advance America’s scientific leadership and prepare the nation for a better future.
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Jack Curley: Repeal the Tax Hike Petition – Pass It On

Subject: Repeal the Tax Hike Petition – Pass It On
Date: 1/17/2011 12:35:44 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: jackcurley@sbcglobal.net
To: marydvito@comcast.net, rlruesch@comcast.net, zincasa@aol.com, fryjay@sbcglobal.net, rodh@idealpop.com, NoethlichJ@BATTELLE.ORG, Foxjennifer5@sbcglobal.net, NNJkauffman@comcast.net, scroppo@comcast.net, curleyjohn@aol.com, momwiz5@sbcglobal.net, larends@gwelec.com, strork@aol.com, maco31@att.net, ollievp45@comcast.net, ronaldmay@aol.com, spatrinos@yahoo.com, fx1527@gmail.com

repealthetaxhike.com/tax-hike-repeal-petition/

{ 14 comments… read them below or add one }

Eric Robert January 15, 2011 at 5:28 am
Repeal the tax hike!

John Zollner January 17, 2011 at 11:28 am
just shows the politican is crooked. repeal it now!!!! This governor knew that we didnt want a tax increase and some stupid people voted him in knowing he was going to sneak this in. This governor should be recalled under that new law

DD January 17, 2011 at 11:29 am
We need to repeal this immediately. Higher taxes in an already hurting state will further drive companies and residents out, leaving us in a worse position. We need to reduce those on the state payroll and all unnecessary spending. We need to reduce spending for items we “NEED” not items we “WANT” I am seriously considering moving my family and money out of state and will do so at the first opportunity if this goes through. I just hope someone in Springfield is listening or actually cares enough to read this. You are in your position to help the people and serve the people. You are suppose to represent us, not continue to harm us. Please do not give into pressure of those who have already been corrupted, and put the money we work so hard for back into our own pockets. We the people “NEED” that money to live, improve our lives, and we will spend it if given the opportunity (thus generating more tax revenue for the state). This is basic ECON 101 guys. Those who supported the tax hike need to go back to school and it should be “LAW” to take a basic economics class every 2 years.

Paul Hutchinson January 17, 2011 at 11:30 am
Illinois new motto should be “The Tax Me State”

CHARLES WASSERMAN January 17, 2011 at 11:30 am
SAVE ILLINOIS JOBS AND BUSINESS.

CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING.

THE NEXT ELECTION MAY BE YOUR LAST.

Jennifer January 17, 2011 at 11:34 am
This is ridiculous… I can’t believe our elected representatives would do this to us! It’s just forcing us to move our business out of state. If we can repeal this, we’ll stay. Otherwise, between Federal, State, Local, Sales, Property, individual and corporate taxes, we already pay over 50 cents of every dollar we make to in taxes. We simply can’t afford this tax increase!

NICHOLAS BENEDETTO January 17, 2011 at 11:46 am
I think it’s more like those who didn’t get re-elected getting even with us.

Donald Longtin January 17, 2011 at 11:35 am
the tax hike is way too big

Jeremy January 17, 2011 at 11:47 am
It’s time for two states – The Real Illinois and Dumbocratic Chicago.

cindy Schultze January 17, 2011 at 11:50 am
repeal the tax hike!

F. Lee Simmons January 17, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Repeal the tax hike!!!

Mark Palasz January 17, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Repeal the tax.

Mark Palasz January 17, 2011 at 12:22 pm
Repeal the tax hike. It’s unfair. Need legislation attract business and keep residents from leaving the state. The more the tax, the more residents will leave, the less tax revenue.

sonja perrino January 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm
we worked for our money not sp you polotician can have large incomes and healthcre with a petition. we live within our means so don’t spend spend spend then raise our taxes.

{ 14 comments… read them below or add one }

Eric Robert January 15, 2011 at 5:28 am
Repeal the tax hike!

Paul Hutchinson January 17, 2011 at 11:30 am
Illinois new motto should be “The Tax Me State”

CHARLES WASSERMAN January 17, 2011 at 11:30 am
SAVE ILLINOIS JOBS AND BUSINESS.

CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING.

THE NEXT ELECTION MAY BE YOUR LAST.

NICHOLAS BENEDETTO January 17, 2011 at 11:46 am
I think it’s more like those who didn’t get re-elected getting even with us.

Donald Longtin January 17, 2011 at 11:35 am
the tax hike is way too big

Jeremy January 17, 2011 at 11:47 am
It’s time for two states – The Real Illinois and Dumbocratic Chicago.

cindy Schultze January 17, 2011 at 11:50 am
repeal the tax hike!

F. Lee Simmons January 17, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Repeal the tax hike!!!

Mark Palasz January 17, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Repeal the tax.

Reply
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POSTPONED: January 18 LES Chicago Chapter Meeting

From: “LES Chicago Chapter”
Sender: “LES Chicago Chapter”
Subject: POSTPONED: January 18 LES Chicago Chapter Meeting
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:49:08 -0500
To: “Ron”

LES (USA & Canada) Chicago Chapter

January 18 meeting was postponed to a later date. We hope to see you at a future LES Chicago Chapter event.

LES Chicago Chapter
DATE & TIME
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
11:45 AM

TITLE
Recapping the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (Section 48D) – In Anticipation of Extension

SPEAKERS
Thomas Kowalski J.D, a shareholder in the New York office of Vedder Price P.C., will discuss important points regarding the preparation and positioning of applications for the Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit. Mr. Kowalski’s extensive background in securing and protecting intellectual property will help companies assess their own application strategies (successful or not). Mr. Kowalski will focus on scientific aspects of the applications and the subsequent HHS/IRS evaluation.

Peter Wynacht J.D. and LL.M (Taxation) is a member of the Tax and Estate Planning Group at Vedder Price P.C. Mr. Wynacht will review the process and implementation of the Therapeutic Discovery Tax Credit. Although the available credits and grants under the current program already have been awarded and effectively distributed, recipients under the program may still have various issues (including filing obligations) relating to such credits and grants.

Both speakers will also discuss potential extension of the tax credit beyond 2009 and and 2010 tax years.

LOCATION
Maggiano’s Little Italy
(Banquet Facilities)
111 W. Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
(312) 644-7700
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Fresh off the presses! Beyond the Pedway interview with SoleSearch!!!

Subject: FW: Fresh off the presses! Beyond the Pedway interview with SoleSearch!!!
Date: 1/15/2011 6:19:40 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com

It’s terrific to see SoleSearch taking off and getting recognition! They are presenting their business model at the Tech Pitch event taking place at the Sync Center Wednesday evening of next week. -Melanie

Big ups guys on the interview. I heard the entire thing and you guys really represented yourselves quite well. Again, great job!

Vincent
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

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From: “D.J. Grant”
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:54:02 -0600
To: Melanie Adcock
Subject: Fresh off the presses! Beyond the Pedway interview with SoleSearch!!!

Enjoy!

www.beyondthepedway.com/sole-search-iphone-interview

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Movie coming out on Feb. 11 — Gnomio & Juliet

Subject: Re: David, I just saw an ad for a movie coming out on Feb. 11 — Gnomio & Juliet
Date: 1/18/2011 12:12:32 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: david@mentormastermind.com
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
CC: melanie_adcock@msn.com

Hi Ron,

Hope you are having a great new year. Thanks for the email.

Yes, we have been tracking the release of the new movie. Look forward to gnomes sweeping the nation!

Have a super week!

Dave

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:00 PM, wrote:

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David A Culver
CEO
Forward Momentum, LLC
www.ForwardMomentumLLC.com

www.ChicagoIESE.com
www.GnomeFrenzy.com
www.UltimateSportsDecor.com
www.MyHealthyPuppy.com
www.BendItCycling.com
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Darrell Dvorak: Your next editorial comment

From: Darrell Dvorak
Subject: your next editorial comment
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:46:51 -0800 (PST)
To: Ron May

Just wanted to let you know that I [and I'm sure I speak for others concerned about IL's economic viability for entrepreneurs, like the Pritzkers] am looking forward to your hard-hitting denunciation of the enterprise-killing tax hike by the lame duck democrats in Springfield. You go, Ron, and the economic consequences to your blog be damned.
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Melanie Adcock: Anonymous tip uncovers Political Views of Hyde Park Angels Member

Subject: Anonymous tip uncovers Political Views of Hyde Park Angels Member
Date: 1/16/2011 9:34:06 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com

Jeff Carter made a statement recently that the Hyde Park Angels as an organization is not political in its views. TMR published that information in one of our reports last week. As a result we received an anonymous tip from a May Report reader who pointed out a few articles written by Jeff Carter as an individual that were not written to represent the Hyde Park Angels. Our anonymous source felt Carter’s views were slanted in a specific direction and not at all apolitical or politically neutral. We checked out the note we received and found links to the articles pointed out to us. Our anonymous source asked, “Do the Hyde Park Angels have similar views or is this guy a one-off?” Here at The May Report we don’t want to characterize Jeff Carter’s views or offer an opinion, but rather we would simply like to present the articles we’ve uncovered so that you, the reader, can formulate your own views. We would like to state that we have the utmost respect for the organization Hyde Park Angels, their mission, and what they are trying to do. In short, we’re merely relaying what we’ve found which, as you will see, is publicly findable information. Please don’t shoot the messengers. Thanks, we love you, too.

Below you will find quotes from each article sent to us from the anonymous source. All of the article links below are from the same website called Business Insider.http://www.businessinsider.com/ The links to the articles below were found by copying the quotes below in their entirety and pasting them into Google.

Business Insider Postings:

read.bi/dXwIBk

“100,000 people are marching the streets of Dublin, Ireland. They are protesting the austerity programs that the government must put in place to try and stem the increasing costs for Irish debt. To Americans, they look like whining fools.”

bit.ly/etCK6b

“…being against the Tea Party movement makes you a socialist, or a fascist, or a communist or for a dictatorship.”

bit.ly/eg2DsX

“…racists don’t control the Tea Party. Racists do control a lot of other movements in this country. Reverend Wright, the former minister for President Obama is a racist.

bit.ly/hTWuHL

“Unions are going to have a rally…historically, they have always picked May 1, caucusing with the godless communists.
(the Glenn Beck rally)…they cleaned up after themselves so the mall wasn’t polluted with garbage, like after the Obama inauguration. The assembly was about restoring honor–and that is code for a lot of things unions stand against.”

bit.ly/eCPUWa

“When did Oprah jump the shark? When she backed Obama. Then she went from apolitical talk show host to another rich limo liberal that wants to dictate to other people how they should live. Oprah is so rich, she is unaffected by any government action. They could bring back 1800 discriminatory Jim Crow laws and Oprah would be unaffected. She could flee the country or buy her way out. This is why Oprah’s popularity is on the wane. Her show is tired and boring. American’s want real answers to real problems. Oprah can’t provide them, neither can her guy Obama. Worst American administration in 30 years.
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Link Correction and info about Daily Deal Media

Subject: Link Correction and info about Daily Deal Media
Date: 1/18/2011 1:30:12 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com

I spoke with Boyan Josic from Mogul Media up in Michigan about the missing link to the article and we discovered that the link listing the article source is to a completely different article than the one we ran. The correct link is here:

www.dailydealmedia.com/groupon-heads-to-the-super-bowl737/

Boyan is a great guy and it was wonderful to get to speak with him. Their company is in Troy, Michigan, and we look forward to an opportunity to meet him next time he is in Chicago. I get a lot of great e-mails from dailydealmedia.com and encourage people to check it out. -Melanie
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Boyan Josic | Founder & CEO
MOGUL MEDIA LLC

Direct | 248.802.6867
Tweet: twitter.com/boyanjosic

About Us
Daily Deal Media covers the growing power of social buying generally called “Daily Deals”. With the explosion of companies like groupon, livingsocial and many others, the way consumers purchase online may have been altered forever. Which companies will emerge as front runners in this space, and who are some of the executives behind them? Which investors stand to gain the most, and which companies have they backed? Daily Deal Media helps you keep up with this fast pace industry, and provides valuable insight, resources, industry reports, forums and more.

Boyan Josic, Publisher/Editor: boyan@mogulmedia.com
Nicole Williams, Reporter: nicole@dailydealmedia.com
Krissa Ashton, Reporter: krissa@dailydealmedia.com
Daily Deal Media is published by MOGUL MEDIA LLC

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Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 05:01:23 -0500
Subject: our content in your newsletter – but credit given to another website??
From: boyan@mogulmedia.com
To: melanie_adcock@msn.com; ron@themayreport.com; ronaldmay@aol.com

Ron,

You have our entire content pasted in your email – from our website (article link: www.dailydealmedia.com/groupon-heads-to-the-super-bowl737/ ) which would be fine if you at least gave us credit for it, but at the end of the article, you give credit to adage and a link to a different article. See below – What gives??

Groupon Heads to the Super Bowl

January 10, 2011

By Kris Ashton

The word is out. Groupon is heading for the Super Bowl. Well for some pre-game ad spots at least. Ad spots for the game itself, which have cost as much as $3 million in the past, were sold out by October. Sources say this is just part of a larger TV campaign as Groupon ventures into more traditional forms of advertising, the very industry it works so hard to lure businesses away from.

While any influx of advertising cash is good news for television, local stations may be concerned that by helping Groupon gain greater exposer they are only assisting the completion in stealing away their own advertising revenues.

It’s a decisive shift in marketing strategy for the Chicago-based company, which has been among the best case studies for the power of word-of-mouth marketing, having grown in 2010 from one country to 35, with nearly 400 million subscribers. But a little over two years into its existence, it seems Groupon thinks that “tell a friend” isn’t enough to grow as quickly as it intends. As of last week, Groupon said it’s not yet ready to comment on any of its marketing plans. And agencies declined to speak with Ad Age as well.

But Rob Solomon, president and chief operating officer at Groupon, in November suggested to Ad Age the company was nearing a point where it felt it was time to begin experimenting with what’s now typically referred to as traditional advertising – TV, print, radio, outdoor billboards – to maintain momentum. Said Mr. Solomon: “The next level of extending the brand is traditional offline media and techniques to build the brand. If you look at the great iconic brands that have been built on the internet, they all go through that transition, and I think we’ll go through a similar progression.”

Could it be that with LivingSocial’s plan to use its Amazon millions and take over Groupon’s number one stop in the industry or the fact that Google may be set on revenge for Groupon’s rebuff of their recent $6 billion offer have the coupon king setting up to do battle?

Source: adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=148096
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Tom R. Bennett: Northbrook-based The Reality Report: 60 Minute Special Report: Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Political Syndicate

Subject: Northbrook-based The Reality Report: 60 Minute Special Report: Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Political Syndicate
Date: 1/16/2011 9:30:32 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: tomrbennett@yahoo.com
To: ronaldmay@aol.com

Ron:

You’ve got to check-out the emerging media platform – The Reality Report – realityreport.blip.tv

Glenbrook South Alum Gary Franchi is the “Rupert Murdoch” behind this media venture.

I’m sure you and your readers will find The Reality Report’s 60 Minute Special Report re: “Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Political Syndicate” to be informative, enlightening and highly-entertaining – although, there are a couple of reported-upon elements that are very disturbing re: Rahm.

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60 Minute Special Report: Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Political Syndicate

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I’d be interested to hear your thoughts re: the veracity to a variety of different claims throughout the report.

As an aside, Gary “Rupert Murdoch” Franchi operates a social networking platform of tens of thousands of subscribers (www.RTR.org) — Gary Franchi operates his emerging media company out of his Northbrook-based studio.

Keep in touch.

Sláinte,

TRB

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Thomas R. Bennett
Thomas Bennett Limited
& Bennett Real Estate Partners
312.636.3662 (mobile)
530.658.4830 (fax)

“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans. Aim high in hope and work…..”

~ Daniel H. Burnham, American architect and co-author of “Plan of Chicago”.
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MONDAY, January 31: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable – “Going Mobile: What’s best for my business?”

Subject: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable – “Going Mobile: What’s best for my business?” – MONDAY, January 31, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Date: 1/14/2011 4:13:51 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: smcg@am3inc.net
Reply To: smcg@chicagobooth.edu
To: marketing-roundtable@lists.chicagobooth.edu

Topic: Going Mobile: What’s best for my business?

Speaker: Tim Frick, author, Return on Engagement: Content, Strategy and Design Techniques for Digital Marketing

Date: MONDAY, January 31, 2011 — NOTE SPECIAL DATE

Time: 6:00 – 6:30 Registration — Networking and Cash Bar
6:30 – 8:00 Program
8:00 – Cash Bar Re-opens

Once again, we’ll have a cash bar before and after the presentation in order to maximize your networking opportunity. If you need to leave at 8, we encourage you to come early and enjoy the pre-meeting networking.

Location: Gleacher Center – Room 600 — NOTE SPECIAL ROOM

To RSVP: Register Online

Questions? Please contact Kyle Akerman at kyle.akerman@gmail.com

Session Overview

In 2010, internet access via mobile devices surpassed 50% of all online traffic. Mobile apps and mobile websites have been game-changers for many businesses, but how do you decide which might be right for your own organization? This session will cover how to make educated, business-specific decisions regarding the constantly evolving world of the mobile medium. We will discuss marketing opportunities, trends, technologies and considerations for creating content-in-context to the platform on which it is delivered.

Framing this discussion will be a comparison of mobile applications versus web applications optimized for mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) and when it might be appropriate to use each. We will present several cases of businesses using these tools effectively and round out the session with a set of actionable tasks that you can use to create the most direct and effective roadmap to a mobile future for your company or organization.

About Our Speaker

Tim Frick is the author of Managing Interactive Media Projects, an interactive media process guide from Delmar-Cengage Learning and Return on Engagement: Content, Strategy and Design Techniques for Digital Marketing from Focal Press. He has contributed to a variety of publications, including Marketing Profs and Business Insider. Tim regularly presents at conferences and gives seminars and workshops on various aspects of design, media, technology, and marketing. Tim is also currently on the steering committee for MobileAppEx, an upcoming B2B trade show and conference dedicated to bringing business end-users to developers, service providers, distributors and hardware manufacturers in the mobile space.

Tim is currently the owner of Mightybytes, a Chicago-based creative communications firm that creates rich user experiences to tell clients’ stories, brand their products, and meet technology and marketing needs. Tim spent his formative years as a DJ/VJ and producing educational television. Since then, he has provided creative and interactive media services to an extensive client list. He has held positions on the board of the Association for Multimedia Communications, the Advisory Committees of the Illinois Institute of Art’s Animation and Interactive Media Departments, and the Interactive Media Department of Columbia College.

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Special Note

Once again, we’ll set up a Literature Table in the front registration area before the meeting. You may use the table to distribute copies of anything (within reason) that communicates your business, your capabilities, and/or career interests. This would include a brochure, a fact sheet, a resume, or other items of interest. This will give us all an opportunity to share our interests and find ways to help each other achieve goals.

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Discounted Parking

Chicago Booth has arranged with the AMC Theater-River East Self parking Garage to provide discounted parking:

300 East Illinois Street (AMC Theater-River East Self Park Garage)
$6.00 after 3:00pm
Garage: Self Park Facility
Payment: Automated; at pay-stations by cash or credit card or upon exit pay by credit card only.
To receive discounted rate: There is a card validator at the first floor security desk of the Gleacher Center. The new system for the AMC Theater- River East Self Park Garage is automated. You will only need to insert your parking card in the validator and the new price will be automatically applied. You can validate your parking ticket at any time between your arrival at and departure from the Gleacher Center. When you leave the lot you will be charged for the lower $6.00 fee.

Detailed Directions :
Garage is located next to PJ Clarks and below the AMC Theater.
a) When traveling east on Illinois cross over Columbus and enter the Garage on the left (north) side of the street.
b) If driving west on Grand (north of Theater), you can enter the garage ½ block before Columbus on the left (south) side of the street.

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CHECK YOUR CHICAGO WEEKLY FOR OTHER CHICAGO BOOTH ALUMNI EVENTS OF INTEREST:

For information on other coming Chicago Booth Roundtable meetings, Chicago Booth Alumni Club events, and other alumni events of interest, visit www.chicagobooth.edu/chicagoweekly/. The Chicago Weekly is updated every Thursday.

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ABOUT THE MARKETING ROUNDTABLE

Our mission: The mission of the Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable is to help Chicago alumni and a broader community of marketing professionals learn more, meet other colleagues, and solve marketing issues. Our vision is to be the first choice for learning and sharing new marketing ideas.

About our meetings: Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable meetings are typically scheduled at the downtown campus (Gleacher Center), on the last Wednesday of each month (with some variation), from 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. They are free of charge, and no food is served. (Food is available, if you wish, in the cafeteria.) Room location is posted each month at the front desk. Please note date is subject to change – check calendar listing for details.

Guests: Your guests who have an active interest in marketing are always welcome via your personal invitation. Please RSVP and let us know how many to expect! (But please don’t post this or any Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable announcement in any public forum.)

Got a topic idea? If you have a topic idea, a presenter to recommend, or any questions or suggestions, please contact any Chicago Booth Marketing Roundtable Steering Team member:

Kyle Akerman, 847-414-1426, kyle.akerman@gmail.com
Bijoy Chacko, 847 598 7016, chackobe@yahoo.com
Santanu DasGupta, 312.961.4866, sdasgupt@chicagobooth.edu
Dan Drake, 630.212.2314, Ddrake1@chicagobooth.edu
Jordan Katz, 312-288-2422, Jordan_Katz@gallup.com
Scott McGarvey, 312.648.6275, smcg@chicagobooth.edu
Vivek Prabhu, (312) 493 4987, vivek.r.prabhu@gmail.com
Les Stern, 847.205.1936, les@lsternmktg.com
Jim Steuer, 773-935-7208, JSEChicago@aol.com
Galen Williams, 312.810.1300

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comScore Releases December 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

Subject: comScore Releases December 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
Date: 1/15/2011 6:20:47 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ron@themayreport.com, ronaldmay@aol.com

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comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in December with 66.6 percent of searches conducted.

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comScore Releases December 2010 U.S. Search Engine Rankings

RESTON, VA, January 14, 2011 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in December with 66.6 percent of searches conducted.

U.S. Explicit Core Search
Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in December with 66.6 percent market share (up 0.4 percentage points), followed by Yahoo! Sites with 16.0 percent and Microsoft sites with 12.0 percent (up 0.2 percentage points). Ask Network accounted for 3.5 percent of explicit core searches, followed by AOL LLC Network with 1.9 percent.

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comScore Explicit Core Search Share Report*
December 2010 vs. November 2010
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch .
Core Search Entity Explicit Core Search Share (%)
Nov-10 Dec-10 Point Change
Total Explicit Core Search 100.0% 100.0% N/A
Google Sites 66.2% 66.6% 0.4
Yahoo! Sites 16.4% 16.0% -0.4
Microsoft Sites 11.8% 12.0% 0.2
Ask Network 3.6% 3.5% -0.1
AOL LLC Network 2.0% 1.9% -0.1
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*”Explicit Core Search” excludes contextually driven searches that do not
reflect specific user intent to interact with the search results.

More than 16.4 billion explicit core searches were conducted in December. Google Sites ranked first with nearly 11.0 billion searches, up 3 percent versus November. Yahoo! Sites came in second with 2.6 billion, followed by Microsoft Sites with nearly 2.0 billion (up 4 percent), Ask Network with 575 million and AOL LLC Network with 312 million.

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comScore Explicit Core Search Query Report
December 2010 vs. November 2010
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch .
Core Search Entity Explicit Core Search Queries (MM)
Nov-10 Dec-10 Percent Change
Total Explicit Core Search 16,039 16,443 3%
Google Sites 10,620 10,957 3%
Yahoo! Sites 2,627 2,631 0%
Microsoft Sites 1,885 1,967 4%
Ask Network 580 575 -1%
AOL LLC Network 327 312 -5%
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U.S. Total Core Search
Google Sites accounted for 64.3 percent of total core search queries conducted, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 18.8 percent and Microsoft Sites with 12.0 percent (up 0.7 percentage points). Ask Network comprised 3.2 percent of total search queries, followed by AOL LLC Network with 1.7 percent.

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comScore Total Core Search Share Report*
December 2010 vs. November 2010
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch .
Core Search Entity Total Core Search Share (%)
Nov-10 Dec-10 Point Change
Total Core Search 100.0% 100.0% N/A
Google Sites 64.3% 64.3% 0.0
Yahoo! Sites 19.3% 18.8% -0.5
Microsoft Sites 11.3% 12.0% 0.7
Ask Network 3.3% 3.2% -0.1
AOL LLC Network 1.8% 1.7% -0.1
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* “Total Core Search” is based on the five major search engines,
including partner searches, cross-channel searches and contextual
searches. Searches for mapping, local directory, and user-generated
video sites that are not on the core domain of the five search
engines are not included in these numbers.

Americans conducted 18.2 billion total core search queries in December. Google Sites ranked first with 11.7 billion searches, followed by Yahoo! Sites with 3.4 billion and Microsoft Sites with 2.2 billion.

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comScore Total Core Search Query Report
December 2010 vs. November 2010
Total U.S. – Home/Work/University Locations
Source: comScore qSearch .
Core Search Entity Total Core Search Queries (MM)
Nov-10 Dec-10 Percent Change
Total Core Search 17,755 18,220 3%
Google Sites 11,410 11,716 3%
Yahoo! Sites 3,427 3,434 0%
Microsoft Sites 2,011 2,183 9%
Ask Network 580 575 -1%
AOL LLC Network 327 312 -5%
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“Powered By” Reporting
In order to accurately represent the continued evolution of the search landscape, comScore is providing insight into the share of algorithmic Explicit searches that are powered by Google and Bing, and branded as such to the consumer. Google’s “powered by” share is composed of searches conducted at Google entities, as well as branded searches at AOL and Ask. Bing’s “powered by” share is composed of searches conducted at Microsoft entities as well as branded Yahoo! entities.

In December, 69.4 percent of searches carried organic search results from Google, while 24.4 percent of searches were powered by Bing organic results.

About comScore
comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) is a global leader in measuring the digital world and preferred source of digital business analytics. For more information, please visit www.comscore.com/companyinfo.

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