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Bulletproof’s Weekly Web Wrap-Up offers a compilation of key discussions regarding social media’s increasing relevance to business. The past several weeks have seen a steady flow of new social media studies, all of which could potentially impact your business. Whether they demonstrate that executives are spending more time than ever on social networks, that consumers are responding to social media marketing, ... READ MORE

Too Big To Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin’s critically-acclaimed examination of how Wall Street and Washington responded to the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression, is as detailed and insightful a study of the subject as has yet been written. From the frenetic pace with which the drama unfolds to the inside accounts of one excruciating decision after another, the ... READ MORE

As would be the case with any piece of legislation that potentially impacts 17 percent of the national economy, the media spotlight has been firmly affixed on healthcare reform since early summer. But amid the town hall meetings, Presidential addresses, and heated protests, Congress has been moving forward on another legislative priority that could potentially have a far greater impact ... READ MORE

As the number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) cases being pursued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to grow, companies involved in mergers and acquisitions today are paying much more attention to their due diligence efforts to ensure that in addition to buying another company or entity, that they are not ... READ MORE

From the day that she was sworn in as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), there was little doubt that investor protection was Mary Schapiro’s top priority in her program to rebuild confidence in the marketplace. Just last week, Chairman Schapiro announced a top-to-bottom review of shareholder voting that includes a careful examination of the disclosure requirements that govern ... READ MORE

In this regular feature, Bulletproof interviews top plaintiffs' attorneys for their perspective on the crises likely to affect businesses in the near future. Today we talk to Chris Hansen, staff attorney with the ACLU First Amendment Working Group, which scored a major victory on November 2 when the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled ... READ MORE