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What Wal-Mart Knows About Customers' Habits

A detailed look into The Evil Empire's data harvesting....Wal-mart, not Microsoft. 460 terabytes of data, $4 billion invested into information technology, all to predict that they will sell beer in Florida when a hurricane hits. That seems pretty much like a no brainer. Thanks to Today's Worth1000 photoshopping contest for the illustration.

More stuff from today's NY Times:

O.D.B: D.O.A.

FRANK RICH: On 'Moral Values,' It's Blue in a Landslide
A moral victory is nice, but a real victory would have been better.

The OTHER evil empire: Gates vs. Jobs: The Rematch
iPods continue to dominate the on-line music business, Bill Gates not a happy camper.

Store Mannequins Can Now Breathe Out
The Continuing Influence Of J-Lo, big butt mannequins!

Traveling the Too-Much-Information Highway
The perils of honest blogging

Catering to the Consumers With Animal Appetites
Apparently, your dog wants Omaha Steaks!