By Dominic Jones | Published: November 7, 2006 | 
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News Digest for November 7, 2006
There are 5 items… Big business keeps eye on US election | SEC Chief Suggests Blogs for Disclosures | Where Were The Auditors? | Business offered concessions over UK law reform plan | Social Bookmarking Showdown
Big business keeps eye on US election
How might a Democrat victory in Congress affect US business?
SEC Chief Suggests Blogs for Disclosures
In the first official communication posted to a blog by a chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Christopher Cox said he was intrigued by the idea of letting companies use Weblogs to disseminate important corporate information.
Where Were The Auditors?
There really is no excuse that overpriced auditors didn’t take note of these studies and laser in on potential miscreants’ option accounting.
New target for UK companies bill: late 2008
Lord Sainsbury did attempt to appease businesses with the news that provisions aimed at expanding the use of electronic communications for business information will come into force earlier than other legislation in January 2007.
Social Bookmarking Showdown
Social bookmarking services let you keep links to your favorite web destinations in one location that’s accessible from any computer on the net. Add the ability to share your favorite web destinations and search through other users’ bookmarks to discover new sites, and you’ve got a highly addictive and truly remarkable phenomenon.
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