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	The BrainYard weekly newsletter — the latest news and information on social business technologies. Don't miss The BrainYard's news and updates — please add thebrainyard@techwebdigitalcontent.com to your contact list or address book. 5 Social Lessons From Super Bowl XLVII By Deb Donston-Miller Super Bowl XLVII is but a memory, but the big game -- and all the hoopla that surrounds it -- provided some important social business lessons. Within minutes after the lights went out in the Superdome, just after the start of the second half, Oreo issued a Twitter ad reading, "You can still dunk in the dark." Tide detergent was also on the ball, tweeting its own turn of phrase (and leveraging a then-newly-trending hashtag): "We can't get your #blackout, but we can get your stains out." The ads were clever, timely and very widely shared. The upshot for business: Take advantage of opportunities in the moment. 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LNKD: LinkedIn (LNKD +0.3%) is underperforming ahead...

1:00 PM LinkedIn (LNKD +0.3%) is underperforming ahead of Thursday's Q4 report even though Piper has launched coverage with an Overweight and $150 PT. The professional social networking giant has surged to new highs since delivering a strong Q3 report, and now trades at 94x 2013E EPS. A recent WSJ survey highlighted LinkedIn's growing popularity with small businesses as a marketing platform. Read comments

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