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Live blog: CNN Florida Republican Presidential Debate (CNN) - The CNN Political Ticker is live blogging the CNN Florida Republican Presidential Debate in Jacksonville. Check here for live updates throughout the event and be sure to follow @PoliticalTicker , @CNNPolitics and use #CNNDebate.
Participating in Thursday's debate are former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, and Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
10:29 p.m. ET – @EWErickson : Live by the debate, die by the debate. Romney got the better of Gingrich and Gingrich is probably locked out of a FL win. Will be tough.
The Fed has established a formal, public inflation target for the first time in its history. The Federal Open Market Committee said Wednesday that it would try to keep consumer price inflation rising at a 2% annual rate over the long haul. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has long argued that a formal inflation target or goal would help the Fed meet its goals of stable prices by anchoring inflation expectations. Despite the historic nature of the statement today, the 2% target is right where the informal target has been for years, so no one is really surprised by that.
Setting a long-range target doesn't mean the Fed will try to fine-tune inflation measures on a monthly or even an annual basis. For short periods of time, the Fed may be willing to let inflation run faster or slower than the target.
I am at the annual daylong media symposium on education sponsored at the start of each legislative session by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.
It is always a great event as it brings education newsmakers into a room with reporters from across the state — including lots of young, bright journalists from suburban and rural papers. I am always impressed with the caliber of news writers from small-town papers here in Georgia.
On the agenda to speak today are state employees, John Barge, Bobby Cagle, Matt Cardoza, Erin Hames, Teresa MacCartney and elected lawmakers Brooks Coleman and Stacey Abrams. Also, Herb Garrett of the Georgia School Superintendents Association will speak. A highlight was Jadun McCarthy, 2012 Georgia Teacher of the Year, who is a fantastic speaker.
The wrap-up: Ron Paul scored points; so did Rick Santorum but too late to help; Newt Gingrich needs to find a cure for his "I" disease. Mitt Romney should never have talked about his taxes.
I remain baffled by the front-runner's low-key campaign. Last night I was at a pro-life forum up in the hill country. The other four candidates all showed up, including Rick Perry, who was about to drop out of the campaign. But Mitt was a no-show.
Anyway, the first half-hour of this show's been pretty mundane. The candidates were repeating lines I've been hearing all week. Rick Santorum just got in a good dig at both Romney and Gingrich though.
Social media has gone from being a pastime to a necessary component of any brand and business. To build up your stockpile of social media knowledge, you need to stay informed of the latest news and trends by reading the best blogs in the business. You already know about the “famous” social media blogs – but what about those logs that consistently publish good information but just haven’t been exposed to the same traffic? Similar to my list last year of top social media blogs to follow in 2011 , I wanted to update that list with 10 more blogs who I think deserve more recognition and your follow in 2012.
Conversation Agent - This blog, authored and maintained by veteran marketing strategist Valeria Maltoni, gives us various insights into digital marketing, communications and brand strategies. A recognized leader in her field with 20 years of real-world business experience under her belt, she helps veterans and new entrepreneurs alike take advantage of the growing social media space in their marketing efforts. Valeria is also a truly engaging participant in social media and the founder of the #KaizenBlog Twitter chat. Recommended blog post: Blending Personal and Business on Facebook .
Social Media B2B - Social Media B2B serves as a relevant news source and discussion site on how social media impacts B2B companies. Through expert advice from site publisher Kip Bodnar, who is also Inbound Marketing Manager at Hubspot , and managing editor Jeffery L. Cohen as well as other recognized leaders in the field, Social Media B2B is your virtual classroom and business school online for a hot topic that should see a renaissance of activity in 2012: B2B social media marketing. Recommended blog post: 10 Rules for Epic B2B Blogging .