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WPC Day 3 Twitter Highlights: Top 4 MPN Benefits, Microsoft's 'Google Butt-Kicker'

Scott's last day of live-Tweeting WPC keynotes was full of zingers from Microsoft COO Kevin Turner. Read all of his Tweets from WPC at @scottbekker, and keep updated on all WPC-related news on our WPC page here.

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Posted by Scott Bekker on July 13, 2011


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