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Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016
Author: Jonathan Simkins

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  4. LinkedIn reports strong second quarter ahead of Microsoft merger. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2016/08/04/linkedin-reports-strong-second-quarter-ahead-of-microsoft-merger/#7275ce7642d2. Accessed September 18, 2016.
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  6. Wanshel E. Hospital Uses 'Pokemon Go' To Get Kids to Do Physical Therapy. The Huffington Post. July 20, 2016. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cs-mott-childrens-hospital-pokemon-go_us_578e4a3de4b0a0ae97c382cb. Accessed September 29, 2016.
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Date: December 1, 2016
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