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Chicago 2016 Update: Prague to drop bid for 2016 Summer Olympics…maybe

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The Associated Press reported that Prague may withdraw its bid for the 2016 Olympics unless it gets money from the Czech government. Tomas Petera, head of Prague 2016 said, “quite frankly we are pressed for time”.

According to estimates, the Prague bid needs about $6.7 billion to compete.

Petera said, “without it our chances equal zero. We are going to have to make a final decision whether to bid or not some time between now and Jan. 14, depending on whether we have the guarantees”.

One down, five to go, I guess.

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Blogosphere Update: Links of interest

Here’s Greg Verdino’s look back at trends that defined the marketing world in 2007.

Last month, my buddy Tim Spangler celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Max Headroom incident on Chicago television.

Martin Reed goes over some common mistakes people make when they build online communities.

Fellow Future of Chicago blogger David Armano talks about why Fox kicks butt when it comes to mobile content.

Fellow Medillian Matt Bigelow liveblogged the Search Engine Strategies conference held last week in Chicago.

How yummy do these look?

Jesse Nachtigal from CigarJack wrote about a recent cigar mishap. Poor little him.