It took a while for social media to infect financial vertical, but once it caught on, it gained momentum quickly. After Kiva and Tip'd, here are some new money-themed Twitter-based services: StockTwits and Twiticker.

What do you call it when a government takes over a bank teetering on the brink of collapse, pumps truck-loads of public funds into it, and then asks it to, you know, maybe make some loans to the families and businesses.........

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