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  Top Business Blogs of 2005 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- StreetIQ.com, a leading
online provider of business audio content and services, today announced the
top business podcasts of 2005 based on user traffic to audio channels and
downloads of audio files on StreetIQ.com.

The top Business Podcast of 2005 goes to CNET News.com, which offers daily
podcasts of the top technology stories from its award-winning newsroom.

1st runner-up is IceColdStocks. The Ice Man has built a strong following
among active traders by offering a daily podcast and a continuous blog-style
market commentary throughout the trading day.

2nd runner-up is High Octane Trading Radio. Popular radio host and author
Steve Wirrick uses an energetic style to share stock trading tips and insight
into the markets.

3rd runner-up is The Indie Analyst Show. Maury "Ardy" Ardbag and A.
"Schnitz" Shnitzer offer some straight talk about Wall Street that is
occasionally irreverent.

4th runner-up is Wall Street Reporter Featured Interviews. Wall Street
Reporter is a multimedia company and a prolific producer of interviews with
the CEO and executives of publicly-traded company.

"We are seeing a bounty of high-quality business podcasts serving a wide
range of listeners," said Stephen Malaster, Director of Programming at
StreetIQ.com. "In addition to offering timely and compelling content, the top
podcasts have also taken the additional step of tickerizing their podcasts so
that listeners have an easier time finding them by stock ticker symbols."


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