This column brings you the most interesting and useful business and financial commentary on technology from around the Web every day. What fun! GigaOm Link: Liberty Buys Virgin Creating Largest Broadband Company Outside China "The cable giant Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) has bought UK-based Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED) in a cash-and-stock deal worth $23.3 billion creating what they claim is “the world’s leading broadband communications company” with 25 million customers across 14 countries." "That 'world’s leading' tag is debatable as China Telecom (NYSE:CHA) claims more than 90 million broadband subscribers but this is nonetheless a big deal taking the combined operation way past ...