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27 May 2009 23:49

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Biz, Tech: Want to make money as a blogger? Post a freaking lot.

  • I found pretty early that the more you blog, the more people will come back. I had asked a friend to step in when I went on vacation. When I got back, the statistics had skyrocketed because he was blogging over 20 times a day versus the one or two posts I did.
  • Writer Mark Frauenfelder • Founder of BoingBoing.net, who quit his job at Wired to post blogs all day. He eventually hired more staff, including the friend who stepped in for him. Boing Boing began as a zine and now earns its founder a six-figure salary. It can be done. According to BlogAds.com founder Henry Copeland, pro bloggers can earn between $2,000 and $10,000 a month putting funny stuff on the Internet. So, there is hope for us guys tilling the soil at Caribou Coffee! • source
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27 May 2009 23:40

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Sports: You gotta hand it to Kevin Laue: He can sure play basketball

  • The one-handed Laue now has a Division I scholarship. The 6-foot-10 Laue, who’s begging to have a comeback story made about him for HBO or possibly ESPN, will be playing for Manhattan College next fall. He played at the tough Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia and did well against a bunch of top prospects. Laue, who lost his arm below his elbow during birth, realizes he may have been a tough sell at any school. “It’s a business,” he said. “Their jobs are all on the line. It’s much safer to take a two-handed guy my size that got beat by me.” source
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27 May 2009 23:30

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Sports: The NCAA claims the U. Memphis hoops program broke the rules

  • one unnamed player who only played during the 2007-2008 season (Derrick Rose being the only guy who fits that description) apparently had a tampered SAT score
  • 38 number of games the university would forfeit if the allegations proved to be true; it’s a good thing coach John Calipari moved from Memphis to Kentucky recently source
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27 May 2009 23:15

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Politics, U.S.: New Democrat Arlen Specter’s now getting it from both sides

  • There’s too much doubt in my mind not to have the intent right now to get in this race, pending just a little time with my family to make sure we’re all together.
  • Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak • Who seems ready to take on longtime Republican Senator Arlen Specter, who recently switched to the Democratic party, in the primaries. Specter, if you remember, switched parties in part because he was afraid he would lose the Republican primaries. Ah, giant nebulous areas. You gotta love ’em. • source
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27 May 2009 23:09

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Biz, U.S.: Need startup funding? Look no further than, uh, Kalamazoo

  • Silicon Valley’s drying up Despite the bevy of great ideas out there, one area can apparently handle so many great ideas, and venture capital in Silicon Valley is starting to dry up. And we’re in the Internet era, remember. You can be innovative anywhere!
  • Toledo’s giving grants Fortunately for startups willing to move their entire business to the Midwest, municipal governments are offering to give significant financial help. But those purses close if they’re not willing to invest in the community.
  • Rust belt tax breaksYou can guess why cities in Ohio and Michigan are so aggressive about getting tech companies in their cities – two good reasons, in fact, GM and Chrysler. Which is why they want startups to stick around. No fly-by-nights. source
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27 May 2009 22:47

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Biz: Who will own the new Chrysler when it’s ready to go?

  • unions Chrysler will be largely employee-owned, with a retiree-owned trust getting 55% of the new company.
  • Fiat The company whose initials stand for “fix it again, Tony” will own 20%, and could have 35% over time.
  • us Finally, taxpayers from the U.S. and Canada will be happy to know that they own a minority stake in Chrysler. source
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27 May 2009 22:33

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Tech: Twitter creator Jack Dorsey and his fear of the Fadwhale

  • The buzz is definitely good right now, but it’s also potentially dangerous. It may put us into a fad.
  • Twitter creator Jack Dorsey • On the site’s biggest danger. He says the site works best when people don’t worry about the hype and just use it. We agree. He also talks about what extra services could be added to the site. That’d be awesome. • source
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27 May 2009 22:27

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World: Asia’s suffering from another cruddy season of cyclones

These villagers are waiting for aid after Cyclone Alia came by, killed 191 and left thousands homeless. That’s not nice, Alia! source
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27 May 2009 22:18

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Biz: If you work for GM and got paid early, that was no accident

  • Let’s pretend everything’s OK, guys! General Motors is trying to calm rattling nerves of workers by assuring them they’ll still get paid in a bankruptcy. So they decided to pay their employees early this week. “This was purely psychological,” said GM spokesman Tom Wilkinson. “Everybody is just very anxious.” We’re sure this will make up for the forthcoming factory shutdowns. source
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27 May 2009 20:44

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Sports: Rafael Nadal glows and turns superhuman when playing on clay

  • 30 straight wins for the tennis superstar at the French Open source
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