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08 Jul 2009 18:19

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Biz: Holy big spending Batman! Social media marketing on the rise

  • $3.1 billion will be spent on the new form of advertising by 2014 source
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08 Jul 2009 17:17

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Tech: Hey Tweeple, apparently y’all Tweet most on Tuesdays

  • According to a sample of 20 million Tweets, “Tweeple” are most likely to Twitter on Tuesdays. (Did you see that alliteration there?) The next most popular day was Wednesday, followed by Friday, Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Sorry Sunday, we’re just not that into you. source
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08 Jul 2009 16:14

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World: Peace signs are, like, all the rage over at the G8 in L’Aquila, Italy

It seems that Malia Obama accidentally on purpose decided to pack this shirt for her family’s trip to the G8 summit. Cue: world peace. source
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08 Jul 2009 13:31

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Biz, U.S.: Want to feel kinda depressed? Read these food stamp numbers

  • 33.8 million people are on food stamps right now – that’s a depressing record
  • +1.2 million the increase in the last two months – also depressing source
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08 Jul 2009 11:24

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U.S., World: Are North Korean hackers blocking access to U.S. sites?

  • South Korean sites are being affected, too. The Asian country’s National Intelligence Service has identified 26 Web sites that appear to be affected by “malicious programs,” including the White House’s Web site. The hackers appear to be trying to nail them using denial of service attacks. This sort of Web-based digital attack for political reasons isn’t new: A similar attack in Estonia happened two years ago. source
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08 Jul 2009 11:15

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U.S.: Most Republicans still want Sarah Palin to be president

  • 71% of GOP members polled still got Sarah’s back in 2012 source
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08 Jul 2009 11:10

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Sports: Manny being unloved: Dude got ejected from a Dodgers/Mets game

  • I didn’t want to throw even more fire. I just walked away. I only play five innings, so I was leaving anyway.
  • L.A. Dodgers superstar Manny Ramirez • On his loud and brash exit from a game against the New York Mets. Angry after getting booed non-stop by Mets fans, he threw his gear and ended up getting ejected from the game, but not before driving in three runs and helping the team win 8-0. Ramirez, easily the Dodgers’ biggest star right now, just returned from a 50-game suspension for use of banned substances (which may or may not be steroids, by the way). • source
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08 Jul 2009 11:00

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Biz: Fortune’s Global 500 proves Big Oil, Wal-Mart has us at the throats

  • seven of the top ten companies on the list are oil companies, with Shell being the biggest; Toyota is No. 10
  • third the rank of Wal-Mart, the highest-ranked non-oil-related company on the Fortune Global 500 source
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08 Jul 2009 10:49

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World: China’s way of dealing with ethnic violence? Death penalty threats.

  • When it comes to the death penalty, BTW, China doesn’t mess around. In looking for the best way to deal with the ethnic violence that’s broken out this week between the lower-class Uighur people and higher-class Han people, Urumqi’s Communist Party boss, Li Zhi, has threatened the death penalty for those responsible for the riots in the Xinjiang capital. If you give even a minor to-do about human rights, this should anger you greatly, because of China’s history in this regard. source
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08 Jul 2009 10:39

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U.S.: So, our federal buildings aren’t very secure, based on these tests

  • 10 federal buildings failed the not-letting-explosives-in test source
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