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11 Jan 2010 10:44

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Politics: Gawker has a couple of ideas on journalism worth heeding

  • one Newspapers are wasting their time covering time-sensitive information long after it happened.
  • two Websites should do some of their own reporting instead of relying on newspapers to do it for them.
  • three Both sides should stop being angry at each other and find some freaking common ground. source
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11 Jan 2010 10:34

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Tech: Facebook tries to open up when its users prefer privacy

  • People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people. That social norm is just something that has evolved over time.
  • Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg • On why his site is slowly becoming less private and more open. As Twitter has created an environment best for open discussion, Facebook – a traditionally private, walled-garden site – has tried to react by stretching their privacy settings in a way that makes it easier to share information. We kinda disagree with Zuckerberg here – Facebook works best private, while Twitter works best public. They’re two different things. They work two different ways. source
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11 Jan 2010 10:23

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Culture: Conan’s talking about walking, reportedly. Good for him!

  • Apparently, he feels burned. Wouldn’t you? After months of doing a bang-up job on “The Tonight Show,” the host is reportedly thinking of leaving the network, according to the New York Post. Word on the street is that he’s being coveted by Fox, which might just be ready to have a late-night talk show that doesn’t suck. Stay tuned to this dial for more on the best drama NBC’s had in years … source
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11 Jan 2010 10:07

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U.S., World: North Korea wants to make peace with the U.S. all of a sudden

  • peace The country wants to write up a new peace treaty with the U.S. – the first rewrite since the end of the Korean war nearly 60 years ago.
  • leverage The carrot – and stick – for the U.S.? If they sign it, North Korea will give up their nuclear weapons program. A plan too good to be true?
  • flipped? Unfortunately for North Korea, the U.S. wants them to get rid of the nukes first – then they’ll talk about rewriting the peace treaty. source
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11 Jan 2010 09:56

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Biz: Higher salaries, fewer bonuses: Banks change up the mix a little

  • 65% of banks increased basic salaries for workers in the wake of the financial crisis
  • 88% cut back on bonuses – which had been vilified more than anything else source
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11 Jan 2010 09:48

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Culture: Jerry Seinfeld and his lack of business acumen support NBC

  • What did the network do to him? I don’t think anyone’s preventing people from watching Conan. Once they give you the cameras, it’s on you. I can’t blame NBC for having to move things around. I hope Conan stays, I think he’s terrific. But there’s no rules in show business, there’s no refs.
  • Comedian Jerry Seinfeld • Criticizing the idea of Conan O’Brien possibly switching to another network after the Jay Leno debacle. Seinfeld thinks that was a good idea too, saying, “I also think this was the right idea at the wrong time. I’m proud that NBC had the guts to try something.” Also, he made some weird comment about the AOL/Time Warner merger which made him sound like an idiot. Remember, this is the guy who did the terrible Microsoft commercials with Bill Gates. source
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11 Jan 2010 09:39

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Offbeat: Creepy people, shut-ins impressed by Roxxxy the Sex Robot

We know that girl just barely got her head in there, but if we cut any lower we risked showing Roxxxy the Sex Robot sitting in an unladylike position. Sorry. source
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11 Jan 2010 09:33

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Biz: Online newspapers: Not many pay, but those that do pay handily

  • 2.4% of print newspaper subscribers are willing to pay money to get their traditional journalism online
  • anything the amount they can charge; those who pay are willing to pay whatever source
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11 Jan 2010 09:21

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World: May + December = Romance, controversy in Northern Ireland

  • 19 the age of Kirk McCambley, who was getting some lovin’ at a pretty young age
  • 60 the age of cougar Iris Robinson, who moonlights as Northern Ireland’s first lady
  • bad the effect this could have on the fragile peace between Catholics and Protestants source
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11 Jan 2010 00:59

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Politics: Rod Blagojevich is “blacker” than Obama, says Rod Blagojevich

  • I’m blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in a black community not far from where we lived. I saw it all growing up.
  • Disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich • In an Esquire interview, saying the kind of thing that makes the Harry Reid thing seem tame. He also made claims in the interview that Obama campaign mastermind David Axelrod tapped him as a presidential candidate in 2008 before Obama. This is the guy that apparently tried to sell Obama’s seat, remember. Blago’s next career move? “The Celebrity Apprentice,” where he’ll be able to share haircare tips with The Donald. source
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