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19 Oct 2010 10:10

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Biz: Fun fact about online journalism: Hits and traffic aren’t everything

  • hits High-attention celebrity news articles such as Lindsay Lohan’s drug addiction saga, draw lots of traffic to news sites.
  • profits However, less-sexy hard news stories like the economy and mortgages may actually be more profitable for those sites. source
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19 Oct 2010 10:06

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U.S.: Judge denies request to sustain Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

  • NO federal judge won’t delay injunction against DADT source
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19 Oct 2010 09:54

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World: The Internet is ready to hit a major milestone this year

  • 6.9B the number of people currently living on this huge freaking planet
  • 2B+ the number of those people who will be online by the end of the year
  • 162M the number of new ‘net users from developing nations in 2010 source
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19 Oct 2010 09:43

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Biz: Financial reform bill puts Bank of America in the red this quarter

  • $7.3 billion in quarterly losses for Bank of America
  • $10.4
    billion     the size of the company’s one-time charge the company will take due to fees caused by the Dodd-Frank financial reform act
  • $3.1
    billion     the size of the company’s net income otherwise, which beat estimates; they plan to be more transparent about fees in the future source
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19 Oct 2010 09:27

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Politics: Here’s a video of our hero, “The Rent is Too Damn High” guy

  • “Listen! Someone’s stomach churned little child stomach just growled. Did you hear it?” Alvin Greene hasn’t become a total meme yet, but this karate expert just might. source
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19 Oct 2010 08:22

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Politics: Last night’s New York gubernatorial debate? Circus.

  • I’m with Jimmy. The rent is too damn high.
  • New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo • FInding common ground with fellow candidate Jimmy McMillan of The Rent is Too Damn High Party during last night’s debate in New York. The debate was notable for one reason – all of the candidates were there. The New York Times buried this farce on page A21 of the paper. They should’ve blown it out if you ask us. source
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19 Oct 2010 01:24

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World: Mexican authorities: HOLY #*@&!!# *@!( THAT’S A LOT OF POT

  • 105 tons of pot seized in Baja California Monday (wow) source
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19 Oct 2010 00:07

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Politics: Max Headroom: Sorry we’re late; here’s an awesome soap opera

  • A C-Span telenovelaWe’re sure Jonah Goldberg’s new book is great, but around the 1:45 mark, he’ll be upstaged by some lovers’ dissent within his panel. Todd Seavey and Helen Rittelmeyer used to date. They don’t anymore, and Todd clearly has some issues with that. It’s easily the best thing ever aired on C-Span.
  • Bathroom buddies? Joe Miller was on Fox News today telling his side of the whole blogger-arrest incident. He lets out a piece of info in this Neil Cavuto interview which he hadn’t mentioned before – which is that the Alaska Dispatch co-founder followed Miller into the bathroom. He was attracted by the beard.
  • ghost of Spitzer’s pastWe were on the hunt for some good “Parker Spitzer” clips, but then managed to notice the new Spitzer doc coming out next month. Just in time for the one-month mark of the new CNN show! Oh yeah, remember when Seth mentioned the political operative with the Nixon tattoo? He’s in this clip. With the tattoo.
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