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27 Sep 2009 10:48

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Culture: It was not a (#&(@! good night for SNL newbie Jenny Slate

  • 3 SNL cast members have F-bombed live on air, including last night source
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07 Jul 2009 16:50

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Culture: Couldn’t figure out the Rubik’s Cube? Try the Rubik’s 360.

Erno Rubik has created a new puzzle, 30 years after his stupidly impossible Rubik’s Cube burst onto the scene. Something tells us we won’t figure this one out either. source
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11 Jun 2009 10:23

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Biz, U.S.: Is the worst of the job-cutting bloodshed over?

  • -24,000 fewer jobless claims this week source
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05 Jun 2009 10:05

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Tech: The new search engine in town, Bing, isn’t doing too shabby

  • 1st No worries, they’re still dominant: Google’s market share is still at an overwhelmingly huge 71.47%.
  • 2nd Microsoft’s just-launched Bing search engine comes on strong with a 16.28% market share.
  • 3rd Sad little also-ran Yahoo seems to be suffering the brunt of Bing’s early success, falling to just 10.22%. source
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02 Jun 2009 20:35

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Culture: Conan’s “Tonight Show” ratings were pretty decent last night

  • 7.1 Conan’s rating last night, well above the average source
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28 May 2009 22:21

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Culture: This weekend promises to be awesome for movie fans

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28 May 2009 21:04

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Tech: Wow. CNet says Microsoft’s Bing search engine tops Google

  • Google keeps improving in the area of in-search collation and display as well, but Bing makes Google look complacent, and that’s not good for Google. For the moment, Bing’s on top in this game.
  • CNet reviewer Rafe Needleman • On Microsoft’s Bing, the funnily-named new search engine designed to compete with Google big time. Needleman says Bing doesn’t consistently top Google, but it does it enough to make it look competitive. That’s OK, though; Google should be fine. Heck, MS totally got upstaged by Google today. But that said, Bing launches fully on June 3 keep an eye out. • source
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28 May 2009 19:14

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Tech: We’re convinced Google is showing off again with Google Wave

Google Wave screenshot
  • Look, Google, we get it. You’re better than us. In fact, unbelievably so. So stop rubbing stuff like Wave into our faces, OK? source
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18 May 2009 20:52

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Culture: Fox gets rid of some shows, gets some new ones. Neat.

  • fresh Fox, in announcing its new schedule, added six shows, including a Fall edition of “So You Think You Can Dance,” a bunch of comedies (including “Family Guy” spinoff “The Cleveland Show”) and a Wanda Sykes riff-on-news late-night show.
  • stale The coming of the new means the old stuff has to go, and the biggest casualty may be the Terminator spin-off TV series “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” Some reality series will go, and “King of the Hill” will be sent off properly in the Fall.
  • solid But the more interesting story may be what they kept and how they kept it. Joss Whedon’s latest series, “Dollhouse,” is sticking around despite low ratings, and hit drama series “Fringe” will upgrade to the tough Thursday night schedule. source
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23 Apr 2009 10:14

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Biz, U.S.: Our least favorite part of the week: Reporting on new jobless claims

  • 640,000 new claims this week. Sigh. source
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