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12 Jun 2009 15:49

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Biz, Offbeat: This handy chart says bologna sales have gone way up

Hey, times are tough, sandwiches are easy to make, and moms everywhere are scared of peanut butter. Can you blame ’em? source
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09 Jun 2009 09:43

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Music: Pitchfork gives Dirty Projectors a “make these guys famous” rating

  • 9.2 rating for the indie rock up-and-comers’ “Bitte Orca” source
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08 Jun 2009 21:48

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Tech: Not to steal the iPhone’s thunder, but the Pre isn’t doing bad either

  • 50,000 Palm Pres sold in two days source
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06 Jun 2009 18:26

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Tech: Most Twitter users are either complete losers or spambots

  • 80% of Twitter users have less than ten followers 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

  • No worries, they’re still dominant: Google’s market share is still at an overwhelmingly huge 71.47%. source
  • Microsoft’s just-launched Bing search engine comes on strong with a 16.28% market share. source
  • 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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04 Jun 2009 22:25

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Biz, Tech: GameStop takes a huge chunk of the pie. Game companies want it.

  • 48% GameStop’s profit margin on used games. WHOA! source
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04 Jun 2009 22:21

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Tech: Time magazine holds Twitter to an unbelievably high standard

Awesome? Sure. Popular? Yes. Useful? You betcha. But world-changing? Uh … we’re not willing to go that far. Yet. It’s no Segway, though. source
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29 May 2009 13:20

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Politics, U.S.: People seem to generally like Sonia Sotomayor, a poll sez

  • 54% of those polled say that Obama’s justice pick is the bee’s knees 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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26 May 2009 01:17

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Music, Politics: Pitchfork sez Grizzly Bear’s new album is the bees’ knees

  • 9.0 rating for the indie band’s ultra-hyped “Veckatimest” source
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