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#McDStories, McDonald's Twitter Hashtag Promotion, Goes Horribly Wrong
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 11:34 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
From there, the #McDStories hashtag was born, but probably not in the way McDonald's was hoping.
Soloist Lukas Kmit hits right note on phone intrusion
Seeded on Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:44 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacted coolly when a mobile phone interrupted his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, in Slovakia. Rather than losing his temper, Kmit adapted the notorious Nokia theme, much to the delight of his audience
Were SOPA/PIPA Protests a Success? The Results Are In
Seeded on Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:20 AM EST (PC World)
Wednesday's online protests against two online antipiracy bills currently before Congress are being hailed as a success after sites such as BoingBoing, Reddit and Wikipedia temporarily shut down to oppose the Stop Online Piracy (SOPA) and Protect IP (PIPA) Acts.
Mayor makes stance against bank
Seeded on Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:55 AM EST (YouTube)
Believing a bank was not giving troubled homeowners a fair shake, the mayor of Hempstead, LI took a novel stance. Tony Guida reports.
Badass Twitter Women Update: It's Time To Get Inspired! #BA75
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:27 PM EST (bitrebels.com)
It’s hard to believe that it is already January 2, and today as I looked over the 2,081 posts that I’ve written since Bit Rebels launched in 2009, I decided to choose my favorite one from the past year. It was a hard decision since I’ve had fun writing them all.
All In For Charity Poker Tournament
Seeded on Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:34 AM EST (http://womenindistress.com)
Raising funds for charity through a poker tournament is not a new concept, but when Women In Distress set out to raise awareness about Domestic Violence in the Poker Community and show how poker can be a positive force for good, Bryan Oulton, owner of All In Free Poker, was the n …
7 of the Nastiest Scams, Rip-Offs and Tricks From Wall Street Crooks
Seeded on Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:58 AM EST (AlterNet.org)
How many high-level Wall Street players have been put in jail for the crimes that led to the financial crisis? Not. Even.
Why Android updates are a mess: it's the business model
Seeded on Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:58 PM EST (zdnet.com)
Summary: Reading complaints about missing and late Android updates, I got a weird case of deja vu. Sure enough, this problem is the same as it was last year. The Android business model practically guarantees that updates will be a mess. Here’s why.
Blogger Crystal Cox is No Journalist, Must Pay $2.5M in Damages, Says Judge
Seeded on Fri Dec 9, 2011 12:15 AM EST (ABC News)
Crystal Cox, a blogger who was ordered to pay $2.5 million for defaming the founder of an investment group, blogged today that she can’t pay the fine and gleefully said the defamation case succeeded in giving her accusation more publicity. A key element in the ju …
Google future-proofs your e-mail, documents from spies
Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:03 AM EST (CNET.com)
Google is strengthening the encryption on Gmail and other services so that messages stored today can't easily be decrypted later by faster computers using brute force methods. The company is enabling what is called "forward secrecy" by default, Adam Langley from Google's securit …
Plans of Drum Circle Protest at Bloomberg's Apartment Are Dashed
Seeded on Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:18 PM EST (The New York Times)
The sounds of snare drums, bongo drums and bucket drums, a familiar and frequent annoyance to those who live near Zuccotti Park, moved uptown on Sunday to the East Side home of Mayor Michael R.
Mike Bloomberg's Marie Antoinette Moment
Seeded on Sat Nov 5, 2011 8:57 PM EDT (Rolling Stone)
Last year I had a chance to see New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg up close at the Huffington Post’s "Game Changers" event.
Meet the 0.01 Percent: War Profiteers « SpeakEasy
Seeded on Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:55 PM EDT (AlterNet.org)
here’s the top 1% of wealthy Americans (bankers, oil tycoons, hedge fund managers) and there’s the top 0.01% of wealthy Americans: the military contractor CEOs. If you’ve been following the War Costs campaign, you already know that these corporations are b …
How Text Messages Could Be the Future of Healthcare
Seeded on Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:01 AM EDT ( Popular Mechanics)
There are now more than 5 billion mobile phone subscribers, and 90 percent of the world’s population is covered by a cell signal. Josh Nesbit, the 24-year-old CEO of Medic Mobile, is on a mission to use these far-reaching networks to change how patients and doctors interact.
Why World of Warcraft added Pokemon-like battling to Mist of Pandaria
Seeded on Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:27 PM EDT (VentureBeat)
Developers of the ridiculously popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft announced that the next game expansion will include a new battle system that essentially turns a player’s companion pets into Pokémon. The announcement, made yest …
Leaked Gmail redesign looks a lot like Facebook’s Message inbox | VentureBeat
Seeded on Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:05 PM EDT (VentureBeat)
Google accidentally published a YouTube video today that introduced some big changes to its popular email product Gmail. In the video, which is now marked as private, Gmail UX Designer Jason Cornwell says “We’ve completely redesigned the look and …
Geithner: Action against Wall St. coming
Seeded on Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:21 PM EDT (Politico)
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner suggested Friday that a new round of “dramatic enforcement actions” against Wall Street wrongdoing is coming. “Stay tuned for that,” Geithner said. Asked on CNBC about the Occupy Wall Street movement&rsq …
Mourning the Demise of the Space Opera | CINEMASPY.COM
Seeded on Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:16 PM EDT (cinemaspy.com)
The end of Stargate Universe earlier this year was a sad ocassion not only for the series and the franchise that spawned it, but also for live-action space opera as a subgenre on television.
Siri-ously cool: Leaked iPhone 4S video shows Siri in action
Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:30 PM EDT (VentureBeat)
A hands-on video demonstration of the iPhone 4S’ new voice assistant feature Siri is making its way around the web. Siri, which Apple debuted at its press event last week, is a new iOS feature that lets you ask your phone a question and get an (artificially) inte …
Google Hands Wikileaks Volunteer's Gmail Data to U.S. Government
Seeded on Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:52 AM EDT (Read/WriteWeb)
Gmail users got a hefty dose of reality today when it was revealed that Google handed over one user's private data to the U.S.
Occupy Fort Lauderdale Protesters Defy Rain as Hundreds Turn Out to Express Grievances
Seeded on Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:25 AM EDT ()
Amid the unfavorable weather that hovered over Fort Lauderdale last night, a couple of hundred people still gathered near the Broward Main Public Library to express their distaste, distrust, and disdain for the state of the country.There's a common misconception that the Occup …
Noah Wyle Talks About Meeting Steve Jobs
Seeded on Sun Oct 9, 2011 12:51 PM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)
Noah Wyle, perhaps most famous for his role on ER, played Steve Jobs in "The Pirates of Silicon Valley," a made-for-TV movie that tells the story of the birth of the personal computer business. The movie went on to become something of a cult hit among …
Steve Jobs Is Dead
Seeded on Wed Oct 5, 2011 7:45 PM EDT (Gizmodo)
Steve Jobs is dead. The Apple chairman and former CEO who made personal computers, smartphones, tablets, and digital animation mass-market products passed away today. We're going to miss him. Deeply, and personally. Steven P.
Andy Rooney: "My Lucky Life"
Seeded on Mon Oct 3, 2011 11:04 AM EDT (CBS News)
In his last regularly scheduled appearance on "60 Minutes," Andy Rooney says, "I've done a lot of complaining here, but of all the things I've complained about, I can't complain about my life."
The one and only Andy Rooney
Seeded on Mon Oct 3, 2011 11:02 AM EDT (CBS News)
Morley Safer interviews the iconic, curmudgeonly commentator about his remarkable career on "60 Minutes," where he has had the final word since 1978.
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