The proposed mosque and community center in downtown Manhattan near Ground Zero continued to dominate the list of news links shared by bloggers, while Google's introduction of the ability to make phone calls via Gmail was the most-Tweeted news story,...
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Who is Mark Zuckerberg? Accidental Billionaires and The Facebook Effect help answer the question, but they leave room for other biographers to follow.
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Don’t Look At Wedding Planning As an Excuse to Overspend Weddings expensive? And how. But that doesn’t mean you have to toss your budget out the window to have a great ceremony and reception. Prioritizing is one way to get the things you really want...
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Calling media portrayals of sex "unhealthy," the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued new guidelines calling on all media outlets to present human sexuality in a healthy, scientifically accurate manner. At the same time, the group pomoted...
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News outlets are following the politics and rhetoric surrounding the new health law. NPR reports on six myths perpetuated by some critics of the law. They include: the law helps President Barack Obama raise a private army and that those who want public...
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If you’ve never seen the movie The Women, don’t feel bad. You can get a much better lesson in girl-on-girl bitchiness by reading Gail Collins’ much nastier New York Times op-ed “Sarah’s Amazing Race.” With all the outrage over frivolous stimulus...
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Wedding Dress Dreams…Every Girl Has ‘Em! It might sound foolish, but I have this little wish. More than having beautiful decorations, good food, or rockin’ music, I want people to look at me when I step into the garden for our…...
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Nonprofit motion-graphics studio promoting social justice, self-education and awareness about critical issues through wonderful animated shorts called Thought Bubbles.Brain Pickings takes 200+ hours a month to curate and edit. If it brings you any joy...
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John Tucker submits: The potential market for anti-obesity drugs is enormous, but no drug in this class has ever achieved blockbuster status[1]. Understanding the factors that have limited the commercial success of existing products is critical to developing...
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... you can exaggerate all you want.blog advertising blog advertising...
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comScore has just released some telling stats about the massive growth of live streaming video over the web. According to the analytics company, over the past year, the amount of time American audiences spent watching video on the major live video publishers...
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You all know I have a remarkable tolerance for libertarians, but here is where I really break from their “fire all the regulators” schema. Jack DeCoster, owner of Wright County Egg, which recalled millions of eggs poisoned with Salmonella in the...
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I finally beat Red Dead Redemption this week after about three months. Much of that time was spent on various side-quests. (I probably killed a few hundred birds, bucks, bears, and buffalo. As someone who hates Dances with Wolves, I really got an evil...
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Our story about food-world copyrights stirs up comments from everyone from Felix Salmon to Ezra Klein Cocktail - Intellectual property - Washington Post - Copyright - New York Times...
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AMERICA…IT’S DOWN TO THE FINAL 4 I’m not sure which house had more drama this week — the jury house or the Big Brother house? We witnessed some serious fireworks at the jury house when Matt came clean and told Kathy, Brendon and Rachel that his...
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epic fail photos - Probably Bad News: Ad Placement FAIL
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The problem with the future is that it's always 3 to 5 years away. Nevertheless, what you're looking at is what Philips and Dimenco, a small company of ex-Philips engineers, say will be coming to the consumer television market as early as 2013 -- earlier...
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The Double Rainbow Guy explains his complex journey through viral fame and why he can't afford to use the (free) Microsoft program he endorses in a new commercial. When we last spoke with YouTube-sensation Double Rainbow Guy, he was still reeling from...
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Despite the lack of willingness from the candidate herself, Hillary Clinton’s 2012 presidential campaign is off to an auspicious start! Above is the nascent movement’s first television ad, which aired Wednesday in New Orleans. We know what you are...
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You can now safely delete Sunday’s Emmy telecast from your DVR: Host Jimmy Fallon’s rather spectacular opener to the show, which featured stars across the television universe singing a Glee-ful version of “Born to Run,” has finally hit the internets...
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As seen tonight in the casino across from the Melbourne Convention Centre: a boneless, clubfooted French Connection model. Club-footed rubber-band woman visits us from the French Connection dimension, Melbourne, Australia The criticism that Ralph Lauren...
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Many apologies for the late posting of this very important recap: That fake Chargers-49ers game kept me up well past my bedtime, when I’m normally dreaming about half dodos like Lame, not writing about them! I do abhor these tape delays on the west...
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Match.com plays cupid to singletons across the U.S. Twitter acts as a 24/7 log of what's happening in the world. And Facebook allows folks to reconnect with middle school classmates they haven't seen since, well, middle school. But what about us foodies?...
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Ms. Koff was the “silent partner” when the national law firm opened its first New York office....
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An interesting article appeared in the technology section of The Times this week about YouTube, and how Google expects their 1.65 billion dollar baby to be profitable this year. How? Well, they made friends with the enemy. The TV and...
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It’s pretty sad that in recent years resumes have become more and more popular as vehicles for stealing personal identities. It sort of makes sense when you think about it because resumes contain some pretty vital personal informatio…...
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I scream…You scream…We all scream for ice cream (and candy)!
Mr. Brooch and I both have a sweet tooth. A meal is not complete until we have something sweet to finish it off. We both love ice cream and we both…
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Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Artificial intelligence researcher Hugo deGaris has speculated on Femtotechnology. He has considered - a) Nucleon Chemistry on the surface of neutron stars? b) Stranglets...
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The first ad of the 2012 presidential cycle has aired, by some dentist touting Hillary Clinton. She's not running. Could she?h
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source Just a couple weeks ago we had an impromptu garage sale after combing our households. How, you may ask, does one go about having an impromptu garage sale? Well first you have 3x as much stuff as your townhouse has…...
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So today begins a big countdown. We are moving back to America in 30 days! It’s all very exciting, nerve-wracking, worrying, tantalizing, happy, sad, etc. We are totally excited to move to America (well, at least I am—I hope Mr. G…
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[Every Friday, Mark Coddington sums up the week’s top stories about the future of news and the debates that grew up around them. —Josh] Cuts and big changes for two papers: In the past week, two American newspapers have announced major reorganizations...
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More and more people are turning to the internet to find love. Dating sites, Craigslist and even many forums are full of potential soul mates. But writing an original ad or making your profile stand out can be tiresome. That’s why I’ve prepared...
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Bristol Baughan is a producer of award-winning films — including a documentary that received an Academy Award nomination — and a co-founder of Good Magazine. Now experimenting with concepts like “commercials for ideas,” and “personal producing,”...
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There's a new little man in Mad Men star Rich Sommer's life. See photos of Sommer on Mad MenThe actor and his wife, Virgina Donahoe, welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday, according to People. Patrick Ryan Sommer tipped the scales at 7 lbs., 9 oz. "We are loving...
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Photo by Amber Wilkie Photography Well, that's it. Summer's officially coming to an end, though with the almost 60 days above 90 degrees that we've had so far, that's certainly not a bad thing. As of next week, the District will pick up its somewhat...
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A NYT headline. What will it take for the media to notice how pathetically laughable it is to say the bad news is better than what was expected? How long will this go on? It's getting surreal!blog advertising blog advertising...
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There's a new little man in Mad Men star Rich Sommer's life. See photos of Sommer on Mad MenThe actor and his wife, Virgina Donahoe, welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday, according to People. Patrick Ryan Sommer tipped the scales at 7 lbs., 9 oz. "We are loving...
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Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Americans United for Life is targeting three pro-abortion Democrats in tight election contests with radio ads talking about abortion issues. The ads are also meant to be the first by the group following a Supreme Court...
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I just realized I never told you about the proposal. For this, I’m going to take you back. Way back…back in time. We met in high school. Because we were lifelong residents of the same small town, it was actually quite…...
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Filed under: Fragrance, Celebrity, News, Celebrity Beauty A behind-the-scenes look at Jennifer Lopez's Love & Glamour fragrance ad campaign. Courtesy Photo Jennifer Lopez is looking to spread some of her trademark red carpet glamour to the masses...
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One headline: “Salt Lake City paper axes 43% of its staff”. Another: “Deseret News a model of growth and innovation for the entire industry”. One’s a fact; the other is aspirational.
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Recently, as I waited for my lunch order and fiddled with my iPhone, I was asked what I was doing. A bit embarrassed, I responded "playing Zombie Farm." The look on the store owner's face was priceless. While it may look like I'm busy doing something...
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Why does Barack Obama refuse to cultivate a warm, tender relationship with George W. Bush? Is it because Bush is the jackass who is largely responsible for all the problems that are making Obama’s life so miserable? Or is it because Obama is a mean...
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Hive, thank you so much for your great suggestions on our stocking-the-bar issue! I have some sad (for me) news regarding The Great Beer Debate. When I was home for my bridal shower, I was describing our beer choices to…
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Vanity URL—link to subfolder of brand site, or stand-alone "vanity" site?My client has a website for a large healthcare product—it's the leader in its highly competitive category. I'm an advertising guy who oversees the creative development of the...
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News on health, energy, and the environment from our other blogs Sunday Drivers: Free parking and what it means for walkability and real estate. Carbon Ain't Free: Consumers like it better when they don't see carbon's price tag. Pay to Play: BP's...
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Emma Cossey, aged 25 and a half, takes on The Special K 2 Week Challenge. I can't deny it any longer. After months of eating out with my boyfriend Peter, enjoying cocktails with friends and working from home within 5ft of the kitchen, my weight has shot...
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The Pentagon's public relations machine is working overtime these days trying to sell a theme of "progress" in Afghanistan to push back against calls...
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