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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:33:57 PDT
Massively | Key Second Life Metrics for March 2008 New registrations, time spent and Lindex economy measures are still trending up (even if only slightly) but premium memberships are beginning to slide. Interesting data. (tags: secondlife socialmedia metaverse reference trends) Charlie O'Donnell | What Are People Talking About on Facebook? Fun infographic from Charlie - trends the amount of FB chatter about four topics: sex, drugs, beer and studying. Studying takes th prize. (tags: facebook
US News Expands The Ranking Service
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.
Bluestocking Discussion: Writing Rituals.
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:27 PDT
Who were the Bluestockings? A “bluestocking” was once a term of derision leveled at women who thought to improve themselves through informal intellectual and literary discussions.Each Friday, the SFC Bluestocking Society convenes at the Taverna to carry on that tradition. A topic will be posted and Taverna members are welcome to post comments related to the topic. (When you post your comments, please click the “Blue Stocking Society” category.) For more information on the history of the Bluest
Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News
Labradoodle-Sheepa: are designer dog breeders going too far?
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:12:59 PDT
The current trend in designer dog breeding is outrageous. More attention should be brought to bare on this decadent trend, before the American Kennel Club is brought to its knees by a pack of "schnoodles." Have we no more standards of good breeding left in this great country?
Facebook Releases 'Lexicon': A Language Trends Tool
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:01:10 PDT
"Lexicon is a tool to follow language trends across Facebook. Specifically, Lexicon looks at the usage of words and phrases on profile, group and event Walls. For example, you can enter "love, hate" (without quotations) to compare the usage of these two words on Facebook Walls."
Forecast for Today’s News, March 18
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:48:21 PDT
Forecast for Today’s News, March 18 ...UPDATING through the day... • U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will lower rate by up to a full point. • Barack Obama will make speech on “race” to deflect his hidden agenda in light of revelations about his pastor and his apparent anti-white-man, anti-American beliefs. • Yesterday’s federal By-election: Media will celebrate it as a Liberal victory—despite the fact that it really demonstrated Conservative gains—highlighting and totally fo
links for 2008-04-16
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:33:57 PDT
Massively | Key Second Life Metrics for March 2008 New registrations, time spent and Lindex economy measures are still trending up (even if only slightly) but premium memberships are beginning to slide. Interesting data. (tags: secondlife socialmedia metaverse reference trends) Charlie O'Donnell | What Are People Talking About on Facebook? Fun infographic from Charlie - trends the amount of FB chatter about four topics: sex, drugs, beer and studying. Studying takes th prize. (tags: facebook
CBC’s expert “news” source, Huffington Post: participants wish Dick Cheney dead
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:17:24 PDT
CBC’s expert “news” source, Huffington Post: participants wish Dick Cheney dead From what seems to be the source of sources for the far-left’s state-owned CBC Newsworld and their crack squad of news producers and anchors (see below), we get a taste of the left’s brain trust. This is how liberals at Huffington Post think when Vice President Dick Cheney visits Iraq, as he is now doing. (Blog entry about it from Little Green Footballs today) Huffington Post Forgets to Turn Off Cheney Comme
Microsoft hits back at Google with Live Search News (CNET)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:22:57 PDT
As a part of the "Rome" release, the Live Search team has a new News product, positioned to compete with Google News.
AP CEO: News service must adapt to changing times (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:42:27 PDT
AP President and CEO Tom Curley assured newspaper members Wednesday that the news cooperative hasn't changed its fundamental mission, but must have a more flexible business model to meet the changing dynamic of the media industry. "We know we have to adjust....
Hillary Clinton Debates Barack Obama In Philadelphia
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:53:53 PDT
The Democratic Party presidential debate tonight. ABC television network, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (ET): With the last primaries six weeks behind them and the Pennsylvania contest only six days ahead, Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia gives Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., a last chance to settle old and new scores heading into a week that could make or break their presidential aspirations. For the first time since February 26, Clinton and Obam
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Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:19:10 PDT
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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:33:57 PDT
Massively | Key Second Life Metrics for March 2008 New registrations, time spent and Lindex economy measures are still trending up (even if only slightly) but premium memberships are beginning to slide. Interesting data. (tags: secondlife socialmedia metaverse reference trends) Charlie O'Donnell | What Are People Talking About on Facebook? Fun infographic from Charlie - trends the amount of FB chatter about four topics: sex, drugs, beer and studying. Studying takes th prize. (tags: facebook
US News Expands The Ranking Service
Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.
Bluestocking Discussion: Writing Rituals.
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:27 PDT
Who were the Bluestockings? A “bluestocking” was once a term of derision leveled at women who thought to improve themselves through informal intellectual and literary discussions.Each Friday, the SFC Bluestocking Society convenes at the Taverna to carry on that tradition. A topic will be posted and Taverna members are welcome to post comments related to the topic. (When you post your comments, please click the “Blue Stocking Society” category.) For more information on the history of the Bluest
Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News
 CBC News | Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld CBC News, Canada - Apr 5, 2008 While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann toils away in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster ... |
Labradoodle-Sheepa: are designer dog breeders going too far?
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:12:59 PDT
The current trend in designer dog breeding is outrageous. More attention should be brought to bare on this decadent trend, before the American Kennel Club is brought to its knees by a pack of "schnoodles." Have we no more standards of good breeding left in this great country?
Facebook Releases 'Lexicon': A Language Trends Tool
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:01:10 PDT
"Lexicon is a tool to follow language trends across Facebook. Specifically, Lexicon looks at the usage of words and phrases on profile, group and event Walls. For example, you can enter "love, hate" (without quotations) to compare the usage of these two words on Facebook Walls."
Forecast for Today’s News, March 18
Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:48:21 PDT
Forecast for Today’s News, March 18 ...UPDATING through the day... • U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will lower rate by up to a full point. • Barack Obama will make speech on “race” to deflect his hidden agenda in light of revelations about his pastor and his apparent anti-white-man, anti-American beliefs. • Yesterday’s federal By-election: Media will celebrate it as a Liberal victory—despite the fact that it really demonstrated Conservative gains—highlighting and totally fo
links for 2008-04-16
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:33:57 PDT
Massively | Key Second Life Metrics for March 2008 New registrations, time spent and Lindex economy measures are still trending up (even if only slightly) but premium memberships are beginning to slide. Interesting data. (tags: secondlife socialmedia metaverse reference trends) Charlie O'Donnell | What Are People Talking About on Facebook? Fun infographic from Charlie - trends the amount of FB chatter about four topics: sex, drugs, beer and studying. Studying takes th prize. (tags: facebook
CBC’s expert “news” source, Huffington Post: participants wish Dick Cheney dead
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:17:24 PDT
CBC’s expert “news” source, Huffington Post: participants wish Dick Cheney dead From what seems to be the source of sources for the far-left’s state-owned CBC Newsworld and their crack squad of news producers and anchors (see below), we get a taste of the left’s brain trust. This is how liberals at Huffington Post think when Vice President Dick Cheney visits Iraq, as he is now doing. (Blog entry about it from Little Green Footballs today) Huffington Post Forgets to Turn Off Cheney Comme
Microsoft hits back at Google with Live Search News (CNET)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:22:57 PDT
As a part of the "Rome" release, the Live Search team has a new News product, positioned to compete with Google News.
AP CEO: News service must adapt to changing times (San Francisco Chronicle)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:42:27 PDT
AP President and CEO Tom Curley assured newspaper members Wednesday that the news cooperative hasn't changed its fundamental mission, but must have a more flexible business model to meet the changing dynamic of the media industry. "We know we have to adjust....
Hillary Clinton Debates Barack Obama In Philadelphia
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:53:53 PDT
The Democratic Party presidential debate tonight. ABC television network, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (ET): With the last primaries six weeks behind them and the Pennsylvania contest only six days ahead, Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate in Philadelphia gives Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., a last chance to settle old and new scores heading into a week that could make or break their presidential aspirations. For the first time since February 26, Clinton and Obam
Tumescent Liposuction
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:19:10 PDT
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