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August 19, 2008 News and Trends
iTWire - 5 million fake news spams per hour
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:06:40 PDT
The spoofed messages are modelled on CNN and MSNBC alerts and feature headlines that are calculated to attract attention by tapping interest in celebrities, politics and other current issues.Some of the headlines used are are outlandish, but there seems to be a trend to make them more believable. Recent examples include "Wildfires hit Arizona
Cape Coral Library: You'll long to devour these short stories (The News-Press)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:26:45 PDT
Short stories are always appealing, especially to those who don't have the time to read a full novel.
Apple sets new standard in customer satisfaction
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:44:48 PDT
Customer satisfaction in the personal computer industry suffered another series of declines last quarter, though one standout was Apple, Inc., which defied the trend by recording its largest gain ever, according to a new consumer satisfaction survey.
Brian McFadden upsets gay rights groups in New Zealand
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:30:48 PDT
Gays encouraged to join MI5 The British intelligence service MI5 is pushing to recruit more LGBT people to the organisation. Indian gays demand British apology for sex law Thousands of gay activists gathered in a park in Mumbai on Saturday to call on the British Government to apologise for introducing anti-sodomy laws that still make homosexuality illegal in India today. Gay Nazi victim memorial vandalized The Berlin memorial to gay and lesbian Nazi victims was has been van
Conservatives may just be on the losing side of U.S. history
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:32:05 PDT
Conservatives may just be on the losing side of U.S. history Maybe in November, maybe not, but sometime soon. While it looks like 9/11 has created a steady and inevitable rise in conservative power in the United States, 9/11 reaction is just a paper dragon on top of greater social trends. Not a paper dragon for all of the people who have been hurt in our flurry of blind revenge, but for U.S. society as a whole. A lot of the thinking that has fueled politics from the right post-9/11 has been
Media Matters - Fox News and Jerome Corsi, living in the pas
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:14 PDT
What happened? How did a sure-fire follow-up hit turn into such a trouble-plagued production? And why isn't Fox News' Swift Boat formula working?
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arlene dahl
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:06:40 PDT
The spoofed messages are modelled on CNN and MSNBC alerts and feature headlines that are calculated to attract attention by tapping interest in celebrities, politics and other current issues.Some of the headlines used are are outlandish, but there seems to be a trend to make them more believable. Recent examples include "Wildfires hit Arizona
Cape Coral Library: You'll long to devour these short stories (The News-Press)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:26:45 PDT
Short stories are always appealing, especially to those who don't have the time to read a full novel.
Apple sets new standard in customer satisfaction
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:44:48 PDT
Customer satisfaction in the personal computer industry suffered another series of declines last quarter, though one standout was Apple, Inc., which defied the trend by recording its largest gain ever, according to a new consumer satisfaction survey.
Brian McFadden upsets gay rights groups in New Zealand
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:30:48 PDT
Gays encouraged to join MI5 The British intelligence service MI5 is pushing to recruit more LGBT people to the organisation. Indian gays demand British apology for sex law Thousands of gay activists gathered in a park in Mumbai on Saturday to call on the British Government to apologise for introducing anti-sodomy laws that still make homosexuality illegal in India today. Gay Nazi victim memorial vandalized The Berlin memorial to gay and lesbian Nazi victims was has been van
Conservatives may just be on the losing side of U.S. history
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:32:05 PDT
Conservatives may just be on the losing side of U.S. history Maybe in November, maybe not, but sometime soon. While it looks like 9/11 has created a steady and inevitable rise in conservative power in the United States, 9/11 reaction is just a paper dragon on top of greater social trends. Not a paper dragon for all of the people who have been hurt in our flurry of blind revenge, but for U.S. society as a whole. A lot of the thinking that has fueled politics from the right post-9/11 has been
Media Matters - Fox News and Jerome Corsi, living in the pas
Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:14 PDT
What happened? How did a sure-fire follow-up hit turn into such a trouble-plagued production? And why isn't Fox News' Swift Boat formula working?
Easy Blogger Creator
arlene dahl
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