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Posted by the_wako_kid, at 05:13PM 07/25/08 :
What happens to Olympic facilities after the games are over?
Note: The truth is, it’s basically a crapshoot. Some Olympic parks become ruins, while others are reborn.
Posted by the_wako_kid, at 04:44PM 07/25/08 :
Obama campaign says Pentagon felt visit to wounded troops would be a 'campaign event
Note: From Berlin, USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely files this statement from retired Air Force general Scott Gration, an adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, about why the senator did not visit U.S. troops at at Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany during his visit there yesterday or today:
Posted by the_wako_kid, at 04:27PM 07/25/08 :
The Commentocracy rises online
Note: When Erick Erickson, editor in chief of the conservative Web site RedState.com, wrote a post that called Cindy Sheehan a “left-wing media whore,” he expected angry feedback.
Posted by driftabit, at 03:14PM 07/25/08 :
End of the Affair: Barack Obama and The Press Breakup
Note: Around midnight on July 16, New York Times chief political correspondent Adam Nagourney received a terse e-mail from Barack Obama's press office.
Posted by driftabit, at 03:11PM 07/25/08 :
Wired Working on a Google-Baiting Widget
Note: Also considering launch of ... an extreme sports blog?
Posted by driftabit, at 02:46PM 07/25/08 :
Memphis police director sues for critical bloggers' names
Note: Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin and the city of Memphis have filed a lawsuit to learn who operates a blog harshly critical of Godwin and his department.
Posted by walkertr, at 01:40PM 07/25/08 :
Mobile Map Use Grows 82% In U.S.
Note: According to data from comScore, mobile maps are growing increasingly popular in the U.S. and Europe, with 8% of U.S. mobile subscribers and 3% of those in Europe accessing maps from their mobile phone in the three months ending in May. This represents a growth rate of 82% in the U.S. and 49% in Europe compared with a year ago. In comparison, growth for map use online is more modest.
Posted by danglingwrangler, at 01:33PM 07/25/08 :
Obama’s Berlin Speech Video-Transcript-Analysis
Note: Barack Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech in 30-minutes to 200,000 enthusiastic onlookers and supporters at the base of the “Victory Column” - the Siegessäule in the middle of a roundabout called the Grosser Stern in the Tiergarten Park - Berlin’s sprawling park in the center of the city. When a reporter asked the senator if he considered the address a campaign event, he said with a puzzled look: “As opposed to?” “It’s not a political rally,” he added. “Hopefully, it will be viewed as a substantive, articulation of the relationship I’d like to see between the United States and Europe. I’m hoping to communicate across the Atlantic the value of that relationship and how we need to build on it.”The entire text (added bonus pictures also from the Berlin Speech), to the Obama Berlin speech is down loadable at end of this narrative.
Posted by the_wako_kid, at 01:27PM 07/25/08 :
Foreign Policy: Photo Essay: I Know What Barack Obama Did This Summer
Note: Having trouble keeping track of everything that happened on Barack Obama’s whirlwind world tour? FP is here to help.
Posted by maybelline, at 12:06PM 07/25/08 :
Obama, in Berlin, Calls for Renewal of Ties With Allies
Note: Senator Barack Obama stood before a sea of cheering admirers on Thursday and sought to inspire fresh cooperation among American allies to defeat terrorism and other threats, introducing himself as a leader who could summon other nations to join the United States in confronting the world’s next challenges.
Posted by maybelline, at 12:01PM 07/25/08 :
Controversial New Yorker Cover Sells Out
Note: THE controversial July 21 cover of The New Yorker portraying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a Muslim has been a virtual sellout on newsstands.
Posted by diane_court, at 10:28AM 07/25/08 :
Musical Chairs: How Bloggers, Mainstream Press, and Analysts Start to Look Alike
Note: Earlier this week, I spoke to a group of AR and PR professionals, and one gentleman from an agency indicated of an interesting phenomenon that was happening among some press –they’re starting to act like analysts.
Posted by diane_court, at 10:06AM 07/25/08 :
The mantis shrimp has the world's fastest punch
Note: In April 1998, an aggressive creature named Tyson smashed through the quarter-inch-thick glass wall of his cell. He was soon subdued by nervous attendants and moved to a more secure facility in Great Yarmouth. Unlike his heavyweight namesake, Tyson was only four inches long.
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 08:34AM 07/25/08 :
Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans
Note: U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.
Posted by 747btrfly, at 08:08PM 07/24/08 :
RJ Eskow: Have We Missed the Key to Obama's Leadership Style?
Note: FTP: "It may be coincidental. Or it may be the result of growing up with Hawaii's Pacific Rim influence. But Obama's management style resembles the classic Japanese model. And, at least historically, these haven't just been behaviors. They're living embodiments of a spiritual perception which says that all humanity -- all existence -- is interconnected and equal. " ~~~~~I Like This!!!
Posted by driftabit, at 04:40PM 07/24/08 :
Once Naked For Nirvana, Now A Teen Spirit : NPR Music
Note: Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden, whom you may know as the little baby floating towards a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind.
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 04:20PM 07/24/08 :
Alt Search Engines » Searchles launches widget on washingtonpost.com
Note: Searchles, the social search and social networking platform that gets smarter every time you use it just announced that washingtonpost.com will add Searchles social widget to personal profile pages on MyPost.
Posted by dumbfounder, at 03:06PM 07/24/08 :
Breaking: Facebook Signs Search and Advertising Deal with Microsoft
Note: The questions are: will it be social? and... Will anyone care?
Posted by walkertr, at 02:41PM 07/24/08 :
National Geographic Launches Game Site With RealNetworks
Note: National Geographic Channel and RealNetworks have launched a real-time simulation game – “Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel” – as the centerpiece of the new online game site http://www.natgeotv.com/games. The site will also include hundreds of RealNetworks’ games that fit with NGC’s content and brand.
Posted by walkertr, at 02:30PM 07/24/08 :
AOL Launches Tour Tracker
Note: AOL has launched Tour Tracker, a site exclusively sponsored by American Express designed to be a one-stop destination for information about musical artists on tour and a resource for music labels to track the popularity of artists or tours beyond ticket sales
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Posted by the_wako_kid, at 05:13PM 07/25/08 :What happens to Olympic facilities after the games are over?
Note: The truth is, it’s basically a crapshoot. Some Olympic parks become ruins, while others are reborn.
Posted by the_wako_kid, at 04:44PM 07/25/08 :Obama campaign says Pentagon felt visit to wounded troops would be a 'campaign event
Note: From Berlin, USA TODAY's Kathy Kiely files this statement from retired Air Force general Scott Gration, an adviser to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, about why the senator did not visit U.S. troops at at Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany during his visit there yesterday or today:
Posted by the_wako_kid, at 04:27PM 07/25/08 :The Commentocracy rises online
Note: When Erick Erickson, editor in chief of the conservative Web site RedState.com, wrote a post that called Cindy Sheehan a “left-wing media whore,” he expected angry feedback.
Posted by driftabit, at 03:14PM 07/25/08 :End of the Affair: Barack Obama and The Press Breakup
Note: Around midnight on July 16, New York Times chief political correspondent Adam Nagourney received a terse e-mail from Barack Obama's press office.
Posted by driftabit, at 03:11PM 07/25/08 :Wired Working on a Google-Baiting Widget
Note: Also considering launch of ... an extreme sports blog?
Posted by driftabit, at 02:46PM 07/25/08 :Memphis police director sues for critical bloggers' names
Note: Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin and the city of Memphis have filed a lawsuit to learn who operates a blog harshly critical of Godwin and his department.
Posted by walkertr, at 01:40PM 07/25/08 :Mobile Map Use Grows 82% In U.S.
Note: According to data from comScore, mobile maps are growing increasingly popular in the U.S. and Europe, with 8% of U.S. mobile subscribers and 3% of those in Europe accessing maps from their mobile phone in the three months ending in May. This represents a growth rate of 82% in the U.S. and 49% in Europe compared with a year ago. In comparison, growth for map use online is more modest.
Posted by danglingwrangler, at 01:33PM 07/25/08 :Obama’s Berlin Speech Video-Transcript-Analysis
Note: Barack Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech in 30-minutes to 200,000 enthusiastic onlookers and supporters at the base of the “Victory Column” - the Siegessäule in the middle of a roundabout called the Grosser Stern in the Tiergarten Park - Berlin’s sprawling park in the center of the city. When a reporter asked the senator if he considered the address a campaign event, he said with a puzzled look: “As opposed to?” “It’s not a political rally,” he added. “Hopefully, it will be viewed as a substantive, articulation of the relationship I’d like to see between the United States and Europe. I’m hoping to communicate across the Atlantic the value of that relationship and how we need to build on it.”The entire text (added bonus pictures also from the Berlin Speech), to the Obama Berlin speech is down loadable at end of this narrative.
Posted by the_wako_kid, at 01:27PM 07/25/08 :Foreign Policy: Photo Essay: I Know What Barack Obama Did This Summer
Note: Having trouble keeping track of everything that happened on Barack Obama’s whirlwind world tour? FP is here to help.
Posted by maybelline, at 12:06PM 07/25/08 :Obama, in Berlin, Calls for Renewal of Ties With Allies
Note: Senator Barack Obama stood before a sea of cheering admirers on Thursday and sought to inspire fresh cooperation among American allies to defeat terrorism and other threats, introducing himself as a leader who could summon other nations to join the United States in confronting the world’s next challenges.
Posted by maybelline, at 12:01PM 07/25/08 :Controversial New Yorker Cover Sells Out
Note: THE controversial July 21 cover of The New Yorker portraying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a Muslim has been a virtual sellout on newsstands.
Posted by diane_court, at 10:28AM 07/25/08 :Musical Chairs: How Bloggers, Mainstream Press, and Analysts Start to Look Alike
Note: Earlier this week, I spoke to a group of AR and PR professionals, and one gentleman from an agency indicated of an interesting phenomenon that was happening among some press –they’re starting to act like analysts.
Posted by diane_court, at 10:06AM 07/25/08 :The mantis shrimp has the world's fastest punch
Note: In April 1998, an aggressive creature named Tyson smashed through the quarter-inch-thick glass wall of his cell. He was soon subdued by nervous attendants and moved to a more secure facility in Great Yarmouth. Unlike his heavyweight namesake, Tyson was only four inches long.
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 08:34AM 07/25/08 :Obama says his foreign tour will reassure Americans
Note: U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama hopes his visit to Europe and the Middle East will show U.S. voters that he is a safe pair of hands, the Democrat said in an interview on Friday.
Posted by 747btrfly, at 08:08PM 07/24/08 :RJ Eskow: Have We Missed the Key to Obama's Leadership Style?
Note: FTP: "It may be coincidental. Or it may be the result of growing up with Hawaii's Pacific Rim influence. But Obama's management style resembles the classic Japanese model. And, at least historically, these haven't just been behaviors. They're living embodiments of a spiritual perception which says that all humanity -- all existence -- is interconnected and equal. " ~~~~~I Like This!!!
Posted by driftabit, at 04:40PM 07/24/08 :Once Naked For Nirvana, Now A Teen Spirit : NPR Music
Note: Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden, whom you may know as the little baby floating towards a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind.
Posted by Kimberley McKee, at 04:20PM 07/24/08 :Alt Search Engines » Searchles launches widget on washingtonpost.com
Note: Searchles, the social search and social networking platform that gets smarter every time you use it just announced that washingtonpost.com will add Searchles social widget to personal profile pages on MyPost.
Posted by dumbfounder, at 03:06PM 07/24/08 :Breaking: Facebook Signs Search and Advertising Deal with Microsoft
Note: The questions are: will it be social? and... Will anyone care?
Posted by walkertr, at 02:41PM 07/24/08 :National Geographic Launches Game Site With RealNetworks
Note: National Geographic Channel and RealNetworks have launched a real-time simulation game – “Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel” – as the centerpiece of the new online game site http://www.natgeotv.com/games. The site will also include hundreds of RealNetworks’ games that fit with NGC’s content and brand.
Posted by walkertr, at 02:30PM 07/24/08 :AOL Launches Tour Tracker
Note: AOL has launched Tour Tracker, a site exclusively sponsored by American Express designed to be a one-stop destination for information about musical artists on tour and a resource for music labels to track the popularity of artists or tours beyond ticket sales
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