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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:42:23 -0800

MacGyver Guide To Blogging – 13 Free Tools
Great list. Here's another one that just came out that may be helpful: http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/ I hope people stick to advice like this so they can focus on the content rather than picking poor platforms.
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:59:24 -0800

I wonder who the 1029 Bar is trying to stear away from their drinking establishment with this set of dress policies?

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:56:52 -0800

He also understands that he needs to grow revenues. He believes much of the recent softness in print is related to the economy and poor execution, though he concedes a longer term trend away from print. He believes strongly that YPG can still benefit from investing in print, while the company also needs a new online platform as well as a new publishing platform.

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:44:38 -0800

While YouTube, Google, and Facebook showed up in the top three of both boys’ and girls’ search terms, boys’ #4 search term was “sex” while girls’ #4 was Taylor Swift. However, girls were still interested in the term “sex,” coming in at #5 on their list.

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:05:40 -0800

Minnesota Public Radio Reporter Faces Hacking Charges For Reporting On Data Leak

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:26:05 -0800

One-Third of Workers Say Office Temperature Affects Their Productivity

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:16:06 -0800

merlin: Dishwashers, and How Google Eats Its Own Tail Google has become a snake that too readily consumes its own keyword tail. Identify some words that show up in profitable searches — from appliances, to mesothelioma suits, to kayak lessons — churn out content cheaply and regularly, and you’re done. On the web, no-one knows you’re a content-grinder. […] Something has to give, but I wonder what will — the snake, its tail, or us? Posting empty BS at scale has never been without its cost to those of us who actually use Google for more than bootstraping a score of execrable income muses. But, over the past year or two, the urine-to-potable-water ratio of our public well has gone totally out of whack. The wink-wink, nudge-nudge tolerance for empty Google bait needs to stop. It’s no longer simply a matter of bringing unnecessary tragedy to an already-littered commons—we’re at risk of seeing our biggest public library turn into a pile of empty books whose flashy covers contain nothing but coupons for more empty books. [via Sippey] Maybe I’m somehow immune to this problem, but I don’t feel it. For example, I find every 200 or so TechCrunch posts worth reading, but only encounter them when people I trust come across them through TechMeme and decide to tweet them or put them on Tumblr. Two degrees of separation from the mill makes it work. As far as Google search results go, solving the breaking news issue is where the biggest challenge resides. Adding real-time content into the mix from Twitter provides no additional value in practice since they haven’t figured out how to filter for credibility. And, regarding non-newsworthy content online, search engines continue to do a pretty darn good job with that. Quality content generated by trusted sources tends to float to the top. It doesn’t really matter is there are 10 search results or 10,000,000 if the good stuff is on the first page (potable water). One area where there does continue to be a weakness on the web is the small business / local business information scene. Not enough businesses in that category have gotten their acts together yet online, which makes it easier for content grinders to exploit the void.

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:43:11 -0800

Momofuku’s David Chang on getting into the restaurant business, and how Tiger Woods convinced him to give up on a golf career at 11 years old.

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:37:29 -0800

Is Festivus threatened by the daily Airing of Grievances on Twitter? #waronfestivus
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:30:51 -0800

@handsomecat Beyond Twitter confessions, the biggest risk you face from feminine lathering is being mistaken for a cougar in the N. Suburbs.
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:23:00 -0800

I’m not a huge burlesque fan, but watching Mama Lou rip a phone book in half would be worth seeing in person.

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:42:18 -0800

The five dirtiest US water utilities.

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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:40:03 -0800

FedEx Kinkos Won’t Print Our Christmas Card

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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:42:31 -0800

@intheloop Careful man. The Human Resources cookie may be a trap. The "Up in the Air" director's cut really gets into this.
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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:59:15 -0800

iamapiper: ginandtattoos: earnestlyhemingway: percyandharry: 9gag: Ski Toilet oh my FUCK Close your eyes and think of Christmas.

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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:14:32 -0800

A dude in the Minneapolis skyway is trailing a slightly stinky scent, making people question their own deo-statuses.
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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:12 -0800

Guest Suite 4 at Hokua, Honolulu, Hawaii TP
Aaron flew all the way to Honolulu to capture this TP shot at Hokuna. That’s a premium fold that lives up to the...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:51:02 -0800

@doughamlin I left a comment on the @CityPages post. It sounds like they're jealous that people will pay for actual journalism.
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:42:39 -0800

@amygustafson Here's more info on how some people are using mturk.com: http://bit.ly/7XIZiY
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:04:35 -0800

@amygustafson I wonder if Biggest Loser would be profitable without processed food advertising from General Mills?
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:33:57 -0800

More Charts The Record Labels Don't Want You To See: Swedish Musicians Making More Money

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:48:02 -0800

@volunteerabroad Eco & Travel can go together if Travel = Staycation.
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:43 -0800

I feel bad for people who look younger in real life than their avatars. Not you, of course.
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:26:13 -0800

The total cost for licensing is about $900. Once the courses are taken and the test is passed most new licensees . . that is what they call us … don’t have a clue as to how to write a purchase agreement of how to list a home. That all comes later with experience. The classes are more about rules and preparation for a test. The point of the test seems to be to trick people into flunking so they have to take it again. It doesn’t test knowledge as well as it tests test taking ability.

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:21:06 -0800

@karah Make sure that it's plugged in and that the power is turned on.
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