7 days ago

Submitted by Jschnees: Researchers at University "Gabriele d'Annunzio" in Chieti, Italy have published the results of three cleverly designed studies that indicate that humans are more apt to act on information heard through their right ears than through their left. (Read More)

Jun 26, 2009

Stereogum The last Pumpkin standing is auctioning off an afternoon meal with one lucky fan in Los Angeles or Chicago. Restaurant is TBD, but "winner is responsible for the bill" so maybe you choose if you win? Proceeds benefit The Songwriters Hall of Fame's goal of building a museum in New York City, because that's what the world nee (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

Submitted by Digiphile from Google Reader: We’ve got a map of all the recent shootings and stabbings, especially around North Cambridge. (Read More)

Jun 26, 2009

Submitted by Digiphile from Google Reader: On last night's Daily Show, Jason Jones quizzed people on the streets in a country whose education system is in shambles and where no value is placed on. (Read More)

Jun 25, 2009

Romenesko The State "Could we be the only ones onto this story?" Gina Smith (left) wondered while waiting for Gov. Mark Sanford at the airport. Her jaw dropped when he appeared. "My camera flashed, almost as a reflex," she writes. "'Governor,' I called. 'Hey. It's Gina with The State paper. Everybody's been worried about where youve (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

louisgray-com Ever since I switched from a Blackberry mobile phone to Apple's iPhone, I've never looked back. In fact, at this point, following a full year's use, I am more likely a bigger proponent of the iPhone than I am of the Macintosh itself - something I never thought I would say. While I've gone on record saying that which operati (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

The Brand Box I’ve never been much of a Facebook evangelist. I know you’re out there, and I respect that, but I’ve just never seen the WHAM that makes me understand the business value of what Facebook really represents for a company.I got a clearer picture today with the fan page for Trust Agents. (If that link doesn’t work because Faceb (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

Huffington Post Tuesday night, Tony Blair answered questions from Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter at an A-list event at New York's Museum of Modern Art. The two discussed topics including the War in Iraq, Blair's continuing relationship with President Bush, whether the former Prime Minister had seen movie The Queen (he hasn't), and why Blair (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim Do you know what tactics your PR team are using in social media?UK furniture giant Habitat clearly doesn’t and it just cost them a huge reputation blackeye in the Twitter community.Digital Tip spotted Habitat’s official Twitter account apparently spamming Twitter by placing popular “trending topic” hashtags alongside its ow (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

readwriteweb One of the most anticipated days in the history of social networking site Facebook has finally come: the company announced today that it has begun making status messages, photos and videos visible to the public at large by default instead of being visible only to a user's approved friends.Private by default has been a hallm (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

Wired: Epicenter Kayak, the popular multi-airline airfare search engine, thinks Microsoft Bing’s new travel search engine looks so much like its own that it’s confusing Kayak users. The travel search company sent Microsoft a legal letter last week telling them to cut it out, Wired.com has learned.Microsoft heralded its travel search as one (Read More)

Jun 25, 2009

Digg The companies also use different business models: Netflix pays postage for each DVD rented, so it does best when customers opt for ambitious subscription plans but are slow to watch and return movies. Redbox’s profits on renting each disc as many times as possible and Redbox rental costs just $1 per day. . (Read More)

Jun 24, 2009

BBC The Cassini probe obtains compelling evidence that Saturn's tiny moon Enceladus has liquid water beneath its surface. (Read More)

Jun 26, 2009

Submitted by Digiphile from Google Reader: This week it was reported that Steve Jobs, the CEO and cofounder of Apple, underwent a liver transplant two months ago. One detail concerning Jobs's transplant seemed odd: The surgery took place at a hospital in Tennessee, some 2,000 miles from Jobs' home in northern California. Why Tennessee?. (Read More)

Jun 26, 2009

Submitted by Digiphile from Google Reader: Rob Bellinger reports, wonders if this'll kill off LimoLiner. (Read More)

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