Submitted by Louisgray
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I read a post earlier this week explaining why the average person can’t figure out Twitter, narrowing it down to:Following people who aren’t interesting enoughFollowing people who aren’t creating enough value (as opposed to “individuals that can create the most engaging media”)and that “Any individual who isn’t “hyperconnec (Read More)
Submitted by Louisgray
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This Tuesday, the eyes of the world will be focused on the U.S. election. Whatever the outcome, history will be made. There are a number of ways you can watch coverage of and participate in the election. First and foremost, you can vote and watch coverage on TV. Did you know that there are also options for following along o (Read More)
Mashable!
Andrew Warner is an Internet entrepreneur and the founder of Mixergy.com.I’ve interviewed Robert Scoble several times about how to become Internet famous because I’m dying to get some fame. I know it’s not the kind of thing I’m supposed to admit, but I’ve noticed that people who are better know (Read More)
VentureBeat
I made it pretty clear the other day that I wasn’t a big fan of FriendFeed’s new ability to push user updates to Twitter. As a few examples showed, too much of the same content was being repeated and it made the moderate to heavy FriendFeed users who turned it on very noisy on Twitter. It was like an extreme ech (Read More)
Submitted by Michaelfidler
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Thinking about launching your own blog? Here's some friendly advice: Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug.Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut- (Read More)
: Also found this in my RSS Feeds and found it true . Twitter marries quip, thought, insight and transforms them into modern maxims. Wish I was a wordsmith, too.
Drudge Report
Karl Rove's final electoral map predicts a Barack Obama electoral rout of 338 votes to John McCain's 200, "the largest electoral vote margin of any candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996." Rove has Obama winning swing states Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida and Virginia. (Read More)
: Drudge must have had a hard time putting that story up, GOP mouthpiece that he is...oops, just noticed it was the Retort, not the Report. Nevermind :)
Mashable!
We’re in the final 72 hours of the presidential campaign in the US, which many in the press and the blog space regard as one of the most contentious and captivating of any in recent history.Yes, now is when fevers climb; voters arrange their car pools; a torrent of advertisements floods the ocean of marketing already in pla (Read More)
: Palin 2012, I can't wait for her to clean up the mess Obama and his socialist, code word Progressive; welfare state will create in the US.
The Congress lead by Reid and Pelosi with Obama will run rampant with big government, high taxes, and regulations while taking our rights away one at a time. We can join France in a world of elitist snobs in the good fight against capitalist and freedom while China and Russia win the heart and sole of the world with their Marxist and Lenin need to dominate. America the great is doomed to become mediocre at best. Who can the liberals blame with the republican conservatives out of the way? It will be us the individuals because we did not give enough to support the government mandates of tax and spend. It never ceases to amaze how governent spending is never equated to the fact the money for the endless programs that spin off huge inefficient bureaucracies is taken from those who work to provide the jobs that produce the capital.
Just think of the possibilities, open borders with hordes of illegal aliens to choke our schools, medical facilities, social programs and loss of national identity. An abortion clinic to kill the unborn on every corner, no more executions of the serial killers because life is sacred if you or one of the lucky ones to survive an abortion. Our Gay population will be able to be married by law in our formerly sacred institutions of worship because of a US law that will now control our morality by editing our Holy Bible to fit what our governments considers politically correct.
The next most protected group will be the peace loving Muslims who will be given tax supported Madras schools to teach the words of Allah, “ convert to Islam or die by the sword” with one other alternative to death or conversion being subjugation by paying atribute tax as a safur. Just when we thought the Muslims are finished we find that we or now under the Shari law. Finally our women can be put back in their place and stoned to death as punishment for being raped comes to mind. Or as Ann Coulter said if only they would stop killing us to prove how much they love peace.
But wait, there is more good news. Finally we can appoint those activist Judges who finally impose their will on the ignorant masses who had put their faith in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights that those poor uninformed founding fathers put in place as a noose around the necks of us the truly liberated. We should never be trusted to exercise free will when our government can do it for us so much better.
Finally we can have freedom of speech when Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, Michael Savage, and Mark Levine with are outlawed in favor of the more enlightened Al Gore.
The days of a country that held language, borders and culture as a meaningful unifying factor can be quickly be disassembled in favor of a true open society to pursue its own self interest as long as it meets with the approval of the politically correct philosophy of our all knowing government. Thank you Mr. Savage for platform of Language, Borders, and Culture, if only we had listened to you..
: @Nb2d Well since it has been a Republican Pres and Republican Congress for most of last 8 yrs, since Dems only shifted into majority last 18 months, who has been driving this pathetic economy for last 8 yrs. As a Republican, very disappointed with McCain who has with time grown sour angry unstable corrupt; with economic disaster etc, his idiotic choice of dumbviciouspalin: - clueless on pledge of allegiance, not to mention practically everything else - governor 90 days/yr of population less than most modern cities or American counties - says no real Americans except in a few states - doesn't want to be part of U.S.,loves Alaska Independ. Party - religious hypocrite abstinence? didn't know for 5 months pregnant h.s. dropout daughter - corrupt fires people with elected power to just be spiteful, 'hell hath no fury'; troopergate - spends $25000 taxpayer money on funtrips plane/hotel bills for kids brought i.e. 5 nights to a 4 hour business event - cut funding 60% for special needs children until she has one - makes rape victims pay for the rape kits yet got cozy with big oil for piles of cash additionally, McNasty is more and more mentally shaky too angry PTSD; pathetic grad 894 of 899 crashed 5 warplanes gave info on his POW mates for better treatment disliked by Vietnam Vets and votes against improving Veterans benefits cheats on wife 1 after her traumatic disfiguring car crash and leaves her and 3 kids heartbroken, condescending elitist with 9 houses 13 cars and doesn't have much common decency can't shake hands or look people in the eye has mad rage outbursts 72 yrs old has cancer 4 times unhealthy 1 heartbeat away from trailertrashpalin pres; we can't have those two or more economic incompetence.
: Thanks for chiming in U Sneeds Change, I didn't know where to start with Nb2d. There is so much that is distorted and uneven about everything that you've said. (Nb2d)
Submitted by Bwana
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The interminable U.S. presidential campaign season will come finally come to an end tomorrow night. For a full rundown of the best of the best coverage — enough to allow you to set up a multiscreen command center, head over to NewTeeVee.
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: In reading all the posted comments it appears that all the "experts" have had their say. Why haven't any of you stepped up to run for office if you're so darn smart? This is a country where the majority rules. And the majority for the last half of this sitting president's term has been trashed by the Democrats in Congress. Their pork barrel spending is bankrupting the country and you'd actually vote for more of them? Get a grip! Wake up and THINK for a change! Before the Dem's took over in the Congress there were LOTS of jobs and gas was really affordable. Now jobs are vanishing like the icebergs in the Arctic. (Maybe faster?) And gas is still WAY too expensive and I believe it's only lower than $3 per gallon until the election is over... and then, watch out! With the Socialists running Congress we're in for a REALLY rough road to travel. Our founding fathers would probably roll over in their graves if only they knew...
Submitted by Leolaporte:
I call on all Obama supporters to consider immediately wearing clothes of mourning... a black arm band or a black shirt or some other article of black clothing - in a peaceful protest... not only against the feeling that the election has been or is being stolen...But in protest that in the year 2008 - when Technology is so (Read More)
: How about a call to action! "November 4th, 2008 a date that will live in infamy - the constitution was suddenly and deliberately attacked through lies and deceptions." Shout it, blog it, twitter it and podcast it. The blogosphere is mightier then the sword! You, sir, are mightier then the sword! Mourning is for the dead. Democracy isn't dying on my watch. (Sorry I have been watching a little too much Keith Olbermann.)