Day: October 31, 2012

President Obama Meets Gov. Christy In New Jersey After Hurrricane Sandy

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President Barack Obama landed in New Jersey to survey the extensive damage caused to the entire state by Hurricane Sandy. It’s estimated that 60 percent of New Jersey is without power. As this is written, the National Guard is in Hoboken, New Jersey, where there are 20,000 people trapped in their homes. There’s still a … Read more

Happy Halloween! Go SF Giants – Parade Today

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It’s Wednesday, October 31st, which means it’s Halloween 2012. It also happens to be the day of the parade for the 2012 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, too. Of course, that means something only to the San Francisco Bay Area for the most part, and SF Giants fans in general, but it’s still a … Read more

SF Muni Bus Vandal Gregory Tyler Graniss Arrested Thanks To Social Media

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The ass-hole that tried to damage a San Francisco Muni Bus on Third and Market after the San Francisco Giants’ World Series win, was arrested just about three hours ago. His name is Gregory Tyler Graniss, is 22 years old, and lives in San Francisco. Here’s the photo that sparked a social media man hunt, … Read more

Lucasfilm Bought By Disney For $4 Billion

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Disney under Robert Iger has become the only true media giant. It owns Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, Cap Cities / ABC, ESPN, whatever small company this blogger can’t think of, and now Lucasfilm. Disney is fully following Walt Disney’s mission statement: We seek to estimate the future and its bearing on our existence, as well as … Read more

New York Media Takes A Hurricane Sandy Big Hit

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Lost in the flurry of social media reports was the fact that New York, the media capital, was crippled in another way: its media outlets were rendered inactive. This was true for many large data center online publications like The Huffington Post and Mediaite. But many small blogs that used popular free services like Blogger, … Read more

In Brooklyn NY, Reports Of Residents Dealing With Flood And Damage

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While the worst of Hurricane Sandy is behind us, New Yorkers are dealing with the horror of a period with no power, food, or in many cases, the homes themselves. The blog The Brooklyn Ink reports that many Gerritsen Beach homeowners are using generators to dry out homes and pump water out of them as … Read more