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New York Times blogger and Princeton Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman did what good bloggers are supposed to do: started a controversy regarding an event some might regard as sacred. In a rather short blog post called “The Years of Shame” Krugman blogged: The atrocity should have been a unifying event, but instead it became … Read more
On today, the enduring site on this 9-11 Anniversary where September 11th memories are shared all over the World, and NFL Football has taken an Internet back seat to 9-11, is the World Trade Center Memorial. The World Trade Center Memorial was built out of the remaining two holes that were the foundations for the … Read more
Famed guitarist and musician Paul Simon sang his classic “The Sound of Silence” at the 9-11 Ground Zero Memorial just two hours ago in New York City. Ten years ago today, the United States was the victim of a crime of massive proportions. Four airplanes were directed at The World Trade Center in New York … Read more
Today is 9-11 – September 11th 2011 – ten years ago, America was the victim of a crime of massive proportions. Four airplanes were directed at The World Trade Center in New York City, and The White House, and The Pentagon in Washington DC. Two of the four aircraft hit their targets: the North Tower … Read more
On September 11, 2001 I was 11 and in the 6th grade. Our school kept everything hush hush until the afternoon announcements when our principal had told us that there was an attack – no details though. None of us in the room knew what that meant. My friend and I walked home from school … Read more
The headline above was almost “Colorado Shocks Cal 34 – 30,” as the Colorado Buffalo’s, under a well-called final drive in regulation, use a combination of reverses, passes, and runs, to almost score a touchdown, but got close enough to set up a field goal to tie. Cal ran out the clock, talking the game … Read more
A number of sources are reporting news of federal and law enforcement officials’ concern that the terrorist organization al Qaeda, the same one responsible for the 9-11 attack on The World Trade Center, may have slipped terrorists in under U.S. Security screening before the 10th anniversary of the attacks. But the officials also note there’s … Read more
Venture Beat captured the following screenshot of NBC’s Twitter page which was hacked earlier: The tweets kept insisting that Ground Zero had been attacked and that this was no joke. Well, it was a joke – and it wasn’t a funny joke at all. There have been many speculations about another terrorist attack on the … Read more
That the San Francisco TransBay Terminal Area Plan has been released, let alone that the new San Francisco TransBay Terminal is under construction (and forget for the moment Wednesday’s press conference), is just plain remarkable. As the video from the press conference will show, this is a huge project, and a much needed one. When … Read more
The Zennie62 Mobile App Barcode, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr. After some planning and tinkering by this blogger the Zennie62 Mobile App is ready, and thanks to the use of Widgebox’s technology online. It contains not only all Zennie62 blog posts, but Twitter tweets, and YouTube video posts. But the best news of all … Read more
The Internet’s buzzing with talk about Contagion, Steven Soderburgh’s new thriller “about a deadly pandemic” to quote a number of marketing and news sources, is expected to top The Help at the box office this weekend. While that’s not necessarily wishful thinking from those observers who wrote such views, I’ve seen The Help, and just … Read more
Fist pumps, push-ups and chapstick. In Italy this episode Vinny and Pauly D decided to go “straight up Guido” and get dressed up like the typical “Jersey Guido” according to them. Instead of “GTL” it became “FPC” – fist pumps, push-ups, and chapstick. It was pretty hilarious to watch. This all came from Deena styling … Read more
President Obama did it again: in giving a speech he needed to give at a time in history, Barack Obama hit yet another home run. It wasn’t just what the American Jobs Act called for, but the way Obama called for it, that resonated with all who listened. (Note, I said listened.) The American Jobs … Read more
On Thursday, 45 years ago, I stayed up late to watch a television show that would come to have a dramatic impact on my life: Star Trek. Star Trek has played a major role in the formation of my friendships, many that I still maintain today. It also impacted what line of work we did, … Read more
The news is all over that TechCrunch Founder and Editor Michael Arrington may step down from running the blog not just to operate a new venture capital fund, but because the rumor is he was fired from AOL. What’s so weird is to read blog posts and articles that are dancing all over his grave, … Read more
TechCrunch Distrupt San Francisco is next week, September 12th-14th, and the TechCrunch Hackathon is this weekend, starting Saturday and running through Sunday. And for this Disrupt, the field of startups is not only larger, but more marketing and PR savvy, just judging from the number of requests for meeting times this blogger has received. Frankly, … Read more
Hope Solo, who this blogger considers the real star of Dancing With The Stars, just issued an angry Twitter tweet just two hours after her appearance on ABC’s The View with her dance partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, – indicating some kind of pressure, or message. But, before we see the tweet, gotta say that Hope looked … Read more
The GOP Debate is going on right now at the Reagan Presidential Library on MSNBC. Related Blogs
Hope Solo’s Great Legs In DWTS Dress, a photo by zennie62 on Flickr. This is USA Women’s Soccer Star Hope Solo’s first official Dancing With The Stars photo. For all who wondered what the self-described “tomboy” would look like in a dress and heels, this hot picture answers the question. And the reason for this … Read more
Whatever reputation former Governor Mitt Romney had for being “robotic” was cemented Tuesday with an awful presentation of his plan for the American Economy. This blogger watched, as Romney’s presentation was roundly panned on Twitter, and indeed he seemed to realize at one point that he could have done better. And that was as he … Read more
A new entry into the growing online meeting space is vCita. vCita’s a new “one-stop solution” that will debut at next week’s Tech Crunch Disrupt San Francisco (September 12-14). In an email to this blogger, the creators of vCita, describe it like this: Currently in beta, vCita was created to address the current piecemealing that … Read more
The hot rumor is AOL may snap up part of Yahoo! In fact, that AOL may take over part, or all of the web portal was not real news, until you consider that Yahoo!’s up for sale now, and in the wake of the firing of CEO Carol Bartz. If AOL is allowed to buy … Read more
Wow, what a bit of news on Tuesday, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who was famous for telling off tech blogger-turning venture capitalist Michael Arrington at last year’s Tech Crunch Disrupt New York interview here: And where this blogger managed to disrupt Mr. Arrington’s great first-of-its-kind event just by making this go viral on YouTube while … Read more
As ABC’s The View‘s Sherri Shepherd and Joy Behar share wedding plans, Hope Solo’s in New York with her Dancing With The Stars partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and, as he tweeted, the pair will be on The View Thursday: MaksimC Maksim Chmerkovskiy Going to NY with @hopesolo to be on ‘The View’ bit.ly/pPqjdZ 19 hours ago … Read more
Though he had to see it coming, first with the selection of Missouri Quarterback Blaine Gabbert with the 10th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, then with the Jacksonville Jaguars’ revenue challenges (about 7,000 tickets short of an NFL Opening Day blackout), their starting QB, David Garrard was released. The move is said to clear … Read more
The college football rankings as reported in the Associated Press Top 25 are out, and contains some interesting news. First, Stanford, previously ranked number 7, moves up to number 6, and joins Boise State and Florida in rising by one spot. Alabama moved from two to three, Oklahoma remained at one, and Oregon divided ten … Read more
As this blogger told New York Giants Legendary Running Back Tiki Barber at the 2010 NFL Draft, and again at the 2011 NFL Draft, when he does something, his name becomes a Google or Twitter Trend, and that’s certainly true today for Google Trends. In fact, “Tiki Barber” has been a Google Trend for the … Read more
This is great news for the ratings future of the Oscars! The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that American entertainment legend Eddie Murphy will host the 84th Academy Awards. This is the right shot in the arm – just what the Oscars needed in the wake of subpar 2011 show ratings. … Read more
The AP College Football Top 25 poll of college football rankings for the results of the first week of the 2011 NCAA College Football season is out, and it includes a shocker. Neither USC or Notre Dame are on the list, and that’s never happened before in the history of the AP Poll, going back … Read more
All the commercials led viewers to believer that Ronny had in fact beat up The Situation and put him in the hospital – well, what a disappointment for viewers. This episode was so overhyped and I cannot believe that I fell for it. Yes, Situation did leave in a stretcher and come back with a … Read more
In college football rankings, Notre Dame Football gets a pass every year because of its “storied tradition” and that is not to make fun of the Notre Dame legacy, but to point out how well it serves the University. Last ywar, Notre Dame posted an 8 and 5 record, and won its second bowl game … Read more
For those content bloggers who are expert at getting material on Google News, beware, http://www.212articles.com will take your content, and blog title, word for word, and mix it with other content, and stick it on its own website. Then, you can see it at Google Trends, as this blogger did. Check out the image screen … Read more
The title pretty much describes what the video shows, but not in that order. At DragonCon 2011, I ran into a gentleman at a temporary bar island in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, who was contemplating the purchase of a drink called “Dragon’s Breath.” While, “Dragon’s Breath” is a simple mix of one-half-ounce … Read more
You’ve often wondered who was the better at something. Like Warriors. But did you ever stop to think which is the better warrior between zombies and vampires? Well, Spike TV has. On Wednesday, September 14th, you can join the cast of experts who make up the hit show Deadliest Warrior, for the Season 3 Finale … Read more
Fresh off of a 57 to 3 destruction of the San Jose Spartans, The Stanford Cardinal open the first week of AP college football rankings ranked 7th best in the country. Ahead of the 2010 Pac-10 Champion Cardinal are Oklahoma, Alabama, Oregon, LSU, Boise State, and Florida State. But the question now becomes, at least … Read more
