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A new survey out by the Pew Internet and American Life Project attempts to examine those questions. ClickZ has an article on the report. Here's an excerpt: Web 2.0 (define) is characterized by sites “utilizing collective intelligence, providing network-enabled interactive services” and “giving users control over their own data,” according to the report. It also [...]
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President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan wants a jirga (council meeting) of leading Pashtuns from both Afghanistan and Pakistan to discuss how to put the largely Pashtun Taliban out of business. But will Pakistan play along? An excerpt from the BBC story: The two countries disagree on how to fight the Taleban – mostly drawn from [...]
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Jeffrey M. Johnson, the Los Angeles Times publisher who pushed back against job cuts requested by the parent Tribune Co., is now an ex-publisher. He has been replaced with David Hiller, publisher of the Chicago Tribune. An excerpt from the Oct. 5 MSNBC story: “Jeff and I agreed that this change is best at this time [...]
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Michelle Malkin, an off-the-scales U.S. conservative yapper, posted a video to YouTube to continue her spat with management there over a video of hers they had pulled back in February. A sample quote: “The YouTube crackdown is targeting those of us who unapologetically criticize the throat-slitters who would bomb us all back to the Middle Ages. Oops. [...]
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Some of Mark Foley's apparent deep, dark secrets — he's an alcoholic, he was molested by some unnamed clergyman as a teen — that have been revealed in the wake of his scandal surprise his friends. The sexuality part? Not so surprising. An excerpt from the Oct. 5 NYT profile: Over 12 years in Congress, he [...]
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It's about the civilians, stupid. An excerpt from the NYT analysis: The doctrine warns against some of the practices used early in the war, when the military operated without an effective counterinsurgency playbook. It cautions against overly aggressive raids and mistreatment of detainees. Instead it emphasizes the importance of safeguarding civilians and restoring essential services, [...]
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Top prize at the Ig Nobels this year went to a device that repels teenagers, reports the BBC.
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Human Rights Watch has praised the European Union for halting a trade deal with Turkmenistan, the bizarrely authoritarian, oil-and-gas-soaked Central Asian republic where a journalist died last month under suspicious circumstances. An excerpt from the BBC story: Human Rights Watch said the decision showed that the EU would not allow abusive governments to profit from it. [...]
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* Since there are some bloggers out there who like to take things wildly out of context when attacking people they perceive as foes, please be advised the above headline was intended to be ironic and not an actual criticism of Dutch society or its democratic process. Nor should it be seen as an endorsement [...]
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