in sundays new york times magazine clive thompson has a long piece titled brave new world of digital intimacy about ambient awareness the incessant online contact weve come to know and love through twitter tumblr dopplr etc. like everything these days it starts with facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his newsfeed but extends further afield. its area thats been covered before but thompson nai...
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filed under deals altria group mothe new york times reports that altria group nyse mo is in advanced talks to buy ust nyse ust the maker of the popular skoal and copenhagen smokeless tobacco brands for more than 10 billion. investors are reacting positively to the news sending altria shares over 1 higher. since spinning off philip morris international nyse pmi in march altria expected to exp...
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filed under management booksthe new york times reports that one of the coauthors of a very popular and influential management book reengineering the corporation has died. michael hammer a former mit professor helped popularize the idea that managers should view their organizations as a clean sheet of paper and make them work more effectively for their customers. in the 1990s the idea of reengineer...
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link to the full story here obama steps into the no spin zone it was billed as the ultimate smackdown and it certainly promised to be a wonk vs. wacko match the cerebral conciliatory senator barack obama versus bill oreilly fox news channels most irascible combative anchor a commentator who calls liberals loons and pinheads and on thursdays show described reporters scrutinizing gov. sarah palin of...
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first brooks... what was most impressive was her speechs freshness. her words flowed directly from her life experience her poise and mannerisms from her town and its conversations. she left behind most of the standard tropes of republican rhetoric compare her text to the others and skated over abortion and the social issues. there wasnt even any tired old reagan nostalgia. instead her language res...
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did we mention that billy bragg is speaking at econmusic our london conference examining the digital music business on september 23 billy has previously taken on myspace for its policy on artist royalties and bebo for building a fortune off musicians work. at econmusic billy joins last.fm mog.com and others to discuss digital licensing and making a living in the online age. here with a great ...
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im so totally digitally close to you how news feed twitter and other forms of incessant online contact have created a brave new world of ambient intimacy.......
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kudos to the new york times editorialists for calling attention to an issue of critical importance to talkleft and to americans who care about the constitution al qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on america and hes worried that someone wont read them their rights ms. palin said. mr. obama in reality wants to give basic human rights to prisoners in guantanamo bay cuba only...
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im traveling right now but ill have several posts for you in the next two days including a review tomorrow. ive already seen an incredible show called sensory overload in milwaukee and ive yet to make my way through chicago etc. till then check out holland cotters take on official chinese propaganda art times interview with ann temkin momas new chief curator of painting and sculpture......
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theres an amazing photo on the front page of the new york times website. leave your politics behind and enjoy the wonders of the internet age. the image its actually a series of images taken rapidfire is from last nights convention just after mccain finished speaking. this link should take you to the large version. then click on full screen and roll your mouse. almost enough to induce vertigo...
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part one of four of the much anticipated bill oreilly interview with sen. barack obama aired last night and focused solely on foreign policy. the other three parts of the interview air mondaywednesday next week. but with the full interview in the can the new york post reports despite talk of bad blood between the democratic nominee and the broadcaster obama seemed positively upbeat after thu...
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filed under china federal natl mtge fnmsince china owns 1 trillion worth of u.s. treasury bonds and 340 billion of mortgagebacked debt when china gets a cold the u.s. catches pneumonia. and as i posted when we think about the 800 billion bailout bazooka for fannie mae nyse fnm and freddie mac nyse fre we should remember that our money is going to help china out of an investment jam. but since we...
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yesterday evening my congresswoman democrat jane harman of californias 36th district showed up ina santa monica for an event at the new west l.a. democratic club headquarters on wilshire boulevard. im pretty sure this is the first time that i have ever met my congressional representative face to face. harman whose district extends from venice down through the south bay beach communities to the por...
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high school sports participation increased for the 19th consecutive year according to a study by the national federation of state high school associatio ns. es pn announced it has been working with videogame developer electronic arts to produce a new technology that will allow sports anchors to interact with lifelike videogame graphics. the move is just one more example of the evolution of ne...
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city councilman g. oliver koppell said on thursday that he would introduce legislation within weeks that would allow the citys elected officials to serve three full terms instead of the current two. the legislation would be the first step in what is expected to be a long contentious process of amending a term limits law approved twice by voters that will force the mayor the comptroller the public ...
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not so many years ago martin connor was the most powerful democrat in the state senate. and mr. connor a respected lawyer and specialist in state election law rarely faced primary challenges until recently. but mr. connor 63 the senates longestserving democrat who has been in office for 30 years has in recent years faced primary opponents who have portrayed him as having done little to change a mo...
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good morning janes and happy friday from speeches to trials heres your daily roundup top domestic story campaign 2008 john mccain gave his official acceptance speech last night at the republican national convention describing himself as a fighter who will fight for you. cnn in light of attacks saying their coverage of sarah palin has been biased and sexist news organizations are responding and de...
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the nation has been buzzing about alaskas most famous maverick politician all week and well were going to stretch it out one more day former senator mike gravel dak is this weeks entry in our presidential loser series as americans we like everything bigger and better than what the other guy has and gravel was no exception. not content to wallow among your gardenvariety losers like tom vilsack jim...
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senator john mccain had a tough act to follow after the electrifying wednesday night speech by his vp pick sarah palin. he accepted the nomination and promised that change is acomin. washington post nearly 400 protesters were arrested outside of the republican national convention last night. for singing a rage against the machine song cnn a texas inmate slated for execution next week says the ...
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another day another swedish blog i cant read modeman its not very often that you can so precisely point a trend at one person. well played mr. schnabel well played men.style.com busy this saturday you should really think about going to the coney island beard and mustache competition coucou jolie three glorious words to live by pizzaindustrial complex. the new york times goodbye dark n stormy s...
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nyp parton and a fresh tune by michael riedel new old friends on bway this fall bs woe i broadway by halley bondy as investors retreat in a shaky economy funding worries grow. stars broadway unites for barack the stars come out for obama at new yorks metropolitan room tm christy carlson romano to join avenue q on september 29 p avenue q will welcome beautys romano sept. 29 this mornings ...
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