#nowplaying ::: Pop Clips » 11 Aug 2010

Why can't a guy be President and have a good time? Don't you just love a "hands-on" president?

Hey looky here! I found another (cyber) me! That makes more than 122 of us!

"Contrary to popular belief, video didn't kill the radio star, YouTube didn't knock off TV and Twitter didn't shut down blogging. However, in each case the steady advance of new technology definitely forced the incumbents to evolve." Micro Persuasion uploads another post to remember entitled "Hot or Not: E-mail Marketing vs. Social-Media Marketing" .... hmmm... wonder what Larry or Karen or Justin or Aldon or Liane or Onibalusi would have to say about this?

On the way to work this morning the bus took a detour due to construction. Along one of the streets we passed through, there was one of those movable led signs displaying safety messages by the Albany Police Department. There was no way I could pull my mobi out and snap a quick picture, so I will explain that the first one or two panels of leds on the message board weren't working correctly. The sign beamed this message, worthy of philosophical interpretation: "SECURE YOUR LONGINGS"*** - ah, if only such a message had been displayed a few years back in Plattsburgh or Colonie...
*** sign shoulda said "secure your belongings" ;)

THE ENEMY WITHIN ::: Hospitals in Britain are on alert after a new drug-resistant "superbug" was found in around 50 patients, many of whom recently had cosmetic surgery (like breast enhancement) in Pakistan and India.

The Quitting Tale That Suckered the Whole Internet ::: Snapshots of an aspiring broker purportedly telling off her boss garnered widespread news coverage and more than 105,000 Facebook "likes" Tuesday. Too bad the story was published by two guys who have pranked the media before.
More » PLUS+++ PICTORIAL ::: Kevin Marshall offers his take on the story that was too good to be true...

Here’s The REAL Google/Verizon Story: A Tale of Two Internets (UPDATED)

And just in case you're wondering how everyone's favourite supermodel is doing - Fresh from testifying in court about an African dictator giving her blood diamonds as a gift, physically abusive supermodel Naomi Campbell relaxes on a Russian yacht. Bar Rafaeli was also present.

Things we encounter along life's way include plastic chairs...