IPosture Stops Slouching, Enlarges Breasts | Gadget Lab from Wired.com (2)
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Have you all got your Buzzword Bingo cards ready? Good. Eyes down... The iPosture is a gadget that begins with the letter 'i'. The little disk constantly monitors your posture and delivers a sharp, corrective vibration if you deviate by more than three degrees from your starting position. How does it manage such a feat? Nanotechnology: The secret of the iPosture is WINS TM, or Wearable Intelligent Nano-Sensor, a microchip that monitors stance several times ...
Android Market Officially Announced! (4)
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Less than 24 hours ago we pondered the differences between the inevitable Android Marketplace and the iPhone App Store. Now we’re getting the first official information from Google that the Android Market does exist and some juicy details on exactly what it will be. Get excited folks… this is a DOOZY! While the definition is open to interpretation, it seems pretty cut and dry on the surface. The Android Market is “an open content distribution ...
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phillip said:
Excellent. Screw Apple's closed store.
Wisdom Teeth Can Yield Stem Cells, Scientists Say (3)
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Dental pulp from a wisdom tooth could be a new source of therapeutic stem cells, sidestepping the ethical concerns of embryonic cells, Japanese researchers claim.
Rudy makes the case for ... Rudy (1)
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The Obama campaign claims that Rudy Giuliani just "disqualified" McCain with a standard Rudy riff from the primary: “This is not the time to have somebody with no executive experience as president of the United States," he told Brian Williams. McCain did lead a Navy training squadron from 1976 to 1977, so he does literally have some executive experience. But that was the case for Giuliani, not McCain.
Clinton's politics (1)
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Roger Simon makes a key point on the situation from Clinton's perspective: I have no idea whether Hillary Clinton really wants Barack Obama to win in November. It doesn’t matter. What does matter for her sake is that she not get blamed for his defeat if he loses.
VIDEO: 1,300-Year-Old Peru Mummy Found (2)
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The rare pre-Inca mummy was masked and entombed with a child sacrifice. Found near high-rises in Lima, the tomb is one of the few known unlooted Wari burials.
Vulnerability is the key to likability at work (and on the farm) (1)
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This is the last thing I should be writing on my blog. Because it's now clear that the blog is a great dating tool. Propositions all the time. So I should not tell you this, but here it is: It turns out that I'm a lousy girlfriend. Not the bad in bed type. Well, sort of. Because I'm game for anything, but only as long as I don't have to be vulnerable. At work, I'm ...
A Flare-Up Between Hillaryland and Denver (1)
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Politico's editor in chief and a colleague report on tension between the Clinton and Obama camps over Bill Clinton's speech. I've downplayed reports of tensions in the past. But sources back up the Politico to a point: things are getting a little hairy as the reality of the convention sets in. Obama aides acknowledge that there has been some recent bumps on the road but insist that reports of boiled over anger are way overplayed.It's ...
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adamgn said:
This seems so ridiculous... and I tend to blame Obama for not taking the high road and mending things better...
Marc Ambinder's No BS Assessment On The Obama-Biden Ticket (7)
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This is a formidable ticket, and a risky ticket, and not a comfort zone choice for Obama. Put aside the obvious: Biden has foreign policy meat on his bones...He's a great debater... he has a working-class Scranton-bred Irish-Catholic heritage...he knows Washington very well...he has known tragedy in his life... He was elected to the Senate as a change agent at the age of 29. He is comfortable but not wealthy -- he has not used ...
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Powera said:
I disagree completely. Biden is either the blandest of bland picks, the pick that Washington insiders and Sunday talk show hosts will love but nobody else will think much of in either direction; or he will be the Dick Cheney-esque experienced attack dog. You can argue that both of these are pluses; I view them as minuses.
NEVER VETTED (1)
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Politico reports Clinton was never vetted by the Obama camp. Democratic official: “She was not asked for a single piece of paper. She and Senator Obama have never had a single conversation about it. How would he know if she’d take it?” How will Clinton’s supporters feel about this? And/But: That didn’t stop the chattering class for converging on her as the possible shocker veep announcement this week. More: Gibbs sidesteps the vetting question on ...
New "Minor Planet" Found in Solar System (5)
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The object, which resembles a tailless comet, traces a long, elliptical orbit around the sun on a round-trip journey lasting about 22,500 years, astronomers report.
Intel Demonstrates Wireless Power Technology (4)
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I have been waiting for this for years: Wireless battery chargers. It'd make life so much easier. Thankfully, Intel demonstrated its progress on this technology at its developer forum Thursday. Intel's wireless power technology involves a setup of two metal arrays -- resembling the rings of a planet -- connected to a power amplifer. The arrays resonate at a certain frequency to establish an energy link, transmitting power from one array to the other. While ...
Creating Honest Content Marketing (11)
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Content marketing has an opportunity, should you decide to take it. Instead of going the route of old marketing, you who create content with the intent of building business relationships could try going the route of being honest, being genuine, being human. It’s no more difficult than the alternative: crafting something that’s dishonest but perhaps shinier. The thing is, if you start with honest and genuine, there’s a chance that people will give you extra ...
Hallmark rolls out gay marriage cards. (1)
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Although most states still refuse to recognize gay marriage, Hallmark has begun rolling out cards recognizing the unions between same-sex couples. They feature “two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best wishes inside. ‘Two hearts. One promise,’ one says.” Barbara Miller, a spokeswoman for the Greeting Card Association, said that the number of companies providing same-sex cards is expanding: “The fact that you have someone like Hallmark going into that niche shows it’s growing ...
50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business (86)
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We really can’t deny the fact that businesses are testing out Twitter as part of their steps into the social media landscape. You can say it’s a stupid application, that no business gets done there, but there are too many of us (including me) that can disagree and point out business value. I’m not going to address the naysayers much with this. Instead, I’m going to offer 50 thoughts for people looking to use Twitter ...
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Luke Gedeon said:
Chris does toot his own horn too much but he also writes some really interesting posts, so I guess we will forgive him this time.
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Caspar said:
Really useful advice, given that just today I set up a twitter account for my work project!
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Laurent Courtines said:
For the twitterati
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vasta said:
Was just looking for something like this for a presentation I'm putting together.
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Vedo said:
Twitter for Business
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Michael Hyatt said:
This is one of those posts I wish I had written. It is excellent. I am increasingly seeing Twitter as a viable business tool.
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Elizabeth said:
a must read
Leading for Innovation: Creating a Culture of Learning in Your Organization (1)
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Elissa Perry, Leadership Learning Community "When knowledge gained somewhere doesn't move elsewhere, that's not a learning organization; that's just a bunch of projects." - The Saratoga Institute It can be difficult to encourage new ideas and innovation from people who aren't in positions with leadership titles or much technical authority. People fear speaking up for reasons tied not just to personal style, but also -- and perhaps more commonly -- to organizational culture. There are ...
Crutchley comes around (1)
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Political reality finally sets in on both sides of one of the better stories of the month: McCain quietly returns $2,300 to the founder of the top gay sex site, Manhunt, Jonathan Crutchley; and Crutchley wins back his colleagues' esteem by sending the money on to Obama. “He said, ‘If John is too good for my money, I’ll give it to Barack,’ ” a colleague tells the Boston Herald.
Edwards and the N (1)
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A cringe-inducing piece by the top editor of his hometown paper: Edwards told me that the allegations were not true. He said The N&O was the paper that arrived on his doorstep every day, the one read by friends of him and his wife, Elizabeth. He said he'd never called before to complain or state his case. Given Elizabeth's health -- she has cancer -- he said it was especially important to him that the ...
Google Android Phone: Testing in Progress (1)
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A tipster tells us that select Google employees have started testing the Android phones. A New York Times report says that Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile division is preparing to introduce the phone later this year. The phones will be made by HTC Corp, says the Times. Google spokesperson Erin Fors confirms that the company is getting feedback from early users. “To prepare for Android's public launch, we are testing the platform on a variety of devices,” ...
Manhunt backlash (1)
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The executives of a gay sex site are apparently more concerned about the perception that they're associated with John McCain than McCain is about the association with them. The chairman of the board of Manhunt, the Cambridge-based hookup site, was forced to resign after reports that he gave $2,300 to McCain. Manhunt co-founder Larry Basile e-mailed the blog Towleroad: It should be known that Jonathan Crutchley's donation to McCain left the entire Board in disbelief. ...
