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Posted by RRG on October 5, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.19.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- Rumor has it that Facebook is about to roll out another substantial change to your profile. Why? Social ecommerce baby. Money money money.
- America loves food: Specifically fried and sugary food. Here are ten shows that not only encourage our gluttony but will likely kill us.
Rules Are Meant To Be Broken (Sometimes)
- Here’s five rules that CNN claims are breakable at work.
- Yep – when you (Netflix) lose 1,000,000 subscribers at $8/month that’s an instantaneous revenue loss of $8,000,000/month… or, said another way, $96,000,000/year. Big mistake.
Nicholas Cage: Civil War Vampire
- The internet has given a voice to anyone who wants it, including this fellow who has a photograph of “Nicolas Cage” up for auction at the asking price of $1,000,000.
- Video from the International Space Station as it flys over planet Earth.
- Nothing into something. Rags to riches. Here are some secrets of those who’ve capitalized on the American Dream and made it their own.
Instructional, News, or Entertainment – Guilty?
- Where and what kind of videos are Americans watching at work? And how are they getting away with it?
- For the first time since 2004 the Ohio State Buckeyes are not ranked in the AP top 25.
- James Carville: ‘What should the White House do? Panic! . . . Fire. Indict. Fight.’
Posted by RRG on September 19, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.13.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- U.S. poverty has hit a new all time high.
- “Hey, what are you doing today?” ”Oh, nothing, just playing for a herd of cows with my jazz band.”
- Radio Shack lays off hundreds of Ft. Worth, Texas employees via email!
- Citing Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger, here’s a case against monogamy.
- Microsoft is prepping to release the much anticipated Windows 8, a brand new take on the OS. Is it enough to take away some of the iPad’s thunder as it functions on a tablet as well as a PC?
- A new supercomputer can (and is) predict(ing) revolution.
- The Spartacus star has died of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- You know what? It’s about time ‘Top Gun’ came out in 3D. I mean, why else would 3D have been invented?
- A new CNN poll names Rick Perry on top of the list of those to win against Obama in 2012.
- A new survey finds that the iPhone is falling out of style for the younger crowd and rising in median age of those who are using it.
Posted by RRG on September 13, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.12.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- See the news and reaction from tonight’s CNN GOP debate.
- The Sooners are the first team to top the AP rankings 100 different times.
- Amazon has confirmed that it’s working on a pseudo-Netflix-for-books.
Chinese Christianity is Booming
- Why is faith booming in a place known for religious and civil oppression?
- A new study claims that allowing your kids to watch Spongebob will have detrimental effects on your kiddos’ memory.
- A blast rocks a French nuclear plant earlier today resulting in at least one death and several injuries.
- The human brain is still some 100 times faster than the internet… for now at least.
- Gaddafi’s son has reportedly headed to Niger where he’s been accepted from his tumultuous homeland.
- You may have to fact check this one: Here’s an optical illusion that’s difficult to believe.
- ‘Top Gun’ is coming to theaters in 3D. Yep – it’s happening.
Posted by RRG on September 12, 2011
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September 11, 2011: Ten Years Later
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
Remembering September 11 in Photos
The Wall Street Journal of September 12, 2001
A Commemoration of Grief and Recovery
The Front Pages of the Web on September 11, 2001
77 U.S. troops injured when a Taliban truck bomb attacked an Afghan base
How the Media Is Using Digital Tech to Tell the Story of 9/11
Bush and Obama: Side by Side at Ground Zero
September 11th – A Day That Stands Alone
Posted by RRG on September 11, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.08.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- The Department of Homeland Security is reporting a “credible but unconfirmed” terror threat that coincides with this week’s tenth anniversary of 9/11.
- A drunken Swedish moose gets stuck in a tree after eating fermented apples.
- Remember Jonathan Taylor Thomas, the middle child from “Home Improvement?” Yeah – he’s 30 now.
- Fascinating photos from the world underneath the waves.
- Motorola released it’s newest iPhone competitor, the Droid Bionic, earlier today amid much anticipation.
- The debate rages on whether Mac and OS X can ever truly compete with Windows. Here’s an infographic on the latest numbers.
- Marty McFly – get your shoes on. Nike just teased us with self-lacing shoes that were only before seen in “Back To The Future.”
Reese Witherspoon Hospitalized
- Reese Witherspoon was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car yesterday. No serious injuries, though.
Somewhere, Alec Baldwin is Smiling
- Ben & Jerry’s just announced the newest ice cream flavor to their lineup: Schweddy Balls.
- What’s so special about this photo of sushi? It supposedly proves that the iPhone 5 is out in the wild.
Posted by RRG on September 8, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.07.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
Reese Witherspoon Hit By A Car
- Actress Reese Witherspoon was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car but she wasn’t seriously injured.
- Alec Baldwin would be proud: Ben & Jerry’s just released new Schweddy Balls ice cream.
- Through the science of artificial insemination, one donor has produced 150 children.
- Texas A&M was unanimously voted into the SEC but Baylor is keeping them back with legal threats.
- 11 are dead and some 70 injured following a terror attack in Delhi, India.
- NASA reveals photos taken from its newest lunar probe that show Astronauts’ tracks from the 60′s and 70′s.
- Incredible new technology makes tanks, ships, and helicopters disappear at night.
- New interactive photo from the Wall Street Journal displays what Ground Zero looks like on its tenth anniversary.
- Ever wonder why Steve Jobs gives less to philanthropy than his super-rich counterparts?
- Here is why the average IQ is higher in some regions than others.
Posted by RRG on September 7, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.06.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- Yahoo’s former CEO got the last word in when she sent an email to all Yahoo employees explaining that she had just been fired by her board.
- The Tigers just took second place in the NCAA Top 25 after their win over Oregon.
- How did startups like Twitter and Zynga get their names? Would you believe one of them drew the name out of a hat?
- Filipino villagers pulled a one-ton crocodile out of a creek.
- Steve Jobs is curiously stingy with his money and lack of philanthropic donation.
- The death toll of Texas’ latest wildfire is at four and climbing.
- This Swedish photographer was just busted for photoshopping his “work.”
- A gunman kills two National Guardsman and one other after opening fire in an IHOP before taking his own life.
- New interactive spread of Ground Zero by the Wall Street Journal gives us a view of the hallowed ground where the towers fell.
- iPhone 5 pre-orders are reportedly beginning for Best Buy next month as Apple is reportedly opening up to Sprint.
Posted by RRG on September 6, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.05.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- UN is warning that the latest Somali famine may kill 3/4 million people.
- Keith Olbermann rips President Obama for backtracking on his clean air policy.
- If you had the option of working four 10 hour days over the traditional five 8 hour days, would you take it? Here’s the case for the four day work week.
- Yes, it actually all began with labor unions. Here’s some history of Labor Day that you may not know.
- A labrador mix has fatally mauled a two-week old child in Houston, Texas.
- Incredible photo from National Geographic of camels casting a shadow. Sound boring? Check it out.
- Google celebrates another year of making sense of the web… and ruling the world.
- Here’s a sample of what Pixar looked like 40 years ago from the founders themselves.
- With Texas A&M leaving the Big 12 and OU waffling, could Texas & OU be headed for a new Pac-16?
- Bizarre medical condition results in patients who can actually hear their eyeballs moving.
Posted by RRG on September 5, 2011
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Trenspot Ten – 09.01.11
Ten trending links – curated from Trenspot.
- Netflix price hikes that were announced a couple months ago finally took place today.
- Marc Anthony speaks out as to why his marriage to J. Lo failed.
- Did you know that you’re 33,000 times more likely to die because of a hospital mistake than in a plane crash?!
- Here are 13 Facebook posts that got someone arrested. The point? Don’t be foolish online.
- Forecasters for the National Hurricane Center are speaking out amidst allegations that Hurricane Irene was all hype.
- It’s not much, but at least the President and Congress have agreed on something.
- Rick Perry just surpassed Mitt Romney as the GOP favorite for the 2012 race to the White House.
- A new generation of college grads are waiting in limbo working odd jobs as they seek to being a “real” career.
- This Pastor is calling for Atheists to be tracked like sex offenders. No, no… no bigotry here.
- Adele is lighting up iTunes with her newest single “Someone Like You.”
Posted by RRG on September 1, 2011
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