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Perhaps it is no longer a surprise. It has become repeated news. Another newspaper will cease its print publication. The Ann Arbor News will no longer be printed:
“The Ann Arbor News will cease publication in July after 174 years and will be replaced by a Web-focused community news operation built from the [...]

Another major city newspaper will print its final edition. This time, it is the Seattle Post-Intelligencer which ends its long run in the print media:
“The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which has chronicled the news of the city since logs slid down its steep streets to the harbor and miners caroused in its bars before heading north [...]

Some well known athletes have drawn criticism for not using their celebrity for controversial social causes. For example, this has been a criticism levelled at both Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Both these superstar athletes have avoided any involvement that might alienate a segment of the population. There has been speculation that [...]

Another indicator of the decline of newspapers is the filing of bankruptcy by the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
“…The 15th-largest U.S. daily based on circulation, which McClatchy Co sold to private equity firm Avista Capital Partners for $530 million less than two years ago, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after missing payments to lenders, it said [...]

You may want to take a shot at this job. It is a six figure income for working (perhaps that is not the correct word) on a tropical island:
“…The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner’s home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, [...]

I will preface these remarks by saying that I am completely and unabashedly biased. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is an excellent newspaper. Online and in print form, it presents as one of the very best sources of local, national and world news. Now, its very existence is threatened:
“…The Seattle P-I’s parent company, The [...]

One of the challenges for Google is to honor local customs and regional laws. What may be accepted in one country can be highly offensive to citizens of another nation. In Japan, there is a growing protest movement against Google’s Street View project:
“A group of Japanese journalists, professors and lawyers demanded Friday that [...]

It is not surprising that the advertising wars over coffee is escalating in Seattle. It is the head offices of Starbucks and McDonald’s is making a statement. With advertising messages like “four bucks is dumb“, McDonald’s is pursing those coffee dollars aggressively:
“…”The billboard placement was done because we picked high visibility locations,” said [...]

Google has the data. The search engine know what is the most popular queries for this year. It may be a surprise that pop singers and head shaving are not at the top of the list:
“…The most searched term for Google users in the UK was Facebook while the BBC came second and [...]

The financial troubles with newspapers have been well documented. Advertisers are finding more success on the internet. Nevertheless, it is still jolting to see that The Miami Herald is for sale:
“…McClatchy, the nation’s third-largest newspaper chain, has approached potential buyers for The Herald, said these people. But they said they knew of no [...]