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‘Nutritional’ Beverages at Starbucks

With the downturn in the economy and competition from other venues like McDonald’s, Starbucks has launched ‘nutritional’ beverages:
“…The “Vivanno Nourishing Blends” will be on sale at Starbucks stores in the U.S. and Canada. The flavors are orange-mango-banana and banana-chocolate. At 270 calories, the drinks contain one serving of fruit, 16 grams of protein and 5 […]

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Killer Advertising

It seems that for-hire killers advertise online, in Mexico. The offered services presents itself in a mainstream fashion:
“Mexican police are investigating a number of classified ads on the internet which purport to be from hitmen offering the services.
The ads can be found alongside ones for private tuition or domestic help.”
link: Mexico probes […]

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Google Does Chat with ‘Lively’

Google has targeted the chat demographic with its launch of ‘Lively’:


“…The Lively download requires Windows Vista/XP with either Internet Explorer or Firefox. It also requires either a Google account or a Facebook account, since you can also create Lively rooms on Facebook.”
link: Google looks Lively, goes for “a 3D […]

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Google Wants Your Health Records

Part of indexing the world’s information now includes your medical information. Google wants your health and medical data:
“…The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Web search leader announced the public launch of Google Health during a Webcast on Monday. It lets users import records from a variety of care providers and pharmacies.”
link: Google makes health service publicly […]

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This CP3 Plays for Los Angeles

Candace Parker has made her debut as a professional basketball player. As expected, she was brilliant:
“…Parker scored 34 points, the most in a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday.”
link: Parker’s 34 points most in WNBA debut; Sparks spoil […]

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Yahoo! Turns to Google for Help

How Yahoo must want to avoid a partnership with Microsoft. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo is turning to Google for search advertising:
“Yahoo Inc. is close to announcing that it plans to carry search advertising from Google Inc. as part of a test that could lead to a broader partnership, according to […]

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The Presidency and the Beer Factor

It seems that at a juncture in history, where the leadership of the United States is such a high stakes issue, many people go cast a vote based on likability. It is not legislative policy that decides. It is not experience. The deciding factor for many is which person to welcome into the living room, […]

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Free Happy Meals For Good Report Cards

Let’s put some McDonald’s golden arches over the schools in Seminole County, Florida. Somehow, McDonald’s has been able to convince school officials to reward good grades with a free Happy Meal:
“…The incentives are described as “food prizes,” and a report card of all A’s and B’s or an attendance record blemished by just two […]