news junkie, new media addict.

Fake brands shopping centre set to open in China - pictures

Seeded on Mon Jan 5, 2009 4:44 PM EST (Mirror.co.uk)

China has confirmed itself as the 'king of counterfeiters' with the building of a new shopping centre dedicated to fake brands.

odd-news, rip, off, generic, brands, shopping, center, fake, china

How a tweet lead to a phonecall from Shaq

Seeded on Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:45 AM EST (Mashable!)

Shaq called an unbelieving follower on Twitter and told him he was fo' real. Absolutely hilarioussss

sports, shaq, twitter

Judges told repeatedly to stop using Wikipedia

Seeded on Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:22 PM EST (Ars Technica)

Note to judges: Wikipedia is officially unreliable.

odd-news, wikipedia, judges

ACLU sues Fallbrook school over journalism class

Seeded on Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:10 PM EST (Press-Enterprise)

A San Diego county principal fired a journalism advisor and discontinued the journalism class over a sex education editorial and allegations that the principal wouldn't cancel class during the SD fires. Censorship, anyone?

education, journalism, censorship

mental_floss Blog » 9 Times They Probably Should Have Stopped The Presses

Seeded on Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:19 PM EDT (mentalfloss.com)

things that shouldn't have ever printed because of bad timing or misinformation

UCSB fan: Throw tortillas when we score

Seeded on Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:08 AM EDT (apps.mustangdaily.net)

Cal Poly and UCSB rivalry. It cost Poly the recent soccer game when Mustang fans threw bottles on the field. Now UCSB is ready for revenge.

sports, cal-poly, ubsb, tortillas

Linux.com :: A baby named Linux

Seeded on Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:22 PM EDT ()

hilarious-- a couple named their kid "linux" haha "Will Richard Stallman insist that the baby be called GNU/Linux? Does a baby named Linux go to sleep and wake up without problems? How often does he outgrow his footwear and require a reboot?"

technology, linux, baby, name

The Elite Newspaper of the Future | American Journalism Review

Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:56 AM EDT (ajr.org)

A smaller, less frequently published version packed with analysis and investigative reporting and aimed at well-educated news junkies that may well be a smart survival strategy for the beleaguered old print product.

newspaper, print, survival

There are more than two checkboxes on your ballot

Seeded on Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:55 AM EDT (media.mustangdaily.net)

Whether or not you agree with their views - whether you find their politics inspiring, infuriating or amusing - one thing is certain: we need more candidates like Ralph Nader in our nation's political dialogue.

politics, ralph-nader, third-party, cal-poly

When parents won't let go - Inside Bay Area

Seeded on Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:20 AM EDT (Inside Bay Area Most Viewed)

The Blackhawks: Nicknamed after the military's rescue helicopter, these are the parents seen marching to the campus bookstore, course catalog in hand. Behind them shuffles Junior, happily absorbed in his Apple iPod.

education, college, blackhawks, parents, obsessive, let-go, california, university

McCain misleads again about Obama's tax "increases"

Seeded on Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:16 PM EDT (CNN)

This is a relevant article to seed because of the newsvine article I recently wrote about how McCain speeches have caused a lot of people to be misinformed and unable to accept the truth.

obama, mccain, taxes, lies, false

Small-town conservatives misunderstand tax plans

Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:02 PM EDT

I come from a small, agrarian town in the San Joaquin Valley of California. It's an area that's heavily conservative, and one trip back home reminded me just how brainwashed the community is.

Continue reading this entry ...

politics, mccain, obama, taxes, small-town, conservative

Palin E-Mail Hack Shows Webmail's Flaw

Seeded on Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:28 PM EDT (PC World)

Palin's e-mail was hacked after someone guessed her "secret" answer to her "secret" question. (It's a prank I used to pull on close friends when I knew things like the names of their first pets or father's middle name).

technology, email, hack, plain, yahoo

Palin causes one feminist to question her rules

Seeded on Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:36 PM EDT (Salon.com)

Her subhead sums it up best: How did Sarah Palin become a symbol of women's empowerment? And how did I, a die-hard feminist, end up terrified at the idea of a woman in the White House?

politics, sarah, palin, feminism

Microsoft Admits What Went Wrong with Vista

Seeded on Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:40 PM EDT ()

Instability. Incompatibility. Performance. Bill Gates failed.

technology, bill-gates, microsoft, vista, fail

Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis?

Seeded on Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:06 AM EDT ()

McCain's speech closes mirrors a Wikipedia entry for the country Georgia.

politics, mccain, speech, plagarize, wikipedia, georgia

Mirror image is everything to Barack look-alike

Seeded on Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:21 PM EDT (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

He resembles Barack Obama and everyone mistakes him for being the presidential hopeful

odd-news, barack, obama, look-alike

TV attempts to court young voters

Seeded on Sat Aug 23, 2008 1:13 AM EDT (The New York Times)

So now young people are voting, and broadcast industry wants to draw them in as viewers... one problem: we get our news from our RSS feeds and phones... we're not going to wait until the 6 o'clock news to find out what's happening in the world...

politics, news, votes, broadcast, young-vote, barack, media

Satire's New Home in Journalism

Seeded on Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:14 PM EDT (Romenesko)

The New Yorker's latest cover is deeply offensive or really funny or simply accurate, depending on your point of view. That's how satire works. So of course people are arguing over it today.

8 simple rules for succeeding on the Web

Seeded on Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:33 PM EDT ( CyberJournalist.net)

Quick tips for bloggers, news site designers and the likes to make sure they cater to readers/viewers' needs, and thus succeed online.

succeed, web, design, tips

Dubai plans 'moving' skyscraper

Seeded on Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:33 PM EDT (BBC News)

The world's first moving building, an 80-story tower with revolving floors giving a shifting shape, will be built in Dubai, its architect says. The Dynamic Tower design is made up of 80 pre-fabricated apartments which will spin independently of one another

moving, skyscraper