<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - laurenrabaino's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - laurenrabaino's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:44:05 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:29:47 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Fake brands shopping centre set to open in China - pictures</title><description><![CDATA[China has confirmed itself as the 'king of counterfeiters' with the building of a new shopping centre dedicated to fake brands.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/05/2276764-fake-brands-shopping-centre-set-to-open-in-china-pictures</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/05/2276764-fake-brands-shopping-centre-set-to-open-in-china-pictures</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>rip</category><category>off</category><category>generic</category><category>brands</category><category>shopping</category><category>center</category><category>fake</category><category>china</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:44:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How a tweet lead to a phonecall from Shaq</title><description><![CDATA[Shaq called an unbelieving follower on Twitter and told him he was fo' real. Absolutely hilarioussss]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/22/2139719-how-a-tweet-lead-to-a-phonecall-from-shaq?category=sports</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/22/2139719-how-a-tweet-lead-to-a-phonecall-from-shaq?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>shaq</category><category>twitter</category><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:45:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Judges told repeatedly to stop using Wikipedia</title><description><![CDATA[Note to judges: Wikipedia is officially unreliable.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/14/2112277-judges-told-repeatedly-to-stop-using-wikipedia</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/14/2112277-judges-told-repeatedly-to-stop-using-wikipedia</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>wikipedia</category><category>judges</category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:22:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>ACLU sues Fallbrook school over journalism class</title><description><![CDATA[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?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/11/2102378-aclu-sues-fallbrook-school-over-journalism-class</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/11/2102378-aclu-sues-fallbrook-school-over-journalism-class</guid><category>education</category><category>journalism</category><category>censorship</category><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>mental_floss Blog » 9 Times They Probably Should Have Stopped The Presses</title><description><![CDATA[things that shouldn't have ever printed because of bad timing or misinformation]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/25/2039405-mentalfloss-blog-9-times-they-probably-should-have-stopped-the-presses</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/25/2039405-mentalfloss-blog-9-times-they-probably-should-have-stopped-the-presses</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:19:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>UCSB fan: Throw tortillas when we score</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2030584-ucsb-fan-throw-tortillas-when-we-score?category=sports</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2030584-ucsb-fan-throw-tortillas-when-we-score?category=sports</guid><category>sports</category><category>cal-poly</category><category>ubsb</category><category>tortillas</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:08:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Linux.com :: A baby named Linux</title><description><![CDATA[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?"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/11/1987874-linuxcom-a-baby-named-linux</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/11/1987874-linuxcom-a-baby-named-linux</guid><category>technology</category><category>linux</category><category>baby</category><category>name</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:22:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Elite Newspaper of the Future  | American Journalism Review</title><description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/10/1980584-the-elite-newspaper-of-the-future-american-journalism-review</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/10/1980584-the-elite-newspaper-of-the-future-american-journalism-review</guid><category>newspaper</category><category>print</category><category>survival</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:56:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>There are more than two checkboxes on your ballot </title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/29/1927785-there-are-more-than-two-checkboxes-on-your-ballot-</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/29/1927785-there-are-more-than-two-checkboxes-on-your-ballot-</guid><category>politics</category><category>ralph-nader</category><category>third-party</category><category>cal-poly</category><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:55:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>When parents won't let go - Inside Bay Area</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921206-when-parents-wont-let-go-inside-bay-area</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/27/1921206-when-parents-wont-let-go-inside-bay-area</guid><category>education</category><category>college</category><category>blackhawks</category><category>parents</category><category>obsessive</category><category>let-go</category><category>california</category><category>university</category><pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:20:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>McCain misleads again about Obama's tax &quot;increases&quot;</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/21/1894368-mccain-misleads-again-about-obamas-tax-increases</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/21/1894368-mccain-misleads-again-about-obamas-tax-increases</guid><category>obama</category><category>mccain</category><category>taxes</category><category>lies</category><category>false</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:16:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Small-town conservatives misunderstand tax plans</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/21/1893461-small-town-conservatives-misunderstand-tax-plans</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/21/1893461-small-town-conservatives-misunderstand-tax-plans</guid><category>politics</category><category>mccain</category><category>obama</category><category>taxes</category><category>small-town</category><category>conservative</category><pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:02:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Palin E-Mail Hack Shows Webmail's Flaw</title><description><![CDATA[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).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/20/1891076-palin-e-mail-hack-shows-webmails-flaw</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/20/1891076-palin-e-mail-hack-shows-webmails-flaw</guid><category>technology</category><category>email</category><category>hack</category><category>plain</category><category>yahoo</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:28:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Palin causes one feminist to question her rules</title><description><![CDATA[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?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/11/1856777-palin-causes-one-feminist-to-question-her-rules</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/11/1856777-palin-causes-one-feminist-to-question-her-rules</guid><category>politics</category><category>sarah</category><category>palin</category><category>feminism</category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:36:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Microsoft Admits What Went Wrong with Vista</title><description><![CDATA[Instability. Incompatibility. Performance. 

Bill Gates failed.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/11/1855636-microsoft-admits-what-went-wrong-with-vista</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/11/1855636-microsoft-admits-what-went-wrong-with-vista</guid><category>technology</category><category>bill-gates</category><category>microsoft</category><category>vista</category><category>fail</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:40:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Did McCain Plagiarize His Speech on the Georgia Crisis?</title><description><![CDATA[McCain's speech closes mirrors a Wikipedia entry for the country Georgia.
]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/29/1800433-did-mccain-plagiarize-his-speech-on-the-georgia-crisis</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/29/1800433-did-mccain-plagiarize-his-speech-on-the-georgia-crisis</guid><category>politics</category><category>mccain</category><category>speech</category><category>plagarize</category><category>wikipedia</category><category>georgia</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:06:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mirror image is everything to Barack look-alike</title><description><![CDATA[He resembles Barack Obama and everyone mistakes him for being the presidential hopeful]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/25/1783537-mirror-image-is-everything-to-barack-look-alike</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/25/1783537-mirror-image-is-everything-to-barack-look-alike</guid><category>odd-news</category><category>barack</category><category>obama</category><category>look-alike</category><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:21:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>TV attempts to court young voters</title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/23/1775741-tv-attempts-to-court-young-voters</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/23/1775741-tv-attempts-to-court-young-voters</guid><category>politics</category><category>news</category><category>votes</category><category>broadcast</category><category>young-vote</category><category>barack</category><category>media</category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:13:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Satire's New Home in Journalism</title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/14/1666331-satires-new-home-in-journalism</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/07/14/1666331-satires-new-home-in-journalism</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:14:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>8 simple rules for succeeding on the Web</title><description><![CDATA[Quick tips for bloggers, news site designers and the likes to make sure they cater to readers/viewers' needs, and thus succeed online.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[laurenrabaino]]></dc:creator><link>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/28/1620947-8-simple-rules-for-succeeding-on-the-web</link><guid>http://laurenrabaino.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/28/1620947-8-simple-rules-for-succeeding-on-the-web</guid><category>succeed</category><category>web</category><category>design</category><category>tips</category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:33:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>