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27

Jul

USA Today Hides Content Behind Jeep Ad

Posted by Rima  Published in Economics, Journalism

If you’ve picked up a USA Today in the past two weeks, you’ve probably noticed that the paper has been missing one crucial element—its front page. But do desperate times really call for desperate measures?

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Tags: advertising, economy, ethics, grand cherokee, integrity, jeep, jeep grand cherokee, jobs, Journalism, lee jones, recession, usa today, wrap, wrapped

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24

Jul

PHOTO: News-Geek.com Mascot Turns One

Posted by Rima  Published in fun, herbie

Miniature dachshund superpuppy and News-Geek.com’s unofficial mascot, Herbie, will turn one year old tomorrow.

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Tags: ashmont, dachshund, fun, ham, herbie, mascot, photo, photoshop, puppy, silly

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17

Jul

Facebook ‘Stories’ Celebrates 500 Million Users

Posted by Rima  Published in fun, social networking, World

There are now more Facebook users worldwide than there are Buddhists. To celebrate such an impressive milestone, we’re all invited to share our “Facebook Stories.”

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Tags: 500 million, ceo, disasters, facebook, facebook stories, grief, half a billion, loss, love, mark zuckerburg, marketing, marriage, pr, randi zuckerburg, social media, social networking, stories, weddings

8 comments

10

Jul

News-Geek in the News: Beatles Fanaticism

Posted by Rima  Published in Entertainment, fun, news-geek in the news

When you ask me to name my favorite Beatles song, you might as well be asking which hair on my head I love the most. So, in order to participate in this fun survey, I had to get creative. I opened Excel and listed about 40 songs that I love, any one of which being my “favorite” depending on my mood and the day’s events. I then entered a formula so that the program would pick a “favorite” for me.

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Tags: beatles, discographies, favorite bands, favorite songs, music, nems360, news-geek, news-geek in the news, queen, scene now, sheena barnett

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6

Jul

Prince Professes Cluelessness; Declares Internet ‘Dead’

Posted by Rima  Published in Breaking News, Entertainment, people, Technology

Prince: “The internet’s like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you.”

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Tags: 2010, 20TEN, amazon, apple, cd, daily mirror, digital rights, digital rights management, drm, free, internet, itunes, mp3, mp3s, mtv, music, prince

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4

Jul

VIDEO: 1 Night of Fireworks in 15 Seconds

Posted by Rima  Published in fun

My husband and I had an excellent view of the local 4th-of-July fireworks tonight. He took almost 200 photos while standing right in front of our house! I decided to collect the pictures and put together the following video

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Tags: 4th of july, fireworks, fourth of july, fun, independence day, nashville, tennessee, video

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4

Jul

MiG vs. Sabre: Dueling Warplanes Over Korea

Posted by Rima  Published in Technology, war, World

The MiG and the Sabre pushed aviation technology to its limits during the Korean War. Both fighters overshadowed previous jets through sharp climbs, steep dives, tight turns, and nearly supersonic speeds.

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Tags: aerodynamics, american, anatomy, axial flow, centrifugal flow, chaddha, dogfight, dogfights, drop tank, f-86, f86, high subsonic, interactive, jet, jet war, korea, korean war, mig, MiG alley, mig-15, mig-15bis, mycynek, north korea, nova, nova online, pbs, rima, russian, sabre, speed brake, subsonic, supersonic, yalu river

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3

Jul

Face-Recognition Technology Online: Progress VS Privacy

Posted by Rima  Published in privacy, social networking, Technology

Facebook already advertises products to us based on our interests and other factors. But what else will they do with the info, particularly now that developers are slaloming down the slippery slope of tagging us with information we might not want to share?

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Tags: brockton, crime, detection, face, facebook, facial, investigation, Mobile Offender Recognition and Identification System, MORIS, odio, photo tagging, police, privacy, recognition, sam odio, software, Technology

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Rima Chaddha Mycynek is a writer, reporter, editor, photographer, videographer, former talk show host, and all-around journalism nerd. She currently teaches multimedia journalism at Boston University. [Read More]

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