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The Bad Vestments Blog
Telegraph - 97 Minutes ago
By Damian Thompson 5 Comments Hat-tip to Fr Tim Finigan for alerting me to , . The latest picture (see below) features a stole so revolting that the priest?s face has been concealed. The stole of shame.
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Twitter this
Washington Post - 10 Hours ago
by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing
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Twitter valued at $US1b
Sydney Morning Herald - 11 Hours ago
Twitter Inc., the social-networking company valued at $US1 billion ($1.1 billion) by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $US4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue
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FlixUp Is Rotten Tomatoes For Twitter Movie Talk
Washington Post - 14 Hours ago
Rotten Tomatoes is a great site because it takes all the movie reviews from around the web and condenses them into an easy-to-understand aggregate score. But let's be honest: Most movie reviewers suck.
Flixup is rotten tomatoes for twitter movie talk... (TechCrunch via TechNews AM) TechNews.AM
Forget about rotten tomatoes The Hindu
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Off to a flying start by blogging
TheStar.com.my - 11 Hours ago
THE online media poses many possibilities, from rising to stardom or applying for a dream job with just a click. However, the idea of being recruited as a pilot through a blogging contest seems a bit
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Obama tells blog Cuban thaw depends on reform
South China Morning Post - 14 Hours ago
US President Barack Obama has answered questions from a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he has no interest in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he will not visit until
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Twitter valued at $US1b as users top 58m
Sydney Morning Herald - 13 Hours ago
Twitter Inc., the social-networking company valued at $US1 billion ($1.1 billion) by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $US4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue
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Wildrose's chief of staff apologizes for Twitter comment targeting Stelmach
CFCN Plus - 13 Hours ago
The Wildrose Alliance Party's chief of staff has apologized for a comment he made on Twitter about the premier that landed him in hot water. Stephen Carter's online comment appeared to mock Premier Ed
Wildrose staffer apologizes for Twitter jab at Stelmach Edmonton Journal
Wildrose staffer sorry for Twitter jab at Stelmach Edmonton Journal
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Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked
Reuters via Yahoo! - 11 Hours ago
HAVANA (Reuters) The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating
Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked (Reuters) West Australian
Husband of dissident Cuban blogger attacked Malaysian Insider
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Anti-Castro blogger's husband jostled by mob
Breaking News.ie - 102 Minutes ago
The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner
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Twitter to Get 'Really Cool' Ads
Softpedia - 105 Minutes ago
People in the tech industry love speculating about two things, what Facebook is really worth and how Twitter will make money. The jury is still out on the first one but Twitter is adding more fuel to
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Here Come Twitter Ads, Says Twitter COO
Silicon Alley Insider - 9 Hours ago
Twitter COO Dick Costolo says ads are coming soon. At a TechCrunch event, Dick told Michael Arrington, they will be "fascinating, non-traditional, and people will love it." Read the rest of this
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Salesforce Shows Off Chatter: Twitter For Corporations
Silicon Alley Insider - 9 Hours ago
Salesforce is getting into the "real-time" niche, too. Read the rest of this story » See Also: Salesforce.com Ex-President Cakebread Re-emerges At SaaS Vendor Xactly (CRM) Salesforce.com: Not As
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The Next Twitter: Pay Attention To Hot Potato, A New 'Real-Time' Startup
Silicon Alley Insider - 9 Hours ago
Tags: Mobile, Startups, Twitter, Online, Social Networking, MLBAM, Sports, iPhone, NYC Digital, Hot Potato The hot story in tech right now is "real-time," thanks to Twitter and Facebook, so you're going
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Jason Calacanis: "I Plan On Buying $250,000 Worth Of AOL Stock"
Silicon Alley Insider - 9 Hours ago
As the founder of Weblogs Inc., Jason Calacanis is, in many ways, the cofounder of the new AOL, which will be built around the company's network of 80 blogs and content sites. So when we asked the
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Tweet and retweet- via sms... (GearDiary via TechNews AM)
TechNews.AM - 10 Hours ago
It looks like Twitter has finally finished rolling out it Retweet functionally to everyone.  But did you know you could do this vis SMS? If you  send â??RT USERNAMEâ? to 40404 (at least in the U.S.)
Vodafone introduces SMS retweeting for Twitter Users IXPLORA
Twitter retweets hit Vodafone SMS ElectricPig
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Twitter update on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:59:13 +0000
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - 10 Hours ago
Entry from '' by Luke Walsh Deputy Editor on edie.net. LukeAWalsh: it's World Toilet Day today - promoting the fact a lot of people live without basic sanitation. This was a twitter update. Why not follow
Twitter update on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:43:47 +0000 Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
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Twitter update on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:10:38 +0000
Environmental Data Interactive Exchange - 10 Hours ago
Entry from 'Luke's Blog' by Luke Walsh Deputy Editor on edie.net. LukeAWalsh: @katrina_23uk it sounds really good I'm going to have a look tomorrow - couldn't go today as too much work :O( This was a
Twitter update on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:07 +0000 Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
Twitter update on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:46 +0000 Environmental Data Interactive Exchange
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Writer of popular blog reveals her true identity
Cape Times - 10 Hours ago
Laura Topham and Helen Weathers FOR six years, her identity remained a closely guarded secret: a tantalising mystery for all those hooked on the stockings-and-stilettos tales of high-class call girl Belle
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Twitter now valued at $US1 billion
WA Today.com.au - 10 Hours ago
Twitter Inc., the social-networking company valued at $US1 billion ($1.1 billion) by venture capitalists, said it is generating sales of more than $US4 million a year and plans to build on that revenue
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The Dark Side of Twitter
EDN.com - 11 Hours ago
a from Monster.coms Inside Tech, Ive got a brilliant use for Twitter. Heres what people are saying about their bosses right now. Bad, bad idea. So much guilty fun to listen in and Twitter away your valuable
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Seesmic: twitter, facebook client for blackberry and android available... (SolSie.com
TechNews.AM - 10 Hours ago
Seesmic, the client for Twitter, Facebook with multiple timelines, just announced the availability for Android and Blackberry versions, in addition to the Web and AIR desktop (Windows & Mac) clients...
Seize Seesmic Twitter app on BlackBerry, Android CNET News.com
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ESPN Suspends Superstar Writer Bill Simmons From Using Twitter
Business Sheet - 10 Hours ago
ESPN is suspending its hotshot writer Bill Simmons from Twitter for two weeks. The reason: He started mouthing off at Boston sports station WEEI on Twitter. WEEI is an ESPN partner. Simmons Tweeted,
Espn suspends superstar writer bill simmons from using twitter... (Silicon Alley TechNews.AM
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Your Facebook Friends and Twitter Followers
Hospitality Upgrade - 11 Hours ago
To many businesses, Facebook and Twitter represent methods of communicating with youthful audiences, and like many trends, owners and managers are involving themselves in these social networking platforms
Be a Winner: Follow Broadway.com on Twitter and Facebook Broadway.com
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More For the Blogroll
Corante - 11 Hours ago
Two more blogs that I've forgotten to add are now on the blogroll: Pharma Conduct and Chemical Space. Welcome! Update: oh yeah, Pharmalot returns, too!
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