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Google Hangouts: Obama's Tech Savvy Presidency

On February 14, President Obama will again host a Google Hangout to take questions from members of Google Plus, one of the net’s newer social networks. Calling it a “Fireside Hangout,” the President will answer pre-submitted questions and videos from

Google Hangouts: Obama's Tech Savvy Presidency

Toy Gun Makers in the Crosshairs

The toy gun industry has experienced a backlash, as they struggle “to strike a delicate balance between profit and sensitivity.” “I have heard that toy guns that look like real weapons have slowed down in general, but toy weapons that

Dorner's Ex-Girlfriend Called Him 'Paranoid' And 'Twisted'

Ariana Williams Christopher Dorner, the former Navy reservist who was fired from the Los Angeles Police Department in 2008, is on the run from law enforcement authorities for allegedly shooting and killing three people and injuring two others. A $1 million

Super Bowl Generated Record Number of Tweets

Live action: Twitter grabs Super Bowl spotlight By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology WriterNEW YORK Beyonce’s splashy show, a freak power outage, and — oh, yeah — a captivating game of football combined to generate a record 24.1 million posts on Twitter

Super Bowl Generated Record Number of Tweets

Binge-Viewing Recommendation: Castle

In response to Binge-viewing: I’ve been a fan of binge-viewing since my wife bought the first season of Lost. Anyway, I recently started watching Castle which is a one hour police procedural show starring Nathan Fillion. When this show came

Will GOP learn the right lessons on digital divide?

This recent Politico article discusses the digital divide between Republicans and Democrats in the 2012 election.  Republicans are running a 1.0 digital ground game operation in a 3.0 world — and they know it. At their recent leadership retreat, Chairman Reince

Starbucks May Pull British Investment over Tax

Starbucks has threatened to suspend millions of pounds of investment in Britain over what it sees as unfair targeting by Prime Minister David Cameron over its tax affairs, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper cited sources close to the

Starbucks May Pull British Investment over Tax

Azarenka Wins Back-to-Back Australian Open Titles

Victoria Azarenka won her second consecutive Australian Open title by defeating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. Azarenka, of Belarus, is the top-ranked player in the world and was the tournament’s top seed. Li, of China, was the tournament’s 6th seed. 

Azarenka Wins Back-to-Back Australian Open Titles

The Moral High Ground

Tyrannical Governments: The British Empire, Nazis, Communists, Fascist Italy. Our founders knew that America’s citizens would need to protect themselves from out of control government. Self Defense: Home Invasions, Robberies, Assaults, Rape, etc.There are 830,000 to 2.45 million defensive gun

The Moral High Ground

Cameron Warns Companies Must 'Pay Fair Share' of Taxes

Prime Minister David Cameron warned Thursday that corporations must “pay their fair share” of taxes and said he would use Britain’s G8 chairmanship to counter tax avoidance. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Cameron said too many global

Cameron Warns Companies Must 'Pay Fair Share' of Taxes

Dems Introduce Expansive Gun Ban

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) —A retooled U.S. assault-weapons ban to be introduced Thursday was to include handguns and shotguns in addition to rifles, The Washington Times reported. The bill, by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., titled “The Assault Weapons Ban of

Dems Introduce Expansive Gun Ban

'Gangnam Style' Earns $8 mn for YouTube: Google

Google said the YouTube page showcasing the “Gangnam Style” video by South Korean rapper Psy has reaped more than $8 million in ad revenue. Google Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora revealed the figure Tuesday while discussing the money-making potential of

'Gangnam Style' Earns $8 mn for YouTube: Google

Obama Inaugural Poet Bores Audience

Leading off President Obama’s inauguration today, poet Richard Blanco recited an interminable poem that left the audience cringing in boredom. Blanco was feted by the Obama administration especially because he is Latino and gay. Here’s the full text of the

Obama Inaugural Poet Bores Audience

Cutter: Obama Campaign Will Be 'Activated' Against NRA

STEPHANIE CUTTER: President Obama provides the leadership here, and he said the American people have to speak up and make their voices heard in this debate. Just like the NRA is doing with there membership. And President Obama’s network across

Cutter: Obama Campaign Will Be 'Activated' Against NRA

Obama to Appoint Google Bigwig to National Science Board

President Obama plans to appoint Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist to the National Science Board, the news organization Politico reported Wednesday afternoon. The elevation of Vint Cerf, who has worked at the Internet behemoth since 2005, was announced Wednesday.  His appointment

Obama to Appoint Google Bigwig to National Science Board

Rory, Tiger Separately Shot New Nike Commercial

Top-ranked golfers Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods released a new Nike commercial this week that was reminiscent of the classic Larry Bird-Michael Jordan commercials in which the two superstars one-upped each other with trick shots.  Except the golfers did not shoot the

Rory, Tiger Separately Shot New Nike Commercial

House Bill Would Ban All Internet Ammunition Sales

In their latest rush to further emasculate the Second Amendment, many on the Left are taking aim at the Internet. Of course, illegal online sales of weapons and ammunition should be stopped–though the practice isn’t nearly as prevalent as the left would

House Bill Would Ban All Internet Ammunition Sales

Google Executive Chairman Arrives In North Korea

Google’s chairman, Eric Schmidt wants a first-hand look at North Korea’s economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his delegation said, despite misgivings in Washington over the timing of the trip.

Google Executive Chairman Arrives In North Korea

Google Chairman Heading to North Korea

By JEAN H. LEE and YOUKYUNG LEEAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaWhen he lands in North Korea, even Google’s executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is

Google Chairman Heading to North Korea

Google Hires 'Grand Prophet' of Machine Intelligence

In December, Google hired as its director of engineering Ray Kurzweil, 64, the “grand prophet” of something called “the Singularity”–the moment when machines will overtake human intelligence to such a level that “human life will be irreversibly transformed.” A graduate

Google Hires 'Grand Prophet' of Machine Intelligence

'Django Unchained' Stars Rush to Defend Movie

Hollywood is under attack this month not just for the violent content it produces but the topics and tone it can embrace in feature films. Most industry denizens are staying silent even though the broadsides directly impact their livelihoods. The

'Django Unchained' Stars Rush to Defend Movie