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Update: Google Sticks with Chavez Logo All Easter Day

Update: Google Sticks with Chavez Logo All Easter Day

Last night Pacific Time, Breitbart News reported that Google was featuring a Doodle of labor leader Cesar Chavez … on Easter. We also suggested that Google would “likely switch out to an Easter logo sometime today.” We were apparently in

Cesar H. Chavez

In response to How Google celebrates Easter: I can’t get too worked up over Google’s selection of Cesar Chavez for their Easter Sunday Doodle. They’re a private multinational corporation, after all, and Christians aren’t their only customers. I’m sure they

How Google celebrates Easter

The Google search website uses “doodles” to re-decorate the company logo in honor of holidays and other major events.  I see they’ve chosen to commemorate Easter Sunday by celebrating the birth of labor leader Cesar Chavez.  There isn’t even a

Happy Easter: Google Celebrates Cesar Chavez's Birth

Happy Easter: Google Celebrates Cesar Chavez's Birth

March 31 marks the birthday of National Farm Workers Association (later United Farm Workers) co-founder Cesar Chavez. Chavez, who was trained by Saul Alinsky in the tactics of community organizing, has become a cult figure in California due to his

Cyber Beat: Daily Roundup of Social Media and Tech Stories 3/25

 Today’s top stories in social media and technology include social media public shaming that’s gotten out of control, Mayor Bloomberg tells people to think before they tweet, meeting strangers online, several cyberstalking and harassment cases, how criminals use your Facebook

One Night in Paris*

In response to The latest news from the blasted wasteland of austerity: [*If you arrived at this post via Google search, please note: title refers to government spending porn, not Miss Hilton’s sex tape]  John, to be more precise Uncle

Former WaPo Editor Tapped As Columbia J-School Dean

Former WaPo Editor Tapped As Columbia J-School Dean

The New York Times reports that Steve Coll, a veteran of The Washington Post, will be the next dean of the Columbia Journalism School, the president of Columbia University announced on Monday.  Coll was an editor at the Washington Post

Sen. Collins: Obama Couldn't Eat Without His Food Taster

Sen. Collins: Obama Couldn't Eat Without His Food Taster

The U.S. Secret Service is tight-lipped about whether presidents utilize “food tasters” to ensure a commander in chief’s meals are safe to consume. But comments by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) appear to confirm what is widely assumed: the president’s food

Pope Francis Reaches Out to Jewish Community

Pope Francis Reaches Out to Jewish Community

Within hours of being elected pope by his fellow cardinals, Pope Francis sent a letter to Rome’s chief rabbi, Riccardo di Segni, expressing his hope that as the new leader of the Church he could “contribute to the progress that

Cyber Beat: Daily Roundup of Social Media and Tech Stories 3/12

  ==================================================== Social Media Trends, Bad Behavior and Faux Pas. ====================================================    That’s one way to handle your troll – show up AT HIS HOUSE and tweet him photos from there. Boxer combats cyberbullying by tracking down his Twitter bully

FLOTUS: Dogs Need Fitness, Too

FLOTUS: Dogs Need Fitness, Too

First lady Michelle Obama is not only on a mission to get the nation’s children fit — with her “Let’s Move” campaign — but also insists dogs need to “move” too. Mrs. Obama talked about “dog fitness” during her Google

A Conversation with Breitbart I Will Always Cherish

I had only a handful of conversations with Andrew. The first of which was one amazingly unexpected blessing. A number of us Happy Warriors had converged unto Cancun to expose the hypocrisy of the Enviro-Fascist Left at a U.N. Climate CONference. After giving

With 'SNL' Gig, Kevin Hart Continues to Rise

With 'SNL' Gig, Kevin Hart Continues to Rise

By MESFIN FEKADUAP Entertainment WriterNEW YORKLike most people who get the chance to host “Saturday Night Live,” Kevin Hart is excited to have the gig. Unlike most hosts, Hart is proving to be complicated. For starters, the 32-year-old comedian-actor doesn’t

Hillary to Pocket $200K Per Speech

Hillary to Pocket $200K Per Speech

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is widely rumored to be the next Democratic presidential nominee come 2016. But in the meantime, she won’t be skimping on her earnings. Clinton will reportedly be pocketing $200,000 per speech, a tidy sum

Cyber Beat: Daily Roundup of Social Media and Tech Stories 2/23

Hackers and cyber-crime. LulzSec turncoat ‘Sabu’ dodges sentencing for second time Hacker takes advantage of Pistorius-Steenkamp tragedy Man Sentenced For Stealing 23,000 SSNs, Selling Them To Gang   Social Media and the courts. Abuse of power or appropriate? Judge orders

Homeless New Yorker Sues Parents for $200,000

Homeless New Yorker Sues Parents for $200,000

Bernard Bey is a homeless man living in New York City. He prefers to go by his rap name, Brooklyn Streets. Seriously. But he’s not just an aspiring record mogul. He also is suing his parents to try to force