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Facebook Unveils Subscriptions to Compete with Google+ and Twitter
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The Old Way: You send people a friend request on Facebook. If they approve it, you get to see their stream of data. The New Way: You can subscribe to someone – if they've opted in to subscribe. Whether or … Continue reading
Iranian Courts Deny 'Imminent Release' of American Hikers
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Iranian courts are saying not so fast about the release of two Americans held since 2009. This comes after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared on U.S. television yesterday saying the men could be sent home in as few as "two days" if they make bail. … Continue reading
LIVE video: House Hearing on Solyndra
For Oct 14 hearing click here Original post The Congressional hearing into what went wrong with a federal loan to Solyndra is now under way: Live Video app for Facebook by Ustream Solyndra, the Fremont solar company whose bright star … Continue reading
Morning Splash: BART's Plan to Manipulate Media; Obama Approval Sinks in CA; San Jose Limits Pot Clubs
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BART's media manipulation strategy: agency wrote script, tried to escort riders to speak out against protestors (The Bay Citizen) In response to a planned protest Aug. 11, BART recruited loyal riders, prepared a script for them to read from, and … Continue reading
Feinstein Among Politicians Allegedly Defrauded by Campaign Treasurer
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Senator Dianne Feinstein is the latest – and highest profile – California politician to be swept up in an embezzlement scandal hitting the state's democratic party. Politico was the first to report Feinstein saying may have been "wiped out" by … Continue reading
Google Flights Hits the Runway
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Today Google quietly rolled out its new airfare search interface. It's unclear if Google Flights will take off or there's a Google Buzz (read: flop) in its engine. At first glance Google Flights does have a lot of handy levers … Continue reading
Video: Ahmadinejad Statement on Hikers; Families React
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This morning there was a flurry of reports that the two American hikers held in Iran since 2009 could be freed – if they pay a combined one million dollar bail. The source was a 45 minute one-on-one interview that … Continue reading
Do Phone Books Have a Future in Berkeley?
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Next week Berkeley will become the next Bay Area city to consider regulating the delivery of phone books. The SF Chronicle outlines the plan: Berkeley's City Council is set next Tuesday to push for an anti-phone-book measure like the one … Continue reading
Video: Raiders' Janikowski Record-Tying Field Goal
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The Raiders won their opener last night, for the first time in eight years. The top play of the game against the Denver Broncos had to be this record-tying field goal… 63 yards by Sebastian Janikowski. Janikowski now shares the … Continue reading
