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The New Wordpress: Superior Group Blogging

Gadgets & Tech – Last week, we discussed the new Wordpress Beta version. Wordpress announced that it will release an updated beta today, along with weekly updates until the September 24th go live date.

View Story Discuss (0) (nowsourcing.com) 324 days ago by rockman069

Voted for on September 04, 2007 12:38pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 37 votes / 1 sink

Muhammad Saleem Interview - Social Media Expert

Celebrities – or those of you not familiar with him already, Muhammad Saleem (Mu) is renowned by many as a social media expert, as he is currently the #6 on the Digg top users list, and employed by Netscape as a paid Scout. He also serves as a regular on Pronet Advertising, and also finds the time to keep his personal blog vibrant. NowSourcing had a chance to c

View Story Discuss (0) (nowsourcing.com) 325 days ago by shehnshah

Voted for on September 03, 2007 12:53pm

The Secret Feature of StumbleUpon
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The Secret Feature of StumbleUpon

Gadgets & Tech – So, what's the secret feature, you ask? First off, StumbleUpon has a much more thorough help page than most social networking sites, but as with any good help page, there will always be more to add. There appear to be some interesting things going on in the user reviews...

View Story Discuss (7) (nowsourcing.com) 328 days ago by nowsourcing

Voted for on August 31, 2007 07:17pm

Starting a Blog: 7 Basic Steps
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Starting a Blog: 7 Basic Steps

Do-It-Yourself – Having just moved over from my Wordpress hosted blog, I thought I'd start up a series about blogging. Featuring lessons learned along the way.

View Story Discuss (22) (nowsourcing.com) 359 days ago by nowsourcing

Voted for on July 31, 2007 11:38am

The increase may not add up
This story has mostly positive ratings. 130 votes / 5 sinks

The increase may not add up

Money – For the first time in a decade some of the lowest paid workers in America are getting a raise. The minimum wage is going up - an increase of 70 cents - but there's a flip side to this pay hike: To compensate for the wage increase, some companies may reduce the number of hours minimum wage earners work.

View Story Discuss (186) (khou.com) 368 days ago by nowsourcing

Voted for on July 22, 2007 08:14pm

Terror Fighting Cop Dog?
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Terror Fighting Cop Dog?

Humor – If you like my stories, you will LOVE this one just for the cuteness factor alone...a'la I Can Has Cheezeburger :-)

View Story Discuss (15) (chompchomp.us) 368 days ago by nowsourcing

Voted for on July 22, 2007 08:13pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 75 votes / 7 sinks

Cheney to become president (briefly)

Politics – President Bush will undergo a routine colonoscopy Saturday, his spokesman said, revealing that Bush will hand over presidential powers to Vice President Dick Cheney while he is under under anesthesia.

View Story Discuss (49) (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com) 370 days ago by engineer

Voted for on July 20, 2007 12:56pm

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Many cancer survivors go back to work as usual

Health & Fitness – When a person is first diagnosed with cancer and undergoes treatment, their work may suffer; but in the long run, most people who survive cancer work a similar number of hours as anyone else, new study findings show.

View Story Discuss (1) (nlm.nih.gov) 377 days ago by improver

Voted for on July 20, 2007 11:23am

Study: 46 Percent of Teens Hurt Themselves on Purpose
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Study: 46 Percent of Teens Hurt Themselves on Purpose

Science – Self-injury among teens is more common than thought, a new study suggests. Some 46% of high school students surveyed said they had purposely injured themselves more than once in the past year. Among those who said they had injured themselves, more than half said they had cut, burned their skin; engaged in other acts researchers labeled as serious.

View Story Discuss (13) (livescience.com) 370 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on July 20, 2007 11:23am

Cheney Suppressed Evidence in California Energy Crisis
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Cheney Suppressed Evidence in California Energy Crisis

Do No Evil – In-depth investigation shows how Vice President Dick Cheney pressured federal energy regulators to conceal evidence of widespread market manipulation by energy companies during the California electricity crisis in 2001.

View Story Discuss (383) (truthout.org) 371 days ago by Wil

Sunk on July 20, 2007 10:41am Commented on 1 time: 1

Valerie Plame's lawsuit dismissed
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Valerie Plame's lawsuit dismissed

News – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame's lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA leak scandal.

View Story Discuss (455) (hosted.ap.org) 371 days ago by SlapALib

Sunk on July 20, 2007 10:40am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 78 votes / 15 sinks

Vietnam, Iraq: Deception, Dishonesty, Manipulation and Greed

Politics – It seems that in 2007 we are facing another painful and depressing period. Many people are realizing that the invasion and occupation of Iraq may have involved deception, dishonesty, manipulation, greed, power, war profiteering - like the Vietnam War.

View Story Discuss (29) (populistamerica.com) 371 days ago by populist

Voted for on July 20, 2007 10:23am

How Lost the War Is
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How Lost the War Is

Books – Neither the President nor the war's intellectual architects are prepared to admit this. Nonetheless, the specter of defeat shapes their thinking in telling ways.

View Story Discuss (72) (alternet.org) 371 days ago by Progressive Bum

Voted for on July 20, 2007 10:22am

Dow Breaks 14,000 But Lags Chartwell Global 30
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Dow Breaks 14,000 But Lags Chartwell Global 30

News – The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Diamond exchange traded fund (DIA) that tracks it is making headlines but a little known global rival demonstrates the power of international exposure.

View Story Discuss (7) (bestwaytoinvest.com) 371 days ago by universal12

Voted for on July 20, 2007 10:22am

2007 market crash
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2007 market crash

Money – They say history doesn't repeat it merely rhymes. If that's the case, we may be setting up for a 2007 market crash. Take a look at this 1987 stock market crash picture:

View Story Discuss (80) (bestwaytoinvest.com) 371 days ago by universal12

Voted for on July 20, 2007 10:22am