Google Flu?

January 9, 2010 On the Web

Tweet Say what? What will Google come up with next? Over at Google.org they have developed a tool called Google Flu Trends. They use search data and look at the frequency and volume of what people are searching for to spot a trend. In this case, they look for trends in the search for things [...]

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Twitter Wit

January 6, 2010 Books

Tweet Are you one of the few people on this planet who does not know what Twitter is? Twitter is a social networking site in which you submit up to 140 words about what you are doing for your followers to see. There are Twitter Forums and plenty advice on how websites can use twitter [...]

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The O’Reilly Factor

December 30, 2009 Politics

Tweet What do you think of the O’Reilly Factor on Fox News? Me? Much to the dismay of a number of my US friends, I enjoy it! It is good entertainment and despite what the critics think of Bill O’Reilly, the O’Reilly Factor is the number one ranked show on cable news, by a long [...]

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Cartoons on TV for Education

December 28, 2009 Uncategorized

Tweet When I grew up some of the cartoons we got to watch on what limited television there was, was things like Secret Squirrel, Atom Ant and Scooby Doo. There was absolutely no educational component to those shows, they were just pure entertainment and fun. At that time there were no do gooders around then trying [...]

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Tiger Woods

December 27, 2009 Sport

Tweet Everyone has had something to say on Tiger Wood’s indiscretions and the break down of his marriage. On one hand, it has ruined what appeared to be a happy family and on the other hand he is probably living the fantasy of a very large number of males. Spnosors have dumped him, so it will [...]

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Racially motivated!

December 23, 2009 News

Tweet When I hear a news media report and a public outcry about a sentence or comments made by a judge I always err on the side of caution and assume that the judge is in possession of the complete information, so have a rationale for the decision and comments in the media may not [...]

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2009 Christmas Photo

December 21, 2009 Family

Tweet This is the 2009 xmas photo of the twins. They have not long turned 3. I can not get enough of them. They can not get enough of me. They always want me to put the pewter down so they can get more cuddles. Merry Christmas everyone.

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Forums

December 21, 2009 On the Web

Tweet Forums are fun places to hang out at; learn things at; ask questions at;  and meet up with people either who argree or disagree with each other on topics. I have been known to frequent a number of different forums on a regular basis. I also manage some (eg Podiatry Arena). I have had [...]

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