Barack Obama’s Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings founded the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Recently he was appointed by the Obama administration to run the Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools in the US Department of Education. In 2007 Kevin Jennings was paid $273,573.96 as the executive director of GLSEN. In 2000 [...]
What if you could decide where to shop, eat or hang out, with a little help from local Google users? It might take you a while to ask them all, so to make it easier we've launched a new effort to send window decals to over 100,000 local businesses in the U.S. that have been the most sought out and researched on Google.com and Google Maps. We're calling these businesses the " Favorite Places on...
Back in March, Google CEO Eric Schmidt caused a little controversy when he was quoted as thinking of Twitter (and the other micro-messaging services like it) as a "sort of poor man's email systems." He later clarified his remarks a bit. Tonight, he has joined the service. Current Googlers such as Hunter Walk (YouTube) and former Googlers such as Chris Sacca welcomed Schmidt to the service...
Ok, if you weren’t listening to pop music in the 80s, that title might not mean anything. As the rest of the world waits impatiently for their Nooks, myself included, Engadget has some eye candy for you. They have published their “Review” of the Nook. In the end, the Nook is an intriguing product launched [...]
From Politico: Executives at National Public Radio recently asked the network’s top political correspondent, Mara Liasson, to reconsider her regular appearances on Fox News because of what they perceived as the network’s political bias, two sources familiar with the effort said. According to a source, Liasson was summoned in early October by NPR’s executive editor for news, [...]
Did Elin know about that? We hope this isn't true because bringing CHILDREN into a "sham" marriage is disgusting! Tiger Woods supposedly told one of his many mistresses that his marriage to Elin Nordegren was "only for publicity" according to her lawyer. The mistress' lawyer apparently isn't releasing his client's name, but we know she's the [...]
Poor AT&T, it must be tired of being tied to the whipping post and constantly flogged in the media for its abysmal network performance. To address its network woes, AT&T has released a new iPhone application called Mark the Spot…
If you live and die by HTC, you might be very excited to know that the company’s portfolio for the first half of 2010 has been leaked online. HTC’s portfolio was presented in Vienna back in October in a global…
ThinkProgess has documented how the private health insurance industry is waging a duplicitous, “two-faced” campaign to kill health reform. Because the industry understands that the public views it in a largely negative light, the industry presents itself as proactively working hand-in-hand with legislators to produce reform. However, behind the scenes, the industry is coordinating a [...]...
Yes, Bolivia. Read on. On Wednesday, November 24, Iranian demands that female nurses don the hijab in response to Iran’s providing $1.2 million for funding of the new El Alto city hospital in Bolivia sparked a national outcry among women’s rights advocates within Bolivia. In an international teleconference in La Paz held between Bolivian President, Evo Morales, and Iranian President, Mahmoud...
A new Rasmussen Reports survey asked respondents to assume that the "Tea Party movement" was organized as an actual political party. In a three-way generic ballot test, Democrats lead with 36%, followed the Tea Party at 23% and Republicans at 18%. Among independent voters, the Tea Party comes out on top with 33%, followed by 30% undecided, 25% for the Democrats and just 12% for the Republican....
Say I told you I have a commercial with Quentin Tarantino selling Softbank products as Uncle Tara-chan while a talking dog opines and a woman answers a dog phone. Would you believe me? This is Japan. Of course you would. With these two ads, Tarantino joins a long line of U.S. celebrities who have flown across the Pacific to do zany Japanese commercials. If you'll recall, Brad Pitt did a few Softbank...
What you’re looking at here isn’t just a vintage record player. It’s actually a fully-functional gaming PC. This old Bakelite Zenith record player has even had its turntable replaced with a visible DVD-ROM drive – which looks absolutely perfect with those Verbatim simulated vinyl CD-Rs. Modder Alvin Barber (aka “Mach”) completely refurbished this old 1951…...
More photos » by Bruce Ely - AP Browse more photos » Tonight, the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Houston Rockets 90-89 in a game that saw the Blazers lose center Greg Oden to a fractured left patella during the first quarter. According to the team, Oden's knee injury will likely cost him the rest of the 2009-2010 season. This post includes full post-game reaction to Greg Oden's injury....
Improving safety online is a group effort. It requires diligence from everyone who's online or on Facebook—whether by reporting abusive behavior or making sure your account and passwords are secure. At Facebook, we think about our role the same way. ...
