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Review: "Amazon TextBuyIt" -- Shop Via Text Message

Gadgets & Tech – Amazon.com has launched "Amazon TextBuyIt," a way to shop via your cell phone. You simply text either keywords (for example, I sent "Asus Eee"), UPC or ISBN to 262966, and you get a text message back with a list of matches. They you simply reply with the appropriate number to buy the item. And yes, I tried it.

View Story Discuss (0) (technologyexpert.blogspot.com) 39 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:05am

States suing EPA to move on global warming
This story has mostly positive ratings. 79 votes / 3 sinks

States suing EPA to move on global warming

News – A coalition of states is suing the Bush administration to force it to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked what justices called inaction on global warming.

View Story Discuss (13) (msnbc.msn.com) 39 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:05am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 69 votes / No sinks

Google Mistake Over YouTube 'rape' Video

News – Google has admitted it was at fault after a video apparently showing a gang rape was watched hundreds of times on the YouTube website.

View Story Discuss (8) (telegraph.co.uk) 39 days ago by digitalfever

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:03am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 59 votes / No sinks

Faith-healing parents charged in baby's death

Do No Evil – A couple whose church preaches against medical care are facing criminal charges after their young daughter died of an infection that authorities said went untreated.

View Story Discuss (3) (msnbc.msn.com) 40 days ago by daducha

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:03am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 83 votes / No sinks

Survey of Managers Shows Jobs Picture isn't Exactly Rosy

Careers & Jobs – In another sign of a stagnant economy, relatively few companies have plans to hire more workers over the next three months, according to a survey of employers released Wednesday.

View Story Discuss (0) (usatoday.com) 39 days ago by digitalfever

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:03am

Time Machiner Sends E-Mails to the Future
This story has mostly positive ratings. 76 votes / 1 sink

Time Machiner Sends E-Mails to the Future

Gadgets & Tech – TimeMachiner is a new mini-app that lets you email people in the future. Use it to remind yourself to do something that you'll more than likely forget, keep your future self on the straight and narrow, even wish your friends happy birthday... The possibilities are endless!

View Story Discuss (9) (timemachiner.com) 41 days ago by grungeplunge

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:00am Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 17 votes / No sinks

The Power of Using Twitter for Business

Gadgets & Tech – A great post about how Twitter can be a killer tool for business. Probably the most important point is that to truly understand the impact, you need to participate first...

View Story Discuss (0) (whatsnextblog.com) 39 days ago by gmones

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:59am

Late Show: McCain and Letterman trade barbs
This story has mostly positive ratings. 148 votes / 4 sinks

Late Show: McCain and Letterman trade barbs

Television – David Letterman gets a "surprise" visit from presidential candidate John McCain.

View Story Discuss (140) (youtube.com) 39 days ago by AlphaGnosis

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:58am

Think Americans Are Debt-Ridden Fools? Check Out The British
This story has mostly positive ratings. 115 votes / 1 sink

Think Americans Are Debt-Ridden Fools? Check Out The British

Money – Funny, smart, original piece from former Sr CNN producer/writer--who skewers British consumers for their profligate spending-debt habits. Author rips debt-ridden "victims" reported in recent NY Times--comically (sarcastically) using so-called (invented) "Britishisms" to rebuke them. Not for everybody; intentionally over the top

View Story Discuss (11) (burbia.com) 39 days ago by lenseview

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:57am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 58 votes / No sinks

Cheney Accidentally Left Behind In Turkey

Humor – White House officials confirm that when the vice president's plane left Turkey following his Mideast visit, Cheney himself was not on the plane.

View Story Discuss (1) (crystalair.com) 44 days ago by capnews

Voted for on March 29, 2008 01:22am Commented on 1 time: 1

25 Shocking Facts About the Pharmaceutical Industry
This story has mostly positive ratings. 96 votes / 1 sink

25 Shocking Facts About the Pharmaceutical Industry

Health & Fitness – From Medicare fraud to CEOs worth billions of dollars, big drug companies are accused of putting profits above patients, spinning false PR campaigns and more. This article has uncovered 25 of the most shocking facts about the pharmaceutical industry in this list.

View Story Discuss (5) (noedb.org) 45 days ago by bizexpert

Voted for on March 28, 2008 11:00pm

Propeller Week In Review: March 28, 2008
This story has mostly positive ratings. 156 votes / 2 sinks

Propeller Week In Review: March 28, 2008

News – The U.S. death toll in Iraq was the hottest topic of conversation this last week. But the Propeller community also sounded off on John McCain, middle-class woes, and the cloak-and-dagger mischief over at the passport office.

View Story Discuss (25) (newsquake.netscape.com) 44 days ago by JamesMarcus

Voted for on March 28, 2008 11:00pm

Google's Stock Falls as Its Click-Through Rate Flatlines
This story has mostly positive ratings. 56 votes / No sinks

Google's Stock Falls as Its Click-Through Rate Flatlines

Money – New data confirming slowing growth in Google Inc.'s paid clicks renewed debate Thursday on Wall Street over whether the Internet search company's revenue can quickly adjust to changes it made in how it generates clicks.

View Story Discuss (2) (news.wired.com) 45 days ago by DiffeeOnline

Voted for on March 28, 2008 10:23pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 29 votes / No sinks

Tommy Ward's Dream Gets Him Death Penalty - A Cousin Starts a Blog For Help

Do No Evil – My cousin Tommy Ward was wrongfully convicted of Murder over 20 years ago. Despite evidence, he was convicted because of a dream he had about the event. The details of his dream/confession were nowhere close to matching the actual events of the victims death, rape, or the location of her body.

View Story Discuss (0) (barbarasblogspot.blogspot.com) 53 days ago by BJTJ

Voted for on March 28, 2008 10:20pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 8 votes / No sinks

Too Depressed for Propeller? Is Singulair to Blame?

Health & Fitness – While the FDA investigates the link between suicidal thoughts, suicide and Singular, I didn't expect to need an antidepressant for my allergies.

View Story Discuss (2) (associatedcontent.com) 44 days ago by reviewer

Submitted and Voted for on March 28, 2008 08:37pm Commented on 1 time: 1