torka

Born at an early age, but not so young anymore. Webmaster, mom, crafter, avid reader (not necessarily in that order).

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Wear pants, don't pee in public and don't herd the cows
This story has mostly positive ratings. 141 votes / 3 sinks

Wear pants, don't pee in public and don't herd the cows

Do No Evil – Six Masai warriors running the London Marathon have been warned that hunting lions will seem easy compared to dealing with the English. The men have been given a four-page cultural briefing of dos and don'ts.

Voted for on April 03, 2008 02:01pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 10 votes / No sinks

"Recycling" Could Be Bad For National Security

News – The copper that the US Department of Defense contractors will need for Space War toy-building is getting super expensive. Not to mention what's happening to boots-on-the-ground budgets because of "heavy metal jacket" ammo price leaps. There's a civilian thread woven through this story.

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:51pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 45 votes / No sinks

Study: In Social Media, 'Influencers' Possess Less Clout

Gadgets & Tech – In the world of social media, so-called "influencers" might have less clout than some marketers think.

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:42pm

Expert Opinions ââ;¬
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Expert Opinions ââ;¬" Who Decides you Look Good?

Women – Talk shows. Magazines. Advertisements. Opinions about what looks good and whether or not you fit the bill are everywhere from notes passed in 7th grade math class to the way your husband looks at you on your wedding day. So who gets to decide? We asked seven women age 13 ââ;¬" 80 who they consider to be the expert o

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:40pm

Obama trims Clinton's lead in Pa.
This story has mostly positive ratings. 160 votes / 8 sinks

Obama trims Clinton's lead in Pa.

Politics – Sen. Barack Obama was endorsed Wednesday by a labor union and two Democratic superdelegates, as a poll showed he has cut Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in Pennsylvania almost in half since mid-February as he strives to deny her a resounding victory in the state's presidential primary.

Voted for on April 03, 2008 01:37pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

Theories in Duplicate Content Penalties

Do-It-Yourself – There are two kinds of duplicate content: content that is duplicated on multiple websites sites and content that is duplicated on multiple pages of a single site. I believe the search engines treat each differently and, of course, there may be different standards applied duplicate content within each of these two main differentiations, depending on

Voted for on March 17, 2008 02:41pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 113 votes / 5 sinks

GOP Rep: Bush 'killed the Republican brand'

Politics – While all eyes were on the presidential campaign and the demise of New York Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer (D) last week, Republicans on Capitol Hill were suffering a run of bad news that could hold dire implications for the campaign season.

Voted for on March 17, 2008 02:36pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 2 votes / No sinks

Virtual Blight and the 10 Commandments for Online Marketers

Money – Online marketers have a responsibility to ensure their efforts don't damage their own brand -- and to ensure they don't contribute to blight on other sites. With the proliferation of Social Media, it's all too easy for lazy or unscrupulous marketers to poison the well for us all.

Submitted and Voted for on February 18, 2008 10:23am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 43 votes / No sinks

Red-Hot and Filthy Library Smut

Books – By "library smut" I'm not referring to photo books on native peoples, illustrated health manuals, or any of the other volumes which you hunted for in library aisles to sneak guilty glances at naked bodies. Nor the risquÃ;© novels by Miller, Cleland, or Lawrence. This is about the full-frontal objectification of the

Voted for on February 15, 2008 10:41am

Teen In Bizarre MySpace 'Crime'
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Teen In Bizarre MySpace 'Crime'

Do No Evil – A Staten Island girl may have become the first person in the state to violate an order of protection by sending a MySpace "friend request."

Voted for on February 15, 2008 10:37am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

Democrat Hillary Clinton: 2008 Presidential Candidates & Online Marketing Strategies

Politics – The Hillary Clinton campaign can get away with a lot more optimization wise than the other candidates when it comes to the candidate's name. However, this campaign's online strategy still has some short comings throughout it just like the rest of the candidates that we've reviewed so far.

Voted for on February 15, 2008 10:31am Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

Yahoo PPC Looking Attractive Again

Money – Having trouble getting good ROI advertising through Google AdWords? SEMgeek says you may want to take a second look at Yahoo's pay-per-click offering. Lower cost per click make Yahoo potentially an attractive alternative for some advertisers.

Submitted and Voted for on February 10, 2008 10:14am

John Edwards to Quit Presidential Race
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John Edwards to Quit Presidential Race

Politics – Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voter's sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.

Voted for on January 30, 2008 02:34pm Commented on 1 time: 1

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

The Blogosphere: Power of the People

Money – The story of how one blog post managed to ignite a firestorm in the blogging community, which eventually caused two major corporations to change the way they do business.

Submitted and Voted for on January 30, 2008 02:25pm

12 Signs that You May Be a Social Media Addict
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12 Signs that You May Be a Social Media Addict

Humor – There are many social media addicts in this world. You see it every day on Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon. Even Propeller, Mixx, and Newsvine have their share. What you may or may not know is whether or not you are one of them.

Voted for on January 30, 2008 02:19pm