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Dear World, This Is America, Please Come Visit (And Please Bring Your Wallet)
If you call them, they will come. That's what the U.S. government is betting on with its first-ever national tourism campaign from Brand USA.
#ExilePitbull Trying To Send 'Back In Time' Rapper Pitbull To Alaska Walmart
Something Awful pranksters have hijacked a Walmart promotion that tries to Pitbull to a store in Kodiak, Alaska.
Happy Social Media Day: Facts, Figures And The Impact Of Social Networks
Social Media Day is being celebrated around the world today on Twitter, Facebook and at meetups around the world.
Leap Second 2012: Earth Adds Extra Second Saturday Night [VIDEO]
Blink and you'll miss it.
Sudan: ?Lick The Elbow? Protests Erupt In Khartoum And On Twitter
In Sudan, the big protest is in progress. Media reports are still scant, but Twitter is chirping with updates.
Limbaugh, Palin Revive 'Death Panel' After 'Obamacare' Decision
The talk radio host refers to the Supreme Court as a 'Death Panel' while Palin stands by her comments from 2009.
Hamas Says Mossad Responsible For Its Senior Leader?s Death; Syrian Opposition Blames Pro-Assad Militia
A senior Hamas leader has reportedly been assassinated in the Syrian capital Damascus. The Palestinian group holds Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, responsible for the killing.
Don Grady Dies At Age 68, Photos Of The 'My Three Sons' Actor's Incredible Career
Don Grady, the actor remembered as one of Mickey Mouse's original Mouseketeers, and as Robbie Douglas, from My Three Sons, died on June 27 in Los Angeles. He was 68. Ginny Grady, the actor's wife, confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that the California native died after a four-year battle with cancer.
Andy Dick Enters Rehab After Staged Intervention
Andy Dick is packing his bags and headed off to rehab after an intervention was staged by an employer.
Baby Maxwell Photo: Jessica Simpson Tweets Baby's Picture
Jessica Simpson has shared another picture of her adorable infant, Maxwell Drew. In the newest picture posted in Simpson's Twitter page, her baby girl is rocking a striped onesie and photogenic pout. It's no surprise that she's a natural in front of the camera -- Mom and Dad are not bad looking either.
Airbnb Adds 'Travel Porn,' Hopes You'll Become Addicted
Moving away from the search paradigm and toward one of exploration, Airbnb hopes to make its revamped website more like the travel experience itself.
Homeless Australian Woman Adelle Hartley 'Will Code 4 Latte,' Carries Laptop, Mobile Phone
Australian Adelle Hartley said she is homeless, but she Will Code 4 Latte, as the sign she holds up on the streets or Sydney declares.
No Surprise - Morgan Stanley, Others, Urge Facebook ?Buy?
Several underwriters that shared $176 million in fees from the $16 billion initial public offering of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, told investors to buy the share Wednesday.
Morgan Stanley Getting Hit From All Sides
It's not turning out to be a good week for Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Over the past few days, the bank has been embroiled in two international scandals and cut by analysts at Goldman Sachs. That follows a month that saw a major credit downgrade, participation in the fumbled IPO of Facebook Inc. and behind-the-scenes grumbling by the FDIC. The bank has lost more than one-third of its market capitalization since late March.
Pre-Market Movers (Amarin Corp, Facebook, Zynga, Saks, Credit Suisse, Atlantic Power, Tata Motors, O'Reilly Automotive)
Amarin Corp, Facebook, Zynga, Saks, O'Reilly Automotive, Credit Suisse Group, Atlantic Power and Tata Motors are among the companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trading Tuesday.
Christie Brinkley Settlles With Ex-Husband Peter Cook
After agreeing on a settlement, Christie Brinkley and ex-husband Peter Cook can finally move forward. It's been four years since their bitter divorce was official, and now the two have finally come to an agreement regarding the welfare of their children.
Apple Podcast App For iOS Released, Comes With Subscriptions And Auto-Downloads
Apple has released a stand-alone podcast app that gives users direct access to their podcasts without having to go through iTunes.
Cisco?s Warrior Strengthens Her Role; Could Be Future Tech CEO
Padmasree Warrior, the veteran chief technology officer for Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), the No. 1 provider of Internet equipment, will now also run the company?s strategy office.
Rainbow Oreos: Will Nabisco Make Cookie Inspired By Pro-Gay Facebook Photo?
Nabisco, the makers of Oreo sandwich cookies, stirred controversy - and the wildest dreams of Oreo fanatics - when it posted a photo of a six-layer Oreo with cream in rainbow colors in an obvious support of gay pride. But will the Rainbow Oreo ever come to fruition?
Promoting Health? It's All In The Game
Gamification - turning boring, unpleasant but necessary tasks into an online game - is a new way of thinking that is gaining momentum among drugmakers and health campaigners.
Facebook: Shares Surge Before Expected 'Buy' Flood From Underwriters
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site saw its shares rise 4 percent Tuesday many of the 33 underwriters of its $16 billion initial public offering on May 17 will be free to publish stock recommendations.
Apple Vs. Big Brother: New Clone-Making Patent Aims To Sabotage Data Profilers
Apple wants to protect us from Big Brother, and it has invented a useful clone making technology to do so. The patent, which is designed to throw government agencies and businesses off the scent of individual, private citizens, describes a unique method to help users keep their personal information hidden in cyberspace by creating false clones of personal information, which are stored and executed via your iCloud ID.
How To Undo Facebook's Desperate, Idiotic Email Default Setting Change
Here's how to undo the desperate, idiotic email default setting change Facebook just foisted upon you.
Facebook Elects COO Sandberg Sole Woman Director
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social networking site, said it had elected Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to its board of directors.
Colorado Wildfires Threaten Summer Tourism
Blazing wildfires have the tourist-dependent communities of northern and central Colorado on edge as dramatic images of flaming vacation homes permeate the evening news.
Horrific Unemployment, Stagnation, Inflation Seen In Euro Zone Collapse
A graphic published by Der Spiegel, Germany's top newsweekly, is making the rounds among global financial blogs and Facebook walls, succinctly putting into numbers the horrific economic carnage a collapse of the common currency union would entail.
Microsoft Buys Yammer To Battle Facebook, Google
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, said it will acquire Yammer, a social network specialist, for $1.2 billion, to battle Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG).
?The Bachelorette? 2012 Fans, Contestant Speak Out
Who will she pick?
School's End Clears Up New York Students' Mystery Twitching
Doctors say most of the 20 girls that suffered a mysterious ailment shed their Tourette-like symptoms and returned to a normal life in time for high school graduation on Sunday.
Staff 'Arrogance' Behind Botched Facebook IPO, Says Nasdaq Boss
Chief Executive Robert Greifeld told a conference of directors at Stanford University's Law School that the exchange had tested its computer systems before the May 18 IPO, but failed to take into account the volume of canceled orders in the run-up to the stock debut, The Wall Street Journal reported.


