Last night's American Idol finale broke the record of being the most buzzed about finale, according to Bluefin Labs. With 1.2 million comments, the veteran Fox reality series beat out Pretty Little Liars, which previous held the record with 804,000 comments for the ABC Family season two finale. Bluefin provided us with an infographic that takes a look at the social TV highlights from last night's big reveal.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
America Idol finale breaks social TV record, says Bluefin Labs
Last night's American Idol finale broke the record of being the most buzzed about finale, according to Bluefin Labs. With 1.2 million comments, the veteran Fox reality series beat out Pretty Little Liars, which previous held the record with 804,000 comments for the ABC Family season two finale. Bluefin provided us with an infographic that takes a look at the social TV highlights from last night's big reveal.
Girl Genius: Omnibus Volume One
When Tor Books unexpectedly sent me a copy of the recently-collected first hardcover edition of Girl Genius: Omnibus Volume One - Agatha Awakens, it was a welcome introduction to this bizarre and entertaining steampunk adventure. This edition covers the storyline from issues one through ten of the original comic book - which covers the first three of the authors' self-published collections - and makes for an ideal gateway to the world and its characters. It's steampunk to the core, with its Industrial Revolution surroundings, airships, sideburns of true magnificence, and mad scientists gifted with "the Spark" of invention.
Why Conservatives Keep Beefing with the Military
The rift between the U.S. military and the leadership of American conservatism has now become so broad that one issue area alone doesn't contain it. Today you had the spectacle of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs telling a U.S....
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Google launches Chromebox computer
Google has pushed out a new Chromebox device, a mini-PC with an HDMI port which can be hooked up to your TV, along with DVI and VGA connections for your monitor. The miniature box of tricks runs the Chrome operating … Continue reading
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Gallery: What 100,000 people are lining up (in frustration) to see at Yeosu World Expo
by Frances Cha
Apparently, visitors to the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea, are like blind dates. You pray they'll show up, but when they do, you don't really know what to do with them.
Despite being riddled with global superlatives -- of the quirky techie variety, including biggest gathering of robots in the history of expos, the world's largest dome screen, the world's tallest robot and a laser-shooting robot fish -- the ocean-themed Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea, has had a rickety start the past few weeks in terms of attendance and operations.
Visitor turnoutThe daily number of visitors to the Yeosu Expo -- located 455 kilometers south of Seoul -- finally reached 100,000 this past Sunday, mostly due to the three-day Buddha's Birthday holiday weekend.
The local press reported that the growing number of visitors served to highlight the shortcomings of the expo, especially in regards to advance bookings and lack of parking, restrooms and accommodations.
According to Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo, more than 1,000 visitors who could not reserve admission to the eight main exhibition halls filed for refunds on Sunday, while some facility operations were stalled when annoyed patrons caused a ruckus at an aquarium.
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Thugs in uniform Taser pregnant women
Police officers put their lives on the line every time they step outside their front doors, often having to face such dangerous public enemies as dementia patients and pregnant women.
Guess Which Glee Stars Are Graduating From Students to Teachers This Summer!
It's still going to be a very Glee-ful summer!
Oxygen's hit The Glee Project has just announced the newest stars who will act as guest mentors on the reality show's second...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Rising legal costs push TiVo into the red
(Reuters) - TiVo Inc reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast another loss for the current quarter as the maker of digital television recorders fights costly legal battles to protect its patents. 
Ducati Factory Closes After Second Earthquake Hits Bologna
Withstanding two earthquakes in just over a week’s time, Ducati has announced the closure of its Borgo Panigale factory, after today’s 5.8 magnitude shaker, whose epicenter was just 25 miles away from Bologna. Remaining open after Northern Italy’s 6.0 earthquake on May 20th, this latest quake has caused enough damage in the area to warrant the Italian motorcycle manufacturer giving its workforce time to address the damage caused, and to see to loved ones who ...
Monster Turtle Fossil Discovered In Colombian Mine
Reporting in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, researchers write of discovering a car-sized turtle they named Carbonemys cofrinii. Edwin Cadena, who found the fossil, describes the giant reptile's lifestyle 60 million years ago, and what it may have dined on--like baby alligators.
Ed Dobson?s Story: It Ain?t Over
Hope. Do you feel like you?ve lost it? It might as well be over? If you feel like you just can?t go on, watch this video of one man?s diagnosis with Lou Gehrig?s disease and his decision to keep going despite all odds. He chose hope. He chose life. In … Continue reading...
A Pink?s Yookyung is burdened by her ?rich girl? image
Girl group A Pink‘s Yookyung (18) admitted that her ‘rich girl’ image is more than burdensome....
To duck or to attack: How can England new boy Bairstow beat the bouncers?
England’s young No 6 Jonny Bairstow was found out by a barrage of high-quality, short-pitched bowling at Trent Bridge. More is on the way at Edgbaston, so Sportsmail sought advice from Nasser Hussain and Michael Holding.
Guitarist Doc Watson dead at 89: A look back [VIDEO]
Guitarist Doc Watson, who died Tuesday at age 89, leaves an extensive legacy in the world of guitar playing and folk music.
New road layout is going to help us all
TAKE a deep breath, step back and look at the plans for the new road layout through the Centre. There is something refreshingly sensible about them. They really do seem to have been drawn up by people who know what it is like to navigate their way around the bizarre figure-of-eight arrangement that is there at present.
Whether you are driving into the city or out every way is made more straight forward.
And if you are in any doubt just run through the current journey you have to make.
Of course it is easy to judge a plan on paper but the omens are good.
It also makes sense to reestablish this area as a transport hub as it was during the days of trams, something which led to it being called the Centre.
But there is a sting in the tail. The revamped layout is only the consequence of the bendy-bus rapid transit network going ahead.
Whether that will deliver any benefits at all to public transport in Bristol remains to be seen.
If we are lumbered with diesel powered buses rather than electric trams then we can at least enjoy some of the benefits.
And one of those will be having a traffic-free plaza around Bristol's cenotaph for the first time in living memory.
Romney, Sealing Nomination, Steps Up Attack on Obama
Mitt Romney, who formally secured the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, is unleashing an offensive to further undermine confidence in President Obama.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Video: Jay Leno's Garage releases Bollywood-inspired Tata Nano episode
Filed under: Budget, Etc., Celebrities, India
Jay Leno has finally turned out the Tata Nano episode of Jay Leno's Garage. As it turns out, the television personality actually found a way to purchase the tiny machine for himself, and the show follows the car all the way down the production line and to the Big Dog Garage in Los Angeles. Leno rolled out a whole passel of Bollywood dancers to mark the occasion and even abandoned his traditional denim uniform for an elegant Indian suit. Unfortunately, the Nano isn't legal to operate on U.S. roads, so the comedian had to come up with a place to play with his new toy.
The Los Angeles Police Department was more than happy to offer Leno a little time on their test track to stretch the Nano's legs. Despite the small engine, the car seems plenty entertaining to drive, though its suspension is clearly set up to handle the rough streets and byways of the Indian countryside. Check out the clip for yourself.
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Permalink | Email this | CommentsTouring the world?s most exclusive collector car show, the Concorso d?Eleganza
The Concorso d'Eleganza ranks as the world's most exclusive showing of collectable cars, held for about 60 lucky owners at the Villa d'Este hotel on the shores of Italy's Lake Como. It's a celebration of automotive history on the playground of the world's wealthiest people ? and yet many of the treasured cars were once [...]
How to Spoil Your Dad for Father?s Day: Philips Saeco Xelsis Espresso Maker
It took me well into my twenties to start drinking coffee (might have had something to do with having kids), and when I started, it was with all those over-sweetened latte drinks at Starbucks. But like any good geek, over time I became more and more obsessed with good coffee. First, it was a matter of seeking it out (these days, Peet's is my baseline for coffee shop coffee), and then later it was learning how to make really good coffee at home.
Don't say we didn't warn you: Korea's 5 spiciest dishes
by Jiyeon Lee
My mission: find the spiciest, most lip-burning, tongue-scalding, stomach-scorching dish in Korea.
But why?
Strange as it might sound, for me and many fellow Koreans, spice is therapy.
There's something cathartic about feeling like your brain is on fire; it's a sentiment many Koreans relate to.
In a country where extreme spice is considered as basic as salt and pepper, a sensible response to ?I?m so stressed out? is ?let?s go wolf down something terribly spicy."
read morePenn Virginia Resource buys pipeline co for $1 billion
(Reuters) - Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP said it will buy pipeline company Chief Gathering LLC for $1 billion to expand its footprint in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale, a low-cost natural gas... 
Republican Foreign Policy Boiled Down for You
Some simple rules of thumb: 1. Extent US must pursue missile defense: As far as conceivable 2. How much it matters whether the conceivable technology is actually workable: Not very 3. How much we should spend on the military: More...
What is the Forex Base Currency?
To the uninitiated, the Forex market can be difficult to understand. It can seem as though people who are "in the know" are speaking in a different language and in many ways they are. To be successful in Forex trading, it's important to learn the speak the language. To do that, there are a few terms you'll need to understand. One of these terms is the Forex base currency.
Robert Downey Jr. Saves Choking Victim's Life ... OR DID HE???????
Robert Downey Jr. rushed to perform the Heimlich on a female choking victim in Miami or so the victim thought -- but in actuality it was just a normal dude ... WHO LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ROBERT DOWNEY JR.His name is Brian Breiter and he's a…
Tony Blair: It Would Be Strange If Politicians Didn?t Have Relationships With Big Media
In a moment reminiscent of last year’s shaving-cream pie attack on Rupert Murdoch at a Parliamentary committee hearing, an unwelcome guest infiltrated the Leveson Inquiry into UK media ethics today. This time, it was former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair testifying and the attack was a verbal one. An antiwar protester burst in shouting, “The man is a war criminal!” before being forcibly removed. Blair, who supported the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, and who told the inquiry there was nothing odd about speaking with Murdoch three times before the war, was unruffled. Related: UK Editor Arrested In News Corp Scandal Earlier in the day, Blair said that as a politician, running afoul of a media group “means you are then effectively blocked from getting your message across.” Blair gave evidence as to his relationship with Rupert Murdoch and the relationship of politicians and the media in general. He avidly courted the News Corp chief from his early days as head of the Labour Party. After Blair paid a visit to Australia in 1995 in what he said was a “very deliberate and very strategic” move to curry favor, Murdoch famously said, ?I suspect we’ll end up making love like two porcupines – very carefully.? Murdoch’s Sun newspaper backed Blair in all of his runs at office. Related: Rebekah Brooks First Person Charged In News Corp Scandal Blair told the inquiry ... Read More »
Dire Predictions Amid Another Looming Fiscal Battle
The Bush-era tax cuts expire at the end of the year, along with the payroll tax break; the nation's borrowing authority bumps against its limit; and huge mandatory spending cuts ? half targeting defense ? are set to kick in. All this could trigger another recession, but Congress is unlikely to do much about it until after November's election.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Choosing the Best Forex Affiliate Programs for Better Marketing
The way to have a good business deal through the forex affiliate marketing is through the means of having the best platforms as the parent site. Besides forex trading, the affiliate programs have proved to be quite beneficial in the forex arena these days.
Foreign Policy 2012 - The Two Sides Square Off
? It's game on, game time, kick-off time -- just pick your favorite hackneyed sports phrase -- for the general election foreign policy debate. We've had dueling open letters, volleying press quotes, and last weekend Americans for Informed Democracy organized...
Colombia rebels release proof of life for kidnapped Frenchman
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian FARC rebels on Monday released a proof of life video in which a kidnapped French journalist appeared relaxed while chatting with the guerrilla fighters that took him hostage a month ago. 
New Features Help Manage Global Online Video Campaigns with Multiple Teams in TubeMogul OneLoad
In Star Trek, on the Enterprise, you generally have a bridge full of officers, each with their own particular field of expertise and list of responsibilities. Not surprisingly, enterprise-level business is much the same way, with the board room and executive levels being much like the bridge of the enterprise (ha a Star Trek pun!). ...
Katy Perry Takes Her Lookalike Sister on Tour
Perry offers a sneak peek of her life on tour in a trailer for her upcoming Part of Me film
This Week In Threat-Mongering
This has been a particularly busy week for the threat-mongering industry. It's the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, which puts enormous pressure on threat mongers everywhere to inflate the potential threats from al Qaeda and jihadist terror...
United first U.S. airline for 787 Dreamliner
Tickets to ride on Boeing?s new 787 Dreamliner have gone on sale at a U.S. airline for the first time, after United announced its Denver-to-Tokyo service this week.
Seats are available now for flights starting some months ahead -- the first is scheduled to take off from Denver International Airport on March 31, 2013, and return from Tokyo Narita the following day.
United CEO Jeff Smisek was enthusiastic about his company?s getting its hands on the new Boeing, calling the Dreamliner ?the coolest airplane in the sky.?
Long and thinThe Denver-Tokyo route is one of those low-traffic flights sometimes described as ?long and thin,? meaning it?s intercontinental, but not in particularly high demand, due to the size of one or both cities it connects.
That makes the Dreamliner suitable for profit-squeezed airlines, as with a little over 200 seats it's both smaller than other long-haul craft and fuel-efficient.
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