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Will Google Instant Make It Impossible to Game Search Traffic? (The Atlantic Wire)
September 10, 2010
The Atlantic Wire - The dark art of search engine optimization (SEO) focuses on getting a
website to appear prominently in search results. And since a
number of websites live or die based on how much Web traffic search
engines send them, Google's new update to search, Google Instant, has some worried. Should they be? Yes, according to Steve Rubel,
a Forbes columnist and Internet marketing guru. He says the
introduction of Google Instant, which instantly provides search results
as you type, is a game changer:
Cartel-Plagued Mexico: As Bad as Colombia? (The Atlantic Wire)
September 10, 2010
The Atlantic Wire - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has compared the worsening drug violence
in Mexico to Colombia of the 1980s and 90s, when cartels challenged the
state police and military for control of whole swathes of the South
American nation. "It's looking more and more like Colombia looked 20
years ago," Clinton said of Mexico in comments on Wednesday, comparing
the cartels to an insurgency. "It got to the point where more than a
third of the country, nearly 40% of the country at one time or another
was controlled by the insurgents." Journalists and experts are
evaluating this claim, which Mexican officials have unsurprisingly
rejected. Is Mexico really as bad as rock-bottom Colombia? If so, what
are the implications?
Are Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin Cashing in on 9/11? (The Atlantic Wire)
September 10, 2010
The Atlantic Wire - Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are rendezvousing in Alaska this Saturday to
commemorate 9/11. The event will likely share some similarities to
Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in DC. But with one important difference:
Is the GOP ready for prime time? (The Week)
September 10, 2010The Week - All signs point to big Republican gains in November, enabling the GOP to implement its agenda. But what agenda is that?
Florida Sept. 11 Koran-Burning Plan Spurs Debate (The Atlantic Wire)
September 10, 2010
The Atlantic Wire - A Florida church led by pastor Terry Jones has spent weeks publicizing
its plan to burn Korans on September 11. But now that hundreds of people
in Afghanistan and Indonesia are protesting the planned event and General David Petraeus has condemned it,
saying it will endanger his troops, the U.S. is starting to pay more
attention to this fringe but increasingly high-profile event. What does it mean for the U.S. struggle against terror? What are its moral
and legal implications? Should the U.S. government try to intervene?
Will Ex-CEO Mark Hurd Seek Vengeance on HP at His New Job? (The Atlantic Wire)
September 10, 2010
The Atlantic Wire - When Mark Hurd was fired as CEO of Hewlett-Packard following a mysterious
sexual harassment complaint, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison slammed HP's
board of directors saying they "just made the worst personnel decision
since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs." Now Ellison is
putting his money where his mouth is, hiring Hurd as Oracle's
co-president. "Mark did a brilliant job at HP and I expect he'll do even
better at Oracle," Ellison said in a statement announcing the hire.
Intriguingly, Oracle is looking to compete in the same space as HP. Will
Hurd exact revenge on his former bosses?
Tea Partiers: Modern-day 'Know Nothings' (The Week)
September 10, 2010The Week - The Tea Party isn't the first political movement to exploit anti-immigrant sentiment, says DeWayne Wickham in USA Today. It happened in the 1850s, and it didn't end well
Should Media Show Images of Burning Korans? (The Atlantic Wire)
September 10, 2010The Atlantic Wire - Update: The AP reports that the Florida minister, Rev. Terry Jones, is canceling plans to burn Korans this Saturday
Newt's Faint Presidential Prospects (RealClearPolitics.com)
September 10, 2010RealClearPolitics.com - On Friday, at a town hall in small town Oklahoma, conservative Sen. Tom Coburn said Newt Gingrich is "the last person I'd vote for, for president." Gingrich is "a super-smart man but he doesn't know anything about commitment to marriage." Gingrich lacks, in Coburn's view, "the character traits necessary to be a great president."
Haiti presidential election: justice on the line (The Christian Science Monitor)
September 10, 2010The Christian Science Monitor - Outgoing Haitian President René Préval has set the presidential elections for Nov. 28, 2010 and technical preparations are underway. But Haiti has failed the first fundamental test in holding credible elections â certifying candidates, and affording each due process under the law, equally and without discrimination.
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