July 12, 2008
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Psychiatric Group Faces Scrutiny Over Drug Industry Ties
Probing into the financial relationship between drug companies and psychiatrists, senators are demanding that the American Psychiatric Association give an accounting of its financing.

Starbucks releases first store closure list
Starbucks releases first store closure list
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 10 hours ago
Starbucks Corp . has released a list of stores that will be closing in July.None are in Seattle or…
You’ve Got a Friend(Feed) in Me

Here’s my July/August column in Information Today Magazine.

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The title of this column is based on the main track from the soundtrack to Toy Story. The song, written by Randy…

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New Bout in Seinfeld Cookbook Battle
Thanks to a rise in Amazon rankings, a revamped lawsuit and an “Oprah” rerun, the debate over “vegetable plagiarism” has entered Round 2.

Microblogs: No Tidbit Too Trivial, No Moment Too Mundane
In cyberspace, no status update is too small to share with friends, family and strangers, including this: In Franklin, Tenn., an office worker reports that he just shuffled over from his…
July 11, 2008
Librarians feel spurned by Google
Click the link in the title above to read a Chronicle of Higher Ed online story titled “Librarians Accuse Google of Using and Discarding Them.” I can’t say I’m surprised, but doomed relationships are…
Internet Users Stop Comcast, Net Neutrality Win on the Horizon
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin is taking action against Comcast for illegally violating Net Neutrality, after a coalition of Net users and activists caught the cable giant…
Wal-Mart pulls racially-charged Mexican comic book

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Rep. Sanchez: Karl Rove Should Go To Jail
Yesterday, former White House adviser Karl Rove skipped the country and refused to to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the politicization of the Justice Department, …
Well: No More Drug Company Trinkets for Doctors
A new industry code of conduct bans those branded freebies scattered across doctors’ offices.
July 9, 2008
Steady growth for Twitter, despite hiccups - CNET News

Steady growth for Twitter, despite hiccups
CNET News, CA - 2 hours ago
Twitter traffic last week was 12 times higher than that of Plurk and 24 times higher than FriendFeed,…
Google ventures into virtual reality with 'Lively'
A screen shot from ‘Second Life.’ Google is introducing its own virtual-reality social networking service, ‘Lively.’ The Mountain View -based company unveiled a free service Tuesday in which…