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  • From Tobacco to coffee, alcohol to tea, and the war on drugs.
  • Wikileaks Twitter feed has contained some worrying content.
    * WikiLeaks to reveal Pentagon murder-coverup at US National Press Club, Apr 5, 9am
    * WikiLeaks is currently under an aggressive US and Icelandic surveillance operation. Following/photographing/filming/detaining
    * If anything happens to us, you know why: it is our Apr 5 film. And you know who is responsible.
    * Two under State Dep diplomatic cover followed our editor from Iceland to http://skup.no on Thursday.
    * One related person was detained for 22 hours. Computer’s seized.That’s http://www.skup.no
    * We know our possession of the decrypted airstrike video is now being discussed at the highest levels of US command.
    * We have been shown secret photos of our production meetings and been asked specific questions during detention related to the airstrike.
    * We have airline records of the State Dep/CIA tails. Don’t think you can get away with it. You cannot. This is WikiLeaks.
  • “The possibility that current employees or moles within DoD or elsewhere in the U.S. government are providing
    sensitive or classified information to Wikileaks.org cannot be ruled out”. It concocts a plan to fatally marginalize
    the organization. Since WikiLeaks uses “trust as a center of gravity by protecting the anonymity and identity of the
    insiders, leakers or whisteblowers”, the report recommends “The identification, exposure, termination of employment,
    criminal prosecution, legal action against current or former insiders, leakers, or whistlblowers could potentially damage
    or destroy this center of gravity and deter others considering similar actions from using the Wikileaks.org Web site”.
  • fast food can actually induce haste and impatience, in ways that have nothing to do with eating. They showed that subliminal exposure to fast food symbols, such as McDonalds' golden arches, can actually increase people's reading speed. Just thinking about these foods can boost our preferences for time-saving goods and even nudge us towards financial decisions that value immediate gains over future returns. Fast food, it seems, is very appropriately named.
  • Chiquita has launched a vibrant new social media platform called Eat a Chiquita promoting their fruit. Named Chiquitaville, there are a number of familiar features such as an arcade, video gallery, news page, and nutritional facts. However, the most prominent one is the sticker generator, which enables visitors to customize and play with the iconic sticker that the Chiquita brand is globally recognized for.

    Naturally, after creating anything on the website, whether it’s a sticker, photo, or video, you can share your creation with you social network on Facebook. Chiquita has also created @ChiquitaChatter on Twitter, a photostream on Flickr, and a Youtube channel.

  • Foursquare has announced a deal with MTV & VH1, and with it, introduced a new “Celebrity Mode” that introduces the Twitter concept of following to users.Starting with Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D, users can now sign up to “follow” celebrity users as opposed to establishing a reciprocated friendship. This is the same model used by Twitter (Twitter) and on Facebook (Facebook) Fan Pages.
  • Zerobaggage will be an online service, allowing us to 'borrow' (rent) items for a period of time. Items can be returned, exchanged or purchased (if desired). Over time, the more interaction we have with zerobaggage the better our wants are able to be met. Items can be rented for use at destinations we travel to, replacing our need to take checked luggage, or from the city we live in, supplementing our wardrobe or supplying us with what we need if we are living in a place temporarily. Participation in the zerobaggage community provides us a way of connecting with others through the places we visit and inhabit.
  • This ruins my day.

    Nujabes was a prolific and talented japanese hip hop producer, bringing a real cultural flavor to every song he created.

    The legendary Japanese Hip-Hop producer, Nujabes, whose real name is Jun Seba, has been confirmed dead from a car accident. His death has been confirmed through his record label, Hydeout Productions and his friend/collaborator, Shing 02. The accident occurred on February 26th, on the same day Japan experienced a 7.0 earthquake almost one month ago.

    (tags: music culture)