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		<title>I&#8217;m Guessing They Haven&#8217;t Heard of Twitter</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/im-guessing-they-havent-heard-of-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My buddy Mike Z passed along a portion of a job description from a local broadcasting company in upstate NY:
&#8220;Expected to log onto the computer on a daily basis and use department electronic mail and message boards to receive and send messages important to the department&#8217;s objectives. Also, expected to check mailbox, voice mail and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=552&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Drives Word of Mouth? Interesting Content</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compelling content will drive word of mouth for your brand, even if that content is irreverant and in the form of *gasp* a 30-second spot on broadcast TV. Exhibit A: McDonald&#8217;s talking fish. 
YouTube views of most popular posting of the spot: 246,757 &#60;warning: this tune will stick in your head like spackling paste&#62;

Google blog search results for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=527&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sky Is Falling</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/the-sky-is-falling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or maybe it was just two space satellites ramming into each other. A disturbing thought.
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		<title>Nude Bike Racing and Hummers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Catchy headline, eh?
Was in Montpelier, VT this past weekend for a family wedding, and was fortunate enough to catch, from our hotel room window, the tail end (so to speak) of a nude bike race through town to protest rising gas prices and oil consumption.
Today, Ad Age reports that GM is considering selling off its Hummer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=270&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Gods of Spamdexing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been getting the usual stream of spam comments on my blog, but lately they&#8217;ve followed a new trend: all the poseur/posters have Greek names. What&#8217;s behind this new tactic in the spammers&#8217; playbook? Do studies show that people are more likely to click on links from Greeks? Why am I being subjected to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=245&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Search Term of the Day</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/search-term-of-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From WordPress&#8217;s metrics page under search terms used to find my blog:
&#8220;microwave popcorn and facial swelling&#8221;
I don&#8217;t remember writing about that.
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		<title>Need a New Hobby? Try &#8216;Sleep Driving&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/need-a-new-hobby-try-sleep-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>magnostic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CNN.com:
WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; All sleeping pills, including the blockbusters Ambien and Lunesta, may sometimes cause a bizarre but dangerous side effect &#8212; sleep-driving, the Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
It&#8217;s like sleepwalking but behind-the-wheel: driving while not fully awake after using a sleeping aid &#8212; with no memory of doing so.
The FDA ordered the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=150&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2:18 a.m.</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2007/03/07/218-am/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past few weeks I have been waking up just about every night at 2:18 a.m., give or take a couple of minutes. It&#8217;s starting to freak me out. So I Googled &#8220;2:18&#8243; and, not surprisingly, found a lot of Scripture:
Ephesians 2:18: &#8220;&#8230; for through him we both have access in one Spirit to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=145&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Orville Redenbacher Is Still Dead &#8211; Except on TV</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/orville-redenbacher-is-still-dead-except-on-tv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>magnostic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I caught the new ConAgra ad featuring a digitally reanimated Orville Redenbacher, and I have to say it was the creepiest thing I have seen in many years. Poor Orville, who died in 1995, has been brought back to life as zombie-like pitchman by Crispin, Porter + Bogusky and Hollywood special effects company [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=magnostic.wordpress.com&blog=409568&post=107&subd=magnostic&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Am The Flash</title>
		<link>http://magnostic.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/i-am-the-flash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are The Flash








The Flash


85%


Spider-Man


80%


Superman


70%


Iron Man


70%


Green Lantern


65%


Robin


55%


Hulk


50%


Supergirl


45%


Catwoman


45%


Wonder Woman


35%


Batman


30%



Fast, athletic and flirtatious.



Click here to take the &#8220;Which Superhero are you?&#8221; quiz&#8230;





Thanks to Churbuck aka Spiderman for the link.
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