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Jul 10

Rebutting skeptic arguments in a single tweet



Now, when you look at the list of skeptic arguments, you’ll see a Twitter button beside each argument. These take you to Twitter and prepopulate the “What’s happening?” form with the one-liner along with a short URL link.

…surface directly observed increased greenhouse effect http://is.gd/dDRio Of course, it should go without saying that a short tweet is hardly the final word in a climate discussion. On the contrary, it’s just the first step - an opportunity to point people towards more resources, evidence and peer-reviewed research. My short answer hopefully explained that the basis for man-made global warming is scientific evidence and direct observations. Then I provided a link to the empirical evidence for the increased greenhouse effect. So many thanks to Kieren Diment for making all this possible. Thanks also to Nigel Leck who first suggested I pare the one-liners down to less than 100 characters, paving the way. Nigel also suggested other ways to trim the one-liners into lean and mean tweets, with word substitutions like “because” to “b/c” (chill out, George Orwell, it’s the future). It’s taken a while but I’m finally starting to get the hang of all this new-fangled technology and another tool is added to Skeptical…

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Jul 10

Is Facebook leaving them tongue Thai’d?

“Facebook and Twitter are causing deteriorating language skills among Thai students and authorities want them to return to the bygone tradition of letter-writing, the Culture Ministry said Friday. A national survey conducted by the ministry found that four out of 10 Thai youths think ‘proper Thai’ should only be used on formal occasions…”

…A national survey conducted by the ministry found that four out of 10 Thai youths think “proper Thai” should only be used on formal occasions. Roughly a third of Thai youths are not concerned about misspellings, abbreviations and grammatical mistakes that are common in text messaging and social media conversations.
“Excessive use of Facebook, Twitter and mobile phone messages distorts the language. But we can’t stop people from communicating,” Culture Minister Nipit Intarasombut told The Associated Press on Friday, a day after releasing results of the survey.
Every generation has its own slang but the use of “official Thai” must be nurtured, he added.
“We must preserve our national language. If nobody sees its importance, then we’re doomed,” Nipit was quoted as saying in Thursday’s Thai Post newspaper. “Nowadays kids do not write letters anymore. They forget the correct way to write.”
One common online shortcut: When Thai youths want to type ha-ha to indicate laughter online the equivalent of LOL they…

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25
Jul 10

15 Free Guides That Really Teach You USEFUL Stuff

Over the past months, we’ve written quite a few PDF manuals for you, on all kinds of diverging subjects, including BitTorrent, iTunes, iPhone, Twitter, Mac,

…Over the past months, we’ve written quite a few PDF manuals for you, on all kinds of diverging subjects, including BitTorrent, iTunes, iPhone, Twitter, Mac, Linux, Photoshop and several other topics.
Freely available to MakeUseOf subscribers, there are now multiple manuals released every month, for everyone to enjoy. After releasing 15 manuals and nearly half a million downloads we thought it was about time to look back and review what has been published so far.
Enjoy! Downloads are free, no strings attached.
Do us a favor by sharing those manuals friends!

1 Internet Guide for the Movie Addict
Written by Saikat Basu, this entirely free PDF production will show you anything…

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Jul 10

Twitter finds West Coast is happier than East

Researchers from Harvard and Northeastern quantify and visualize happiness by examining tweets. A happier West Coast is among their conclusions. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

…yahoobuzz

People on the East Coast whine and socially climb until their entrails are mazes of envy, sleeplessness, and dubious mind-fooling substances. They look over their shoulders so much that their necks and minds are permanently twisted. And then there’s the weather.
Well, at least that was my personal experience when I lived in New York. And now it is largely supported by research performed by some very possibly whining and social-climbing researchers from Harvard and Northeastern universities.
These fine and troubled minds were determined to ascertain just how happy Americans are. And, because they needed to place their fingers upon every wrist of American humanity in order to be sure of its pulse, they turned to Twitter.
The New Scientist tells me that the hard-working researchers analyzed 300 million tweets to determine just when and where people are happiest and saddest in the United States.
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Jul 10

Are social networks starting to act like nations?

Facebook has far more users than the U.S. has citizens, and Twitter may soon rival Brazil’s population — and now researchers say social networks are in some ways more akin to sovereign nations than to companies.

…says Edward Castronova, a professor at Indiana University. One of them is how much impact virtual economies and currencies will have on real world ones. The Chinese government has repeatedly curbed virtual currencies. Last year it banned their use to buy real-world goods and services, in part because of concerns about the impact on the yuan.

Facebook may also influence how governments supply services, and compete to provide them. For instance, the firm allows members to use their Facebook profiles to log into other sites around the web, creating a sort of passport. A similar facility could help people on the move retain access to government services. And then there is the question of how social networks will change politics. Clearly, they help to stimulate discussion and marshal action, and they let governments trawl for and test proposals. When Messrs Cameron and Zuckerberg conferred, the main topic was how to get new ideas for cutting public spending.
Like many diplomatic relationships, theirs was…

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23
Jul 10

Wordpress Plugin:RAX - Email Subscription And Social Media L

RAX - Email Subscription And Social Media Links After Posts plugin helps you to add a Email subscription box along with Social media follow links at the end of your post. Using this plugin , your feedburner email subscriber will increase as well as your twitter followers and Facebook fans also increase. All in One Feedburner Email Subscriber and So

…How to Identify or Track Mouse Position using…
I was working with one application for one of my client where i need to track or identify the mouse position in pixel using jQuery. Using this mouse positions you can drag your object or any other operation you want to do. I came across mousemove event of jQuery which gives you the position of X……

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Jul 10

My Top 3 Wordpress Social Buttons for Content Sharing.

Here are my 3 top Wordpress Social Buttons for sharing your content around the internet on sites like Facebook, Twitter, Digg and a whole load more. This will get your content in front of as many people as possible boosting your brand image.

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21
Jul 10

William Hague answers questions on Afghanistan via twitter

The Foreign Secretary answers questions about the Kabul International Conference and the region during his visit to Afghanistan.

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21
Jul 10

Top 10 Reasons Your Company Probably Shouldn’t Tweet

Mainstream media has gone ga ga about Twitter, which grew more than 1,200% in the past year, doubled its members in the past few months and attained 14 million members in March, according to Compete. Everyone and his dog seems to be tweeting, from CEOs, celebrities and not-for-profits to venture capitalists, banks, business services, government

…in the past year, doubled its members in the past few months and attained 14 million members in March, according to Compete.Everyone and his dog seems to be tweeting, from CEOs, celebrities and not-for-profits to venture capitalists, banks, business services, government and, well, dogs (and cats and the random parakeet, too). Should your business be tweeting? Twitter is not for everyone. Here are the “Top 10 Reasons Not to Tweet.”You think using Twitter is a social-media strategy. It’s a tactic, a tool, not a strategy. It works if you already have an online following who’ll view your Tweets as a way to interact with your company on a human level.Every tweet has to be approved by legal. Twitter is a social network where conversation is fast and interconnected. If you have to wait a day, or even a few hours for your 140 character Tweet to gain legal approval, Twitter will be the wrong platform for you.You plan to use Twitter for nothing but broadcasting headlines or deals. People follow people they find…

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Jul 10

10 Awesome & Funny Twitter Comics

Twitter is a very popular social networking and microblogging website, which enables us to stay updated with the world.

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