Designer behind Apple’s products knighted in UK (AP)
AP – Fans of the clean, inviting look of the iPhone, iPad and other blockbuster Apple products are legion, and that includes Queen Elizabeth II.
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“Merkozy” play leads in beloved German New Year skit (Reuters)
Reuters – A skit of “Dinner for One,” the British vaudeville comedy sketch so loved in Germany it holds cult status and is screened every New Year’s Eve, with Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy as “Miss Sophie” and her bumbling butler, has become an Internet smash.
Uninsured turn to daily deal sites for health care (AP)
AP – The last time Mark Stella went to the dentist he didn’t need an insurance card. Instead, he pulled out a Groupon.
Search Engine Optimization is Key to Helping Little Guy Worldwide Sell Teardrop Trailers in Niche RV Segment
World's Leading Distributor of Teardrop Camping Trailers Dominates Organic Search Engine Results for Teardrop Camper TrailersMassillon, Ohio (PRWEB) December 28, 2011 Little Guy Worldwide has, by any measure, achieved search engine domination of its industry on its ascent as the world's leading distributor of teardrop camping trailers. The company has leveraged the web to raise awareness of the …
Wives in ads, kids on the bus as GOP voting nears (AP)
AP – Mitt Romney’s wife gushes about his silly side and devotion to their five sons and 16 grandchildren. Rick Santorum’s college-age daughter opines online about missing the campus coffee shop and chats with friends about their Friday night plans. Jon Huntsman’s daughters generate much-needed buzz for him with a joint Twitter account and online videos, including at least one that went viral.
Hackers target US security think tank (AP)
AP – Hackers on Sunday claimed to have stolen 200 GB of e-mails and credit card data from United States security think tank Stratfor, promising a weeklong Christmas-inspired assault on a long list of targets.
China to try another dissident for “subversive” online essays (Reuters)
Reuters – China will try a veteran dissident, Chen Xi, on charges of “inciting subversion” for pro-democracy essays he published online, his wife said on Sunday, days after another dissident was jailed for nine years on similar charges.
3 New Ways to Connect With Content That Interests You (Mashable)
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Physicist builds Lego Large Hadron Collider (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – As scientists at the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland continue their search for the elusive Higgs boson “God particle,” one physicist has built a tribute to their work entirely out of Lego bricks. Sascha Mehlhase, a researcher at the Niels Bohr …
Physicist builds Lego Large Hadron Collider (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – As scientists at the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland continue their search for the elusive Higgs boson “God particle,” one physicist has built a tribute to their work entirely out of Lego bricks. Sascha Mehlhase, a researcher at the Niels Bohr …
Asus sued by toy robot maker for naming its tablet Transformer Prime (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News – To be reminded of robots whenever the Asus Transformer tablets are mentioned is inevitable. After all, Hasbro’s line of Transformers toy bots has enjoyed tremendous popularity in recent years, thanks to Michael Bay’s film trilogy. The toy company thinks that the …