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These are the posts from July 2007

July 23, 2007
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A Hummer a day keeps the tide at bay…

Folk have started trashing Hummers in the US … insurance is going to go through the roof for the big climate killers if it catches on. It’s been labeled as terrorism but I’d argue that it isn’t. It’s firmly filed as a climate change story in the Herald and I’d hazzard a guess [...]

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July 19, 2007
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Japan has a Simpsons moment

As the nuclear plant damage is revealed worse than originally admitted here’s an astounding comment from Tepco in Japan straight out of Springfield.

…A Tepco public relations official said, “We did not assume an earthquake of this magnitude at the time of designing the nuclear power plant. After looking at aftershock location data, we have come [...]

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July 18, 2007
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John Peel sessions for download!

Find of the day is the The Perfumed Garden an audio tribute to the late John Peel.
This is ipod gold.

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Using youtube

Interesting article on using Youtube
When promoting a business with as little sex appeal as concrete crack repair, The Crack Team uses all possible avenues — even YouTube.com as a promotional tool…
Daily Herald

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July 13, 2007
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An email from Al Gore

This morning i got an email from big Al Gore …
Dear Friend,
Thank you! Because of your hard work, millions of personal commitments have been made via the Web and SMS in 178 countries and 35 territories around the world. And our concert was not limited to 7 venues, but instead took place at parties and [...]

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July 12, 2007
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Data Junkie: The world map of social networks

Ever wondered where in the world all the people who use myspace or bebo are? Here’s the brakdown according to Alexa

Orkut leads in the Indian subcontinent, as well as Brazil;
Facebook is stronger, internationally, than Myspace, with surprising strongholds in the Middle East;
hi5.com is the most international of all the social networks, leading in Peru, Colombia, [...]

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July 6, 2007
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Why RSS is a good thing

This is an excellent explanation of why RSS is something you should come to grips with…

YouTube - Video: RSS in Plain English

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Win a solar powered backpack from the Only Planet Guide

Live Earth is on this weekend and to provide something real for people to do after they’ve watched Al Gore’s pop extraveganza Greenpeace has launched the Only Planet Guide.
There’s a very cool solar backpack on offer for anyone with a mobile phone … just txt your name to 4858 to get into the draw.
Here’s the [...]

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