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Twitter is a great tool for public relations and many companies, celebrities, and public figures have realized this early on. And like any great PR opportunity, you're going to want to let the professionals handle it. US president Barack Obama can credit his win at least partially on making good use of online t... |
16 November 2009
06:03 GMT |
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It has recently emerged that the Obama marriage hasn’t always been as happy and trouble-free as it is now, when a book detailing how political ambition almost killed it came out. Despite all this, Mrs. Obama knew from the start that her husband was Mr. Perfect for her, which is why she can now offer advice for ... |
10 November 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama are America’s number-one couple in terms of advocating a healthy lifestyle, based on eating well and working out regularly. However, reports in the US media have it that this, combined with all the hard work he’s been putting in as of late, might have taken its toll on... |
3 November 2009
14:31 GMT |
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This April, US President Barack Obama asked the US Human Space Flight Plans Committee to assess NASA's situation as objectively as possible, and to present a report on possible avenues of development for the future as fast as possible. According to a press release on NASA's website, the panel is scheduled t... |
20 October 2009
06:00 GMT |
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If there's one man in the videogame world who has the expertise to comment on the fact that Barack Obama, the president of the United States, got a Nobel Peace Prize last week, it's Hideo Kojima, the man behind the Metal Gear Solid saga.Here's a full post on his blog addressing the issues. It reads &ld... |
14 October 2009
13:21 GMT |
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After numerous meetings and discussions on the correct course of action, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to award this year's Prize for Peace to US President Barack Obama, “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” In the century since... |
9 October 2009
08:55 GMT |
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User generated content is at the heart of yet another controversy, this time a rather tame one that got blown out of proportion, as it usually happens. The fact that the content happened to be on the increasingly popular Facebook only fueled the attention of the media which in turn caught the eye of the US Secret Ser... |
29 September 2009
09:19 GMT |
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Washington and Lee University Philosophy Professor and Chair of the philosophy department James E. Mahon is the person who wrote the definition of lying for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He says that, even though a popular TV show concluded that people lied, on average, about 42 times per week, much less l... |
25 September 2009
04:41 GMT |
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Although Barack and Michelle Obama always put up a united front, coming off as the picture-perfect family where all problems are discussed and then solved, things were not always like that, author Christopher Anderson says in “Barack and Michelle: Portrait of an American Marriage.” Theirs is a love story ... |
23 September 2009
14:31 GMT |
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Not even the President of the United States agrees with interrupting Kanye West and what he did to Taylor Swift at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, as the world already knows. First, there was a Tweet saying Obama had called Kanye a moron (in a less delicate term), then an audio clip – now, thanks to Y... |
17 September 2009
04:04 GMT |
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Many celebrities have expressed their disapproval of Kanye West’s outburst at the MTV 2009 Video Music Awards, most of them taking to their Twitter pages to do so and downright call out the rapper for being an insensitive bastard, in more or less words. Yesterday, it emerged that President Barack Obama also had... |
16 September 2009
04:07 GMT |
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It’s not just celebrities from showbiz that are rallying up against rapper Kanye West for his outburst at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, as President Barack Obama too has a very strong opinion as regards the scandal. As ABC News reporter Terry Moran Tweeted during a press conference, Obama thinks Kan... |
15 September 2009
09:40 GMT |
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The spaceflight review committee appointed by President Barack Obama early on this year revealed two days ago its first official report summary, detailing possible future avenues of development for the American space agency. Five basic options are detailed in the 12-page document, of which only two are closely relat... |
10 September 2009
02:26 GMT |
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Photographer Thomas Hawk and PDN Pulse reveal that Flickr might have deleted the photo due to a loophole in its copyright policy, but Mr. Hawk makes a strong case when accusing Flickr of being politically incorrect when it comes to favoring the recent United States president.The whole affair started when a Chicago na... |
28 August 2009
03:26 GMT |
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A poster showing President Barack Obama with his face painted white, with heavy black eyeliner around the eyes, red lipstick and huge scars on his cheeks, just like The Joker in the Batman movies, has started popping up all over the place in Los Angeles and on the Internet. The reactions to it have been mixed, not fe... |
5 August 2009
11:52 GMT |
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For quite some time, President of the United States Barack Obama has used videogames, sometimes called by name, as in the case of Grand Theft Auto IV, or in a generalized form, as the go to example when it came to renouncing some of the pleasures of modern life in order to focus more on doing what is needed to increa... |
29 July 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Video games are becoming part of our daily lives more and more and, as such, they turn into something that almost everyone can relate to. This is exactly why the president of the United States, Barack Obama, uses video games in many of his speeches. Granted, usually he doesn't put them in a positive light, as h... |
23 July 2009
02:40 GMT |
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At the moment, California, a rather cash-strapped state, is spending quite a lot of money to mount a Supreme Court challenge related to a videogame law aiming at restricting sales of violent titles. The law was overturned twice, judged to be unconstitutional, but the State of California seems to be determined to figh... |
1 July 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Barack Obama is young. His daughters use a Nintendo Wii gaming console. He mentioned Grand Theft Auto IV on his campaign trail. And now he is again talking about videogames in not such flattering light.In a written feature released on the occasion of Father's Day, President Barack Obama stated that “We nee... |
22 June 2009
07:33 GMT |
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This week, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, mentioned videogaming no less than twice. First, he linked it to the problems of education, saying that one of the reasons for the rise of education quality in countries like China and India is that kids there are playing fewer videogames than those in the ... |
20 June 2009
07:01 GMT |
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First, US President Barack Obama was the target of a massive Internet campaign advocating for beets, a vegetable Obama had an open aversion for. Now, he has come to the attention of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals group, after killing a fly during an interview with CNBC, and even feeling good enough a... |
18 June 2009
03:15 GMT |
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Barack Obama, the President of the United States, seems to be referring to videogames more and more in his speeches, especially when addressing big themes like health care reform and the challenges facing the educational system. The most recent reference comes in a speech made to the American Medical Association.Here... |
17 June 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Even on the campaign trail before his election last year, Barack Obama talked about videogames. He mentioned GTA IV and said that better education for the American children hinged on less time spent playing videogames and watching television. He again touched on that subject at a town hall meeting in Wisconsin.Presid... |
16 June 2009
16:51 GMT |
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If we’re trying to quit smoking and have failed more times than we’d care or could count, then there’s also this tip from US President Barack Obama. Speaking with Men’s Health, Obama says no one should be discouraged if they fail or fall off the wagon once, twice or many more times, because it... |
25 May 2009
15:21 GMT |
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President Barack Obama has named one of the two successors of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to the Science and Technology Advisory Council, a move that will put the man in charge with building Microsoft's future side by side with Eric Schmidt, the chief executive officer of rival Google. Following his pseudo-r... |
27 April 2009
12:35 GMT |
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Last year's presidential elections in the United States of America spurred quite an interest from the worldwide media and people all over the world. The competition for the White House, between the currently elected President Barack Obama and US Senator John McCain, brought to the market a series of themed produ... |
7 April 2009
03:39 GMT |
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US President Barack Obama has been mighty thoughtful on his visit to the Queen of England, bringing Queen Elizabeth II an iPod loaded with lots of great stuff as a present. The Queen, on her part, gave the President a silver-framed signed photograph of herself and the Duke of Edinburgh.An NME report says that Preside... |
3 April 2009
12:01 GMT |
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With First Lady Michelle Obama working hard on the White House garden, the first one in many years, the President is now under heavy fire on the Internet for his open aversion to beets, and their exclusion from the much-mediated garden. Food and vegetable bloggers are all taking to their websites to urge the “g... |
26 March 2009
14:31 GMT |
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What's the first thing a middle school student is bound to ask an astronaut these days? Well, based on recent evidence, videogames are the main topic of discussion when having a video conference with astronauts from the International Space Station.Barack Obama, the President of the United States, found this out ... |
25 March 2009
17:41 GMT |
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Barack Obama is currently on his way to making those who voted for him happy, taking yet another step he promised during the presidential race. At the time, he told the scientific community that he planned to lift the ban on stem cell research, which former president George W. Bush had placed, under pressure from rel... |
7 March 2009
06:19 GMT |
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The new president of the United States, Barack Obama, has just made one of the most important speeches of his presidency, speaking in front of a joint session of Congress about the problems that are facing the nation and about how he plans to tackle them. And amongst phrases related to the economic recession, the war... |
26 February 2009
04:42 GMT |
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While Microsoft faces increasing problems on the European front in its face-off with antitrust regulators, it might just get a break on home ground. President Barack Obama's nomination for the position of U.S. antitrust chief, Christine A. Varney, was cited by Bloomberg as saying that Google is the next Microsof... |
18 February 2009
04:30 GMT |
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Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini announced on Tuesday that the global leading chip maker would make a $7 billion investment in U.S.-based manufacturing facilities, as it would focus on the development of the company's next-generation 32nm process technology. The announcement has attracted the attentio... |
11 February 2009
10:48 GMT |
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Last week, when pictures of Jessica Simpson looking a bit plumper than usual surfaced in the press and on the Internet, marked the beginning of what is now referred to as “Fat-Gate.” With many celebrities speaking in Jessica’s defense, President Barack Obama is the one to dismiss the issue with a jo... |
2 February 2009
11:24 GMT |
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Researchers from web security vendor Websense warn that the website of the President of the United States is being used again to distribute trojans. The social networking component of the site is being abused by attackers who create fake accounts and post links pointing to malware. Barack Obama and his staff proved ... |
27 January 2009
04:04 GMT |
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Barack Obama won the office of President of the United States in part by learning to talk so that youngsters could listen and understand. He used his web site as a hub for both organizing supporters and attracting donations. He launched ads in Burnout Paradise, proving that he knows the power of the videogame medium,... |
23 January 2009
04:38 GMT |
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Even if Mickey Rourke said, not long ago, that actors should keep out of politics, he being the only exception to this rule that he made, it seems that stars find it very hard to keep mum when such a major event as the inauguration of a new president takes place. Life&Style got to speak to a few celebrities, and to l... |
21 January 2009
10:26 GMT |
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Microsoft was right on the spot to capture the inauguration ceremony of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the U.S., and is currently offering users the possibility of reliving the event. One way for digital content associated with the event to be accessed is the company's Photosynth technology. Combining dig... |
21 January 2009
05:09 GMT |
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America’s favorite man, Barack Obama, is renowned for his enviable shape. Until not long ago, he was considered what the media deemed a “regular man” in terms of staying in shape, despite the fact that he had been repeatedly photographed working out. Nevertheless, it’s a combination between th... |
20 January 2009
12:36 GMT |
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January 20, 2009 marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the U.S., a day preceded by heavy logistic preparations, on multiple fronts, associated with the ceremony. The event has generated a consistent amount of publicity worldwide, and, in the process, attracted the attention of malware author... |
20 January 2009
06:30 GMT |
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Cell-phone networks in the United States' capital have been lately crowded with a whole lot of voice calls, text messages and pictures connected to the President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration. Today is the big day for the country, and, as this day neared, several problems including delays and blocked ca... |
20 January 2009
03:13 GMT |
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Silverlight is not the sole Microsoft technology to get a spot light in prime time as Barack Obama will be sworn-in as the 44th President of the U.S. Come January 20, 2009, the Redmond company will not only make available online videos of the ceremony live and on demand, but will also be Photosynthing the entire even... |
19 January 2009
06:40 GMT |
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As the inaugural ceremony approaches, the Obama-related spam increases. The ever-original malware distributors are sending e-mails claiming that Barack Obama doesn't want to be President anymore, Sophos warns. As we previously reported, Barack Obama has returned to the attention of the spammers since December, w... |
19 January 2009
05:17 GMT |
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The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States is now but a day away, and Microsoft has more than just a front seat, as in fact it has managed to put its technology at the heart of the event. In this regard, the company informed that the Presidential Inaugural Committee had chosen Silverl... |
19 January 2009
04:14 GMT |
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Both the names of Barack and Michele Obama were frequently abused by spammers in their campaigns during December, according to SPAMfighter, a European anti-spam software developer. The company's researchers estimate that the trend will intensify in January, with the inaugural ceremony approaching. SPAMfighter i... |
14 January 2009
06:00 GMT |
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Last year's presidential race was one of the most animated ones we've seen in quite some time. The two candidates, the Democrat Barack Obama and the Republican John McCain, battled for each North American's vote and did so by making some very interesting decisions. One of the most innovative and risky... |
13 January 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Twitter has been in turmoil yesterday when vulgar and discrediting messages started being posted from the accounts of several celebrities or popular organizations. The website's administration has confirmed that around 33 such accounts have been compromised after a hacker obtained unauthorized access to some sup... |
6 January 2009
09:43 GMT |
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The US president-elect, Barack Obama, his vice-president, Joe Biden, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore met on Tuesday at Obama's presidential transition office in Chicago and discussed the matters related to climate change and global warming for the better part of two hours. At the end of the session, the pre... |
10 December 2008
06:39 GMT |
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The December 1-12 UN Climate Change Conference, hosted by the city of Poznan, in Poland, adds to the very problem it's trying to fix, global warming. Estimates of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) say that more than 13,000 tonnes of carbon will be released into the atmosphere during the talk... |
4 December 2008
04:28 GMT |
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President-elect Barack Obama founded much of his campaign on his environmental policies, and the people who voted for him, especially environmentalists and ecologists, hope to see their confidence pay off in the coming year, when the UN Conference on Climate Change is scheduled to take place in December. Copenhagen w... |
24 November 2008
09:22 GMT |
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