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Orlando-area Cybercops Troll Web For Clues, Criminals
Prostitutes in Orlando solicit sex on Craigslist. Three DeLand teens were arrested after writing on MySpace about a massacre plot at their middle school. And a couple of Merritt Island teenagers posted a mean-spirited prank on YouTube that led prosecutors to file criminal charges against them.
OrlandoSentinel.com – Jul 21, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Prostitutes in Orlando solicit sex on Craigslist. Three DeLand teens were arrested after writing on MySpace about a massacre plot at their middle school. And a couple of Merritt Island teenagers posted a mean-spirited prank on YouTube that led prosecutors to file criminal charges against them.
OrlandoSentinel.com – Jul 21, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Online POKER marketing could spell the NAKED end of VIAGRA journalism as we LOHAN know it
Miley Cyrus, Angelina, Israel vs Palestine, iPhone, 9/11 conspiracy, Facebook, MySpace, and Britney Spears nude. And not forgetting Second Life, Paris Hilton, YouTube, Lindsay Lohan, World of Warcraft, The Dark Knight, Radiohead and Barack Obama. Oh, and great big naked tits. In 3D. Let me explain. Last week, I wrote a piece on 9/11 conspiracy theories which virtually broke the Guardian website as thousands of "truthers" (painfully earnest online types who sincerely believe 9/11 was an inside job) poured through the walls to unfurl their two pence worth. Some outlined alternative "theories". Some mistakenly equated dismissing the conspiracy theories with endorsing the Bush administration. Some simply wailed, occasionally in CAPITALS. Others, correctly, identified me as a paid-off establishment shill acting under instructions from the CIA. Now to sit here and painstakingly rebut everything the truthers said would take three months and several hundred pages, and would be a massive waste of the world's time, because ultimately I'm right and they're wrong - well-meaning, but wrong. What's more, I've woken up with an alarming fever and am sweating like a miner as I type these words. On the cusp of hallucinating. Consequently my brain isn't working properly; it feels like it's been marinaded in petrol, then wrapped in a warm towel. So I'm hardly at my sharpest. Actually, sod it: you win, truthers. I give up. You're 100% correct. Inside job, clearly. Whatever. Now pass the paracetamol. Anyway, because it contained the words "9/11 conspiracy", the article generated loads of traffic for the Guardian site, which in turn means loads of advertising revenue. And in this day and age, what with the credit crunch and the death of print journalism and everything, the use of attention-grabbing keywords is becoming standard practice. "Search engine optimisation", it's known as, and it's the journalistic equivalent of a classified ad that starts with the word "SEX!" in large lettering, and "Now that we've got your attention . . ." printed below it in smaller type. For instance, according to the latest Private Eye, journalists writing articles for the Telegraph website are being actively encouraged to include oft-searched-for phrases in their copy. So an article about shoe sales among young women would open: "Young women - such as Britney Spears - are buying more shoes than ever." On the one hand, you could argue this is nothing new; after all, for years newspapers have routinely jazzed up dull print articles with photographs of attractive female stars (you know the sort of thing: a giant snap of Keira Knightley doing her Atonement wet-T-shirt routine to illustrate a report about the state of Britain's fountain manufacturers). But at least in those instances the actual text of the article itself survived unscathed. There's something uniquely demented about slotting specific words and phrases into a piece simply to con people into reading it. Why bother writing a news article at all? Why not just scan in a few naked photos and have done with it? And if you do persevere with search-engine-optimised news reports, where do you draw the line? Next time a bomb goes off, are we going to read "Terror outrage: BRITNEY, ANGELINA and OBAMA all unaffected as hundreds die in SEXY agony"? And wait, it gets worse. These phrases don't just get lobbed in willy-nilly. No. A lot of care and attention goes into their placement. Apparently the average reader quickly scans each page in an "F-pattern": reading along the top first, then glancing halfway along the line below, before skimming their eye downward along the left-hand side. If there's nothing of interest within that golden "F" zone, he or she will quickly clear off elsewhere. Which means your modern journalist is expected not only to shoehorn all manner of hot phraseology into their copy, but to try and position it all in precisely the right place. That's an alarming quantity of unnecessary shit to hold in your head while trying to write a piece about the unions. Sorry, SEXUAL unions. Mainly, though, it's just plain undignified: turning the journalist into the equivalent of a reality TV wannabe who turns up to the auditions in a gaudy fluorescent thong in a desperate bid to be noticed. And for the consumer, it's just one more layer of distracting crud - the bane of the 21st century. Distracting crud comes in countless forms - from the onscreen clutter of 24-hour news stations to the winking, blinking ads on every other web page. These days, each separate square inch of everything is simultaneously vying for your attention, and the overall effect is to leave you feeling bewildered, distanced, feverish and slightly insane. Or maybe that's just me, today. Actually, it's definitely just me. Like I say, I'm ill, my brain's not working. Which is why opening this piece with a slew of hot search terms probably wasn't a brilliant wheeze. Perhaps if I close with a selection of the LEAST searched-for terms ever, I can redress the balance. Worth a shot. Um . . . JOHN SELWYN GUMMER . . . PATRICK KIELTY NUDE . . . UNDERWHELMING KNITTING PATTERNS . . . FULLY CLOTHED BABES. Yup. That should do it. · This week Charlie somehow managed to get this column finished: "Despite mistyping every other word and having to break off every five minutes to lie on his bed clutching his brow, whimpering. He will almost certainly have died by the time you read it."Related StoriesExplainer: Keeping an eye on city livesBluetooth is watching: secret study gives Bath a flavour of Big BrotherEditorial: High waterEmily Bell: If Google should falter, how many others will follow?Solve IT: How can I chat to people with different Instant Messenger applications?
The Guardian – Jul 20, 2008 11:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology
Miley Cyrus, Angelina, Israel vs Palestine, iPhone, 9/11 conspiracy, Facebook, MySpace, and Britney Spears nude. And not forgetting Second Life, Paris Hilton, YouTube, Lindsay Lohan, World of Warcraft, The Dark Knight, Radiohead and Barack Obama. Oh, and great big naked tits. In 3D. Let me explain. Last week, I wrote a piece on 9/11 conspiracy theories which virtually broke the Guardian website as thousands of "truthers" (painfully earnest online types who sincerely believe 9/11 was an inside job) poured through the walls to unfurl their two pence worth. Some outlined alternative "theories". Some mistakenly equated dismissing the conspiracy theories with endorsing the Bush administration. Some simply wailed, occasionally in CAPITALS. Others, correctly, identified me as a paid-off establishment shill acting under instructions from the CIA. Now to sit here and painstakingly rebut everything the truthers said would take three months and several hundred pages, and would be a massive waste of the world's time, because ultimately I'm right and they're wrong - well-meaning, but wrong. What's more, I've woken up with an alarming fever and am sweating like a miner as I type these words. On the cusp of hallucinating. Consequently my brain isn't working properly; it feels like it's been marinaded in petrol, then wrapped in a warm towel. So I'm hardly at my sharpest. Actually, sod it: you win, truthers. I give up. You're 100% correct. Inside job, clearly. Whatever. Now pass the paracetamol. Anyway, because it contained the words "9/11 conspiracy", the article generated loads of traffic for the Guardian site, which in turn means loads of advertising revenue. And in this day and age, what with the credit crunch and the death of print journalism and everything, the use of attention-grabbing keywords is becoming standard practice. "Search engine optimisation", it's known as, and it's the journalistic equivalent of a classified ad that starts with the word "SEX!" in large lettering, and "Now that we've got your attention . . ." printed below it in smaller type. For instance, according to the latest Private Eye, journalists writing articles for the Telegraph website are being actively encouraged to include oft-searched-for phrases in their copy. So an article about shoe sales among young women would open: "Young women - such as Britney Spears - are buying more shoes than ever." On the one hand, you could argue this is nothing new; after all, for years newspapers have routinely jazzed up dull print articles with photographs of attractive female stars (you know the sort of thing: a giant snap of Keira Knightley doing her Atonement wet-T-shirt routine to illustrate a report about the state of Britain's fountain manufacturers). But at least in those instances the actual text of the article itself survived unscathed. There's something uniquely demented about slotting specific words and phrases into a piece simply to con people into reading it. Why bother writing a news article at all? Why not just scan in a few naked photos and have done with it? And if you do persevere with search-engine-optimised news reports, where do you draw the line? Next time a bomb goes off, are we going to read "Terror outrage: BRITNEY, ANGELINA and OBAMA all unaffected as hundreds die in SEXY agony"? And wait, it gets worse. These phrases don't just get lobbed in willy-nilly. No. A lot of care and attention goes into their placement. Apparently the average reader quickly scans each page in an "F-pattern": reading along the top first, then glancing halfway along the line below, before skimming their eye downward along the left-hand side. If there's nothing of interest within that golden "F" zone, he or she will quickly clear off elsewhere. Which means your modern journalist is expected not only to shoehorn all manner of hot phraseology into their copy, but to try and position it all in precisely the right place. That's an alarming quantity of unnecessary shit to hold in your head while trying to write a piece about the unions. Sorry, SEXUAL unions. Mainly, though, it's just plain undignified: turning the journalist into the equivalent of a reality TV wannabe who turns up to the auditions in a gaudy fluorescent thong in a desperate bid to be noticed. And for the consumer, it's just one more layer of distracting crud - the bane of the 21st century. Distracting crud comes in countless forms - from the onscreen clutter of 24-hour news stations to the winking, blinking ads on every other web page. These days, each separate square inch of everything is simultaneously vying for your attention, and the overall effect is to leave you feeling bewildered, distanced, feverish and slightly insane. Or maybe that's just me, today. Actually, it's definitely just me. Like I say, I'm ill, my brain's not working. Which is why opening this piece with a slew of hot search terms probably wasn't a brilliant wheeze. Perhaps if I close with a selection of the LEAST searched-for terms ever, I can redress the balance. Worth a shot. Um . . . JOHN SELWYN GUMMER . . . PATRICK KIELTY NUDE . . . UNDERWHELMING KNITTING PATTERNS . . . FULLY CLOTHED BABES. Yup. That should do it. · This week Charlie somehow managed to get this column finished: "Despite mistyping every other word and having to break off every five minutes to lie on his bed clutching his brow, whimpering. He will almost certainly have died by the time you read it."Related StoriesExplainer: Keeping an eye on city livesBluetooth is watching: secret study gives Bath a flavour of Big BrotherEditorial: High waterEmily Bell: If Google should falter, how many others will follow?Solve IT: How can I chat to people with different Instant Messenger applications?
The Guardian – Jul 20, 2008 11:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology
Key West police officer let go after MySpace photos made public
A Key West rookie police officer is off the job after pictures she posted on her MySpace page were deemed ''conduct unbecoming'' of an officer, Miami Herald news partner, CBS4 is reporting.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 20, 2008 5:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
A Key West rookie police officer is off the job after pictures she posted on her MySpace page were deemed ''conduct unbecoming'' of an officer, Miami Herald news partner, CBS4 is reporting.
MiamiHerald.com – Jul 20, 2008 5:18 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
Key West Police Officer Fired Over MySpace Photos
A Key West police officer is off the job after pictures she posted on her MySpace page showed "conduct umbecoming" of an officer.
cbs4.com – Jul 20, 2008 4:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
A Key West police officer is off the job after pictures she posted on her MySpace page showed "conduct umbecoming" of an officer.
cbs4.com – Jul 20, 2008 4:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Florida: Miami
Businesses Block Social Networks
Facebook, MySpace and the rest are off limits at many workplaces, survey reports.
PC World – Jul 20, 2008 2:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology
Facebook, MySpace and the rest are off limits at many workplaces, survey reports.
PC World – Jul 20, 2008 2:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Technology
Tina's Life Is Complete Now
The Jonas Brothers have just left a comment on Kristina Chen's official MySpace page.OMG!!!!!
PerezHilton.com – Jul 19, 2008 11:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Entertainment: Celebrity Gossip
The Jonas Brothers have just left a comment on Kristina Chen's official MySpace page.OMG!!!!!
PerezHilton.com – Jul 19, 2008 11:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Entertainment: Celebrity Gossip
Web Networking Photos Come Back to Bite Defendants
Facebook and MySpace photos become new source of evidence for prosecutors at sentencing
ABC News – Jul 19, 2008 8:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in U.S. News
Facebook and MySpace photos become new source of evidence for prosecutors at sentencing
ABC News – Jul 19, 2008 8:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in U.S. News
Burning Up For YOU!
The weekend just got a helluva lot hotter!Tina has posted a new song on her MySpace.It's her cover of the Jonas Brothers' Burning Up, and it's an instant classic.Click here to check it out!
PerezHilton.com – Jul 19, 2008 8:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Entertainment: Celebrity Gossip
The weekend just got a helluva lot hotter!Tina has posted a new song on her MySpace.It's her cover of the Jonas Brothers' Burning Up, and it's an instant classic.Click here to check it out!
PerezHilton.com – Jul 19, 2008 8:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Entertainment: Celebrity Gossip
Sex Offenders Arrested For Perusing MySpace
(Austin, TX) -- Five registered sex offenders in Texas were arrested earlier this month for violating the terms of their release by using MySpace.
News Radio 1420 – Jul 19, 2008 11:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Lubbock
(Austin, TX) -- Five registered sex offenders in Texas were arrested earlier this month for violating the terms of their release by using MySpace.
News Radio 1420 – Jul 19, 2008 11:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Texas: Lubbock
Facebook and MySpace photos become new source of evidence for prosecutors at sentencing
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."
Newsday.com – Jul 19, 2008 08:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed him in a black-and-white striped shirt and an orange jumpsuit labeled "Jail Bird."
Newsday.com – Jul 19, 2008 08:36 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World