Hugh Laurie on Twitter : "I don't get it !"

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

When Radio BBC4 interview focuses on Twitter, Hugh Laurie... ... hesitates ("I'm not...") but then admits ("Well actually I am !") he is well signed up to Stephen Fry's(1) Twitter account... He immediately adds he has "purely unmixed feelings about Twitter"......

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60 seconds on the Internet...

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

Can you imagine what happens in 60" time on the Internet ? click on the illustration to view ⇓ various web events & actions...

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A poem means... -to you, to its author and...

English is FUN :o)

Par M. Mirza

... to your English teacher How true do you find this graph ? Be honest...

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Californian Jim Denevan's ephemeral LAND ART

CinemA-RT

Par M. Mirza

Sand Jim Denevan makes temporary drawings on sand earth and ice that are eventually erased by waves and weather. Earth Not only does he create magical landscapes, but he also is a chef :-) He's been sketching his temporary natural pictures in Florida,...

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Facebook's contradictions

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

"Facebook bans Nirvana album cover –then says Nevermind" "Social networking site removes image of naked baby from 1991 LP for violating terms of use ... then changes its mind" Click on the ⇑ album cover to read Sean Michaels 's article from The Guardian...

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Visualising the U.S. debt

Society - Economics

Par M. Mirza

The gigantic building on the right is not a skyscraper... it is a heap of US banknotes figuring the amount of the U.S. unfunded liabilities : 114.5 Trillion Dollars -$114,500,000,000,000. "[...]The unfunded liability is calculated on current tax and funding...

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A "no Google - Facebook" world ?

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

Google's domain : registered in 1997 - Facebook : launched 7 years later 2011's websurfers cannot figure out searching the web without the search engine -as for Facebook, Zuckerberg's corporation painted the word 'friend' quite a peculiar tinge ! Actually...

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NYC's "Beat the heat" GUIDE

CLIMATE - the ENVIRONMENT

Par M. Mirza

The New York City OEM (Office of Emergency Management)... ... has issued a Guide to help New Yorkers and visitors cope with the heat wave that is currently sweeping over the U.S.A. (up to 125°F/51.6°C in Nevada) : "On warm summer days, New York City can...

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Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black"

English is MUSIC...

Par M. Mirza

Troubled Soul Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead AUDIO file from n p r programme ⇓ "All Things Considered" (July 23, 2011) Transcript of ⇓ n p r music report : __________

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Information & the Internet

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

This infographic was created by MedicalBillingandCoding.org about one year ago Compare yourself and the way you use the Internet with the way it is used illustrated in the infographic... Do you use TV and the Internet simultaneously ? What do you use...

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