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How to Predict the Spread of News on Twitter

Computer scientists have discovered the four factors that make news stories popular on Twitter.

02/07/2012 kfc

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Robin McKee is an actress.  You are perhaps thinking of the creative writing instructor Robert McKee.

- smelly hat 06:49 PM 02/07/2012

The reworked (kinder and gentler, 1000 points of light, no child left behind, culturally non-discriminatory, diversity) US...

- UncleAl 01:29 PM 02/07/2012

You might have applied a spell checker to this article. The second sentence in your fifth paragraph should read - This time he...

- hdgross 09:55 AM 02/07/2012

Mims's Bits

Why Bank Websites Are Suddenly Less Secure

So much for "two-factor authentication."

02/06/2012 Christopher Mims

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What is described here is not 2 factor authentication. Two factor authentication requires two of the following three. Something...

- Greg F 08:07 PM 02/07/2012

What exactly did you base that suspiciously round number of losses on?  The fraud related losses tend to come at the vendor and...

- Spicoli 05:57 PM 02/07/2012

Big (and little) Financials have always (yes ALWAYS) been the lousiest security places available. Checking history, you find...

- the old rang 02:34 PM 02/07/2012

TR Editors' blog

How Apple Can Revolutionize Television

An intelligent assistant would be the ideal way to deal with remote-control overload.

02/03/2012 Will Knight

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Dude u r quite full of urself :)

- taptieg24 02:29 AM 02/07/2012

This is the week in which Angela Merkel’s “grand bargain” is due to reach fulfillment at the European summit. On one side of...

- firozalimulla 09:07 AM 02/06/2012

every time i feel bad about myself or how hard ive been working with seemingly no end in sight...  i click on a some ridiculous...

- S0ma 05:05 AM 02/06/2012

Potential Energy

GM Reveals Dismal Volt Sales in January

But is it a bad sign for electric vehicles?

02/02/2012 Kevin Bullis

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Maybe red herring would be the better term as it's more of attempt to change the subject.  In any case pointing out the use of...

- Spicoli 06:18 PM 02/07/2012

Sure you'll see some manufacturing efficiency improvements but that's when a few percentage points is considered excellent. ...

- Spicoli 06:12 PM 02/07/2012

Get behind a big truck and you might get 41.

- Spicoli 06:03 PM 02/07/2012

Guest Blog

Why 3-D Printing Isn't Like Virtual Reality

Before you dismiss it as a fad, consider the evolution of 2-D printing.

01/27/2012 Tim Maly

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Now everyone can be an artist.... What a great toy... Not to mention, making reproductions... and ...counterfits.  rhansing

- rhansing 02:10 PM 02/02/2012

Whether Maly or Mims has the time frames for 3D printing right only matters to people who have to make large bets investing in...

- geo.h.adams@gmail.com 01:50 PM 02/01/2012

Isn't called 'Additive Manufacturing'? I have searched for videos and the like for 3d printing and all I could find were vids...

- jonathaned555 11:01 AM 01/31/2012

The Great Bio-Divide

At TEDMED - the gap is yawning between hopes and visions and reality in biomedicine

10/31/2011 David Ewing Duncan

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In 1961 when Tanzania got independence, the president immediately change the Colonial policy to the Social Policy that was from...

- firozalimulla 05:18 PM 02/06/2012

What have we created surprises me. Election Sarah Palin hates Obama as she is now in FOX news, election rigging all over the...

- firozalimulla 02:22 AM 02/05/2012

What are these? Strikes! Earn three of them in a month, and you'll be sent to the Penalty Box for 24 hours. How do you earn...

- firozalimulla 12:15 AM 01/19/2012

Delta-V

How NASA Will Track Satellite on Collision Course with Earth

Pieces of the defunct satellite are expected to fall back to Earth, but where and when remains uncertain.

09/22/2011 Brittany Sauser

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Q1. Since tyrants will always be marginally crueler to win any power struggle, how can the good people win without surpassing...

- firozalimulla 12:37 AM 02/01/2012

Today 12th January 2011, Zanzibar was taken by the main land Tanganyika to form Tanzania; President Karume wanted all the...

- firozalimulla 03:30 PM 01/11/2012

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