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"Meanwhile, I would just like to start keeping track of the things that has happened to Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) throughout the series: --Fiance is a serial killer who tries to murder her --New boyfriend is captured by a murderer --Gets shot --Other boyfriend is murdered in front of her shortly after she is shot --Person who killed her boyfriend commits suicide in front of her --Finds out adopted brother is also brother of the guy who tried to kill her --Sister-in-law is murdered. I don't want to take anything away from Rita but some people have really bad luck, huh?" - ben barren from Bookmarklet

So let’s talk traffic. We’ve got people who love this goddamn phone so much that they’re living on it. Yes, that’s crushing your network. Yes, 3% of your users are taking up 40% of your bandwidth. You see this as a bad thing. It’s not. It’s a good thing. It’s a blessing. It’s an indication that people love what we’re doing, which means you now have a reason to go out and double or triple or quadruple your damn network capacity. Jesus! I can’t believe I’m explaining this to you. You’re in the business of selling bandwidth. That pipe is what you sell. Right now what the market is telling you is that you can sell even more! Lots more! Good Lord. The world is changing, and you’re right in the sweet spot. - ben barren

Social media (a descriptive yet still ambiguous term) is often treated like it’s a mysterious thing. It’s not. You have several major distribution points online where people are interacting — among them Facebook and Twitter. Reviews and recommendations (word of mouth) are being disseminated in many cases through these distribution points. People are getting the information and taking action accordingly. Twitter for example has become an important distribution point for deals and coupons. People fundamentally want credible information about products (and services) — rather than ads and claims — and they want to save money. Consumers are finding this information on social media sites, among other places online. Makes sense. - ben barren

English music ensemble Portishead make their return with this latest video for their single, Chase The Tear. Great to see them back, and for good reason. The record was created for human rights organization, Amnesty International, and all earnings will go toward Amnesty’s human rights works. The single is available at 7digital. Check it out. - ben barren

Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland (2009) (mrsjs) Files: 08. That's Tha Homie - Snoop Dogg.mp3 11 MB 05. Different Languages ft. Jazmine Sullivan - Snoop Dogg.mp3 9.2 MB 13. Special ft. Brandy and Pharrell - Snoop Dogg.mp3 9.1 MB 07. Pronto ft. Soulja Boy Tell 'em - Snoop Dogg.mp3 9 MB 10. Secrets ft. Kokane - Snoop Dogg.mp3 8.9 MB 09. Upside Down ft. Nipsey Hussle and Problem - Snoop Dogg.mp3 8.5 MB 06. Gangsta Luv ft. The-Dream - Snoop Dogg.mp3 8.2 MB 11. Pimpin Ain't EZ ft. R. Kelly - Snoop Dogg.mp3 7.7 MB 02. I Wanna Rock - Snoop Dogg.mp3 7 MB 12. Luv Drunk ft. The-Dream - Snoop Dogg.mp3 6.8 MB 04. 1800 ft. Lil John - Snoop Dogg.mp3 6.5 MB - ben barren

Gucci Mane the Rise and Fall of Radric Davis 2009 Files: 12_Gucci_Mane_-_Speak_French_(Feat._Jamie_Foxx)-.mp3 5.9 MB 17_Gucci_Mane_-_So_Icey_Competition_(Feat._Waka_Flocka_Flame_Wooh_Kid_and_Frenchie)-.mp3 5.7 MB 09_Gucci_Mane_-_Wasted_(Remix)_(Feat._Jadakiss_Lil_Wayne_and_Plies).mp3 5.4 MB 08_Gucci_Mane_-_Heavy-.mp3 5.3 MB 11_Gucci_Mane_-_Drink_it_Straight_(Feat._Trey_Songz)-.mp3 5.2 MB 02_Gucci_Mane_-_My_Worst_Enemy-.mp3 5.1 MB 01_Gucci_Mane_-_Miss_Info_Intro.mp3 5 MB 14_Gucci_Mane_-_Spotlight_(Feat._Usher)-.mp3 4.9 MB 19_Gucci_Mane_-_Shine_Blockers_(Feat._Big_Boi).mp3 4.8 MB 16_Gucci_Mane_-_Hurry_(Dissin_C.T.E.)-.mp3 4.8 MB 05_Gucci_Mane_-_Lemonade_(Prod._by_Bangledash)-.mp3 4.6 MB - ben barren

Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom (Deluxe) CDRip 2009 [Cov+CD][Bubanee] Files: Alicia Keys - 01 - Element Of Freedom (Intro).mp3 342.2 KB Alicia Keys - 02 - Love Is Blind.mp3 6.9 MB Alicia Keys - 03 - Doesn't Mean Anything.mp3 7.7 MB Alicia Keys - 04 - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart.mp3 7.9 MB Alicia Keys - 05 - Wait To You See Me Smile.mp3 6.9 MB Alicia Keys - 06 - That's How Strong My Love Is.mp3 6.9 MB Alicia Keys - 07 - Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready).mp3 7.4 MB Alicia Keys - 08 - Love Is My Disease.mp3 7.1 MB Alicia Keys - 09 - Like The Sea.mp3 7.4 MB Alicia Keys - 10 - Put It In A Love Song ft. Beyonce.mp3 6.1 MB Alicia Keys - 11 - This Bed.mp3 6.5 MB Alicia Keys - 12 - Distance And Time.mp3 7.5 MB Alicia Keys - 13 - How It Feels To Fly.mp3 8.1 MB Alicia Keys - 14 - Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down.mp3 - ben barren

Directory: Sons of Anarchy Soundtrack Files: missing / s01e01 - Campanas De America - Tus Ojitos.missing 0 Bytes missing / s01e01 - Fireball Ministry - Kick Back.missing 0 Bytes missing / s01e01 - Gia Ciambotti - Bobilicious.missing 0 Bytes missing / s01e01 - The Lions - Machine.missing 0 Bytes missing / s01e01 - The Lions - No Generation.missing 0 Bytes missing / s01e01 - Year Long Disaster - Fool And You.missing 0 Bytes missing / s01e02 - Big George Jackson - If I Could Change.missing 0 - ben barren

On one end you have AOL and their Toyota Strategy of building thousand of niche content sites via the work of cast-offs from old media. That leads to a whole lot of really, really crappy content being highlighted right on the massive AOL home page. Hiring a bunch of people who couldn’t keep their old media jobs and don’t have the stomach to go out on their own and then slapping little or no editorial oversight onto these masses of sub-par journalists leads to an inevitable conclusion – cheap, crappy content. And that crappy content is given a massive audience on the AOL portal. On the other end you have Demand Media and companies like it. See Wired’s “Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model.” The company is paying bottom dollar to create “4,000 videos and articles” a day, based only on what’s hot on search engines. - ben barren

* We've built a great culture. Yes, it's still a job. But for most of our team members most of the time, they like work, they like their colleagues, and they have a fun and engaging time at work. That's worth its weight in gold to me - ben barren

"The Outdoorsman Canvas Pant in Woodland Camo is made from 100% cotton and features welt waist pockets with a coin pocket inside the right, welt back pockets with an additional pocket inside the right, a button flap pocket at the right mid-thigh, orange lining on each leg at the cuff, leather 10.Deep belt patch, button fly and signature 10.Deep buttons and rivets throughout." - ben barren from Bookmarklet

"The Splash Denim in Paint Splashed Indigo is made from 100% cotton, and features five pockets, leather belt patch and white paint platter detail throughout. By 10.Deep" - ben barren from Bookmarklet

NIXON: Watches… The Rubber Player, entirely encased in its own rubber covering, has some tack to it… Dressy yet sporty… 51-30 Chrono… an actual, functional diver/timer! - ben barren from Bookmarklet

Bennett's nature and motivation is partly revealed when Echo winds up in her hands, including part of her history with Echo/Caroline. At the same time, Adelle faces off against the powerful head of the DC Dollhouse. Meanwhile, Victor is imprinted with Topher's persona, to assist in Topher's personal espionage, under Adelle's direction, against the DC Dollhouse's plans. - ben barren from Bookmarklet

Here is Lindsay Lohan, and her breasts, chain smoking, having a threesome and being an all around trainwreck for Muse magazine. - ben barren

"In the 2nd holiday drop from Play Cloths they have juxtaposed the military and lumberjack themes that are so prevalent in clothing collections this season to create two unique pieces. The first one is the Bearcat Plaid bomber hat. The hat is available in a red or black plaid. The inside is covered in soft quilted nylon. The ear flaps and brim are lined with sherpa. Lastly they have not skimped on the details with logo buttons, a small label on the back and embroidered exclamation points of the flaps. The second piece is the Spiffy Flannel Work shirt. Now everyone has done a flannel or two this season but this one really stands out from the crowd. Forgoing the usual soft and fuzzy flannel they worked with a heavy duty horse blanket fabric that has a brushed lining on the inside for comfort. The cuffs have their signature exclamation points embroidered around them. In keeping with the collection they have added featuring some of the logos featured in this collection. Lastly we have a... more... - ben barren from Bookmarklet

For our “Something Big Something Small” video series, Williams exposed something dear (and small) to him: his SpongeBob SquarePants socks. Few know that he’s been wearing them for two years and has ordered over four dozen pairs by now. “I just like being a kid,” he said with a grin. “I enjoy it, I don’t want to grow up.” - ben barren

"We've harped on about Stampd' LA for a long minute, but never before has the brand been available locally - until now. Online streetwear store Bleeker St have pulled the big guns out and become the sole distributor for the Cali footwear brand, so now you don't have to spend copious coin on international shipping to cop a sweet piece of Stampd' goodness. Check out the site today and have a look around - Bleeker St doing it big for Meltown!" - ben barren from Bookmarklet

We interviewed some of the people waiting in line for Supra Skytop II release yesterday, and asked what about the shoe appealed to them? - ben barren

Tracklist: 01. Intro (Keri Hilson/'Knock U Down') 02. The National Anthem (Radiohead) 03. Turnt Up (Travis Porter) 04. Yoga Flame (Weezy/'Fireman') 05. Lazers (skit) 06. Angels Remix (Diddy-Dirty Money) 07. So Ghetto (Jay-Z) 08. Say Somethin (Timbo x Drake) 09. Thank You (Jay-Z) 10. The One (Slaughterhouse) 11. Popular Demand (Clipse) 12. HP Skit - ben barren

#link Parra artwork which i luv on my Nike Lovely Loners Sportswear jacket + Air Maxims - A 48pg zine! - ben barren

01. Tom Brock “The Love We Share Is The Greatest Of Them All” 02. The Temprees “(Girl) I Love You” 03. Gladys Knight & The Pips “And This Is Love” 04. Eddie Kendricks “Intimate Friends” 05. Charles Wright “A Mother’s Love” 06. Bettye Crutcher “A Little Bit More Won’t Hurt” 07. The Montclairs “Do I Stand A Chance” 08. The Edwards Generation Featuring Chuck Edwards “You’re The One For Me” 09. Norman Connors “You Are My Starship” 10. Barry White “Playing Your Game Baby” 11. Willie Hutch “I Can Sho’ Give You Love” 12. Barbara Mason “Give Me Your Love” 13. James Gilstrap “Move Me” 14. The Isley Brothers “Footsteps In The Dark” 15. The New Birth “Patiently” 16. Kool & The Gang “Summer Madness” 17. Johnny Bristol “Do It To My Mind” 18. Chicago Gangsters “I Choose You” 19. Black Ivory “Time To Say Goodbye” - ben barren

At Hunch, we’re big fans of Vark. But Hunch and Vark are very different products. On Vark, a question is asked by one person to another, and so natural language queries are used. Hunch is like Wikipedia for decisions, so on Hunch you’re searching for a topic that already exists. Erick used the query “What is a good place for a restaurant in the flatiron district in New York?” for his query above, which is appropriate for Vark, but not for Hunch. However, if you search on Hunch for “flatiron restaurants” you would be shown this topic, which delivers a great experience. So good, in fact, that 90% of our users answer all questions and get to the result page. Like Wikipedia, Hunch is not a search engine. We should definitely have good, even great search (the Hell’s Kitchen restaurants should not have come up), but our strong suit is not search. - ben barren

Oooh my bro and nephew's baptism...... - ben barren

"Re-issue of the world famous Superstar Track Top from Adidas' Grün range, which uses materials and production processes that are sympathetic to the environment. This version has a real varsity feel to it with contrast hem and cuffs and a pop-stud placket cover giving added dimensions. * 100% Recycled Construction * Adidas Trefoil Logo Pocket Tab * Multi-Coloured Hem and Cuff * Comes in Grün Presentation Box" - ben barren from Bookmarklet

The Superstitious Cardigan in Navy Men's Sweaters By Mishka - ben barren from Bookmarklet

Here are a num­ber of pub­licly avail­able social media poli­cies and guide­lines for cor­po­ra­tions, non­prof­its and media com­pa­nies. In some cases, we’ve repro­duced them on this site because of how often they get moved around or dislodged. In addi­tion, these are his­tor­i­cal doc­u­ments and as such will be ana­lyzed, reviewed, com­pared and cri­tiqued on a reg­u­lar basis here in the years ahead. To do so, we need access to the orig­i­nal source mate­r­ial and so will post them here for archival and edu­ca­tional purposes. When devis­ing a social media pol­icy, a good place to start is Best prac­tices for devel­op­ing a social media pol­icy. Devel­oped by the Soci­ety for New Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Research, it addresses the major issues related to employee blog­ging but its prin­ci­ples can be applied to more recent forms of social net­work­ing as well. All such poli­cies need care­ful tai­lor­ing, depend­ing on what sec­tor your com­pany is in. - ben barren

Here are a num­ber of pub­licly avail­able social media poli­cies and guide­lines for cor­po­ra­tions, non­prof­its and media com­pa­nies. In some cases, we’ve repro­duced them on this site because of how often they get moved around or dislodged. In addi­tion, these are his­tor­i­cal doc­u­ments and as such will be ana­lyzed, reviewed, com­pared and cri­tiqued on a reg­u­lar basis here... more... - ben barren

Anywyn Crawford’s essay is fascinating, thought provoking, and essential reading for anyone with any interest in Australian popular culture. Hop to it, kids. - ben barren

image Within the analyst world the past year has been a dichotomy in the land of blogging. Whereas we have seen a surge in the number of analysts that have taken to this medium, it is contrasted with a decrease from the recognised ‘leaders’ in the frequency of which they post. This new ranking system has fundamentally evolved since the last version to take into account the seismic shifts in the way people communicate online. The key changes relate to inbound links such as from Twitter as well as well as a combined Yahoo / Google (3-month date limited) approach. - ben barren

Another year has come and gone, and as always, we're taking a moment to look back at the happenings of 2009—the people, events and memories that made this year unique. Each year, we examine the billions of queries that people around the world have typed into Google search to discover the zeitgeist—the spirit of the times. As we welcome the new year, we hope you enjoy this glimpse at the past. - ben barren