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Cough Please: Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners for Adults' Ads, Part 7

by Steve Levenstein

The success of Japan Tobacco's Smoking Manners for Adults campaign is debatable, though the Tokyo Subway authority's series of monthly Subway Manners posters proves imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. For JT, however, everything must come to an end - much like lit cigarettes - so let's enjoy ads 61 through 73!

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Joe "You Lie" Wilson Under A DDoS Attack!

by Ron Callari

"Sticks and stones may break my bones," but will "name calling" define Joe Wilson? This South Carolina's congressman knows how to call presidents liars but does he know how to defend himself against a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack?

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Top Ten Augmented Reality Devices

by Ron Callari

Worlds Collide with the introduction of Augmented Reality. Now the latest craze for smartphones, PCs, camera, GPS systems and even eye-wear, AR merges our virtual and real worlds. Its initiated by technology that takes your existing environment and provides an overlay of extra data and information about the things you are viewing. Now us mere mortals can have some of the superpowers we thought were exclusive to the Bionic Man and the Terminator!

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Dead Chihuahua Handbag: A Tribute To The Pet Accessory Trend

by Fashion Finds

The favorite accessory carried by most female celebrities these days seems to be a very little dog. Some have become fixtures in pop culture and have, as a result, inspired an accessory that sends a strong message about this trend by using a girl's second favorite accessory.

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Mobile Movie Apps Only Lack the Popcorn!

by Ron Callari

There's been a lot of talk about the Twitter Effect making or breaking movies. Movie makers like Tim Burton are also using social networks to promote movies like Alice in Wonderland while they are still in production. Now mobile apps have become the latest trend used by movie studios to grab the attention of prospective movie-goers in advance of a movie's release.

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Looklet: Virtual Studio for Fashion Design With Designer Clothes

by Fashion Finds

If you like the SIMS games and you love fashion; you're going to die for Looklet, a beta website that combines virtual styling with designer fashion.

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Japan Fights Swine Flu With Gosshi, the Hand-Washing Dog

by Steve Levenstein

Swine flu has struck Japan and the country is fighting back with its most reliable resources: face masks and cute characters. The latest mascot to make the scene is Gosshi, the hand-washing dog.

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Twihotels Helps Guests Book & Hoteliers Sell Hotel Rooms

by Ron Callari

Twihotels, the unique Twitter app that offers post-your-hotel-queries in a tweet format has expanded their hotel solutions for both hoteliers and hotel guests. Known as the first social networking hotel-finder, Twihotels is already enhancing their feature offerings after their recent debut launch in August.

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'The Good Web' Uses Social Media To Advance Causes

by Ron Callari

Something is afoot when people begin to distinguish something that is familiar as 'good.' Not inferring that everything that went before it was 'bad,' "The Good Web" looks at the Internet and Social Media with new eyes and places value on using the tools of the Digital Age to create a groundswell of activation for causes.

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Trendy Or Unnecessary? Pre-Dirtied Shoes From Golden Goose

by Fashion Finds

The pre-worn in look is in style today, from ripped jeans, to shredded jeans, to clothing that looks like it's gotten into a terrible fight with bleach and lost. But there's one trend that I'm not sure I'm sold on.

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Mein Kampf Manga Blitzes Bookstores With Comic Nazi-ness

by Steve Levenstein

Fancy a little Adolph with your anime? Japan has something for that: a manga comic version of Hitler's guide to world domination. Anybody seen Mein Manga?

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Augmented Reality Provides Terminator Eyesight!

by Ron Callari

Augmented Eyesight for Augmented Reality

Before Schwarzenegger became the governor of California, he was known to don a Terminator costume every now and then and assume super robotic powers in a few movies of the same name. What if humans today could virtually see what Arnold's fictional character saw?

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100 Years Of Social Media

by Ron Callari

Social media is not a phenomenon exclusive to our current Digital Age. It has a long tradition and distinct parallels with events in the past that seem to run in 100 years cycles. Editorial cartoons, postcards and even the Industrial Revolution were all forebearers to how we communicate today through social media.

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Prius 6-Door Limo Goes To Great Lengths For Hybrid Efficiency

by Steve Levenstein

Coming after the innovative yet outrageous Prius Hearse, the Prius Limo stretches the concept of hybrid efficiency to new heights... or should we say, lengths.

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HuffPost Social News + Facebook = Strange Bedfellows?

by Ron Callari

Can online journalism become a social network? With legacy newspapers continuing to look for new ways to reinvent themselves, transforming into online blogs was just the first step. As a result of the Huffington Post's collaboration with Facebook, the next phase in the morphing process appears to be news blog sites melding into social media networks.

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Kutano, The Super-charged Twitter Search Engine

by Ron Callari

How many times do you research online content, and wish you could do a Twitter search to check out what the 'wisdom of crowds' is saying about that same topic? Well, searching by Kutano, with its browser add-on virtually brings those tweets to you without you even leaving those Web pages (sort of like having your digital pie and eating it too!)

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Magnum PI Inspired Accessories: The Tom Selleck Moustache Necklace

by Fashion Finds

Moustache necklaces have been the big trend; but until recently, the trend has been small and dainty jewelry pieces, at least until someone came up with the bright idea to create a Magnum PI inspired moustache design.

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Facebook, So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good-bye!

by Ron Callari

Do you hear those 'Sound of Music' lyrics emanating from the hallowed halls of Socialgraphica sending out our early good-byes to Facebook? The NY Times might be right when it talks about its imminent demise. In an article titled "Facebook Exodus" they refer to things falling apart when the center cannot hold the weight. Is Facebook about to implode at the hands of its own critical mass?

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Hottest Men’s Shoe Trend Of The Summer: Sanuk Pick Pocket Sidewalk Surfer Shoes

by Fashion Finds

One of the trendiest styles that have hit the streets this summer are the Sanuk Pick Pocket Sidewalk Surfer Shoes that have become extremely popular with celebrities. If you haven't heard about these, you'll want to, because with summer drawing to a close who knows where these trendy shoes will pop up on sale.

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Yucky Or Yummy? Deep-Fried Butter & More At The Texas State Fair

by Toby

Apparently there's no end to what can be deep-fried. Just ask state fair concession chefs... or anyone who's ever been to a state fair. Texas, not just king of barbecue, but ultimate connoisseur of deep fry, has a contest at its state fair, where concessionaires compete every year for best deep-fried concoction. Stand aside heart valves: here comes deep-fried butter.

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