Romney ‘Shellshocked’ By Loss

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Romney ‘Shellshocked’ By Loss

“He was shellshocked,” one adviser told CBS News . Another unnamed senior adviser explained that as returns came in and battleground states went into President Barack Obama’s Electoral College column, they felt their paths to potential victory narrowing.

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Obama for America Ohio tweets, gets dozens of people to see Stevie Wonder perform

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Obama for America Ohio tweets, gets dozens of people to see Stevie Wonder perform

There are two types of successful unscheduled or late-announced events. You can blast it out there and generate viral buzz online and offline and hope that enough people change plans and come to the event impromptu, or you can have the event “happen” in the middle of an already-large gathering.

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Protests in China Get a Boost from Social Media

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Protests in China Get a Boost from Social Media

Meet Pussy Riot, Russia’s Punk Protesters “We want to survive,” read signs carried by the hundreds of protestors who thronged the streets of Ningbo, a southeastern Chinese coastal city, from Friday through Sunday. Their demand: that the local government scrap plans for an $8.

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Hurricane Sandy: Authorities use social media to keep people informed

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Hurricane Sandy: Authorities use social media to keep people informed

As Hurricane Sandy unfolded over the weekend, people up and down the East Coast used social media to follow every one of its moves. Schools, businesses and public transportation were shut down in many areas, but as long as people have power and battery life in their mobiles and tablets,…

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She Hasn’t Done Basic Thing in 5 Years

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She Hasn’t Done Basic Thing in 5 Years

She Hasn’t Done Basic Thing in 5 Years Jeff Probst For five years, Max has restricted herself from doing something almost everyone takes for granted — and many are now copying her.What first caused problems with her friends More Stories Racy Thing Star Does for Husband Peaceful Sport Becomes Shoot-Out Product Gives Users Stunning Ocean View

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Social media: NHL fans assemble online

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Social media: NHL fans assemble online

The NHL and its players association are meeting Friday as the two sides seek to find enough common ground to end the 13-day-and-counting lockout. The meetings, scheduled to run through the weekend, will give both sides a chance to hear each other out.

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Insufficiency and illusions

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Insufficiency and illusions

This WSJ graphic gives me a reason to talk about the self-sufficiency test: go ahead, and block out the data labels on the chart, you are left with concentric circles but no way to learn anything from the chart, not the absolute dollar values, nor the relative dollar values.

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Chael Sonnen Twitter Beef Proves Jon Jones Still Can’t Hype A Fight

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Chael Sonnen Twitter Beef Proves Jon Jones Still Can’t Hype A Fight

Jon Jones is exposed. Not in the way you might think, though. Feuding with Chael Sonnen is like a war of attrition. Not only are you in for the long haul, but you risk looking terrible coming out of it.

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Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Trade Imminent as Suggested by Twitter …

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Lakers Rumors: Dwight Howard Trade Imminent as Suggested by Twitter …

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Facebook reaches $365K deal with Atherton

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