Senator Schumer Asks FTC To REGULATE Facebook, Social Networks

I gotta say that with the bang-up job the feds have done with regulating the banks, Wall Street, airlines, offshore gambling, etc., we can trust them to regulate social networks. Besides, to regulate something, you need to have predictability in order to set appropriate regulations. And we know, since the advent of the Internet, technology and our use of it changes so slowly, you can predict things 1000% correct years in advance, right (any caveman could do it!)?

Hands-off, I say, and most of the Web 2.0 generation (and those who remember Web 1.0 and even the pre-Web days) will concur!

David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/
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Deep Horizon Oil Well Gushing 42,000 Gallons Into Gulf Of Mexico Per Day

As a New Orleans-area resident, I have a sick feeling that this could be our Exxon Valdez and our coast could well end-up like Prince William Sound - except in this case the oil will continue pumping for some indefinite time from this undersea pipe that is the source. This could really impact our coast, our wildlife, our fishing industry, and yes, the "drill baby drill" movement in a big way. This could end-up being one of the really big stories of the whole year.



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Ben's behavioral evaluation could open Pandora's box | ProFootballTalk.com

Very, very interesting take on the Ben Roethlisberger situation. If concussions have any - any thing to do with his behavioral problems, this could truly open the Pandora's Box that the NFL would fear to open.

Read Ben's behavioral evaluation could open Pandora's box | ProFootballTalk.com

David

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Study: Students ADDICTED To Social Media

And we're surprised at this? Look around any college campus and in the classrooms you will see laptops, netbooks, iPhones in students' hands all doing the same thing - using Facebook, Twitter or another social media site. The change is here - and we have to adapt to the new look of the world (on a screen).

Of course, we can look at this in a fun way - watch:



David http://wyld-about-technology.blogspot.com/
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15 Things You Wouldn't Want To See While Running A Marathon: Pics, Videos, Links, News

Must say, as a reformed marathon runner (last one in 2003, best time 3:27), this still hits home. When you see these images (and yes, I've seen a majority of these in 7 races), they are burned into your memory. Click through all of them below:

15 Things You Wouldn't Want To See While Running A Marathon: Pics, Videos, Links, News

Of course, it could be worse - watch:


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David


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Chris Jakubauskas Head Injury VIDEO: Pirate Hit In Head By Line Drive

Hope for the best for Chris. As the article reports, it could have been much, much worse. Scary, scary video for all parents of pitchers (and probably the pitchers if they're honest, too!).



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Ben Roethlisberger Had Gun Put To Head: Report

OK, let me get this straight. Big Ben hired a bodyguard because a man pulled a gun on him when he was "talking" to the man's girlfriend. Then, Ben used the bodyguard to help him conceal women against their will while he pulled out his ____ (well, you get the not so pretty picture). During his suspension, he needs counseling and a good old fashioned, Cher-like: "Snap-out of it"!



David
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13 Bankers: If The Megabanks Are Too Powerful To Regulate, Then They're Too Powerful To Shrink

Sometimes, the best deal is to get what you can now, and then maybe get the prize on the next go-round. Unquestionably though, something needs to be done to head-off the next crisis - whether it is 2 months, 2 years, or 2 decades from now. Surely though, "too big to fail" will go down as one of the worst ideas in the history of capitalism.

Great interview with the author to watch below:

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David http://wyld-business.blogspot.com/
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Goldman's Mortgage Unit Had Take-No-Prisoners Culture

Very interesting article on the culture inside Goldman Sachs before the fall. Hamburger eating contests? Well, at least they weren't spending their days trying to access 18,000 porn sites like the firm's regulators at the SEC were!

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David


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