This Week's Top Stories

Hi David, Hope you're having a great weekend :) As requested, these are this week's top stories from The Next Web: Brand pages on Google+ growing 4x faster than on Twitter, but Facebook is still king Women are 'more likely' to make your social media campaign go viral Advertisers are spending way too much on print, too little on mobile Morocco's main telecom provider blocks access to Skype and other VoIP services Ubuntu for Android could turn your phone into a powerful desktop computer This Japanese marketer used a painful but unique approach to go viral on Twitter Google's new Latitude Leaderboards suggest gamified check-ins are coming to Google+ Why Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix's move to original content is game-changing See you at The Next Web Conference (April 26-27) in Amsterdam? We're taking it to the next level! The Next Web  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser

Top Stories from the last 24 hours

Hi David, These are the top stories from The Next Web over the last 24 hours. European Founders at Work: A new book exploring what makes Europe's entrepreneurs tick Telefónica and MasterCard launch Wanda to bring mobile payments to Latin America's unbanked masses The Walking Dead: How computers help zombies multiply 43% of all LinkedIn users are in the US, IBM is the company with the most followers What it takes to leave your company after an IPO and start all over again... Sony PlayStation Vita review: Hands-down the best gaming handheld available today Egyptian MP calls for a ban on porn in Egypt, while in Tunisia the request is thrown out of court Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 prematurely, pulls it from App Store [Updated] See you at The Next Web Conference (April 26-27) in Amsterdam? We're taking it to the next level! The Next Web P.S. Want to be the first of your friends and followers to spread our breaking news stories? Now you can, with Spread.us.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser

Feinberg Analysis: Can 'The Artist' Break the Indie Spirit Oscar Curse?

February 25, 2012   Can 'The Artist' Break the Indie Spirit Awards' 25-Year-Old Oscar Curse? (Analysis)     Top stories | Movies | TV | Music | Personal Tech | Style | The Business Subscribe to: Newsletters | RSS feeds

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'The Artist' Wins Best Feature at Indie Spirit Awards

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2012 Indie Spirit Awards First Winner Announced

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Italy's Berlusconi Acquitted in Bribery Case

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The Browser daily newsletter [25 Feb 2012]

Daily Newsletter       25 February 2012  Best of the Moment The Decline And Fall Of Parental Authority Ron Taffel | AlterNet | 22 February 2012 "I’m seeing mothers and fathers challenge the entire social, educational, professional, and economic context of childrearing—a system, they increasingly believe, that’s made effective parenting almost unachievable" Comments Teller Reveals His Secrets Teller | Smithsonian | 22 February 2012 "Neuroscientists are novices at deception. Magicians have done controlled testing in human perception for thousands of years." So says Teller, silent half of Penn and Teller. And this is what he's learned about manipulating the mind Comments A Case For Workfare Chris Dillow | Stumbling And Mumbling | 20 February 2012 As the crisis rumbles into its fourth year, the real costs are ever-more apparent. Unemployment is the biggest scourge, and I have a lot of sympathy with this suggestion for a modern version of the Works Progress Administration Comments That Time We Beat The Americans Stephen Marche | Walrus | 20 February 2012 Why does Canada exist at all? You have to be a Canadian to ask that question politely. Here it is, asked and answered. A citizen's guide to the War of 1812, when the United States tried to take the rest of the continent and lost Comments Bioconservatives Vs Bioprogressives Ronald Bailey | Reason | 17 February 2012 Fine essay-review of new book on the politics of bioethics: "Neoconservative worries that alienation and commodification are caused by technology stem from a worldview that mixes Marxism with the philosophy of Martin Heidegger" Comments Obituary: Anwar Kamal Anonymous | Economist | 24 February 2012 Pakistani politician, tribal chieftain, country gentleman. "Epitome of the swashbuckling Frontier rogue." Kept a rocket-propelled grenade-launcher by the door and a murderer as bodyguard. Led occasional small wars, reprisals Comments  FiveBooks Interview Edith Grossman on Translation The award-winning literary translator discusses books on and of translation that inspired her, and considers the trade-off between fidelity and meaning that every translator faces  Featured Special Report Democracy Are Western states true democracies? Has democracy become a casualty of the financial crisis? Can you have too much democracy? Read on to find out  Reader Recommendations @polit2k Arizona Debate: Conservative Chickens Come Home to Roost | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stonet.co/uDrxO6cG via @rollingstone #browsings    Book of the Day The World of S J Perelman by S J Perelman Woody Allen says: “The funniest human being in my lifetime, in any medium — whether it is stand-up, television, theatre, prose or movies — is S J Perelman”  Video of the Day Hillbrow: Between Heaven and Hell A personal journey to the heart of one of South Africa's most dangerous neighbourhoods  Quote of the Day Robert Reich, on Super PACs "Never before in the history of our Republic have so few spent so much to influence the votes of so many" | Homepage | Mobile Apps | RSS Feeds | Twitter | Facebook | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Best of the Moment newsletter on thebrowser.com. Click here to unsubscribe The Browser Ltd, 106 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6PF

Cheat Sheet - Bill Maher: Wake Up, Liberals!

Today: Nelson Mandela Hospitalized, NATO Recalls Afghan Ministries, How Israel Could Remove Assad February 25, 2012 DONATION 1. Bill Maher: Wake Up, Liberals! Is the professional cynic turning into an idealist? Maher says he's writing a very big check to support President Obama in hopes that other rich liberals will wake up to the looming threat from Republicans' super PACs in November. He talks to The Daily Beast's Lloyd Grove about the big donation. Read it at The Daily Beast RECOVERY 2. Nelson Mandela Hospitalized Former South African president Nelson Mandela is reportedly in stable condition Saturday after undergoing surgery for an abdominal complaint. Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj told South African private news channel eNews that the 93-year-old former statesman is "in good spirits and well." Maharaj would not confirm whether Mandela had surgery, but did say the former president was being treated for a "long-standing complaint" and not something "cropped up suddenly and needed emergency attention." Mandela, 93, who is not only a beloved former leader in South African but also an icon of the anti-apartheid movement, has been in declining health over the past few years. Read it at BBC News ATTACK 3. NATO Recalls Afghan Ministries NATO said on Saturday that it would remove all foreign ministries from Afghanistan after two U.S. military officers were reportedly attacked and killed Saturday inside the heavily guarded Interior Ministry in Kabul, and government offices were put on lockdown as a result. NATO Gen. John Allen said they were being pulled for "obvious security reasons." Protests against the Quran burnings by NATO forces continued for a fifth straight day. Four people were shot dead by Afghan security forces, while another 50 were wounded in the normally restive northern Kunduz province, where hundreds of protesters tried to overrun a compound housing the U.N. Assistance Mission. The protesters were held back by police, an Interior Minister said. At least 28 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded since the protests began Tuesday. Read it at CBS News SYRIA 4. How Israel Could Remove Assad How could Netanyahu topple Assad and weaken Hizbullah in one fell swoop--a far more strategic opportunity than a strike on Iran? Hand over the Golan Heights, says Bruce Riedel. Read it at The Daily Beast ON THE TRAIL 5. Santorum: Romney Is 'Compromised' As the days dwindle down before Tuesday's highly anticipated primaries in Michigan and Arizona, Rick Santorum devoted a speech Friday night to a thinly veiled attack against Romney. Santorum called himself a "conviction conservative" and knocked Romney for being "inconsistent," hammering him for opposing the auto industry rescue in Michigan while supporting the Wall Street bailout. Santorum billed it a policy speech, but he spent most of the night attacking Romney—although he did give some broad criticisms of President Obama as well. Meanwhile, the struggling Newt Gingrich tried to revive his campaign in Olympia, Wash., telling lawmakers and reporters that the state is taking the wrong action on gay marriage but "doing it the right way," by letting the voters decide. Read it at Politico WEIRD RFK's Son Arrested Allegedly tried to take his newborn from hospital. MYSTERY 'Survivor' Producer: 'I Didn't Kill My Wife' Bruce Beresford-Redman breaks his silence. PARTY PLAN Best Oscar Movie Cocktails Spice up your viewing party with nine punch recipes, each tailored for a Best Picture nominee. STUNT Sacha Baron Cohen Back at Oscars Will wear his dictator costume. LINSANITY Jeremy Lin Gets Ice Cream Flavor Ben & Jerry's debuts 'Taste the Lin-Sanity.' GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET The Yes List Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Romney's Tax-Plan Flim-Flam by Michael Tomasky Murdoch's Phone-Hacking Cover-Up? by Mike Giglio The Week in Viral Videos by The Daily Beast

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