Pastor Terry Jones: Digitally Infamous
In Gainesville, Florida, lives a pastor of a small church of 50 people who is obviously a religious fanatic.
His hatred for the nation of Islam has compelled him to claim he will be having a Koran burning this Saturday, September 11, as a memorial for the Word Trade Center attacks 9 years ago.
Seemingly overnight he became world renowned, with many main stream political figures trying to convince him not to burn the Koran, including President Obama, The Pope, Hillary Clinton, the main General for the Afghanistan war, as well as many religious groups and so on.
The… Continue reading
3 Ways to Use Google Instant Search
Google’s new Instant Search feature has gotten a lot of attention in the past day or so, but what can it do for you?
Whether you are a busy SEO professional or a stay-at-home dad, you have probably noticed that Google has upgraded their search engine to provide instant results as you type. If you haven’t heard of this yet, according to statistics, you will experience it soon enough.
When you visit the search engine Google.com, you will be greeted by the same simple home page. The difference will be obvious once you begin to type. As soon as… Continue reading
Search Gets Even Faster with ‘Google Instant’
The mystery behind this week’s changing Google logo was revealed today as the company released its new searching platform, ‘Google Instant.’
In a San Francisco seminar this morning, Google announced it would be launching “Google Instant,” a faster, more interactive way to search the web.
When you search on Google today, your results will appear instantly. Instead of clicking the search button or pushing enter to see your results, the results of your search will appear as you type.
Not only can you see your search results as you type your query, but Google Instant will predict what… Continue reading
BP Blowout Preventer Recovered for Investigation
BP’s defective blowout preventer (BOP) was lifted by crane to the surface over the weekend, but the real work has only just begun.
The blowout preventer will be transferred to a NASA facility in Louisiana where it will be dissected and investigated for reasons behind its failure that lead to the worst oil spill in world history.
The device weighs approximately 300 tons, stands about 50 feet high, and took just under 30 hours to lift to the surface.
Deconstructing the blowout preventer will be a hefty task and the investigation could take up to three months. Although corporations, business owners,… Continue reading
BP Insanity: Negotiating Their Own Punishment
If the Obama Administration passes a bill to stop new offshore drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, BP asserts they may fall short of the $20 billion oil spill compensation payments they agreed to pay its victims.
When BP agreed to set aside $20 billion for Gulf Oil Spill clean up and victim compensation, the Obama Administration also permitted BP to pull those funds exclusively out of the revenue made from their Gulf of Mexico operations.
If new offshore drilling permits are no longer available to BP, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, their revenue from Gulf… Continue reading
