Link and Load for Thursday, August 28, 2008

0 Comments | Oakland Tribune, Aug 28, 2008 | by George Kelly

Here's what's getting cllicked on, searched for and talked about - - not just above and below the fold, but around the Web.

Drudge Report

MCCAIN HAS DECIDED ON RUNNING MATE... (International Herald Tribune)

PERSON WILL BE NOTIFIED TODAY...

SOURCE: NAME MAY LEAK AT 6 PM ET... WITH SOME SORT OF CONFIRMATION AT 8 PM... DEVELOPING...NEWS HAVOC...

THE SPEECH OF A LIFETIME

The Huffington Post

GETTING PERSONAL WITH 75,000

HuffPost's Convention Big News Page...

UN: US-Led Airstrike Killed At Least 90 Afghan Civilians, Most Of Them Children

Yahoo! Buzz

1 Tropical Storm Gustav2 Jennifer Hudson (Oscar-winning Obama supporter will sing "Star Spangled Banner" tonight at Invesco Field)3 Hurricane Gustav4 Online Dictionary5 Caylee Anthony6 Casey Anthony7 Shawn Johnson (Olympic gymnast and alleged crush object of "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta)8 Dr. Dre9 Kara Dioguardi10 Barack Obama

Google Trends

Today's Hot Trends (USA) 1. vancouver earthquake 2. climatemaster 3. vancouver island 4. tropical storm hannah 5. stanley kurtz 6. i have a dream speech 7. leeward islands 8. hurricane hannah 9. orion stainless steel convection outdoor cooker 10. air jamaica

TechMeme

Ryan Tate / Gawker: "Bloomberg Runs Steve Jobs' Obituary"

Rafat Ali / paidContent.org: Veoh Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit; Viacom-YouTube Next?

Michael Learmonth / Silicon Alley Insider: "YouTube Finally Figures Out How To Make Money: Big Ads On Its Homepage"

Wall Street Journal: "More Artists Steer Clear of iTunes - Apple's Online Music Store Sells Lots of Singles - But Labels Seek Higher Profits of Full Album Sales"

Twitter Search

Trending topics: #dnc08, DNC, Ubiquity, Obama's, Gustav, Obama, Denver, Invesco, iPhone, Steve Jobs

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