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If you’re like me and have become disenchanted with the social bookmarking site Digg, ever since they did away with their “shout” function last year, apparently we are not alone. While Digg’s unique visitors ended 2009 at 27 million, by December, this was a marked decline from its it 32 unique visitors in September.

Speculation is circulating from reputable sources such as Mashable  that the New York Times is contemplating charging for content. While legacy newspapers have struggled to develop new business models to address dwindling subscriptions and ad revenue, it’s apparent that a metered system is on the table for consideration.

If you can’t get that crazy song out of your head since 62-yr old ‘General’ Larry Platt first sang it on American mocking the contemporary street fashion of wearing your pants at half-(m)ass – you are not alone!

Some call it the Great Land Rush of 2010. Others don’t quite understand what all the fuss is about.

His name is Cashmore, but is his company cashable? Might Mashable , the number Social Media Blog in the world entertain an offer from AOL?

While Google Analytics is ubiquitous for tracking Web site traffic, it lacks in real-time analytics.  Similar to how real-time search escaped Google’s grasp until it’s recent partnership deals with Twitter and Facebook, the grand-daddy of search engines hasn’t yet been able to put its collective brain trust around real-time web stats.

To celebrate ‘World Hypnotism Day’ on January 4, 2010 at 8:30PM GMT, British hypnotist Chris Hughes plans to hypnotize a record number of the Twitterati and Facebookers by simply broadcasting his voice via Twitter and Facebook.

Compared to other countries in the Middle East, the Iranian people have a high level of political maturity and an organized popular movement for democratic socio-political change. So why do Iranians continue to revolt on the blogosphere and the streets of Tehran?

Google and other search engines have been caught in the cross-hairs of Rupert Murdoch’s vitriolic attacks regarding content control. In the age of citizen journalism that is slowly melding into semantic technology before our very eyes, Murdoch’s posturing is pure theatrics and his business model is outdated. The era of legacy of newspapers is waning and the titan of the tabloids needs to take heed.

A new wrinkle in Holiday Shopping. One the hottest location-based social networks on the market today just added Augmented Reality to one’s holiday shopping experience. Just point your smartphone’s camera toward any shopping area and view more than you bargained for.