Squidoo Modules: News and Feeds

BBC News Module 

News Feed

Index ⇑Summary:Display Top Headlines and excerpts from BBC newsOptions:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 chars/all? (Recommend "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: Yes. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Mousavi 'ready to die' for reform

Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi says he is ready to die for Iranian reform, days after his nephew was killed in protests.

UK orders airport security review

Gordon Brown orders an airport security review after the "wake-up call" of the alleged Christmas US plane attack.

New Year seen in around world

Countries around the world welcome in the new year with celebrations and spectacular fireworks displays.

N Korea urges 'end to hostility'

North Korea issues a New Year message calling for an end to hostile relations with the US, and peace on the Korean peninsula.

BoingBoing Module 

News via Social Networking

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from BoingBoing.net, a clearinghouse for gadget reviews and offbeat articles. A lot of 'em on interesting inventions and things people have made.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/all? (Recommend "100 characters")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Happy New Decade!

Farewell, aughts! Illustration above by David Silverman (Thanks, David!)....

Fun with fluorescence

If you liked the fluorescent landscapes of Avatar, here's a collection of fluorescent videos.

TSA drops subpoenas issued to bloggers who published security directive (UPDATED)

According to Chris Elliot, one of the bloggers involved. Link. No word on whether the TSA has also d...

Buzz Machine Module 

Single Blog Feed: Topic - Journalism, Online Media

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from Jeff Jarvis' blog about journalism and news media, especially online.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommend "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

The annotated world

Tweet: A view of our annotated world: Hyperlocal is what's around me and how I search that
There are eight million stories in the naked city and soon every one of them will be available on your phone through visual, aural, and geographic search and augmented reality in our newly annotated world.
Every address, every building, [...]

Page & Brin: Icons of the decade

The Guardian commissioned me to write a piece on Google founder Larry Page and Sergey Brin as icons of the decade. My kicker:
To understand the power of Brin's and Page's focus, go to Google's home page now and type "weather in Ed" and stop there. Google will not only understand you want weather in Edinburgh [...]

Bankruptcy squandered

Tweet: Here's what I think bankrupt newspaper companies should be doing.
The AP lists the status of six newspaper companies that have declared bankruptcy: Tribune, Freedom, Philadelphia, Sun-Times, Journal Register, Star-Tribune, representing 66 daily newspapers among them.
Mostly they are using bankruptcy merely to restructure the debt they shouldn't have gotten themselves into in the [...]

Church of the Customer Module 

Single Blog Feed: Topic - Good Marketing Practices

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from Church of the Customer blog about good marketing strategies.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Doesn't matter; no excerpt available)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Create a 1-page strategic plan

70 things to think about (and do) in 2010

Objectives, goals, strategies and tactics

CNet News Module 

Specialized News Headlines: Tech and Product Reviews

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from CNet News on tech news and reviews.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Time Warner Cable shows subscribers how to cut cord

Cable company posts a comprehensive set of instructions for grabbing video directly from the Web, part of the company's posturing with News Corp.'s Fox over rates.

Video games outsell movies in U.K.

Data shows video games have eclipsed movies in the United Kingdom in terms of sales. It's time for Her Majesty to start taking gaming seriously.

Want to see Google's new phone on YouTube?

A clip showing what appears to be the phone popped up on the Web Wednesday. You can find it without much effort, particularly if you search video sites not owned by Google.

CNN Live Module 

News Headlines

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent CNN News top headlines.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: "everything available")
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

U.S. official links radical cleric and terror suspect

Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab appears to have had direct contacts with radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. counterterrorism official tells CNN.

World welcomes 2010

At least 1 million people marked the passing of another year at the iconic ball drop in New York's Times Square, despite an early morning dusting of snow and late-night freezing rain.

Mom who took sons in '98 found

Pennsylvania police have arrested a woman who authorities say fled Washington state 11 years ago with her two sons against a court order, police said.

Cool Tools Module 

Single Blog Feed: Topic - Gadgets and Product Reviews

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent posts from Cool Tools blog, showcasing various interesting gadgets.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: "100 characters"; full posts are long.)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

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Digg: Frontpage News Module 

News via Social Networking

Index ⇑Summary:The latest frontpage news selected by members of Digg. WARNING: Sometimes they go for raunchy stuff.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: None, in case an R-rated bit of "News" has hit the fan.)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Travis Pastrana Lands World Record Rally Car Jump

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Clearwire stayed ahead in big year for WiMax

IDG News Service - 2009 was a very big year for Clearwire, as the wireless Internet provider took its ambitious rollout of mobile WiMax from just two cities to nearly 30 markets.

Best Space Probe Photographers of the Decade (PICS)

As space probes become more advanced, the photographs they are able to take become sharper and more professional. Which space robots' snapshots have impressed?

Facial Expression Worth Thousand Words

Communication is a central aspect of everyday life, a fact that is reflected in the wide variety of ways that people exchange information, not only with words, but also using their face and body. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, found out that we are able to recognize facial expressions in...

Dilbert Module 

Widget [BROKEN]

Index ⇑Summary:BROKEN.

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Engadget Module 

Single Blog Feed: Topic: Gadgets and Tech Reviews

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent articles from Engadget blog on new tech products like cellphones, game consoles, cameras, computers.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

LG Arena GT950 leaks out with AT&T branding

Looks like AT&T is about to get a version of the LG Arena -- these shots of a GT950 with the car...

Engadget now available for Pre and Pixi: the first webOS app of 2010 (and 1000th in the Catalog)!

That's right folks. Hot on the heels of our iPhone app release (which has since skyrocketed up the A...

Netgear PTV1000 Push 2 TV WiFi video card hits the FCC

We've long said that wireless video streaming direct from a laptop is one of our dream gadgets, and...

ESPN Module 

Specialized News Headlines: Sports

Index ⇑Summary:ESPN headlines for US Sports. (Headlines only)Options:Which sport (MLB,NBA,NFL,NHL,College,Motorsports,Soccer)?
Number of headlines?
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

• Jayson Stark: Strange but true feats of '09
• Chicago Cubs sign former Texas Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd
• Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell has surgery on right thumb
• Tigers catcher Laird, brother arrested in Arizona
• Report: Philadelphia Phillies, Danys Baez agree to two-year deal

Gapingvoid Module 

Single Blog Feed: Topic - Cartoonist showcasing own work

Index ⇑Summary:Supposed to show cartoons of GapingVoid.com, but semi-broken. Get this module from the Widgets category instead (cartoons work there).

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the valley of the shadow of death

i’m not dead

Guardian Unlimited Module 

News Headlines

Index ⇑Summary:UK News headlines from Guardian Unlimited.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Fury as body of last UK hostage set for release

? Cleric's freedom is key to handover ? McMenemy's father angry at 'lies' ? Moore well treated...

Judge dismisses Blackwater charges

US justice department 'disappointed' by decision to throw out charges against five guards accused of...

CBI boss: school system 'shameful'

The education system is failing pupils from poorer homes and producing exam results which "we ought...

JamBase News RSS Feed Module 

Specialized News: Music

Index ⇑Summary:Music news and major concerts reported on front page of JamBase music fans' social community.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

New Year's Eve Setlist Roundup

Happy New Year!

Here are some set lists from around our musical universe.
If you know of a show's s...

Most Important Shows of The Decade

JamBase's Most Important Shows Of The Decade

Everything changed over the last decade. Never mind th...

Widespread Panic | 12.30 | Setlist

Widespread Panic :: 12.30.09 :: Philips Arena :: Atlanta, GA

Set I: Solid Rock > Stop-Go > Radio Ch...

Motley Fool Module 

Specialized News: Investment, Business and Finance

Index ⇑Summary:Easy-to-read investment and business advice from Motley Fool website.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

Don't Go Home With a Loser on New Year's

These companies reek of financial hangover.

Make Money Even When Drugs Fail

Biotech growth potential without as much risk.

Natural Gas Executives Cash In Their Chips

Can we divine the commodity's future from these insider actions?

New York Times Module 

News Headlines

Index ⇑Summary:Top headlines from the NY Times.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow; content is indexed.

C.I.A. Takes On Bigger and Riskier Role on Front Lines

The deaths of seven C.I.A. operatives in Afghanistan have highlighted the agency's transformation to a paramilitary organization at the vanguard of America's wars.

Judge Drops Charges From Blackwater Deaths in Iraq

The judge's move, citing misconduct by the U.S. government, left some Iraqis confused since they believe there was overwhelming evidence in the 2007 shooting.

From Airports to Broadway, Crowds Were Thinner in ’09

Several indicators suggest that travel into New York City in 2009 was on a pace to register its first annual decline in eight years.

Rolling Stone Module 

News Headlines and Reviews

Index ⇑Summary:Display news and reviews from Rolling Stone.Options:Number of headlines?
Category? (DVDs, music, movies, photos, politics, or music videos)
Frequency of update?Notes:Headlines only.
HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes

The White Ribbon

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

Sherlock Holmes

Scobleizer Module 

SIngle Blog Feed: Topic - Web and Tech news

Index ⇑Summary:DEAD blog feed from a tech/gadget blog.

If you want scobleizer, add the new RSS feed's URL to the "RSS Add my blog" module:
http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/feed/

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEW BLOG

Hello, we know you're still subscribed to this blog (9,000 of you are on Bloglines, for instance). S...

Come visit me on my new WordPress blog

I should have been clearer. My new blog is over on WordPress's new hosted service, which is still in...

Slashdot Module 

News via Social Networking

Index ⇑Summary:Display popular tech, web and geeky news articles submitted by Slashdot members.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.

Machine Translates Thoughts Into Speech

An anonymous reader points to this explanation of a brain-machine interface for real-time synthetic...

Apple Censors Dalai Lama iPhone Apps In China

eldavojohn writes "Google and Yahoo! have relinquished any sort of ethical integrity with regards to...

Raise a Glass — Time(2) Turns 40 Tonight

ddt writes "Raise your glasses of champagne in a toast at midnight. The time(2) system call turns 40...

Phase Change Memory vs. Storage As We Know It

storagedude writes "Access to data isn't keeping pace with advances in CPU and memory, creating an I...

What Would Have Entered the Public Domain Tomorrow?

An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Duke's Center for the Study of the Public Domain a...

Slate Module 

News Headlines and Editorials

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent news and editorials from Slate Magazine.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.

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SquidooCool Blog 

Single Blog Feed: Topic: Squidoo Tips

Index ⇑Summary:Posts from the fabulous SquidooCool Blog by Loyalis Aka Captain Squid.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.

RIP Squidoo Groups

The day we all knew would come has arrived. Squidoo groups are dead and buried, never to be seen aga...

The $2000 Lens Challenge

Joe from CaptainSquid is back from many adventures, with a new challenge for himself and anyone who...

#1 Most Important Thing… About Guestbooks

If you've put Guestbook modules on your lenses, and you have 10+ published, you'll be very familiar...

Pinging Your Lenses

WHAT IS A PING?
Any time you update certain webpages or publish a new blog post or lens, you can sen...

New Squidoo Job – More Money For Lensmasters $

According to Seth Godin's blog, Squidoo is hiring a sales pro.
Here is what the official lens says:...

Sustainablog Module 

Single Blog Feed: Topic - Environmental News

Index ⇑Summary:Eco-friendly articles from Sustainablog.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.

Best of sustainablog ‘09: Your Favorite Posts

With just a few hours until 2010, I thought I’d take a quick look back at some of the posts yo...

Growing Demand For Soybeans Threatens Amazon Rainforest

Image credit: Tiago Fioreze at Wikimedia Commons under a Creative Commons license
Originally publish...

How To Protect Yourself Against Food Contamination

Food that is both local and organic is the golden ideal to strive for not only for the well-being of...

Clean Tech Finland: Funding & Support (pt. 2)

Image credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pukomuko/ / CC BY 2.0
You may have responded to my post o...

Green Video Games: Ovolo’s City Rain

After a long holiday weekend, you may shudder a bit at the idea of a new video game… “I...

The Onion Module 

(Not) Headline News

Index ⇑Summary:Recent headines from popular news parody site.Options:Number of headlines?
Excerpt: None/100 characters/everything available? (Recommended: everything available)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.

Sports: Bobby Labonte Real Happy With 73rd Lap

DAYTONA BEACH, FL—Despite finishing a distant 22nd in the 2009 running of the Daytona 500, veteran driver Bobby Labonte expressed supreme...

Sports: Buffalo Bills Acquire Final Piece Of Shit Of The Puzzle

BUFFALO, NY—In a move that will immediately impact a roster that is already full of shit, the Bills added what many believe will be the missing piece of shit to the team's puzzle Saturday by signing world-class shitass Terrell Owens.

Sports: On Football In 2009:

[video] Evander Holyfield To Box Horse For Heavyweight Title

Boxing officials are hoping the once in a lifetime chance to see Holyfield try to take down thoroughbred Evening Dream will reignite interest in...

Sports: Michael Vick Fails To Inspire Team With 'Great' Dogfighting Story

PHILADELPHIA—Michael Vick's pregame pep talk Sunday, in which he recounted the events of a brutal 2004 dogfight between his pit bull terrier Zebro and rival pit bull Maniac, failed to inspire his teammates in any way whatsoever, Eagles team sources reported.

Wired News Module 

News Headlines From Tech Magazine

Index ⇑Summary:Display recent news headlines from WIRED magazine on tech and web trends.Options:Number of headlines to show?
Excerpt: none / 100 chars / everything? (Recommended: 100 characters)
Frequency of update?Notes:HTML: No. Special chars (♥): Yes
Search Engines: Links NoFollow, content is indexed.

Underground Services Let Virus Writers Check Their Work

For as little as $1, automated sites will see if your virus is detected by any of 22 antivirus produ...

Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2009

Wired Science runs down our picks for some of the best science of the year.

The Mobile Decade: Greatest Innovative Gadgets

From the iPod to the Kindle, the past decade has seen the rise of portable electronics like never be...