Thursday, May 19, 2011

What's in The News Today

Believers are answering the biblical call of Ezekiel 33 that judgement day is coming, according to talk radio a Christian broadcasting station in Oakland, California.  The day starts May 21, 2011, and will be marked the Day of Rapture and judgement day begins and will end 5 months later on October 21, 2011. Many people are walking away from family, friends and jobs to spread the message abroad a caravan of "Judgement RVs." Believers will go to heaven and others will be left behind to face earthquakes and massive destruction. Many people who are believers of the doom day are from  a variety of states, Florida, California, Rhode Island, Texas and New Jersey, to name a few. The earthquakes are suppose to start in New Zealand at 6PM and go around the world and earthquakes will hit at the targeted time zones at 6PM.

Ravitz. J. (May18, 2011). Tick tock goes the doomsday clock. Retrieved May 19, 2011, from  Tick tock goes the doomsday clock – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs


Is the Internet watching how we shop and then markets our interest to advertisers? Have you ever noticed that your Facebook page ads are not standard, but instead is geared for your personal interest? This is called "filter bubble"which is invisible and you can't see that the websites you visit are different  than what other people see.  Facebook decides what news feeds individuals will see and based on what they think is your  personal preference. Google has 10 years of data of how we shop and interest through searches, GMail and maps, etc. This has been tested and one example was "google a pizza and your local pizza places are found, this is true with movies, restaurants, etc. Is it really a problem or is it helpful? You decide, Chat Me more is not bothered by it, but is also aware that the Internet is not policed.

 Gross, D. (May 19, 2011).  What the Internet is hiding from you. CNN. Tech.  Retrieved May 19, 2011, from What the Internet is hiding from you - CNN.com

A woman states that " she is too fat to fly" weighing 400 pounds. She was flying from Dallas and about to board the plane when they demanded she buy an extra seat because of her size. They asked her what she weighted and her dress size, but when she took out her iPhone and started recording the conversation they changed their tune and even apologized and offered her a $200 voucher.

CNN. (May 18, 2011). Woman told she's 'too big to fly.' Retrieved May 19, 2011, from Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

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