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US Government Spends $630,000 on Facebook Likes

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July 3, 2013
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State Department Facebook Spent $630,000 On ‘Likes’ For Social Media Pages.
A striking finding in a recent Inspector General report revealed that the U.S. Department of State spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Facebook “likes” in the past two years, effectively buying fans.

In order to bolster its presence on Facebook, the State Department paid about $630,000 for campaigns to increase its total number of likes, the May 2013 report indicates.

While the sheer amount of funds the State Department dropped on social media may be surprising in and of itself, the most significant aspect of the report may be the finding that these fans are, for the most part, fake.

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/30/2013

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July 3, 2013
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#1. Wale – The Gifted – 158,000 (158,000)

#2. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 84,000 (381,000)

#3. Kanye West – Yeezus – 65,000 (391,000)

#12. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 23,000 (867,000)

#14. Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off – 23,000 (125,000)

#33. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 10,000 (949,000)

#49. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 7,500 (503,000)

#74. Dessa – Parts Of Speech – 5,800 (5,800)

#196. Dr. Dre – 2001 – 2,400 (7,664,000)

#199. T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head – 2,400 (483,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Weekend Box Office: June 28-30, 2013

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July 1, 2013
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Title / Weekend Gross (in millions usd)

  1. Monsters University  $45.6 m
  2. The Heat  $38.1 m
  3. World War Z  $29.7 m
  4. White House Down  $24.8 m
  5. Man Of Steel  $20.7 m
  6. This is the End  $8.7 m
  7. Now You See Me  $5.6 m
  8. Fast & Furious 6  $2.4 m
  9. Star Trek Into Darkness  $2.1 m
  10. The Internship  $1.4 m

Happy Canada Day

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July 1, 2013
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July 1st is Canada Day.

Canada’s 146th Birthday.  Shout out to all our Canadian readers. Thanks for your support.

Number of federal wiretaps rose 71 percent in 2012

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July 1, 2013
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The number of wiretaps secured in federal criminal investigations jumped 71 percent in 2012 over the previous year, according to newly released figures.

Federal courts authorized 1,354 interception orders for wire, oral and electronic communications, up from 792 the previous year, according to the figures, released Friday by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. There was a 5 percent increase in state and local use of wiretaps in the same period.
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How to Raise Money for Your Start Up Idea [illustration]

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June 30, 2013
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Funny Video: NBA Draft Lie

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June 28, 2013
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Kid goes to Venice Beach and pretends to be a Division 1 Basketball Star.

Twitter: @benbizuneh

Senator Caught in Strip Club with his Pants Down [video]

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June 27, 2013
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Check out this video  by Represent.us that critiques how politicians pander to monied interests rather than creating the best policies for the MAJORITY of their constituents.

When money wins, we all lose. Join the fight to stop bribery & corruption at www.represent.us/senatorstrips

Most Powerful Celebrities in 2013

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June 26, 2013
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Power in 2013_ Forbes_Useless

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/23/2013

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June 26, 2013
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#1. Kanye West – Yeezus – 327,000 (327,000)

#2. J. Cole – Born Sinner – 297,000 (297,000)

#3. Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off – 102,000 (102,000)

#15. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 23,000 (843,000)

#40. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 9,100 (938,000)

#42. Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II – 8,900 (496,000)

#95. The-Dream – IV Play – 4,600 (42,000)

#121. Statik Selektah – Extended Play – 3,500 (3,600)

#130. Snoop Lion – Reincarnated – 3,400 (50,000)

#175. Kanye West – My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy – 2,600 (1,346,000)

* data comes from Nielsen Soundscan, rounded to nearest thousandth for units above 10,000, nearest hundredth for units below 10,000.

Underwater Hotel

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June 24, 2013
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This futuristic hotel has 22 underwater rooms. A Polish company has agreed to build it near the island of Kuredhivaru, located in the Maldives–a group of islands in the Indian Ocean that is threatened by impending sea level rise. It could be ready for its first visitors within a couple of years.

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