The Adobe-Macromedia Marriage, and the Un-Reported War on Terrorism
When two of the biggest software companies join forces, it's news. Adobe's purchase of Macromedia is all over BlogPulse today, grabbing three of the top five links and the day's burstiest phrase. Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen tops today's bursty people list, and the move is discussed at Mike Chambers' Macromedia Product Developers' blog.
In Rome, the world awaits for Catholic cardinals to elect John Paul II's successor. BlogPulse follows the excitement with a graph that tracks mentions of the phrases "white smoke" (the signal of the election of a new pope) and "black smoke" (the signal of no decision on a new pope):
Do YOU feel safer now?
The Bush Administration's continuing, all-out war on terror now includes this piece of news: after 19 years, the State Department will cease publishing an annual report that tracks global terrorist attacks. Why? The 2004 report shows more attacks (625 "significant" attacks) than any year since 1985, when the annual report was first published. In 2003, a total of 175 attacks were logged, according to Knight-Ridder. (The newest bumper sticker on my car reads: "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." And this is why).
Elsewhere, there's news of flying cars, some good ol' peace and love talk from rocker Ted Nugent (tongue FIRMLY in cheek), scuttlebutt about a possible deal between TiVo and either Google or Yahoo!, and a Wired News piece describing a Department of Defense "hacker crew." And poor Ann Coulter. She gets the cover of Time magazine, and it's still not good enough for her, according to the Drudge Report.
BLOGPULSE TREND GRAPH OF THE DAY: What's the buzz on a new pope?
Posted by Sue MacDonald at April 19, 2005 09:17 AM
