Rosa Parks Remembered...and 2,000 Soldiers, Too
Bloggers worldwide continue to mourn civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who appears at the No. 2 and No. 5 spots among today's burstiest people. The Alabama seamstress who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery Alabama bus to a white man in 1955 is considered by some to be the mother of the civil rights movement (today's No. 3 key phrase). Parks' death is noted in 13 of today's most-cited news stories and 10 of today's 40 most-shared links. "May she rest in peace" from Ratcliffe blog summarizes many of the heartfelt comments expressed by bloggers.
In case you missed yesterday's late-afternoon post, the BlogPulse tech team captured real-time blog activity and posts about Parks' death shortly after the news was announced. Find the short movie here.
Milestones of another kind
The death of the 2,000th U.S. solider involved in combat in Iraq (today's' No. 7 top news story) also is being noted (as is the 2,001st death, as of Wednesday morning). The Blog From Another Dimension calls it "another grim milestone"; Michelle Malkin, on the other hand, has created her own strange pooh-pooh spin zone about the issue.
Double-espresso shot of validity, anyone?
Down at No. 34 among today's top blost posts is green LA girl's Starbucks Challenge: go into any Starbucks, ask for a cup of fair-trade coffee, and log the experience to see if the company lives up to its 23-country promise. Bloggers are already signing up...and drinking up, obviously.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at October 26, 2005 11:28 AM
