What Doesn't Scare You Should Make You Laugh
If Reader's Digest is right and laughter is the best medicine, at least some of today's most popular blog discoveries are taking time to poke fun at some pretty scary news.
The scariest seems to be the ongoing brou-ha-ha over the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic wiretapping program, the subject of at least six of today's top 10 blog posts and six of today's 10 most-cited news stories. Security expert and blogger Bruce Schneier manages to coax phone-company jokes out of his fellow bloggers to add some lightness to the conversation about the legality of the government asking phone companies for records of all phone logs. Such as..."I got a call from the NSA yesterday just to let me know that I could save money by switching to Sprint for long distance..." Pa-dum-pum.
Funny guy Al?
And look who's back in the spotlight? Former Vice President Al Gore's appearance on Saturday Night Live pushed him to No. 4 among most-blogged personalities, and a video of his opening speech (delivered as if he'd been elected in 2000) is captured in today's top phrase and fifth-most-cited link. Reviews range from "I heart Al Gore" to to "too scary."
Blogging vs. MSM
Blogger and entrepreneur Mark Cuban gets some discussion going about the different between mainstream media and blogging.
Posted by Sue MacDonald at May 15, 2006 01:06 PM
