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posted on
February 11th, 2009
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Twitter spam: You can help stop it

If a service gets a lot of users, chances are spam will follow and Twitter is no different. Here's how you can help thanks to a site called Twitspam:

Twitspam ...

posted on
February 11th, 2009
from
mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

The new valentine

You might remember when I attempted to bring hope to this blog a few weeks ago. Now the same company that brought us O ...

read more about "The new valentine"

posted on
February 11th, 2009
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mikemcguff blog
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Houston

Is your car a cop magnet?

Yahoo! Autos found out the top 10 most ticketed vehicles and the top 10 least ticketed vehicles. Is your car on the list?

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February 11th, 2009
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mikemcguff blog
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Houston

Surprising stories behind 20 Muppet characters

I have learned one thing, Jim Henson's Workshop recycled or moved various characters from Sesame Street and the Muppets to totally unrelated shows.

Find out the origins of Cookie Monster, K ...

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February 11th, 2009
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mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

VIDEO: The craziest TV newscast open

Miami Fox affiliate WSVN is famous in TV news circles for being very over the top. You might even recognize the station's set as the inspiration for the old News2Houston KPRC set.

Ted of S ...

posted on
February 11th, 2009
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mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

Jeremy Desel returns to KHOU Channel 11

Reporter Jeremy Desel of KHOU Channel 11 is recovering from open heart surgery. He returns to the news this week:

At a ...

posted on
February 10th, 2009
from
mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

WFAA 8 Dallas VP of news on Twitter

WFAA Channel 8 in Dallas already has serveral accounts on Twitter like @wfaachannel8.

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posted on
February 10th, 2009
from
mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

VIDEO: Drugged up kid is Net video sensation

If you haven't seen the video of David, 7, after a drugged up trip to the dentist, you must watch. Is he in the family mini-van or on the corner of Haight-Ashbury in 1969?

posted on
February 10th, 2009
from
mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

Joel McHale of The Soup to perform in Houston

Just wanted to point out that The Soup host Joel McHale is putting on a comedy show this weekend in Houston at The Verizon Wireless Theater.

posted on
February 10th, 2009
from
mikemcguff blog
based in
Houston

What song was #1 on your birth date!

This shows you how a basic site that is not run on Ajax or some other trendy web application can still be fun.

Josh Hosler presents the #1 song on this date in history lets you see the numb ...