archive for July 14th, 2006

Google Trends shows San Francisco at epicenter of dietgeist

by @ Friday, July 14th, 2006.

An article about one of Google’s new beta tools, Google Trends, provides a fascinating snapshot of what search writer John Battelle calls “the database of intentions.” Basically, by analyzing billions of search terms input into Google, one can get a picture of what people are most interested in and which topics and issues are gaining […]

Digest: Gophers, lobsters, oranges imperiled

by @ Friday, July 14th, 2006.

New West Boulder: The title — “Organic Farmers Request Gopher Elimination, Caddyshack Style” — says it all.
Truthdig.com: Ellen Goodman writes that by making lobster meat just another shrink-wrapped commodity, we further disconnect ourselves from the food chain that sustains us. After all, it’s one of the few things left we kill ourselves.
Naples Daily News […]

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