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Best of the Week 5-2-09

by Thomas Houston on May 3, 2009 at 11:02 AM



Although the roar of Twitter hype on the Web, TV, and around the office seems like it will never end, a new study from Nielsen Online reveals that most Twitter users are quitting the microblogging site after just a month. Perhaps things will finally calm down soon -- then again, maybe not. This week we saw scientists working on GPS devices for grocery carts, geek tattoos, a bus driver crashing while texting (caught on video), and loads of swine spam e-mail. If you missed these stories, they're all here, and if you've already seen them, read them again.
  • In odd grocery store news, scientists in the UK have devised an in-store GPS system for supermarkets. The technology is intended for senior citizens, who apparently have a difficult time making it out of the fruit and vegetable corner -- it's really big!
  • By now you've probably learned of the inescapable cycle: Something happens, gets picked up by the news, and related e-mail spam rides in behind it. We wouldn't be surprised if spammers out there have their spam accounts hooked up to Google News to keep up with the latest scare. It should come as no surprise that swine flu spam flooded inboxes worldwide this week.
  • A new study shows that, when it comes to going against company policy, employees "will take whatever steps are necessary to use whichever applications they want." Although we doubt this is news for the crew over in IT, it does reveal just how personal people get about Minesweeper.
  • Finally, the Switched team took to the streets (and beaches) of Miami, Florida and asked, "Is it rude to talk on your cell phone in a public restroom?" Check out the video here.

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