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Beware: The task of looking back at 2008 could induce whiplash. Last year, I introduced our annual review of search trends and touched on the subject on how a billion (or so) searches can sketch a portrait of a culture in motion. The motion this year was volatile, to say the least, what with the American presidential elections, the Beijing Olympics, and a doggedly stubborn global economic morass. This time, the Yahoo! Year in Review is even bigger and more ambitious, the better to reflect th... more

More on the situation in Bangkok: from the Scotsman for December 1st, 2008 Published Date: 01 December 2008 By CLAIRE GARDNER IT WAS supposed to be a relaxing sunshine holiday in Thailand after a punishing schedule following his record three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. But Scots cycling champion Chris Hoy found himself caught up in the chaos at [...]... more

Obama Makes Pitch for 2016 Chicago Olympics President-elect Barack Obama made a personal appeal Friday to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to his home city of Chicago. Obama appeared in a taped video message played to the general assembly of European Olympic Committees. (Nov. 21) Author: AssociatedPress Keywords: obama olympics makes pitch 2016 chicago Added: November 21, 2008 Source: youtube.com 2008 China Beijing Olym... more

Last year, I was lucky enough to have some amazing students on my team at the Eddie Adams Workshop. When watching the final slideshow at the end of the weekend, it was hard not to take pride in the fact that our show was the best because their pictures were the strongest. That final night, you realize the entire weekend - headaches, no sleep, stress, juggling 10 things at once - was totally worth it and that it was rewarding in so many ways. Check it out here . ... more

Leica Camera AG’s employment dispute with fired Chief Executive Steven Lee brings to light the venerable German company’s troubles moving into the digital age. The quirky company, which helped create modern photography in the early 20th century, stuck too long with film technology and now faces mounting losses and sinking sales. Check it out here . ... more

“Daily News reporters who tried to speak to city employees at rescue sites were denied information and told no one was authorized to talk to them except for the mayor and city manager,” the paper reported. “It’s the worst thing the city could do. Those who will suffer most are evacuees,” Publisher Dolph Tillotson said in the story. “The media will have to turn to other sources that might be less reliable. I can’t imagine a dumber move under thes... more

The infamous Patterson-Gimlin bigfoot film has been stabilized frame-by-frame to give you a better view of the lumbering woodland beast. Check it out here . ... more