Social media suck up our time

Have you ever surf all day ? You are spend every waking minute of your life online-or at least most of you days.According to 2012 Nielsen Social Media Report released this week, Americans spend 121 billion minutes on social networking sites between July 2011 and July 2012, up from 88 billion in the previous year.
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Google launches rival Facebook

Google launches rival Facebook, Search site Google launched a new social networking website as the latest attempt to rival Facebook.

Facebook claims to be used more than 500 million users worldwide.

+ Google social networking, like Facebook, lets users share photos, stories and comments.

The difference is, Google + is also equipped with maps and other images stored in Google data centers.

In addition, Google + claims is aimed at helping users to easily group contacts and their friends in the system group.

However, some analysts say Google only shows what the back up and just chat just add viceo facilities.

Google, which used two of the three search Interner in the United States, suffered a blow from Facebook in the last few years.

A number of Google's efforts to compete with Mark Zuckerberg's creation networks that are always fails to include Google's Google Buzz Wave and very unpopular.

The launch of a limited

+ Newest version of Google's already released for limited users. However, Google's management said in the near future are expected to millions of people can already use this product.

"Social networking on the Internet requires serious thought. And it's time we started," said President of Engineering Google, Vic Gundotra.

"Existing facilities in other social networks complicate the user to select a small group," added Gundotra, referring to the system group in Facebook.

Despite claiming to have advantages, analysts predict Google will find it hard internet seize loyal Facebook users to switch to a new social networking.

"People already have their social circles on Facebook. It offers a new social circle is something very challenging," said analyst with research firm eMarketer, Debra Aho Williamson.

"The idea of Google's social networking ... they're throwing ideas for several years and no one was successful," added Williamson.

April, Google reached an agreement outside of court related to Google's social networking service Buzz.

A group of people to sue Google because it is considered deceptive and violate the privacy of GMail users who without consent of the user directly insert them into the Buzz network.
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Crude Oil Prices Rise in Thin Asian Session

Crude Oil Prices Rise in Thin Asian Session, Jakarta : In trading Wednesday (19 / 6) Crude oil prices continued to rise. Crude oil prices are at the highest position in four days amid speculation that U.S. crude supplies fell for four consecutive weeks.

Meanwhile, the belief that the European economy will improve after Greece was awarded a grant also helped lift sentiment continued crude oil prices. Crude oil prices had experienced a movement which seemed to fluctuate after yesterday suffered the biggest rise in six weeks.

Data from the Department of Energy that will be announced today is expected to show that U.S. crude oil reserves will decline by 1.5 million barrels last week. Nymex crude futures for August delivery contract seems to increase by 1 cent and traded at 92.90 dollars per barrel position. Early this morning crude oil prices closed with gains of 2.28 dollars (2.5%) in the position of 92.89 dollars per barrel.

Analyst Research Vibiz of Vibiz Consulting estimates that the price movement of crude oil will tend to be influenced by the fundamental conditions of demand and supply sides. Meanwhile, global economic conditions in general also plays an important role in determining the price movement of this commodity. Prices will still have movement in the range of 90-97 dollars per barrel.
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Japan Fukushima handle radioactive water

Japan Fukushima handle radioactive water, Fukushima nuclear power plant operators, Tepco began pumping radioactive substance-free water as part of the system to cool the damaged reactor.

The Japanese government hailed this action as a''major step forward''to control nuclear facilities damaged by the earthquake and the tsunami last March 11.

The tsunami destroyed all nuclear power plants including power back up, and destroy the cooling system.

Three reactor melted and caused radiation leaks.

The incident is the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl tragedy in Ukraine in 1986.

Tepco said that about 1850 tons of water exposed to radioactive been recycled.

And the company also said it would continue to flush the 16 tons of water every hour to the reactor 1.2 and 3, and 13 tons of water that is free of substances such as radioactive.

"This is important in two aspects,''said Goshi Hosono, an adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

"First, the system will solve the problem of contaminated water, which causes concern to the world. Secondly, it will cool the reactor and make it stable.''

Tepco reported to have also started running out of places to accommodate the amount of contaminated water, which is also called the technician as a critical effort in the handling of nuclear power plants.

A number of wastewater contaminated with radioactive scale has been released into the sea.
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Michael Jackson jackets sold Rp15 miiar

Michael Jackson jackets sold Rp15 miiar, Black leather jacket and red used pop star Michael Jackson in the Thriller video sold U.S. $ 1.8 million or about Rp15 billion, Sunday (26 / 6).

Auction was held just a day after the second anniversary of the death of pop music's icons.

Julien's Auction House, Beverly Hills jacket describes this as one of the most popular clothing in the world in the 20th century.

In the 1980s, the jacket was copied and then sells when sold to fans of Jackson.

"The jacket is red and black became synonymous with video is Jackson. In fact, he kept wearing the same jacket when displaying Thriller throughout his career," added Julien.

Jackets being auctioned is one of the jackets he wore in the video clip.

One other jackets are now stored in museums Riock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Part of the proceeds from this auction will be donated to the Shambala Preserve, California where two Bengal tigers owned by Jacko, Thriller and Sabu is now living.

Both moved into place in 2006 when Jackson left his home, Neverland Ranch.

So far the auction house in Beverly Hills Julien did not provide detailed information about the buyer's skin jacket.

The day before the auction was held, hundreds of fans of Michael Jackson's two-year commemorating the death of the king of pop in the age of 50 years.

Jackson died from an overdose of sedatives at the time he was preparing for his concert in London.
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Bomb blast in nigeria

Bomb blast in nigeria, A bomb attack in the city of Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, on Sunday (26 / 6) evening, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens more.

Local security officials believe the attack was masterminded by an Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

Two men on a motorbike attacked a bar in the Dala region Kabompi, Maiduguri.

According to police, the attack on a motorbike is the hallmark of Boko Haram.

"The attackers threw bombs and fired guns into a bar that killed 25 people while 30 others were seriously injured," said a police officer told AFP.

"I heard a loud explosion followed by sporadic gunfire. I also saw black smoke billowing saw people running in all directions, screaming," said Emmanuel Okon, an eyewitness.

Boko Haram is the bow of the group who believes that Islam is hard to stay away from Western society.

This group previously claimed responsibility for several bomb attacks, including bombings at police headquarters in the capital Abuja, earlier this month.

Some time later a number of attacks targeting Boko Haram is the police officers in the state of Borno in the north of the country as a prime target.

In fact, Boko Haram leader Mohammad Yusuf and a few hundred supporters were killed in Maiduguri in 2009 after they attacked a police station.
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Gaza casualties

Gaza casualties, Large explosion occurred in Gaza City near the UN camp and the Hamas office.
The explosion was caused by 2-meter hole in the wall of a building owned by the United Nations.
Correspondents say the blast occurred due to materials esplosif, an unknown type.
So far no group has claimed responsibility for the blast.
The incident occurred near the offices of Hamas and a prison intelligence.
The Israeli military said it was not running the operation in the area at this time.
Security forces in the territory of the Palestinian Hamas has closed the entire area and refused to give access to journalists.
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