Cheryl Morris

August Political News Data – Hot Issues, Top Pundits

| September 6th, 2010

With the November 2010 elections quickly approaching, we wanted to take a snapshot of what was buzzing in political news during the tail end of summer. We mined the political articles and sites and blogs in the Pinyadda index and constructed three graphs displaying the top issues, names and terms mentioned by political party in August.

Most mentioned issues

Taxes are the leading discussed issue in the news across both parties. Government and government related issues are most mentioned with conservative tagged news. Likely due to the overturning of Proposal 8 in California in the beginning of August, marriage was the fifth most mentioned issues in conservative tagged news. For liberal tagged news, the war and societal issues including immigration, health and jobs rounded out the top five most mentioned issues in the press.

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Cheryl Morris

Ultimate Guide to Following the Top Issues of the 2010 Elections

| September 6th, 2010

With less than two months before the November 2010 elections, we wanted to make sure Pinyadda was packed with content related to all the top issues people are following. I wanted to make sure I found a recent poll about what issues the American public thinks are most important in the upcoming elections. I took a quick look at my Gallup site feed and found the article I was looking for – a graph from it displayed to the left.

Whether you’re a political pundit or political novice, whether you need to impress your boss with your political savvy or trump your buddies in debates over drinks, Pinyadda is the easiest way to stay on top of the issues in the elections with its clean, topic-based news feeds.

Follow breaking news on the top ten issues of the 2010 elections in one place by logging in to Pinyadda, clicking the topic feeds you’re interested in below, and selecting “follow” on each topic page:

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Cheryl Morris

Top Users: Mavens & Ambassadors, Week 9/6

| September 6th, 2010

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Topic Maven and site Ambassador earners from last week’s activity are below.

Know who you should follow and who to catch!

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Cheryl Morris

Top Users: Badge Earners, Week 9/2

| September 3rd, 2010

Top users who earned badges this week!

Paperboy Badge ImagePinyadda Paperboys: Diggy Fresh, Tim Daniels, Charles Noon, Peter Foye, Healy Jones, Max Owen, Robbie Greenglass

Curator Badge ImagePinyadda Curators: Judy Meredith, Mitch Marr, Ben Israelite

Distributor Badge ImagePinyadda Distributors: Stephanie Springer, Vickie Morris

Pinyadda Franchise: Mark Roy, Brian Colella, Alexei Erchak

Pinyadda Mogul: John DiGilio

Pinyadda Baron: Tom Nickerson

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Cheryl Morris

No User Left Behind: Caroline Cahill

| September 2nd, 2010

“Pinyadda has become my go-to for news because everything feels so tailored to my interests and also because of the unique social aspect.”

This week in no user left behind we’re happy to spotlight Caroline Cahill. Caroline discovered Pinyadda after someone she followed on Twitter pinned an article from Pinyadda there. She followed the link, discovered Pinyadda, and jumped right on into the community. You can find Caroline pinning on everything from new Nike sportswear to the best movie posters to great article finds like where old Nickelodeon game show hosts are now. Caroline was initially drawn to Pinyadda because of the ability to follow news and blog post across all her interests in one place — not just for her work, but across her hobbies, favorite sports team, cities, and all the other activities she’s involved in. The real-time reactions, insights, and perspectives from other people in the community she has been networking with since joining, is another reason Caroline uses Pinyadda:

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Austin Gardner-Smith

5 Fantasy Sleepers and How to Follow Them on Pinyadda

| August 31st, 2010

Become a Fantasy God with Pinyadda

Desperately trying to fill the gaps in your fantasy roster? Looking for a few sleepers to make a play for in pre-season trading? Trying to find the hidden gems in your league and come up with ways to beat them? Look no further. Whether you want to read fantasy news from around the web or just keep up with specific teams, Pinyadda’s got you covered. Here’s a quick look at five potential fantasy spoilers and everything you need to follow them on Pinyadda.

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Austin Gardner-Smith

The 5 Coolest Things About HTML5

| August 30th, 2010

No matter what you think about Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash or how much you hate Internet Explorer, there’s finally a reason to celebrate the broswer: HTML5. Whether you’re a hardcore developer or a casual observer, there’s a lot to HTML5 and trying to figure out what’s going on and what it all means can be confusing. Here are five key takeaways to help you wrap your mind around all the goodness that this new set of standards has to offer:

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Cheryl Morris

New Mavens & Ambassadors 8/30

| August 30th, 2010

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Topic Maven and site Ambassador earners from last week’s activity are below.

Know who you should follow and who to catch!

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Cheryl Morris

[VOTE] This Week in Best Headlines

| August 27th, 2010

Every week you’re bound to come across that gem of a headline that, regardless of the article’s content, you just have to share for sheer headline entertainment value alone. Here’s 8 of the best headlines pinned this week (personally think they’re pretty weak compared to some other weeks; but hey, it is August afterall).

Vote below which should be crowned headline of the week!

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Cheryl Morris

Badge Digest 8/27

| August 27th, 2010

See below for those who earned badges this week. Click the images to see all the fellow badge holders you should follow!

Paperboy Badge ImagePinyadda Paperboys: Ashley Conti, Jamie Schler, Meredith Kennedy, Andrew Braner, Judy Meredith, Dan Kennedy, Rick Smith, Joe Power, Chris R, Sahar Aker

Curator Badge ImagePinyadda Curators: Dan Kennedy, Dave McCarthy, Sara Cedarberg, Andy Simon

Distributor Badge ImagePinyadda Distributors: John Short, Daigo Fujiwara, Alexei Erchak, Steve Middlebrook

Pinyadda Franchise: Ted Gott

Pinyadda Mogul: Will Flanagan

Pinyadda Baron: Ben Webb

Pinyadda Empire: Greener Balikov

Watercooler Badge: Chris Ercoli, Brian Colella, Mitch Marr, John DiGilio, Dan Leavitt, Katie Nickerson, Sara Cederberg, Steve Middlebrook, Ali Powell, Scott Soderstrom, Pat Donahue

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