http://measurement.com/Reality Measuring Political and Culture Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:57:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for an escape from the usual vacation? How about staying in an 800 year old Manor House? Llanthony Secunda Manor offers Medieval Accommodations. That's almost a a thousand years of history! A house built by monks 300 years before Columbus sailed from Spain. http://measurement.com/Reality/vacation-in-a-medieval-manor-house Here are nine positions by John McCain that shows his true political allegence. He is not a Maverick or an Independent, he has sold his soul to the Neo-Con Right Wing to get the nomination. (1) John McCain Filibusters Minimum Wage Hike accuses the Democrats of class warfare -- While ... http://measurement.com/Reality/john-mccain-too-radical-for-america The internet provides great opportunities for people with a little knowledge and a twisted sense of humor to perpetrate pranks. We have previously shown how a couple thousand people can play the Google Bombing game, but it turns out that even a few bloggers can make a site rank ... http://measurement.com/Reality/google-stud-service-2 The internet provides great opportunities for people with a little knowledge and a twisted sense of humor to perpetrate pranks. We have previously shown how a couple thousand people can play the Google Bombing game, but it turns out that even a few bloggers can make a site rank ... http://measurement.com/Reality/google-stud-service Now that the Christmas bells are no longer echoing in my ears, we can start to think about the next retail "holiday". This poses an interesting question that I predict will split right down the gender lines: Which would you rather recieve as a gift, a box of Chocolate ... http://measurement.com/Reality/valentines-day-decisions Urban blight inevitable leads to plummeting property values and anyone who can afford to do so quickly flees in search of a better neighborhood. Websites and virtual communities suffer from the digital equivalent, Virtual Blight. Phishing, Honey Pots, Bot Attack, Spam Blogs and Advertorial mixed with advertising for debt ... http://measurement.com/Reality/blight-strikes-virtual-neighborhoods Thanks to a great guy and marketing genius by the name of Joe Morin, I had the pleasure of seeing The Blue Man Group, who many consider the best show in Las Vegas. For the intellectually inclined, the show offers plenty of social commentary laced with symbolism about the ... http://measurement.com/Reality/blue-man-group-at-the-venetian Stephen Colbert announced tonight on his show that he is running for president. He gets my vote! The people of Reddit and Digg helped me anoint Stephen as the greatest living American. Now perhaps we can rally enough support for him to win South Carolina. Politics are so ... http://measurement.com/Reality/stephen-colbert-declares-for-president-in-2008 Stephen Colbert has gotten his legion of loyal fans to commandeer online voting to name a bridge in Hungary and a hockey team mascot in Michigan. Colbert's suggestions to change Wikipedia listings have driven Wikipedia editors to the edge of a nervous breakdown. Now he's taking satirical aim at ... http://measurement.com/Reality/stephen-colbert-google-bombing