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The Buzz

by Stephanie Mantello

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You used to Yahoo!, then you were at the top with Alta Vista, but just after you stopped asking Jeeves you started to google it. If you’ve got a computer and searched for something on the web, you’ve likely googled it by using Google’s search engine. Google’s success is akin to the likes of Q-Tips (cotton swabs) or Kleenex (facial tissue). Somehow, all the other search engines have gotten the cold shoulder and the way to search the net is to Google!

Even if you don’t work in the high-tech field, you most likely have or know someone that loves gadgets--PDAs, MP3s, PS2. It seems that these techie items have become mainstreamed, so it’s time to pay attention to the buzz. Or maybe it’s time to start blogging your own buzz?

If you've found yourself surrounded by a large group of strangers bursting into applause or other strange activities, if only for an instant, you may have experienced a flash mob. Part performance art, part anarchism, the phenomenon has caught the attention of the media, advertisers, and security officials as well as the ultra-wired around the country.

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