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Opinions: Everyone has one.

If there is one thing the Internet revolution has brought about, it is the democratization of opinion. While the invention of the printing press greatly expanded the ability to publish one's view, it was not until the internet revolution took place that mass self-expression was truly democratized.

Freed from the constraints of traditional publishing, the internet generation is largely defined by its power of self-expression. Thanks to the Web, one's opinion need no longer be personal. Social media, forums, chat rooms and blogs have allowed just about anyone with access to a computer to share their views with a global audience.

This unprecedented revolution in self-publishing however has made one timeless question all the more relevant: whose opinion should you listen to?

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “opinion”

• Letters: Democrats Orwellian health care scheme

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 816
  The Senate health care bills Section 1414 directs the IRS to share taxpayer Social Security numbers and federal tax returns with a large number of government agencies and with civilian contractors employed by those federal agencies [see:...
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• Letters: Why a military tribunal is a better venue for terrorists

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 816
  Although the Registers editorial, "Terror trials can work in civilian courts" [Nov. 22], is partially accurate, it fails to scrutinize the unique nature of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other 9/11 organizers.While many terrorists have been tried...
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• Reader Rebuttal: Rules for TVs, cars

  
  The Orange County Register - Tustin — Authority: 816
  Robert Murphy contends that recent flat screen TV and "cool car" energy efficiency regulations by the California Energy Commission and California Air Resources Board amount to central government planning, Soviet-style ["Buying TVs and cars,...
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• Why Google Wave Sucks, And Why You Will Use It Anyway

  
  dzone.com: latest front page — Authority: 169
  Google Wave is a hot topic at the moment. The ambitious group collaboration and micro-messaging platform started rolling out in beta via an initial batch of 100,000 invitations two months ago. Many people still want invitations. Among those who’ve tried it, some criticize it, some praise it. For now it has a lot of ...
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• Site Specific

  
  SixPackTech.com — Authority: 146
  Things are running along as well as can be expected here in the friendly confines of SPT . Readership has its fluctuations ranging from abbot 450 to 600 per day, but I’m glad to announce that with just over 2,800 posts, we’ve had over a half million page views. Woo hyphen Hoo! I’ve had an offer from another ...
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• The masters of education

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  Kimberly Hamilton arrives and leaves work in the dark so often, custodians at Winchester Elementary School are on alert not to lock her in or out.
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• Editorial: New challenge for teachers

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  Everybody knows the status of the typical public school teacher today: certainly overworked and burdened with excessive paperwork, probably struggling to control the classroom, and no doubt underpaid.
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• Chris Peck: Simple gifts keep us open to hope

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  Sometimes we forget simple gifts. Dark headlines obscure them. Looming challenges make them hard to see. But for the sake of our hearts and spirit we must still look.
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• A View from the Editorial Board: A three-step jumpstart for Wharton

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  Mayor A C Wharton has a unique and perhaps historic opportunity that I hope will not be wasted. The people of Memphis elected him with a resounding majority of votes despite a crowded field of candidates. We are hungry for good leadership and direction.
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• Ailing Delta can take lead in ag-based drive to bioeconomy

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  While the economic problems of the Mississippi River Delta region are long-standing and complex, there is hope for the region and it lies directly under our feet.
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• David Ignatius: Political horror in a nation of unfair, unequal sacrifices

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  For a political horror show, fast forward to the summer of 2010: The unemployment rate is stubbornly high, hovering in a range between 9.3 percent and 9.7 percent. Companies are wary about hiring more workers because the economy remains soft. Small businesses, which normally power a recovery, are caught in a credit ...
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• George F. Will: A Rocky Mountain medical highs price

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  Inside the green neon sign, which is shaped like a marijuana leaf, is a red cross. The cross serves the fiction that most transactions in the store -- which is what it really is -- involve medicine.
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• Just Curious 11/29/09: What Was I Thinking?

  
  Gary's World — Authority: 137
    Finish this sentence: “What in the world was I thinking when I…?”
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• We’ve Been Watching: We Are Family

  
  Unreality Primetime — Authority: 492
  When I first tuned into this new series, I thought it was probably going to be a Jeremy Kyle-esque affair, but fortunately, the very pleasant country house the estranged family assembled in didn’t really scream ‘Chavs Welcome’ so that was a relief.And the members of the Minchew family – who hadn’t been on ...
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• EastEnders: Mass Exodus and How Dumb Is Lucas?!

  
  Unreality Primetime — Authority: 492
  What on earth is going on over in Walford? People are leaving left, right and centre, and I want to know why!And also in this article, I want to take issue with where Lucas buried Owen. Is he as dumb as a box of hair or what?!But first, I’m beginning to wonder if the new [...]
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• Honor those who sacrifice for us

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 586
  I was infinitely offended by your Nov. 23 front page, dominated by an Associated Press article "Know the names / War-weary Americans cast increasingly skeptical eye to costly Afghanistan commitment."
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• FTC Clarifies New IM, Blogging & Affiliate Advertising Guidelines with Jim

  
  Internet Marketing Tips — Authority: 122
  I’m sure you’ve heard of the new FTC rules that go into effect on Dec. 1st. The new rules will really change your business if you do online marketing, blogging, affiliate marketing, use endorsements, testimonials, of any kind. If in case you haven’t heard of it, I wanted to make sure you knew about it, find ...
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• Is the Microsoft Store just a clone of the Apple Store? Probably, but who cares?

  
  VISTA.BLORGE — Authority: 494
  Apple, as a brand, is a very strong one. People buy into it, feeling proud to boast [...]Related posts: Microsoft declares retail war on Apple with latest store in California Microsoft poaches Apple retail executive to find store locations Can Microsoft’s new retail stores outshine Apple?
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• Come To Think of It: Charlie Weis Replacement at Notre Dame Will be Brian Kelly

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 775
  I was the first writer on Bleacher Report to report that Notre Dame was going to fire head coach Charlie Weis, and now Im the first to report who his replacement is: Brian Kelly. Yes, Kelly, the Cincinnati head coach, will replace Weiss when all is said and done. And all will be said and done as early as next week. ...
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• Climategate – A Betrayal Of science – And Of You

  
  PA Pundits - International — Authority: 490
  By Andrew Bolt   Senator Penny Wong. Australian Minister for Climate Change and Water. Frank J. Tipler, professor of mathematical physics at Tulane University, on the true significance of Climategate : The now non-secret data prove what many of us had only strongly suspected — that ...
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