Do people read articles and seeds before commenting?

Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:52 PM EDT

I came across a seeded article, that at first, I do admit, I thought was about something I had already read about. But, then I did read the seeded article and realized it was about something completely different.

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us-news, seeding, article, newsvine, reading, comments

Arizona Newsviners - or those who just like Arizona

Mon Mar 9, 2009 2:29 AM EDT

Hi all, I am writing this to extend an open invitation to anyone who is interested in joining The Arizona Group. I have had this group since last summer, and have yet to figure out how to individually extend invitations.

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travel, arizona, mesa, phoenix, desert, heat, hot, pine, cactus, rattlesnake

Is "Cracker" offensive?

Tue Mar 3, 2009 9:59 AM EST

I am writing this as a Caucasian. I am white in that "I don't know how I ended up white" way.

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us-news, racial, racist, cracker, caucasian, hate, hurt, children

90 Degrees? Bring it on. (or I got your global warming right here)

Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:18 AM EST

So, here we are once again, meeting in the freezer just to cool off.

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us-news, weather, heat, global-warming, heat-island, monsoon, haboob, dust-storm, hot, desert

Thinking Points: TV converter coupon, B@$T B*y, and the idiot box

Sun Mar 1, 2009 1:34 PM EST

"Do not attempt to adjust your set. We now control the horizontal and the vertical" Well, there is no more horiz and vert control, but they do control the rest of it. Who are "They" and why do they care?

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us-news, digital, tv, government, conspiracy, socialism, electronics, converter-box

What do YOU want or need right now?

Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:21 AM EST

I have been thinking about this, and listening. Listening to the President, to the naysayers, to those who believe we can never be fixed and those who think we are fine as we are. I have listened to politicians,celebrities, foreigners, coworkers, relatives and friends.

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us-news, opinion, handout, bailout, foreclosure, president, money, laid-off, economy

"Sex Offender" (got 9 yr old pregnant)makes brazen escape!

Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:31 AM EST

I was just going to seed an article, but then I realized I had way too much to say about it. I did seed it but also am writing this.

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us-news, life, court, escape, rapist, child-rape, sheriff-joe, arpiao, crime, jail

Mr. President Fund Bikini Wax Now- Mesa AZ

Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:31 PM EST

I went to see the motorcade, the President, but this isn't about that. So, today, these are the signs people were holding.. hoping the president would see them. None of these are made up. All are from pictures we took at today's rally by Dobson High in Mesa Arizona

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us-news, president-obama, foreclosure, economy, protest, radio, mock

I saw President Obama

Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:58 PM EST

Wed. Feb 18, 2008 at roughly 11am. We were in a perfect spot to see him, video is not great, but the whole thing was. We listened to his speach on a radio on the sidewalk. He was at Dobson High School, in Mesa Arizona, we were outside of the high school.

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us-news, obama, president, foreclosure, economy, arizona

Obama's Mesa visit, anyone going?

Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:59 AM EST

So, tomorrow morning President Obama will be coming to our city. He will be at Dobson high school, I wonder why they chose this place, and how will they work the school day? Will school just go on as normal around him? How will that work with security?

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us-news, obama, president, protest, mortgage, arizona, mesa, dobson-high

Happy Birthday Arizona !! February 14th, 1912

Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:17 AM EST

Yes, it's Valentines day, I know, but it is also the birthday of the youngest of the 48 continental United States. I, myself am not a native of Arizona, I have lived here since 1975. As a child in Missouri, I have lived in homes older then this state.

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us-news, arizona, birthday, february, valentines-day, southwest, heat, monsoon, phoenix

Wheres the outrage?420 pages of peanut product recalls.

Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:05 AM EST

Okay, so I am not going to plead the fifth on this one. I want to know why we don't give a damn about this. Why is it under the fold, second page news?

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us-news, salmonella, food-poisoning, recall, peanut, butter, danger, sidk, dead, illness

Octuplets mom, Nadya launches "Donate to me" website.

Wed Feb 11, 2009 3:51 PM EST

I just have one thing to say about this.

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us-news, odd, silly, parenting, octomom, octuplets, crazy, mom, babies, foodstamps

Obama to launch Citizen "where the money goes" website. What do you think about it? with poll

Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:23 PM EST

This part of the "stimulus" bill hasn't been talked about as much as other things, but I have just read the plan, and wonder if others out there would think it is a good idea. It seems like it could be, but I think I will have to wait and see.

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us-news, obama, stimulus, americans, citizens, government, website, bail-out, money, economy

Breaking News !!! This just in !!! NOT !

Sun Feb 8, 2009 12:03 PM EST

OKay, I might agree that to an outsider, that when a local Phoenix station breaks in with a Special Report because it is summer and it is raining, it would seem silly. Actually, that is one of the better uses of Breaking News, here in our valley of the sun.

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Octuplet mom - The question that wasn't asked

Fri Feb 6, 2009 5:56 PM EST

I have followed this story as it has developed, just as many others have done. It's the Nadya Suleman, or Doud, story. About having 8 babies. At first it was a miracle, then as days went by, maybe not so much. I have read every article, maybe even too many.

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us-news, octuplet, nadya, suleman, doud, kaiser, 14-children, babies, infants, premature

I was swindled.. ALMOST.. Payday loan caution!!!

Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:48 AM EST

So.. yeah, don't want to get to detailed. Hubby and I have been married uh... twentyfive years. Been working, raising kids. (four kids, oldest is twenty three.. youngest is fourteen). blah, blah..

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us-news, money, economics, family, bank, loans, payday, default, scam, poor

A 3rd grade classroom -The Inauguration - And me

Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:35 AM EST

I feel fortunate to have been able to witness the "swearing in" of our new president, in a 3rd grade classroom. To begin with, working in this grade, I have found that it could be the most interesting school year in elementary school.

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us-news, obama, inauguration, president, swearing-in, january-20, classroom, third-grade, teacher, odd

"Wag" the plane?

Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:06 AM EST

I am not saying this as fact, I am not even saying it is what I believe.... but "What if?" The perfect plane landing, in the perfect place, at the perfect time, and EVERYONE survives. Perfect day... President Bush is saying his goodbye the same day.

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Vine Swinging? Articles or Seeds, what's your pleasure?

Tue Jan 6, 2009 1:57 AM EST

I will admit I got the idea to write this from many articles I have read recently, outlining the pros and cons of Newsvine written Articles, versus Seeded Articles. Here I need to confess, I am a Newsvine Swinger.

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newsvine, article, seeds, drifting, swinging, learning, reading, news

Phoenix-Mesa Metro Lite Rail Opens for business

Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:09 PM EST

As a long time Mesa resident, I have looked forward to the opening of the Lite Rail since it's inception. In my younger days, I had used the local bus system to try to get me where I was going.

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us-news, phoenix-metro, lite-rail, train, mesa, public-transit, bus, east-valley

How much Government control of our lives will we allow?

Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:48 PM EST

In the last six months I have heard so much of how we don't need government controlling what we do, we are a free country, and we should be able to make our own decisions about certain things.

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us-news, government, control, toxic, mercury, cfl, digital-convertor, non-compliance, hazard, television

Massive layoffs, just keep coming... Will it ever stop?

Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:41 AM EST

Once again, I am revising this. It has been a month since I wrote the original article. I haven't had time to keep up with posting the layoffs, stores closing etc. I have added a few, also have seeded some articles that define the state of our country as truely Ironic.

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So quickly they grow.. and go..

Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:10 AM EDT

I haven't been myself on here much lately. I haven't been on here much lately at all. I have missed so many political conversations that I may even end up voting for the wrong guy.

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home-garden, children, parents

After the debate, I still have questions, who has answers?

Tue Oct 7, 2008 11:20 PM EDT

I just watched the debate like the rest of the country, and I have a few questions. First, health care, McCain proposes a $5000 tax credit to help offset the cost of health insurance, but I have questions about such an exact amount.

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