Society & Culture – Page 50 – Effects of Anxiety

Chandrababu Naidu meets PM, raises issue of special status to AP – Times of India

Sources said Naidu told the Prime Minister that a special status was assured to Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation by his predecessor Manmohan Singh and also by the TDP and the BJP during the polls and the promise must be delivered.

Od Caramel Apples Are Out, This Is In

Attacks on weaker sections against Indian ethos: Pranab

At a time when India and Pakistan are engaged in a ‘war of words’, President Pranab Mukherjee asserted that there would no stepping back on New Delhi’s “neighbourhood first policy”.In his televised a

Pay for ads? Ha! Oreo wins with free Super Bowl blackout tweet ad

http://twitter.com/#!/Oreo/status/298246571718483968

As Twitchy reported last night, someone on Oreo’s team was on the ball when they tweeted that image shortly after the Super Bowl power outage.

Funny all those ad buyers paid $3.5 mil for a 30 second ad and tomorrow everyone will instead be talking about a free tweet by @oreo. #FTW

— Patrick (@hockeymandad) February 4, 2013

Twitter is still buzzing today. It seems as if Oreo was the big Super Bowl ad winner last night. For free? Oh, how awesome the future is!

Pretty awesome, almost incomprehensible that in the era of billion-dollar Super Bowl advertising, a free tweet from Oreo is the top talker.

— Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) February 4, 2013

Love that a 30 second ad during the Super Bowl costs $3.5m and today everyone is talking about a free tweet from Oreo twitter.com/AndrewBloch/st…

— Andrew Bloch (@AndrewBloch) February 4, 2013

The guys behind Oreo act really fast! Blackout ad posted within minutes for some effective, free advertising flip.it/SWDEQ

— Chris Longfellow (@chrisltweets) February 4, 2013

Best Super Bowl ad goes to @oreo, and it didnt cost them a cent. twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…

— John Noonan (@noonanjo) February 4, 2013

Speed counts people. Oreo nabs most powerful ad of the Superbowl for free.lnkd.in/YpQavT

— Marisa Beyerl Cutaia (@MyrtleB656) February 4, 2013

A 30s spot in the superbowl cost $3.8B. This @oreo tweet that got 14,500 RTs? free. blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013…

— Lisa Fugere (@Lisafugere) February 4, 2013

Okay, so the Paul Harvey tribute ad is still a favorite in many quarters.

@kevincooper @ktackel Yep. That was my favorite followed by the Oreo commercial

— Jay Caruso (@jaycaruso) February 4, 2013

But Oreo scored on the creative and on-the-ball side. Plus, you know, no pesky Super Bowl-sized advertising rates. Their viral “power out” tweet was retweeted 15,000 times.

Oreo went viral VERY quickly last night. One power cut – 15,000 retweets. #superbowl RT @oreo: Power out? No problem. twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…

— Going Viral (@GoingViralTeam) February 4, 2013

Oreo kept following up on Twitter, too.

When these bulbs go out you can eat them. #dunkinthedark #cremethis #cookiethis oreo.ly/Tx0Xig twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…

— Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013

To the victors- go the dunk! #cookiethis #cremethis twitter.com/Oreo/status/29…

— Oreo Cookie (@Oreo) February 4, 2013

Oreo Cookies wins for quick thinking “Social Media” pizzazz – “You Can Still Dunk in the Dark!” Retweeted over… fb.me/1vWUGXUVM

— Jackie Ulmer (@jackieulmer) February 4, 2013

Finally, a social media spur-of-the-moment tweet success story!_Someone Give This Oreo Employee a Raise via @mashable

— Mike Breazeale (@MktgMike) February 4, 2013

Indeed! Or at least a lifetime supply of yummy Oreos.

‘Heart is broken’: Dawn Wells bids farewell to ‘Gilligan’s Island’ costar Russell Johnson

http://twitter.com/#!/HarveyDentEsq/status/423893735068291072

Russell Johnson, probably best known for playing “The Professor” on the classic “Gilligan’s Island,” passed away this morning. He was 89.

His “Island” costar Dawn Wells expressed her grief over the loss of her friend:

http://twitter.com/#!/therealmaryann/status/423892884106919936

http://twitter.com/#!/therealmaryann/status/423893921786105856

We hope she can draw comfort from all the good memories.

http://twitter.com/#!/Tim_X_/status/423897879241957376 http://twitter.com/#!/SpragueD/status/423903632447131648 http://twitter.com/#!/FlyingMeerkat/status/423918470213165056

RIP, Professor. We send our thoughts and prayers to Johnson’s loved ones.

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‘Amazing, humble patriot’: Late ‘Gilligan’s Island’ star Russell Johnson was also a WWII hero

Alistair Overeem fails drug test, title fight in doubt

http://twitter.com/#!/CRUMxMMA/status/187642114736263169

After crushing Brock Lesnar, Alistair Overeem was seemingly on top of the world. He was the No. 1 heavyweight contender and had a fight already lined up against the champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146.

After failing his pre-fight drug test, his dream of becoming the UFC heavyweight champion of the world is in jeopardy.

https://twitter.com/#!/jeffersonlives/status/187644324106878978

Alistair Overeem fails pre-fight drug test. Why am I not surprised? pic.twitter.com/IJquwDoO

— Rossobianchi (@_t0okie) April 4, 2012

Raise your hand if you're surprised. http://t.co/pXnC36JU

— Way of the Warrior (@WOWshow) April 4, 2012

Alistair Overeem testing positive for steroids? Oh, and the sky is blue.

— AJ Darko (@bthAJ) April 4, 2012

Stay tuned to Twitchy.com for the latest developments in this story.

‘Still laughing!’ Seinfeld plus Mandela sign language guy equals gold

http://twitter.com/#!/DieZauberer/status/411165157193043968

So this happened at the memorial for Nelson Mandela:

http://twitter.com/#!/ByronYork/status/411105781317398528

Good point.

However, Twitter user @ExJon won the day with his response to the kerfuffle: When “Modern Seinfeld” meets strange happening:

http://twitter.com/#!/exjon/status/410965174565093376

Gold, Jerry. Gold!

http://twitter.com/#!/lachlan/status/411112756524642304 http://twitter.com/#!/LibertyImages/status/410967249265360896

This Twitter user ups the funny by offering another plot twist:

http://twitter.com/#!/Magnifico_Plus/status/410968981416075264

Beautiful.

Meme-tastic! ‘That moment’ when FLOTUS’ furious funeral selfie face scores [pics]

‘I literally LOL’d!’ What was Jimmy Fallon’s Furious FLOTUS, funeral selfie prediction?

New angle on Obama’s memorial selfie adds to the drama

Forget the death glare: Check out what furious FLOTUS did to Obama [pics]

Funeral selfies? Obama’s selfie face, FLOTUS’ furious face at #MandelaMemorial [pics]

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GOP contenders vow to enforce pornography laws

http://Santorumpornographylawshttp://twitter.com/#!/SissyWillis/status/180602882519871488

All three remaining candidates have vowed to enforce the existing laws:

Three of the leading GOP 2012 Presidential candidates have made statements committing to enforce existing federal obscenity laws if they are elected, while the current administration still refuses to enforce federal obscenity laws prohibiting distribution of hardcore pornography, according to Morality in Media.

Morality In Media launched efforts in October 2011 to contact the 2012 presidential candidates, including President Obama, to obtain their respective views on the enforcement of obscenity laws. Thousands of individuals sent emails, made calls and even spoke to the candidates in person urging them to respond to the survey. As a result of these efforts, the following candidates responded.

Folks are upset b/c Santorum syas he wants to "enforce" existing laws protecting children from pornography? OMG what a Taboo idea. #tcot

— Eli'sha Crews (@ElishaNEWS) March 16, 2012

If elected, Santorum wants to enforce obscenity laws regarding pornography, meaning no man will vote for him. http://t.co/E39y1l6h

— michael (@michaelleung) March 15, 2012

Let me point out: Santorum has suggested no new laws concerning … http://t.co/ZLKUSkoW

— vicereport (@vice_report) March 16, 2012

Topsy produces 10 Santorum-related references (tweets, blog links, articles, other social media) for “pornography laws” over the past 21 hours. It produces the same number of pages of Romney-related references for “pornography laws” over 67 days.

A lot of conservatives will criticize Santorum for saying anything about pornography, but as he’s mentioned before, he responds to questions that he’s asked. What if he were to say, “No comment”? Do you think that might possibly be used against him?

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