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What’s the Most Popular Children’s Gift This Year? — Survey of the Day
According to a Harris Interactive survey of adults planning to buy children’s presents this holiday season, the most popular kid’s gift items — more popular than video games, board games and dolls — are books.
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32 Percent Have More to Be Thankful for This Year — Survey of the Day
Sometimes it gets lost in all the traveling and stuffing and football, but the point of Thanksgiving is to acknowledge the things you’re thankful for from the past year. According to a new poll from Harris Interactive of 2,463 adults, only 32 percent will have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than they have in the previous few Thanksgivings.
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Could Facebook’s ‘Buffy’ Phone Slay the iPhone?
Facebook plans to enter into the smart phone market in the next 12-18 months with a phone that they have codenamed ‘Buffy.’
And, yes, that’s because Mark Zuckerberg and company thinks the device will be an iPhone slayer.
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Facebook and Twitter Are Harming Our Kids, Says Majority — Survey of the Day
Facebook, Twitter and all the other social media sites have changed the way young people interact with each other, but according to a survey from Poll Position, the majority of Americans don’t think this has been a change for the better.
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Is Your Computer Password Among the 25 Worst of 2011?
Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the “worst computer passwords of 2011″ based around the most commonly stolen password data. It should come as no surprise that the password “password” topped the list of no-nos.
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Ousting Occupy Wall Street Protesters From Zuccotti Park Was a Good Thing — Survey of the Day
New York police removed Occupy Wall Street protesters from their Zucotti Park in an early morning raid this week, and it seems the majority of everybody else couldn’t be happier. According to a telephone survey of 1,170 Americans from Poll Position, 54 percent of Americans agreed with New York’s decision to oust the protesters, who’ve been based in the park for the last two months.
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Billy Crystal or Eddie Murphy? Guess Who Public Prefers as Oscar Host — Survey of the Day
Last week Eddie Murphy quit as 2012 Academy Award host and was quickly replaced by Billy Crystal, and apparently it was the right choice.
According to a new survey from Poll Position, more people prefer Billy Crystal over Eddie Murphy when it comes to hosting the Oscars.
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Google Might Start Manufacturing Driverless Cars [VIDEO]
After changing the way we use the Internet, is Google preparing to change the way we drive?
Since 2005, Google has been developing a driverless car, which navigates itself with sensors, Google’s street view software and artificial intelligence.
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Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day
With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.
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76 Percent of Americans Don’t Miss The NBA — Survey of the Day
At least one month of the NBA season has been canceled, while the players and owners remain deadlocked in their labor negotiations.
Unfortunately for both sides, no one seems to care that the NBA season hasn’t gotten underway.
