Here Is Why [Fill in Major News Item] Is Just Like [Fill in Any Personal Prosaic Subject] Blog
Why?
For fun and having a laugh with (sometimes) a new perspective on things.
How?
A blog where you can post these parallels between major news subjects and entirely different prosaic ones. For instance a headline: “Here is why a Trump rally is like a kids birthday party.” Then write a post about the similarities.
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An Irritating Little Troll Bot
Why?
As an experiment to see how people react.
How?
Crawl (using multiple and changing account) social networks and blogs for comments that seem to be by trolls. Analyze the comment and using similar but opposite words (like antonyms) answer the comment and try and elicit a reaction. Follow the conversation or flame war that ensues. List these conversations on a central site for all to see.
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Watch List for Low Level Blogs That Are Used as a Source for Higher Profile Publications
Why?
Online news publications need constant content 24/7/365. They often keep watch on low-level blogs and use materials they find there. It would be good to be up to date on which blogs they use often.
How?
Do a constant crawl of these high-profile publications to discover their sources, and keep an updated list of these sources ordered by topic and probability of being used as a source.
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Map of Influential Bloggers’ Presence Online
Why?
To see visually where these bloggers are publishing their writings and get a birds eye view of their network of influence.
How?
Write a crawler that would scan the internet and map who publishes where. Using this constantly expanding database you could see a map of influence for a specific influencer: where is his main point of influence and what other publications is he using to enhance his footprint and influence.
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Tell Us the Secret Experience You Love Where You Live
Why?
Let us fall in love with where you live by sharing with us your secret and personal experience that makes you love the place where you live .
How?
Submit your personal experience so others can read it and get your personal view of your city. They will reward you with their own stories and reactions.
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