This is my newest gripe, actually it’s become quite an old gripe and I realize there’s not a whole lot I can do about it. I’ve done the courtesy “How To Make It Better” suggestions to Google and I’m confident that change will eventually come. I’m just belly aching because it’s quite frustrating that as a publisher we are so limited in the ability to control the ads displayed on our sites.

For a time there was a whole lot of talk about how Adsense was dead and this or that. The premise is sound, some changes were made that obviously benefited certain advertisers/publishers over others and Google obviously wouldn’t be doing it if it wasn’t making them and their advertisers money. That said, I just have to say, if for no other reason than it makes me feel better to say it. “Ringtones” are the single worst thing has happened to Adwords & Adsense.

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America’s newest celebrity object is Antonella Barba. Yes, exactly. Who is she? Well, unless you’ve been living under a rock then you should at least be aware she has some connection with American Idol. If you’re not aware, here’s a refresher. Antonella Barba is one of 12 girls that made it into this years semi-finals of the FOX reality tv show. This past week she’s been the subject of national attention due to some rather racy photos she apparently posed for at some time or another. Some are topless, some feature lingerie, some are more revealing and then the end all, very explicit photos featuring the New Jersey native performing things most of us wouldn’t want mom & dad to see.

The authenticity of the latter photos has been called into question with a number of “experts” debating whether they were doctored, altered or whatever. That and support given by friends of Antonella’s and the lack of a response from the Idol people seem to suggest the worst of the photos are just that, fakes. However, there remains the question of her status on the show. Apparently she will be performing this week so FOX has taken no immediate action.

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It’s 2014, and the soldier of the future returns to encounter a new and more imminent threat along the recently completed wall on the U.S./Mexico border. The Ghosts are more powerful with an upgraded Integrated Warfighter System (IWS) but will have only 72 hours to assess the threat and stop the rebels from reaching US soil. With a border that’s 1,900 miles long and an enemy that doesn’t play by the rules, this is a job for the U.S. military’s most elite fighting unit. This is a job for the Ghosts.

1PStart.com uploaded the official television spot for GRAW2 . Check it out after the jump and let us know what you think.

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Here’s a novel concept. SanDisk is saying they’re going to release a new type of memory card to replace current flash cards used in digital cameras. The new card, called  “3D memory” are none editable, read only memory cards that are designed to be cheap and last for a hundred years. I think this is a great concept, but the price will key to it’s success, if it’s cheap enough then I can see storing tons of memory cards full of photos in a shoebox vs. having to download them off my current compact flash card and trasnfering them to a hard drive to be backed up, etc.

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