the buzz log
Induction Hosts, Warrior Mindset, Sheepskin Boots: What's the Buzz
By Vera H-C Chan
Tue, September 08, 2009, 11:06 am PDT
Our picks from the day's hottest searches.
- David Thompson (breakout). Michael Jordan, headed to the Hall of Fame on Friday, anointed North Carolina alum "Skywalker" to host his induction.
- Obama School Speech (+581%). No. 44 released his speech in advance and addressed the nation's children today.
- Warrior Mind Training (+289%). Time magazine profiled an Army program out to teach 1.1 million soldiers "the art of mental toughness."
- Uggs (+185%). Ladies are putting away the whites and pulling out the sheepskin boots.
- State Capitals (+125%). It's homework time. Here are some answers: Tallahassee, Frankfort, and Olympia.
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