the buzz log
Rick Roll, Poker Face, Mind Game: What's the Buzz
By Vera H-C Chan
Wed, November 11, 2009, 10:10 am PST
Our picks from the day's hottest searches.
- Rick Astley virus (breakout). An Aussie designer has inflicted the Rickroll on unlocked iPhones.
- Joe Cada (+1,021%). It's a numbers game: The youngest ever World Series of Poker winner, the 21 year old won $8.5 million. Now he can legally celebrate with a drink.
- Leukemia (+298). The cancer's getting a closer look after news of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's diagnosis. His rare chronic myeloid leukemia is "treatable."
- Artificial Christmas Trees (+130%). The spirit may be festive, but beware the environmental costs in faking.
- Mind Flex Game (+120%). The Mattel game that requires brainwaves to play debuted at CES in January, and went on sale October. Looks like a hot holiday item, price tag aside.
the buzz log
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what's the buzz?
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