Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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Today In Social Media: Tweeting The Names Of Alleged Drunk Drivers

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:43 AM PST

Newspapers across the country often publish the names of those arrested for vandalism, assault, and other charges, but Montgomery County, Texas (just north of Houston) has moved that practice into the digital age: District Attorney Brett Ligon and County Vehicular Crimes Prosecutor Warren Diepraam are publishing the names of everyone arrested ..


2011 Ford Fiesta Aims For Annoyance Avoidance With Three-Blink Tech

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:34 AM PST

The 2011 Ford Fiesta has garnered loads of attention in recent months. It's been popular with drivers and journalists, and it's been the subject of a highly successful marketing campaign. Now there's yet another reason to look forward to the Fiesta's U.S. release: it will be the first American Ford vehicle to offer a three-blink signal for ..


Kia Drops 2010 Borrego From Lineup, Fate TBD

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 07:18 AM PST

The Kia Borrego could be a one-year wonder. The South Korean automaker says the full-size Borrego sport-utility vehicle will not return to the U.S. for the 2010 model year. The Borrego arrived on the market late in 2008, a victim of poor timing and bad luck. Kia had hoped to sell up to 20,000 Borregos each year, but the U.S. launch coincided ..


Cygnet Available Only To Owners Of Full-Grown Aston Martins

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:29 AM PST

When we first heard of luxury automaker Aston Martin's plan to rebadge a Toyota iQ -- leaving everything under the hood intact and making only cosmetic adjustments -- we were stunned, but also slightly excited. True, the appropriately named Aston Martin Cygnet wouldn't have the power and performance of the Vantage or the DBS -- the company's ..


The Brand That Wouldn't Die: GM May Lift Saab Sale Deadline

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:46 AM PST

A few weeks ago, General Motors' chairman Ed Whitacre was on a spree: he'd sacked the company's CEO, canned and shifted many others on the executive team, and boldly said that if a buyer for Saab weren't found by December 31, the brand would bite the big one. Fortunately for Saab fans, Whitacre's saber-rattling appears to have been partly for ..


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