All Blog Posts from On The Scene With Shira

Last March, SuperNews! released another one of their cartoons on the Internet. It included their classic tongue-in-cheek take on pop culture and current events, but this time the victim was Twitter. Titled, "Twouble With Twitter," the video pokes fun at people's fascination and obsession with the social media platform.

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The past few months, I've been a correspondent for the CBSNEWS.COM web series, The Tomorrow Show w/ Mo Rocca.

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With cannabis culture becoming more than just a hot topic, not only have the dispensaries come under fire, but the doctors who recommend the Medical Marijuana ID cards to their patients. We sat down with Dr. Allan Frankel, who has over 30 years of experience in clinical medicine and is now known by many as the ‘pot doc’. In 2008, he founded Green Bridge Medical in Marina Del Rey, where he began practicing Cannabis Medicine. He has since become a leading expert in the field and a proponent of the cause, appearing on numerous TV shows, as well as on his own blog where he answers the big question- ‘how can cannabis help you?’

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Like many others from my generation, I grew up, watching Bill Cosby.

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World Aids Day is today, December 1st, and you might have already noticed that some of our favorite daily web destinations have taken action to raise awareness for this global epidemic.

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On September 11, 2009 Jen Consalvo and Frank Gruber launched a little online project called thankfulfor.com, described as a "collective gratitude journal."

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We all want to get that unique gift for friends and family over the holidays-Well look no further than my offbeat holiday gift guide for some great finds.

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Everywhere I look there are lists, but I'm used to it.

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You can now get your daily dose of digital tidbits courtesy of the Webby Awards. The people behind the "leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet" have now launched Netted.net. All you have to do is sign up by typing in your e-mail address to get one brilliant thing every day delivered to your inbox.

David-Michel Davies, the executive director of The Webby Awards, let me in on his newest net nugget.

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That's right! What are you waiting for? Do something to change the world.

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