If you can't get enough of this seemingly endless campaign for the next. President. Of the. United. States, you're in luck: there are plenty of places to track how the populace feels about the two major presumptive candidates at any given moment. What you won't get is closure: the neck-and-neck nature of this year's presidential election ensures that on any day John McCain (R-Aziz.) is ahead, then on the next day, Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will be. Or even on the same day.

Dieters, step right up to meet the latest and the leanest. From Prevention magazine comes the " Flat Belly Diet ," a new weight-loss regime emphasizing foods that " whittle away " fat in the stomach. Never ones to play couch potatoes, the Prevention editors behind the diet have already logged miles on the promotions circuit. A web site, TV appearances from the diet's co-creators, and the publication of a "mini-mag" have all contributed to a growing chorus of belly buzz.

" The Dark Knight " is still on the tip of everyone's tongue. But now, instead of folks breathlessly asking each other if they'd seen it, talk has turned to speculation over Batman 's next foe. Who's it gonna be? iVillage is reporting that the Caped Crusader may take on the Riddler in " Batman 3 ." According to the rumor mill, Johnny Depp might sign on to play the nefarious super-criminal.

Following a well-publicized pact between Salesforce.com and Google, SuccessFactors has integrated its performance and talent management SAAS (software as a service) suite with the Google Apps SAAS collaboration software and other tools. SuccessFactors, which boasts four million users in 2,000 customer businesses, offers Web-based software that helps gauge employee performance, including skill-sets, interests, career aspirations, ability to relocate and other details.

Searches on " breast cancer " are up 222%,?likely?a reaction to the news that Christina Applegate (+ 3,855%) has been diagnosed with the disease. Fortunately,?it's been detected early and is said not to be life-threatening. Searches on " breast cancer symptoms " are also up 153%. Lookups for " valerie plame ," the CIA spy outed by columnist Robert Novak, spiked 519%.?The renewed interest?was likely?spurred by news that Novak,?recently diagnosed with a brain tumor, has retired.

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The latest mid-century trend? Mid-century birthdays. Ever since the first one popped out in 1946, Baby Boomers have been steering American culture. The group just become eligible for Social Security checks, but there's even a bigger Baby Boom hump coming: Of the generation born 1946-1963, Census figures show the last leg (45-49 year olds) is??"at 7.6%??"also its biggest subgroup. They also tie with the 40-44 year olds as the biggest subgroup among Americans of all ages.

Google guru Matt Cutts has been talking and blogging for years now about steps that Google has taken towards eradicating the power that paid links can have on their ranking algorithm. Like some other asymmetric wars Google has found that their vast resources are unable to stamp out the guerrilla forces of paid links. This is despite their vaunted algorithmic know-how. Sure,