by Mike Krumboltz This weekend's new releases aren't for the highbrow theatergoer. One flick comes from the undisputed master of flatulence humor, Kevin Smith . The other's a zombie apocalypse thriller in which decapitation is the preferred method of execution. Award-winners? Probably not. But are they any good? Here are some thoughts from the leading reviewers on "Cop Out," starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan , and " The Crazies ," starring a whole lot of zombies.

Although Google's undoubtedly best known for dominating the traditional search market, the company's no slouch when it comes to mobile. New stats from Opera indicate that Google has a huge lead over its closest rival, and that its other well-funded competitor barely enters the equation. According to the latest Opera State of the Mobile Report, Google's search portal accounts "for more than 9% of all page views on the mobile Web." Obviously, that's impressive. Moving on,

A growing number of state transportation departments (DOTs) are communicating news and information to travelers using Twitter, Facebook and other social media. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' ( AASHTO ) survey of 32 state DOTs found 26 states or (82%) are now using Twitter to communicate with travelers when major traffic incidents or severe weather such as snow storms, hurricanes and tornadoes force roads to be closed or detours.

Hi, it's Cameron McLean here, general manager of PayPal UK Merchant Services.  Online businesses are flourishing despite tough economic times, as consumers turn to the internet for bargains. But half of Britain's small businesses are missing out as they still don't have a website. A new initiative supported by PayPal aims .

Our Twellow team has been working hard on getting Twellow set up to use Twitter's OAuth system, and that support is now available on Twellow.com . "The Twellow OAuth upgrade is a major improvement for Twellow users," Twellow's Lead Developer Matthew Daines says. "Not only is it much more secure, but it also increases the amount of interaction users can have with the Twitter universe from Twellow.

So, I turned down a SEO copywriting job today. No, the reason didn't have anything to do with what the client would pay (the money was pretty good, actually.) Nor did it have anything to do with what I'd be writing about (the content was fairly interesting.) The reason I turned down the gig was because there was no content strategy in place - and although I could easily write the copy and take the client's money, I knew that what I'd be doing wouldn't help them.

Although it isn't quite a done deal, Texas Governor Rick Perry seems to have more or less ensured that Facebook will open a sales and operations office in Austin. Perry's offered the company $1.4 million as an incentive to establish the branch and create some jobs. Fittingly enough, Perry's office announced the development with a Facebook note . In it, he stated, "Facebook's expansion in Austin will enhance the area's robust technology industry, create 200 jobs for Texans,

by Mike Krumboltz President Obama 's historic health care summit, billed as a bipartisan working session, was marked by a series of heated exchanges . It was also studded by a slew of buzzwords. Mysterious phrases like " donut hole ," " undercover patients ," and " premium discrimination " have been bandied about by both sides. The terms may be obvious to lawmakers, but for the rest of us, a glossary might come in handy.

This is a quick reminder that the Scribe introductory offer, where you get our most advanced plan for the Starter price, ends tomorrow, Friday, February 26, 2010, at 6:00 pm Central. But I also wanted to share a video with you. It was created for current Scribe customers to let them know what's coming next month, but I'm going to hook you up too. It's a preview of the Scribe web-based application. So while you can use Scribe right in your WordPress interface,

Where would we be if people like Columbus or Einstein hadnt taken a risk on an idea or notion or if people like Jane Goodall or even Dr. Bing hadnt followed their passions? As a global community, we have benefited from discoveries in science and technology, exploration and the arts in ways we dont always recognize day to day. But without these advances and explorations, our lives would be dramatically different.