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Tiger Wins U.S. Open dispite being injured

June 17, 2008

Tiger Woods cradled the silver U.S. Open trophy in his right hand and limped toward the edge of the Pacific bluffs, each step as much a burden as the 91 holes he played at Torrey Pines for a major that might have been his most amazing yet.

Out of competition for two months because of knee surgery, he won the toughest test in golf. For the second straight day, Woods came to the 18th hole one shot behind and stood over a birdie putt to avoid a shocking collapse.

His knee throbbing and heart pounding, he delivered. He always does.

An epic U.S. Open finally ended Monday afternoon on the 19th hole of a playoff when Woods outlasted a gritty Rocco Mediate for a victory that surprised even him.

“I think this is probably the best ever,” Woods said. “All things considered, I don’t know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you. It was a long week. A lot of doubt, a lot of questions going into the week. And here we are, 91 holes later.”

Now the greater question is his future.

All week, Woods had managed to mask the pain, walking with an almost imperceptible limp. Finally, he could give in to it. Walking toward the bluffs for his last round of interviews, he could barely make it up the hill.

Woods conceded that he risked further damage by playing the U.S. Open, and said it was possible that he had indeed made it worse.

He does not know when he will play next, even uncertain whether he will show up at Royal Birkdale in five weeks for the British Open to continue his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’ record 18 majors. Torrey Pines was Woods’ 14th major and made him the only player besides Nicklaus to win the career Grand Slam three times over.

“I think I need to shut it down for a little bit,” Woods said. “It’s a bit sore. I need to take a little bit of a break.”

It might take that long for this victory to sink in.

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New Social News Site Like Digg.com has an attitude

June 17, 2008

Over the past few years, sites like Digg.com have exploded in popularity. However, as these popular sites go from new and independent to mainstream, users are looking for alternatives.

The power of social bookmarking sites has become undeniable over the past two years. Having a story land on the front page of a site like Digg.com can generate thousands of hits an hour for someone’s Web site. However, as sites like Digg continue to grow, it has become more and more difficult for story submissions to become popular. So now users are looking to sites like BitFU.com to take them where the larger sites can no longer go.

“On the most popular sites like Digg, a story can literally get lost in a flood of submissions,” says Bit Fu spokesman, David LaFlair. “It’s more like the lottery now than anything else. A user submits their story and just hopes it can make it to the top. Most of the time the content and quality of the submission doesn’t matter in the least.”

And it’s because of this unforeseen consequence of becoming popular in the social bookmarking world that users are looking for alternatives. Sites like Bit FU not only give users a chance to be seen by everyone, they’re also more flexible when it comes to submission guidelines. They want you to say whats on your mind.

“The larger sites have become politically correct,” says LaFlair. “If someone submits a story with an objectionable point of view, it’s almost guaranteed that their story will be deleted. That’s not the route we want to take Bit Fu down. . .we want your content, regardless of the topic. Everyone is welcomed.” Bit FU Cofounder - Brandon Hatch says “Years ago, the internet was all about free speech. These days the internet seems to be more about politics and people being afraid of saying how they really feel. We believe in Americas first amendment and our ability to have free speech regardless of where your walk of life is from.”

How Bit FU is Helping Site Owners Advertise for Free

“Bit FU is a great way to get targeted visitors to your site,” says LaFlair. “You simply create a free account and submit your story, Bit FU does the rest. Only a portion of the story will be displayed and when a surfer wants to read the entire article they have to click on it, which leads them to your site. It truly is a win-win situation for anyone looking for a free way to gain a few extra targeted visitors to their site.”

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