That was the rumor du jour as the high-profile South by Southwest festival kicked off in Austin Texas, after ReadWriteWeb reported hearing that the search giant would launch a service offering photo, video and status message sharing.

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Glitzy Pentagon marketing campaigns, military-backed Hollywood films and first-person shooter video games elevate the cultural status of uniformed troops and encourage us to identify with them.

CNN: Is Team USA's militaristic uniform a problem?

Mobile Devices: Use your iPhone, iPad or Cisco Cius Android device to start video conference calls, post your status, or stay informed through activity streams.

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Despite their growing cult status on YouTube and other video websites, dashboard cameras have a serious purpose, installed by Russian drivers in increasing numbers to fight the growing industry of insurance fraud.

BBC: Meteor highlights rise of dashboard cameras in Russia

Since his days in The Yardbirds as part of the British invasion of the 1960s, Beck has picked and plucked and whammy bar'd his way to true Guitar Hero status ( and not the video game kind).

NPR: First Listen: Jeff Beck, 'Emotion And Commotion'

Rutgers has seen it status plummet after ESPN aired a video last Tuesday, showing Rice grabbing and kicking players at practice while uttering anti-gay slurs.

WSJ: AP source: Kirschner named interim AD at Rutgers

In 1984, MTV began playing a video that poked fun at the idea of rock's lead status in the music world.

NPR: RUN DMC Crashes Rock's Hall Of Fame, Again

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