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Newbie23
even though the blogger
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has 29 published stories,
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there are 0 comments.

Phil Villarreal This source is very credible

(http://consumerist.com/2010/ due to the fact, they
01/my-girlfriend-got-a-raw- currently have 180
deal-at-mcdonalds.html ) comments that totals over
Via Radian6 50 pages.

Swansontom This source has the

(http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Wo potential to be credible.
man_Sues_McDonald_s_again The post does not have
#c30940817) much length to it, however,
Via Radian6 it has 485 diggs.

Chad
This source provides his
http://fastfood.freedombloggi
thoughts on a post that
ng.com/2010/02/04/socal-
speaks on material I feel
mcdonalds-offering-extra-
he has some knowlede
value-menu-1-deal-
about. He has little
perks/49409/#comment-
credibility.
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Nancy Luna
http://fastfood.freedombloggi
ng.com/2010/02/04/socal- Nancy is a credible staff
mcdonalds-offering-extra- writer and has 70+
value-menu-1-deal- comments on he post.
perks/49409/#comment-
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 Mae Amderson
This source is credible due
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to the fact that it is an
ws/business/x1919584958/Mc
Associated Press' writers
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post.
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Erin McGrath
http://www2.nelsoncountytim
This particular post was by
es.com/nco/news/other/article
a news reporter from The
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Nelson County Times
s_in_lovingston/23940/
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Bethany Jean Clement

http://slog.thestranger.com/sl
Bethany has average
og/archives/2010/02/09/mcick
credibility, she has 15 total
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comments on this post.
mcitaly-burger
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Jason Mays
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/n Jason has great coverage
ews/crime/article/Man_52_Fat in this area and works for
ally_Shot_In_McDonalds_Parki NBC. His credentials are
ng_Lot/30120/ higher than some, but
Via lower than most.
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 Associated Press
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-
The Associated Press has
bin/article.cgi?
an obvious name and
f=/n/a/2010/01/12/national/a1
foundation for itself and is
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very credible.
ness
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James has 49 comments

James Causey since Feb 1, 2010 and
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs works for the JS Online. I
/news/83263182.html would say he is credible
Via Radian6 enough to stir a buzz, but
not sway decisions.

Joe Lamb Joe write for

http://www.kansascity.com/ne KansasCity.com and had
ws/breaking_news/story/1696 35 responses to his post.
963.html This is less crediblity than
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http://www.usatoday.com/mo
ney/advertising/2010-01-28-
lebron-james-
mcdonalds_N.htm? Associated Press has a
csp=34sports&utm_source=f great amount of credibility
eedburner&utm_medium=fee here. 28 Comments and 5
d&utm_campaign=Feed recommendations
%3A+UsatodaycomSports-
TopStories+%28Sports+-
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Ashley has only 28

Ashley Campbell
comments on this post,
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however, considereing the
ews/local/82549592.html
Augusta, Georgia market, I
Via
feel she is somewhat
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credible
 Brendan has 27 comments
Brendan Kiley on the Slog site post. I do
http://slog.thestranger.com/sl not want to make him as a
og/archives/2010/01/27/mcdo credible source only
nalds-hates-the-special- because of the site that he
olympics uses. It isn't headlining
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the news.

Alexander Eule
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le/SB126391444874431363.h
Alex only has one
tml?
comment is is not credible
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ed_day
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The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.co The Huffington Post is a
m/2010/01/15/free- credible newspaper and
mcdonalds-wifi- has 15 comments on this
start_n_424425.html particular posting.
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James Hart James writes for
http://blogs.kansascity.com/cr Kansascity.com and has
ime_scene/2010/01/suspect- about 40+ comments for
charged-in-mcdonalds- this post. Based on the
freakout.html company he is somewhat
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Fatlosfordummie
This person seems to e
http://twitter.com/fatlos4dum
credible due to the fact
mies/statuses/8888818244
they have over 1,000
Via
followers
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WoolyBurger fro mWordpress
This person has no
http://whereyat.wordpress.co
comments, therefore, I do
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not find the very credible
ins-and-dives/
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News on Japan
This website has no
http://newsonjapan.com/html/
comments nor is it popular
newsdesk/article/79610.php
amongst other bloggers.
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No crediblity
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BlodDiva
This source has the
http://twitter.com/blogdiva/sta
potential to be credible.
tuses/8880987266
She has over 9,000
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followers.
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 Jamar Cobb
Jamarr has presented this
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info well and has a nice
iles/blogs/how-a-love-affair-
blog site, however noone
with Via
reads it nor comments.
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Ken Hively
http://www.automotive-
Ken works for the LA
magazine.com/2010/02/09/pu
Times, but had no
shed-by-international-sales-
comments on his psot. He
mcdonald%e2%80%99s-and-
may have some sort of
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crediblity.
numbers/ Via
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 Crew Newshire
http://drstockpick.crwenewswi Crew Newshire is not
re.com/?p=13024 credible and obviously gets
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Ctownn
http://twitter.com/CTOWNNN/ This person has 531
statuses/8888717732 followers and can be used
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Mike Hchua
Mike only has 114
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low at this point in social
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media. He is not credible
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EdgeTulsa
http://twitter.com/edgetulsa/s This person has 1281
tatuses/8881896227 followers and can be
credible.
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Scott84
http://www.reddit.com/r/cana Scott has no postings of
da/comments/azhjs/tim_horto replies or comments and
ns_bans_complaining_custom cannot be used as a
er_for_life/c0kasg5 credible source
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Jae Willz
http://twitter.com/JaeWillz/stat
Jae Willz has 800+followers
uses/8888190155
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Agh! it's Friday again! the usual day that I get lazy doing my tasks. Thankfully my officemate

Kain says he and his girlfriend went to an Illinois McDonald's a

He writes:I am quite mad at the [redacted] IL Mcdonalds. We go there quite a bit because my
home and we were talking and eating and she looks down and gags a little and said "Oh my g
just one of the patties but BOTH of them that were raw. I wonder how many other people hav

My girlfriend called up the McDonalds and told them that it was raw and informed them it wa
your sick, gave her a number and that was that.Is this a normal occurance? I have worked i

I have attached a picture of the burger in

When people decry lawyers and frivolous lawsuits, the first thing they point to is the 1994 “h
we can relive the excit

Being underemployed means looking at the double cheeseburger (still an incredible deal) as
profit btw) and some fries (about $0.60, theres very little profit here) McDonalds is hoping

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but McDonald’s restaurants in Southern California are giving
Value Menu” recently, I confirmed with local McDonald’s repre
Here’s what to look out for:Extraordinary Value Menu: The new menu allows diners to cho
Chicken McNuggets meal for $4.99, Baked Hot Apple Pie for 50 cents, an ice cream cone for
food items at a different price. But the key difference now: all operators are offering the sa
in
More $1 deals: Local McDonald’s restaurants have placed three additional items on the D
McChicken, side salad, Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait, strawberry, c
Mini Meals: This offer combines a few fan favorite meals with a small drink and small fries for
sandwich. Apple d
And don’t forget: In January, all McD
Tell us: Will you visit
 NEW YORK — McDonald’s Inc., the world’s largest fast-food chain, said T
McDonald’s has generally fared well in the recession as customers turned to it for cheap m
It has still outperformed most of its c
Sales in stores open at least 13 months fe
The figure is considered a key indicator of a res
Total sales rose 9.1 percent, including an 0.1 percent decline in the U.S. — wh
“The U.S. continues to be impacted by unemployment and aggressive d
McDonald’s said in the U.S its breakfast Dollar Menu and portable Ma
The Wi-Fi offering “sits hand in hand with
In Europe, sales were stronger in France and the U.K. and weaker in Germany.
Bernstein analyst
“Strong demand in France and the U.K. is consistent with macro trends; confidence, persona

McDonald’s, based in Oak Brook, Ill., also said it will

Sh

A grease fire has shut down the McDonald’s at the inters

The fire began around 11:40 a.m., Nelson County Emergency Services Coordinator Ra
No serious injuries occurred, Uttaro s
The building that houses the restaurant is also hom
Uttaro said the McDonald
“There was damage to the structure itself on the McDonald’s side,”
Uttaro said quick respon
“The first truck from Lovingston Volunteer Fire Department responded and three firefighters

Faber Volunteer Fire Department, Piney River Volunteer F

Fire and rescue crews left the sce

The McItaly is made with all-Italian ingredients and recommend

Now
Rachel Diacono, 17, on ho
"I love trying out different McDonald's in every country I go to—France is great—but here
Note: The McItaly (like every fast-food product

Columbus police and fire departments were called to t

Emergency crews
Homicide detectives told NBC 4’s Photojournalist Rick Reitzel that Ketcham had just exited
exited th

The man ran into the restaurant where one

Ketcham was

Homicide detectives c
It was the city’s fourth homicide of 2010. Anyone with inform
 A woman has been charged with trashing a McDonald's restaurant in Missouri b
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/
In the video, which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times onli
On Tuesday, the Jackson County prosecutor's office charged 19-year-old Alesha McMullen of K

Police say McMullen told officer

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin

Childhood obesity is on the rise, in some communities reaching c

At Midtown’s Walmart Saturday afternoon, there were at least nine overweight kids in McDo

The statistics are grim: one-third of young people in the U.S. are overweight or obese, and on
issue early on by teaching young people healthy eating habit
Young people today are stricken with diseases that were once only for people mu
First Lady Michelle Obama said medical experts are predicting that this generation is on

She’s right. Bringing attention to this epidemic is one thing, addressing it is another. Progra
parents a health
But more still needs to be done to curb this trend. I can’t even begin to tell you how I often
imagine what Chee-tos an
Addressing this

Shawnee police and trackin

Two men dressed in black robbed a M
One of the men displayed a gun and both
Read more: Two
 CLEVELAN
The NBA superstar has agreed to a multiyear partnership with McDonald's Corp.,
Financial terms were not immediately known, but the deal certainly will add to James' substa
ranked behind only Tiger Wo
James will support several McDonald's programs and promoti
He has filmed his first commercial with McDonald's, a take-off on the infamous 1993 ad that
the Super Bowl on Feb. 7. James, a six-time All-Sta
"McDonald's and I make a great team," he said. "We share many of the same core values, in
House Charities, which help
Beyond his involvement in charity work with the company, James will be par
Maverick Carter, James' business partne
"McDonald's is one of the best known and most recognizable brands in the world," Carter
Carter said James had "on-and-off" talks with Mc
James, who has two young boys, fits McDonald's
"We really like what LeBron stands for on and off the court," said Peter Sterling, vice presiden
LeB
When Woods admitted to infidelity, the public firestorm led to some of his corporate sponsors

"It's a fair question," Sterling said. "We've had a long-term relationship with LeBron, going ba

In March, James will lend his support to the McDonald's All-American high school games in Co

James filmed his commercial for McDonald's earlier this month in Indianapolis. The spot al

Filmed at Conseco Fieldhouse, the commercial is a spin on the famous "The Showdown" ad t
H-O-R-S-E with the winner getting a Big Mac. Bird and Jordan trad
James has m

Carter said Steve Stoute, founder of New Yor

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A m
Richmond County investigators tell NBC Aug
That’s when they learned Sergio Camp

This investigation is still on

T
Campbell's body will
 So a nice Chicago teenager named Lauren McClusky coordinates a music festival—starring
went to register the name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2008, McDonald
registered a "Mc" family of trademarked words including Mc$ave, McButton, McRule, McFr
discovery
That's money that cou
McDonald's should obviously give up—even if they win (especially if they win), they'l
Then again, if they don't defend their trademark, they're potentially opening themselves up

What's a mega-corporation to do? It should sponsor McFest—give it a few hundred thousand

s

FAST
Shares of McDonald's (ticker: MCD) are up just 3.6% over the last 12 months, w
However, Credit Suisse thinks McDonald's could start cooking in short-o
Earlier today, Credit Suisse upgrade

Ge
The fast food chain, which has been charging customers $2.95 fo
WiFi access will be available at 11,500 of its 14,0
Find out where WiFi access will be available at McDonald's Wi

KMBC had an interview with McMullen at 10. She apologized to other customers who saw the
is not a good representation of what she's really like most of the time, which is probably tru

Japan's hea
 I like good food, but I find that good food is not always found in the fanciest restaurants at t
we ventured to Austin Leslie’s Chez Helene. Unpr
New Orleans has it’s share of celebrity chefs, trendy venues, and t
No, I’m not talking McDonald’s or Subway, but locally owned places, with well-prepared, trad
too long. Places where you co
I do not consider myself an expert; I’d have to visit New Orleans more than once a year, whic

Mena’s Palace, in the French Quarter, on Chartres at Iberville. Friendly, inexpensive lunch
waiting to happen. Favorites: fried chicken plate
Rocky and Carlo’s Restaurant on St. Bernard Highway in Chalmette, LA. A wonderful melan

Central Grocery on Decatur Street in the French Quarter. OK, this is right up there with Cafe
vibe of this century-old Italian grocery cuts to the bone. Ad
Domilise’s Po-Boys, Uptown on Annunciation Street. A nondescript frame building in which
toward fried seafood po-boys, fried and made to order, fully dressed. While many locals go wi

Praline Connection on Frenchmen Street in Faubourg-Marigny. Probably not the best Afro-C
attentive service. Favorite’s: fried okra, fried c
Wild card. OK, there has to be one fast food alternative, found most everywhere and consis

Every year, I find at least one new

McDonald's Corp. is closing 430 restaurants in Japan, the latest sign of the faltering economy
the company's real estate portfolio. The world's largest restaurant chain plans to take charge
rest

japan has that many McD's? R

 I love McDonald’s, and when I say I love it, I mean I loooooove McDonald’s. My favorite we
around 8am at the Sunnyside Road McDona
During a recent drive by McDonald’s, I noticed that they are selling all sizes and v
After drilling past a few of the more obvious ‘whys’, I came to the
A bu
1. Startup and initial success 2. Unique selling proposition development 3. Internal sy
McDonald’s has reached the market-wide leadership stage, and at this stage the competition
is competing for every bit of consumption that a human being takes part in.At 6am, someon
then stop by around 3pm for that $1 drink. 6pm means it’s time for the Big Mac meal for din
an
I assert that McDonald’s $1 sodas aren’t pitched so that you won’t go to Burger King, but the
every consumption dollar that you spend. While they do that, they may not only sell you a p

Acc

The point of this story is that Mc

How can we as advanced small business owners tailor our marketing and sales messages to
from you? Will your clients be fulfilled with a sense of love and significance, or do they ge

Jamar Cobb-Dennard is the Vice-President of Business Development for Reachmore, which p

Two of the world’s largest food and beverage companies – McDonald’s Corp. a
McDonald’s, the fast-food industry’s leader, said sales in stores open at least
Though the company still outpaced its competition in the U.S., McDonald’s said, sales in
Including the effects of new restaurants opening and locations closing, total sales a
The numbers were stronger in France and Britain than they were in Germany, while Chinese
million, mostly in th
McDonald’s, based in Oa
Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage maker, said strong s
Revenue for the quarter jumped 5%, to $7.51 billion from $7.13 billion, w
The number of products sold dropped 1% in North America, but the company was buffered
The Atlanta-based maker of Diet Coke, Sprite and Dasani water sa
The volume of juice
 Ronald McDo
On Tuesday, McDonald’s Corp. posted its January sales, showing a 2.6 percent increa
Same-store sales in the closely watched U.S. region fell 0.
Bad weather kept more people from eating out last month in the U.S., according to McDonald

Skinner also said that despite the weather-affected January lull, the December increase in U.
in Dece
The company said on Tuesday that the U.S. results still outperformed the overall fast-food
region was boosted by demand in
McDonald
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views of Crown Equity Holdings, Inc. nor its officers, directors, staff, or contractors or the op

@ItsEmJay http://twitpic.com/xsmiz - I love McD

Thanks to all who came out to local Tulsa

Ah, I'm just yanking your chain. Obviously this is purely a matter of taste. People should dr
there is a pretty solid [consensus amongst coffee snobs](http://nymag.com/

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