The Execution of Mata Hari

Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Zelle, an exotic dancer who was lured into the spy business during World War I. The French, who recruited her, suspected her of being a double agent and sentenced her to death. Read an eyewitness account of her execution on October 15, 1917, from Henry Wales, a British reporter who covered the event. Link -via Cynical-C

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Google translated site (German > English) with a very exhaustive bio. Fascinating.
http://74.125.19.100/translate_c?hl=en&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://www.mata-hari.com/&usg=ALkJrhji5LR2cUmsoXK2ny_SmE30xBMxAw
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In grad school we learned that people decided to watch TV because they were "in the vicinity of an operable set while there was an absence of other more compelling activities."

In other words, there wasn't anything better to do. Works for the Internet too, it seems.
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"Those are the people we aim to serve" -- probably just meant as a joke, but this is a vast misreading of your customer base. The front pages of yahoo, comcast, huffpo, youtube, exist to serve that demographic. Neatorama exists to serve the eternally curious who like broadening their knowledge into new subjects. Never lose track of your audience.
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