WebPulse: WikiLeaks, Leslie Nielsen, football fight

In a word: WikiLeaks.Actually, make that millions of words contained in�reams of secret diplomatic correspondence�that�whistleblower website WikiLeaks�has� published.�The move stoked the ire of world leaders, including Secretary of State Hillary�Clinton.�But WikiLeaks continues to�egg on its critics with taunting Tweets.The huge amount of information WikiLeaks has put into the public sphere can feel overwhelming. Judging by�search terms trending high on Google, folks are simply trying to�ascertain�what�this big story�is all�about.�A good start would be�CNN.com's The New York Times also�offers a�six-minute take on their expansive�Cablegate coverage. The Guardian, in addition to the Times, had advance access to the cables, so check out�its�site for details.�No one knows for sure�whether the cables amount to mere embarrassment for�descriptive diplomats��(and a British prince) or whether they'll do real, lasting�damage.�There's no doubt, though, that it is concerning. Look, even�Canada is involved.Speaking of our northern neighbors, we lost an American treasure (who is really Canadian) this week. Leslie Nielsen�died at age�84. �Among numerous online tributes, we enjoyed NPR's nod to the actor's comic timing.There was nothing comical about a�rather ugly fight�on the field�in Houston, which�is trending high Monday. Andre Johnson and Cortland Finnegan, behave! Even Black Friday shoppers didn't get that out of hand.

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