Our breaking news report on a Surf Beach shark attack has been quite the saga at The Fear Beneath; the original details we published from a misleading email were called into question, and a series of follow-up communications resulted in what we now believe to be the truth of the matter.The story has now been picked up and covered by KSBY 6 Action News, MSNBC, Vandenberg Base news, The Santa Maria Times, The Shark Research Committee, Surf There Now, Swim At Your Own Risk, and a number of other … [Read more...]
Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com
We just installed a nice little tool on The Fear Beneath called Snap Shots that enhances links with visual previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles, Amazon products, and display inline videos, RSS, photos, and more.Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you "look ahead," before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.Should you decide this is not for you, just click the … [Read more...]
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For current shark attack news and information including the latest hot shark reports in your area, subscribe to The Fear Beneath Twitter feed! Twitter can deliver hot news to you via text messaging, email, IM, and more!Twitter is a privately funded startup with offices in the SoMA neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. Started as a side project in March of 2006, Twitter has grown into a real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices.In countries all around the … [Read more...]
Feeding Frenzy? Shark Attacks Rock Pacific Coastlines!

The news has been assaulted with tales of shark attacks over the past couple of weeks, from Oahu to Santa Barbara County to Volusia County and back to the Big Island (twice!). Activity seems to be unusually brisk - we are currently at a 'High' Alert Level, triggered by back-to-back shark attacks in Hawaii and California.Some speculate that there are more people in the water, others posture that the shark's natural prey may be depleted, forcing them to seeking out alternative food sources. Or … [Read more...]




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