Archive for September, 2007

Few ways to press Myanmar on rights

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Philadelphia Daily News - A "Support the Monks' Protest in Burma" group, set up on the Internet's Facebook.com, has seen more than 110,000 people join in just nine days, its British organizer, Johnny Chatterton, said. President Bush has imposed sanctions on key leaders of the >>> Read ...

From the Newsdesk

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Ars Technica - Contrary to statements made by the company and its officials, Facebook fails to address complaints about sexual predators and obscene photos, says Cuomo. September 25, 2007 - 11:31AM CT - by Jacqui Cheng Amazon's MP3 store brings more DRM-free music >>> Read more DAWN ...

The Sad Fate of the Comma

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

MSNBC - She'll take at least one cellphone call, fire off a couple of text messages, scan Weather.com, volunteer to help with a campus cleanup [at the local high school], post some comments on a friend's Facebook page and check out the new pom squad pictures >>> ...

Backpacker turns Myanmar activist via Facebook

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Washington Post - BANGKOK (Reuters) - A chance encounter in a Myanmar coffee shop turned teenage backpacker Alex Bookbinder into a political activist at the forefront of an Internet campaign that has attracted tens of thousands of supporters. Bookbinder, 19, is the >>> Read more ...

Public affection: How much is too much?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

CNN - Though Gere's behavior was tame by American standards, it was deemed obscene in India, where such public displays of Czar's family 6 Gere kiss hampers Bollywood star 7 Police name 'person of interest' 8 Mistake costs dishwasher $59,000 9 Facebook >>> Read more ...

Jacob May - Senior Sports Reporter

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Oregon Daily Emerald - Students responded by creating a hate group about him on Facebook. While he achieved that feat one other time that school year, the Emerald is glad to have Jacob's outspokenness and brutal honesty about sports. While he may try to be intimidating in ...

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Friday, September 28th, 2007

Wharton - Fast-growing social networking site Facebook and mobile messaging service Twitter didn't introduce break-through technologies, but they have become phenomenal success stories nonetheless. Increasingly, "web 2.0" companies like these are altering the >>> Read more BBC Brasil - As if spending months on the sidelines and ...

Texting, Facebook are new security tools after Virginia Tech tragedy

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Hampton Roads Daily Press - NEW YORK - When a masked freshman came to campus at St. John's University with what police said was a loaded rifle sticking out of a bag, the school alerted students via cell-phone text messages within 18 minutes. And when a suicidal gunman was ...

Government Simulates Hacker Attack on Electrical Grid

Friday, September 28th, 2007

FOX News - WASHINGTON A government video shows the potential destruction caused by hackers seizing control of a crucial part Restaurant Causes Stinky Situation Mixing Tylenol with Caffeine May Increase the Risk of Liver Damage, Study Finds 'Facebook >>> Read more ...

Shock for visitors to fake beach

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

BBC News - Set up by Jonty Haywood, a teacher from Truro, the website has attracted 9,000 visitors and a following on Facebook. The cheeky website appears to be encouraging tourists to the non-existent destination of Porthemmet - "the largest beach in the >>> Read more FOX ...