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Facebook URL Policy Favors East Coast

Facebook is wading into territory that domain name registrars found themselves in 10 years ago.  Namely, trying to figure out 'who owns a name?'  Some notable examples include:J. Crew forced the owner of...

Pepsi starts testing green vending machines

Soft drink giant PepsiCo is starting to test their lastest environmental idea: green vending machines. These will hopefully reduce carbon footprints and electric bills. In Washington DC, 30 machines have been set up for testing, and Pepsi hopes to release them worldwide in...

Nepal Maoist govt orders to seize passport of defaulters

Taking strong action against the bank loan defaulters Nepal government has decided to revoke their passport. Nepali government will seize the passport of the loan defaulters. "The government has decided to impose a ban on transactions of properties of defaulters, restrict...

Bank of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs by 2011

NEW YORK - Bank of America said yesterday taht it will eliminate 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it faces a deteriorating economic environment and tries to absorb Merrill Lynch & Co. An announcement...

Festival highlights Vietnamese tea

The second Tea Festival 2008 kicked off in Bao Loc town in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on December 4."The event is a chance for tea producer in Lam Dong province to introduce ...

U.S. Junk Food Sales Soar as Economy Tanks in 3rd Quarter

" The slow-motion collapse of the U.S. economy is harming consumers and businesses across the country – well, almost every business that is. One industry is enjoying big sales gains thanks to...

Brazil Lula Offers Plans for Recovery From Rains

In this clear and concise article by The New Times, there is an analysis over public policies in Brazil. Confronted with the tragedy of Santa Catarina torrential rains, Brazilian leader Lula da Silva asked...

Google 'Voice Search' hands-on verdict: Awesome

" The new voice-activated Google Mobile app for the iPhone is finally here. Whatever the reason for the delay, it was worth the wait. As we wrote last week, the search app knows when you bring the phone to your...

Twitter (microblogging) basics

"You may not want to blog, but you may want to Tweet. You may want to do both."

AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

Banned by Google Adsense? how to reinstate your account.

" If you are a google adsense publisher, you may have heard many frightened stories about the banned publishers who suddenly found their account disabled and their businesses are destroyed even before...

FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending October 17, 2008

" 1. FBI Coordinates Global Effort to Nab “Dark Market” Cyber Criminals A two year undercover...

AIG looks to sell 15 units

US government is tightening its noose for financial institutions and insurance companies which it is helping. The financial services sector would have to  compensate the US government for any losses on...

Indian stock market Sensex plunges 600 points

Indian Stocks had a bleak opening on Thursday with deepening worries over a prolonged global economic recession. The absence of confidence spurred a huge sell off across global markets. " Stocks opened almost 600 points down on Thursday with deepening worries over a prolonged...

Global' bank crisis: Support as British do

" Brown wants 'global' bank support Gordon Brown has called on other governments to follow Britain's lead by supporting their struggling banks. Writing in the Times, he said the crisis needed a "global solution" and wants world leaders to meet and plan a...

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