Greek papers left with egg on face over meeting that never was

The atmosphere between Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan and Greek PM, Kostas Karamanlis was described as tense, somewhat "icy" according to Greek national daily, Vima. On the other hand, the Ethnos newspaper...

Howigotlaidoff.com: Blogger Chronicles Road to Unemployment

Imagine you get home from work one day to find a layoff notice in the mail... so begins the saga outlined at howigotlaidoff.com.  Howigotlaidoff.com tells the tale of "Amanda," a blogger with an online diary that chronicles her journey down  the road to...

Did Chrysler Dealers Receive ‘Pink Slips’ Due to Their Politics?

Did some of the 1,100 Chrysler dealers who’ve been told they have to close their dealerships receive “pink slips” as a result of their political affiliations or contributions made — or not made — to...

Tweet This: You are being sued!

Can you defame someone in 140 characters or less?  Apparently so, according to designer Dawn Simorangkir, who has alleged that eccentic rocker Courtney Love has started a smear campaign against her on Twitter...

Vancouver Twilight Cast Sightings: Where the New Moon Stars Are

Vancouver has been overrun with vampires, fictional vampires that is, since the Twilight sequel New Moon began filming on March 23, 2009.  Stars Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart, Ashley Green, Nikki Reed,...

Citizen Journalism Website Triumphs at MediaGuardian Awards 2009

The 2009 Media Guardian Innovation Awards have awarded Demotix (www.demotix.com) a citizen-journalist newswire and photo agency the prize for best Independent Media at the ceremony which took place last night...

Rumor Mongering, The Mob and Web 2.0’s Ugly Side

Recently there have been big uproars regarding the growing lack of responsiblity of some blogs and the mob attacks that are set to follow their posts.  For some peculiar reason some bloggers seem to believe they can post whatever they want to, running around like cowboys...

Pakistani bloggers join hands to help rebuild bombed schools

A group of Pakistani bloggers living abroad have joined hands to collect funds on the internet to help rebuild the schools  bombed by the Taliban in the picturesque Swat valley. "The organisation, which has set a target of USD 2000, has so far collected USD 655 through...

Sarah Palin Slams Everyone in New Documentary!

Once again Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is talking. This time she expresses her true views in an upcoming documentary called "Media Malpractice", in which she slams and blames everyone for her failures. McCain, Obama,...

Press Release: Aboriginal News Service (IANS) Statement on the Ga

# 06 January 2009 #IANS Statement on the Gaza Crisis in Occupied Palestine1.6.2009“Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because...

Mumbai Terror: Twitter, Flickr & YouTube = Cutting-Edge News Media

Twitter, Flickr, YouTube and other people-driven new media are increasingly the front lines of news coverage on important breaking events. While they sometimes include erroneous information, they are proving to be a valuable resource for firsthand reports, and local knowledge...

Saudi Arabia: Activists Face Blowback from Hunger Strike

Saudi Authorities Intensified Campaigns Aimed at Suppressing Freedom of Expressions, Blocking Media Outlets, and Stymieing Civic MovementsThis is not the first time where the Saudi Authority has taken deliberate actions to block possible venues for peaceful expressions. It is...

Brazil: Flash mob protest against Digital Crimes Bill

"Brazilian bloggers and netizens took to the streets of São Paulo to protest against the Digital Crimes Bill, which typifies the cyber-crimes punishable by law and stipulates penalties accordingly. They claim...

Sarah Palin hopes God will 'show her the door' to the White House

"Barack Obama hasn't even been inaugurated as president and Sarah Palin is already weighing up her chances of running against him in four years time.In what Fox News is billing as Palin's first post-election...

Canucks Organization Embraces Bloggers and Podcasters

A few weeks ago the streets and Skytrain stations of Vancouver were plastered with posters to advertise the new Canucks season. The theme, "We are All Canucks", and the unique twist is that they used photos of...

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