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...
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...
opinion by Tina Kells | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago 96 views | 26 recommendations | 3 comments
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...
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 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,...
created by Tina Kells | 13 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 7687 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
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...
opinion by EdHad | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 204 views | 22 recommendations | 4 comments
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...
created by benbehrouzi | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 53 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
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...
created by Sanjay Jha | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 45 views | 7 recommendations | 1 comment
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,...
created by VoteMeCool | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 97 views | 5 recommendations | 4 comments
# 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...
opinion by angryindian | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 141 views | 23 recommendations | 4 comments
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 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...
created by emudeer | 32 wks ago 102 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"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...
created by paulofeh | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago 104 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
"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...
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...
created by Miss604 | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago 826 views | 49 recommendations | 14 comments