Report: Skype service in China recording, censoring messages

"TOM-Skype, eBay's joint venture in China, is recording customer text chats and censoring them if they contain certain keywords related to topics the government deems objectionable, according to a report released on...

Web worship: Confess your sins to a vicar on the internet

The web is a place where many feel that they can open up and share their innermost thoughts with virtually no comeback and now those looking for a real 'comeback' from what some believe to be the highest authority of all. Well if god doesn't respond in person then Canon Dr...

i-Bar - bad pickup lines in text - patrons connect via touch screens

"OMG U R SoooooSoOoOoO HOT"Vegas, Texting & Booze = recipe for a morning full of regretGood thing what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas...that is unless there are fertalized eggs or std's involved....but i...

Hillary Clinton Could Bring Democrat Nomination to a Vote

Calm down Hillary Clinton supporters, which is about half the dem. party after all, she's not going to be your nominee. But the threat of throwing the party into disarray gives her power. She's playing the part of...

Women and Online Bingo

"Friday, July 18, 2008 Women and Online Bingo A recent survey has shown that more than 85% of online Bingo players are women, as compared to 40% in 2004. Middle aged women and older ladies are really hooked on...

Savings windfall for firm that moved from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail

"Taylor Woodrow, a UK-based construction company, has switched its 1,800 employees' e-mail from Microsoft Outlook to enterprise Gmail. The company is also beginning to use other components of Google Apps, the suite of Web-based applications that includes, in addition to...

Google Introduces a Cartoonlike Method for Talking in Chat Rooms

"On Tuesday the company introduced Lively, an online tool that allows people to embody a cartoonish online avatar and have text-based conversations with friends and other Internet users in virtual chat rooms. The rooms can be added to any blog or Web site. Google unveiled...

Robbery attempt ends when victim offers iced tea

"TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A mother and her 6-month old girl escaped unhurt after she calmed down a knife-wielding robber with a glass of iced tea and a chat, Tokyo police said Wednesday. The 30-year-old housewife was in the hallway of her apartment building Monday when a man...

Using Brainwaves To Chat And Stroll Through Second Life

The line between science fiction and reality is definitely blurring. Scientists at the University of Keio have developed a device that will allow quadrepalegics to move characters in Second Life. The system uses tiny...

Republicans' Web 2.0 aims: Streaming video, online chats

Republicans' Web 2.0 aims: Streaming video, online chatsJohn McCain's nomination as the Republican candidate for president hasbeen locked up for more than two months now. An estimated 45,000people, including...

Austrian Abductee Becomes TV Talk Show Host

I'm not entirely sure what to make of this. "Natascha Kampusch meets..." is set to debut on Austrian television this Sunday, when she interviews motor racing star Nicki Lauda.It is a brave move for Ms. Kampusch to...

Google announces Friend Connect

Google announced Monday that many of its applications will soon be importable on non-Google websites via a new service called Friend Connect.As one Google spokesperson put it, webmasters will have a "salt shaker full...

Toxic air fears after Oklahoma twister

The Environmental Protection Agency is checking for high levels of lead in the air after a twister swept through Picher, Oklahoma.  Picher was formally a center of zinc and lead mining, and noted as one of the...

Interview: Rival Schools

Rock Sound snagged an exclusive chat with Rival Schools frontman and all round legend Walter Schreifels days after it was announced that the band were reforming to play UK shows in Summer. After some parking issues...

It’s All, Or ALL – "Nothing" Is NOT An Option At PCM :: The EDJE

"Mario Dominguez mastering the hairpin just before entering the Long Beach Shoreline Drive straightaway in his Pacific Coast Motorsports Panoz DP01 Image Credit: Andy Sallee - TSO Photographer (2008) It’s...

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