Maltin's Movie Guides Keep Giving

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Maltin’s Movie Guide requires no booting, minimal “surfing”, and no software, or special hardware. It is always on and it is authoritative in the best sense of the word: implying erudition, not...

Pakistanis 'cheerful’ despite poor socio-political crisis: survey

Regardless of the current socio-political crisis prevalent in Pakistan, it is both interesting and good to know that more than two-thirds of all Pakistanis (77 per cent) claim they are generally contented people while only 20 per cent say they are usually unhappy and three...

Wikipedia Colour Codes Content To Gauge Trustworthiness

To help users navigate through its sea of content, Wikipedia is introducing new functionality called WikiTrust. Now, questionable content will be possible to spot visually. Two criteria will define the...

Newsday demands payment for online content

" New York newspaper Newsday plans to begin charging online readers for access to its content, according to a Reuters report. The announcement, which comes as the newspaper industry is mired in financial crisis, was made Thursday during a conference call with...

Is Bell Canada trying to kill NowPublic?

Steve Anderson of Save Our Internet, asks: "Will the next NowPublic, Rabble.ca, or Raincity Studios be scared away by the impending ISP gatekeepers?"" He's talking about Bell and other carriers are controlling...

The Huffington Post Slammed for Content Theft

" The Huffington Post, a venture-capital-backed new media site that mixes links to other sites content with hundreds of celebrity and volunteer blogger posts, is being accused of slimy business practices by a...

21st Centrury Classroom in the Hills of Dade City

"Twenty miles north of Tampa, Fla., turning east on Hwy 52, flatwoods of evergreens and monotony give way to rolling hills turned cattle land and valleys that hold December morning mists and wax nostalgic for...

MySpace, MTVN Pact to Monetize Content Posted by Users

In rececnt years, social networking sites and content sharing sites have become increasingly apart of our lives.  They have been created by innovative people who often don't have solid revenue models in mind when launching their sites.  MySpace and MTV Networks are...

Sources: Sarkozy views Obama stance on Iran as 'utterly immature'

I think that this may be the first semi-public statement of  concern of Obama's foreign policy toward Iran from European circles. It is possible that the urgency and test by foreign powers of Obama's metal...

Web content 'disturbing children'

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the US has launched a new initiative to encourage children to share their problems online and report abusive behaviour. Recent research by the charity found that over half of the 2,000 respondents to a...

Australia to filter Internet content

OpinionAustralia will join the ranks of China and Syria when they implement a nationwide blacklist that will filter content inappropriate for children and illegal material. The filter is made up of two lists,...

False web report plays havoc with Apple stock

" A false Internet report that Apple Inc's Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack briefly slammed his company's stock on Friday and raised fresh questions about the delicate relationship between traditional and...

Congressmen finally allowed on YouTube

"Congressmen finally allowed on YouTube"" Members of Congress can finally use Web sites like YouTube, after committees in both the House and Senate adopted new rules allowing members to post content outside of the .gov domain, as long as it is for official purposes. The...

New Google Android Phone Unveiled

The Open Handset Alliance, comprised of Google and 33 other companies, unveiled the new G1 phone which operates on Google's open-source Android system.  The phone will initially be released by T-Mobile for...

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