Google Announces Google Knol

"Google has announced the launch of Google Knol which appears to be an attempt to take on Wikipedia. Google Knol allows experts to create "authoritative" articles about a particular topic. The web contains an enormous amount of information, and Google has helped to make...

Google takes on Wikipedia On Its Way to Taking Over The World

"Google is building its own version of the communally-constructed online encyclopedia Wikipedia. The Internet search powerhouse is inviting chosen people to test a free service dubbed 'knol', to indicate a unit of knowledge. 'Our goal is to encourage people who know a...

MIT Finally Completes Its OpenCourseWare Project.

"MIT this week announced an important digital achievement: the completion of its pioneering OpenCourseWare project. And everyone involved seems quite happy with being unsure about why exactly it's important. The achievement is digitizing all the classroom materials for all of...

It's all about Canadian values

Well this goes to show you the Idiocy of one person can bend the ear of hundred who follow his doctrine on women wondering why they are targets of rape.It's amazing people like the Shiek of Meat are allowed to walk...

Yes, you can work with Hamas

Don't yawn! The US approach to the Palestinian territories is inviting disaster."Boston and Cambridge, Mass. - The Bush administration's approach to the divided Palestinian territories is inviting disaster. By favoring the "good" Fatah over the "evil" Hamas, it is letting a...

Germany expects Nigeria president-elect at G8 summit

BERLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - Germany expects Nigeria's President-elect Umaru Yar'Adua to attend a June summit of the Group of Eight industrialised nations despite international misgivings about the election which handed him power. A German government spokesman said it had...

The Worst Canadian Ever

We all hear about how nice the Canadians are, how laid back, what with their generic medicines and demi-legalized weed and tasty, tasty beer. Well, the Canadians are sick of all this brilliant PR, and they want to show off their nasty side. The Beaver is hosting an online...

Cops Charge Niece in Craigslist-Fuelled House Ransack

UPDATE:"Police have accused Nichole M. Blackwell, age 28, of placing the ad in craigslist. The specific charges are: second degree burglary, first degree malicious mischief, first degree criminal...

Libraries, the new homeless shelters

Actual News Guy pointed me to this very interesting piece, written by a public librarian, about America's libraries increasingly becoming a daytime "homeless shelter" for people who live on the streets. The article...

BBC's iPlayer to take on Apple's iTunes?

"Last week, the BBC caught digital media pundits by surprise by inviting other broadcasters to use its forthcoming iPlayer platform to sell content. Previously, iPlayer had been all about catch-up internet television...

Top 10 Resume Essentials

"1. Your resume must be an attractive document. If you can't lay out your own resume in a professional and pleasing format, find a friend to do it for you or pay a professional. 2. You should have a contact number on your resume that is exclusively yours, preferably your...

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