Social Networking Site Ning Goes Porn-Free

For a little over a year now, Ning.com, one of the first and most prolific niche-social networking sites, has built a reputation of being overrun with porn networks.  At one point earlier this year, it was...

Hurricane Gustav: Live Updates & Online Resources

The following is NowPublic's compendium of real-time updates, resources, and information on Hurricane Gustav, as of September 1, 2008. Our coverage is ongoing and these links will continue to be updated. If...

Hoffspace: David Hasselhoff Launches Own Social Network

This is pretty incredible, if a little terrifying: Hoffspace "Cancel your Myspace account and forget about Facebook, because David Hasselhoff has started his own social-networking site called Hoffspace. When...

Suffering and Sacrifice at the Olympics Opening Ceremony: Zhang & Cultural Di...

For Western viewers, one of the amazing things about this story is Zhang's attack on the west and its people while praising North Korea. Zhang launched ample criticisms of performers he worked with on a Chinese...

Who Will Light the Olympic Flame?

"As the most controversial torch relay in Olympic history comes to an end, folks here wonder: Who will light China's fire? Guessing the person who will light the huge flame inside the National Stadium has become...

A Brazilian Jam with Free Beer, Software and Music: On Ning

Micro Brew lovers unite on Ning with 'Connoisseurs of Micro Brews'. Check the Gilberto Gil 'Free Beer' video! Makes you thirsty?

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