Online travel insurance now available in Vietnam

The budget airline Jetstar Pacific has joined forces with AIG Vietnam General Insurance Company (AIG Vietnam) to offer an online travel insurance service, called Jetcover, on its website from November 12." ...

World of Magic - new online game!

Бесплатная ролевая браузерная онлайн игра (рпг) в стиле фэнтези, созданная с использованием новейших технологий для максимального удобства игры....

In Lean Times, Online Coupons Catching On

"On the Internet, nothing travels faster than a tip on how to score a bargain. Especially in an economic downturn.With online retail sales falling this month for the first time, Internet merchants are offering...

Facebook Connect::ing You Everywhere

"Facebook Connect::ing You Everywhere December 6th, 2008 Goto comments Leave a comment By Ed Penano One simple system. One simple login. That is the aim of Facebook’s freshest creation - Facebook Connect. Facebook...

Ten celebrities who play World of Warcraft

No, I'm not a gamer.  But while reviewing video games for Christmas gifts, I came across this nifty list of top ten celebrities who play World of Warcraft.  Along with those given below, responders claim...

Julia Child Worked for the CIA

This is rad. Julia Child worked for the CIA. I wonder what was in the shark repellent?"As you may have heard, turns out that Julia Child was a spy! Most notably known for introducing French cuisine and cooking techniques to the the US she was recruited by the CIA at the age...

Online fraudsters 'steal £3.3bn'

Symantec has come out a report with details on online underground economy and stunningly reports says that online fraudsters have matured into an efficient, global marketplace in which stolengoods and fraud-related services are regularly bought and sold. The report is...

India v England, 4th ODI: Rain stops India at 82/1

"Rain interrupted the fourth ODI as India were halted at 82 for one after the end of 14 overs. England won the toss and elected to field trying to make use of the moisture in the air. India brought in Sachin Tendulkar in place of Rohit Sharma and the openers got off to a good...

Teenager Commits Suicide Live On The Internet

A 19 year old man has committed suicide watched live on the web by thousands, some of whom goaded him on, it has been revealed.  The teen has been named as Abraham Biggs of Florida.   " A 19-year-old man in Florida committed suicide live on the internet as hundreds...

Teenagers learn important social, technical skills online: study

Your podcasting, myspacing, online-gaming, YouTube uploading children are not becoming socially awkward, violence prone loners, but are actually busy learning critical developmental, social and educational skills...

Happy Birthday to the next generation of video game consoles

Nintendo's Wii has just celebrated it's second birthday, with sales of it's family-friendly games still going through the roof.  For those of you who haven't tried it yet, you'll find that their interactive...

CRTC rules against Canadian web customers

The CRTC just dealt a devastating blow to anyone invovled in Canadian new media as well as anyone who uses the web in this country.  Their latest ruling will have negative consquences for new media start ups...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang Steps Down

Yahoo! is looking for a new CEO. It appears as though Jerry Yang's hardball with Microsoft and then later failure on not being able to close an advertising deal with google ended up costing him his job. He is...

Video games jump to THOUGHT speed

With physicists exceeding the speed of light and making a JUMP into THOUGHT, the world's first 4D video game has hit the streets.Actually, it is really 5 games in one.(1) "Ueber Alles - The Struggle of Kurt...

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