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Nine Inch Nails Tracks Downloads of 'The Slip' via Google Earth
This is the first time I've seen this done. Pretty cool. Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they posted... Uniforms Change to Avoid Dutch Mix-up
Railway workers in Switzerland`s national railway have to stop wearing orange reflective vests for fear that Dutch soccer fans will follow them on to the railway lines. This change in uniform was prompted by an... South African Floods Raise Death Toll
At least 10 people have died and an unknown number are missing after serious flooding burst banks, dams and bridges in Durban, South Africa. Police and rescuers said cars had been swept away and buildings, even railways tracks were damaged."At least six people have been... Explosives found on Calgary train tracks
UPDATE 1:50 PM PST: Calgary police have said they'll release more details at a press conference this afternoon. I'll watch for updates.____________Police found several explosives along train tracks in south Calgary yesterday. Not a lot of details yet."The Calgary police bomb... Colorado fire threatens historic Indian sites
A fire started by lightning has now blackened 20,000 acres in southeastern Colorado and is threatening archeological sites in a national forest."The blaze has burned through tinder-dry juniper and pinon trees into...Gas prices skyrocket overnight across Canada
Welcome to Reality!"Gas prices skyrocket overnight across CanadaCanwest News ServicePublished: Saturday, June 07, 2008Gas prices across the country shot up as much as six cents on Saturday morning as the cost of...Bomb targets train in Sri Lanka, 18 hurt
In the latest incident of violence in Sri Lanka, a train has been bombed in the country's capital today. Since the most recent campaign by the rebel Tamil Tigers group was started, dozens of civilians have died in bombings since the beginning of theyear. The Tigers have been...Midwest Storms Damage Homes and businesses, Quickly Heading East
Storms battled through the heartland of the US Thursday evening, causing damage to stores, homes and schools, derailing train cars and disrupting power to thousands of people. One possible tornado was spotted in...Station closed after debris falls on tracks
The bridge that suffered a partial collapse last night is causing travel chaos this morning, shutting down the main traffic hub Liverpool Street station. The bridge is to be part of the new 2012 East London rail... 'Multiple Injuries' In Trolley Collision in Boston
UPDATED: 9:27p.m. EDT Female operator trapped in crash"Hours after two Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority trolleys
collided in Newton, crews continued to work tirelessly to free the
female driver... Train Derailment CTA, Green Line, Injuries Reported
Train Derailment CTA Green Line , 24 taken to hospital
This incicdent occurred on the Green Line that travels to the south side of the city from the Downtown area
If you are watching the live feed provided,... 'Hung up' on Madonna - 24/7
A woman in the UK has been jailed for three months for blasting out Madonna tracks in her home at all hours of the day and night.She had originally been given an ASBO (anti social behaviour order) but had failed to...Napster launches DRM-free download service
More and more music stores are finally turning away from DRM (Digital Rights Management), which is good for the customers, as they can listen to the music they bought on any devices they have and prefer to listen... Twitter breaks Chinese earthquake news
The Globe and Mail's Mathew Ingram wrote about Twitter's news breaking success today as well. If you don't read Mathew's blog it's worth checking out for a Canadian perspective on technology. Here's what Mathew had to say today:""Like many others, I woke up... Hitwise: MySpace Takes 3/4ths of US Social Network Traffic
Although there are competing metrics that tell different stories, it looks like Myspace is still the 800 lb gorilla of social networking in North America."According to web measurement firm Hitwise, MySpace commands 73.82% of all social networking traffic. The data comes from...
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