Self promotion Blog Post from Seth Godin

Mr. Godin has very interesting thoughts on "me" marketing. He never fails to impress me.

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Google Logo by Jeff Koons

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Google Logo by Jeff Koons

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planet dundas square

A reverse of the image posted two days ago, a panoramic view of Dundas Square in Toronto.

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Workers' health insurance costs soar - Los Angeles Times

From 2001 to 2005, employees' incomes rose 3% but their coverage costs jumped 30%.

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The Presidential Candidates In 4 Years: Photoshop'd

The Huffington Post has an interesting photoshop piece up about how Obama, Clinton and McCain would look after 4 years as president. I think they age Obama a bit more than they needed to, but still pretty cool.

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The fibula and the safety pin

Walter Hunt patented the safety pin almost exactly 160 years ago. It looks an awful lot like a fibula, which, of course, is used to hold your toga shut.

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Report: Social Media Challenging Traditional Media

Universal McCann has released a new report on the impact of social media on the media landscape. It surveyed 17,000 Internet users worldwide in March 2008. The report found that social media, in particular blogs, are "becoming a more important part of global media consumption for internet users than some traditional media channels."

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Newlyweds jailed after brawl at Pittsburgh hotel

The fight started Saturday night after a reception when the groom knocked the bride to the floor with a karate kick in the seventh-floor hallway of a Holiday Inn - and escalated when she attacked two guests from another wedding party who came to her aid, police said.

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Is the Death of Email Attachments Near?

Docstoc, a service for embedding documents in web pages, has raised $3.25 million in fresh capital from Rustic Canyon Partners, following an angel round of $750,000 that we reported on late last year.

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Team develops safe, effective RNAi technique

A team of researchers from MIT and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has developed safe and effective methods to perform RNA interference, a therapy that holds great promise for treating a variety of diseases including cancer and hepatitis.

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Kickles

Prepare to shit your pants. This is real. This is some real-ass shit. Do you love Kool-Aid? And Pickles? Have you ever wanted to combine the two for an out-of-this-world orgy of flavors and potentially a seizure-instigating sensory overload!?

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$3.25 Million More For Embeddable Flash Documents

Docstoc, the professional document repository and community, has raised $3.25 Million in Series B funding. The round was led by Rustic Canyon Partners, and brings their total funding to over $4 Million.

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Lawmaker Threatens Subpoenas for Aides

The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee threatened yesterday to subpoena Bush administration officials who have refused to appear at a hearing on torture and interrogation policies.

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$3.25 Million More For Embeddable Flash Documents

Docstoc, the professional document repository and community, has raised $3.25 Million in Series B funding. The round was led by Rustic Canyon Partners, and brings their total funding to over $4 Million.

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$3.25 Million More For Embeddable Flash Documents

Docstoc, the professional document repository and community, has raised $3.25 Million in Series B funding. The round was led by Rustic Canyon Partners, and brings their total funding to over $4 Million.

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Creating Shortcuts that Microsoft Left Out on XP

This is a great little trick to allow you the ability to make shortcuts for requests you normally have to open "start menu" and use "run" for.

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2009 Audi A3

Audi unveiled today the new Audi A3 and A3 Sportback. Innovative technologies such as the S tronic dual-clutch transmission with seven speeds and Audi magnetic ride, the suspension control system, makes for even greater driving pleasure. Its sharper, more striking design lends even greater expression to the A3 family

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Google Developing Super Intelligent Image Search Analysis

Google is now talking about using computers to analyze the stuff in photos, and using that to associate it in a ranked way with keyword queries. In effect, they’re talking about PageRank for images

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You Know it's a bad golf day when a gator tries to eat you

The alligator had one thing on its mind when it glided from the shadowy depths of a golf course pond where Dwight Monreal was diving for golf balls Saturday afternoon. It meant to kill and eat him.

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Heavy casualties in China train collision, Breaking News

Dozens were injured or killed in a collision of two passenger trains in eastern China on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency cited a medical worker at the scene as saying. Witnesses and a government spokesman also said there...

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The way to a man's heart? Through his left ear

Research suggests that declarations of love, jokes, or words of anger are best remembered when they are heard through the left ear, while instructions, directions and non-emotional messages have more impact on the right side. But it's not just ears that are affected. The right eye has been shown to be best for processing colors

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TV crew members still feeling effects of writers strike

The writers strike ended two months ago, but many TV crew members in Hollywood are still idle because of a sharp contraction in production. Location manager Ed Lippman has struggled to find work in the aftermath of the strike and was forced to declare bankruptcy in the face of his growing debt.

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16 Ultra High-Performance Supercars [PICS]

Most often, supercars are designed and built to break performance records. As an example, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT was designed with one purpose in mind: to set production car speed records.

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Top 10 Sexually Suggestive Lines From the Star Wars Trilogy

Check 'em out.

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How savage pirates reign on the world's high seas

It has become the most dangerous strip of sea in the world with weekly attacks on European ships. Off the Somalian coast brutal pirates are hijacking luxury yachts, vast cruise liners and even food aid ships and demanding - and getting - huge ransoms. Xan Rice reports on the ancient menace that has become a modern peril

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53-year-old knuckleballer gets another shot with Saints

A 53-year-old knuckleballer named Jon Secrist isn't giving up on his goal of pitching in pro baseball, and the St. Paul Saints are giving him another chance.

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The DIY cure for malaria

The medical aid agency Médecins Sans Frontières is empowering people in Sierra Leone to tackle their country's biggest preventable killer.

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A Nationwide Gang of Serial Killers?

Could there be a calculated, cross-country plot to kill young college men, including some in Minnesota? It seems a little hard to believe, but two New York detectives say they can prove it...this is crazy as hell and scary to.

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Digg Dubb: Groove Is In The Heart

We needed a way for folks to recognize the Digg Crew during our San Francisco meetup. Here's what we came up with. Enjoy!

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Tibet's mountain highway readies for Olympic spectacle

A journey on Tibet's ''Friendship Highway'' is a tightly controlled reminder of the tensions and anxieties that China hopes to push aside as the Olympic Games torch passes through here in coming weeks. The...

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Afghanistan's Karzai hussled away after shots heard

Afghan President Hamid Karzai was hussled away from a celebration on Sunday in the capital, Kabul, after gunshots were heard, Reuters witnesses said. Government ministers were also seen leaving the celebration near the presidential...

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Sex-Starved Women: America's Best Kept Secret?

As someone who is in the front lines with couples, I have grown increasingly aware that women have no corner on the low libido market. In fact, based on my clinical observations and casual conversations with colleagues, I'd say that low desire in men is America's best kept secret.

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Batman Vs Jedi

The Ultimate Battle. Noone knows why these two people would have a grudge against each other but its on.

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Epic Drug Dealer Firefight Along the Mexican Border 13 Dead

Like something from the movies a massive, running gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers on the streets of this violent border city Saturday, killing 13 people and wounding nine, law enforcement officials said.Dead bodies scattered along the road marked one of the deadliest shootouts in Mexico's three-year-old drug warfare.

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Google Sued Over Ambiguity Of Blank AdWords Input Box

The suit claims Google doesn't inform advertisers that if they leave the content bid CPC input blank, Google will use the advertiser's CPC bid for clicks occurring on the content network.

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Two Views of Earth Show How Far We Have Come

SPACE.com wishes all its readers a great Earth Day with two photos that show how far mankind has come while riding Spaceship Earth. The left photo of Earth was the first taken from the weather satellite TIROS-1, on April 1, 1960.

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IBM Trying To Patent Timed Code Inspection

"A just-published IBM patent application for a Software Inspection Management Tool claims to improve software quality by taking a chess-clock-like approach to code walkthroughs.

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With Legacy of Dioxin, The Mushroom is town's odd ally

The substance at issue was dioxin, a pollutant that infests the site of a former lumber mill in this town 130 miles north of San Francisco. And the method of cleanup being proposed was a novel one: mushrooms.

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$15 Billion Housing Bill Approved by House

A $15 billion housing bill was pushed through a House committee Wednesday by Democrats. Republicans objected to the bill, calling it a government bailout for lenders and speculators and expressing fears that it could lead to even more foreclosures.

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Rackspace Files IPO, Will Set Price Via Auction

Web hosting provider Rackspace filed for an initial public offering with the SEC last night, as we predicted it would. The company will try to raise $400 million, and it intends to set the IPO price through an auction, much like Google did.

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Widgets: The Marketer’s Recession Survival Tool

Companies facing a slowing economy are looking for more cost-effective ways to reach customers. Forrester’s recent post on the role of social media during economic recessions supports the idea that social media can help companies survive and thrive in tough economic times.

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America Needs to Know: Who's the Boss- Danza or Springsteen?

Bruce Springstein and Tony Danza, are categorized in such conflicting ways - resulting in widespread confusion across America. Moreover, in order to erase this confusion, and clarify the identities of these two fine celebrities, America needs Bruce Springstein and Tony Danza to finally decide who’s the “Boss.”

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CBS SportsLine Founder to Launch OPEN Sports Network

CBS SportsLine founder Mike Levy is preparing to announce his newest venture, OPEN Sports Network.

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What Do You See Ink Blot Test and Common Answers

What do you see when you view these 10 Ink blot Slides? Answers Provided after each slide =) Find out what your answers say about your personality.

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Cops Acquitted In Sean Bell Shooting Death

Three New York Police Department detectives involved in the shooting death of an unarmed man in a 50-bullet barrage, hours before he was to be married, have been found not guilty on all four counts.

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US blocks genetic discrimination

The United States Senate has unanimously passed legislation banning discrimination on the basis of people's genetic details.

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Pimp my Bald Cat - Clothes for Bald Cats

Scary and freaky.............. pimp your bald cat 65 pictures total of clothes for bald cats

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Wesley Snipes sentenced to 3 years in prison on tax charges

A federal judge has sentenced action star Wesley Snipes to three years in prison on tax charges. Prosecutors had requested the maximum three-years, one year for each of Snipes' convictions of willfully failing to file a tax return.

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HOWTO: Build A Spy GPS Tracking System

"The Open GPS Tracker is a small device which plugs into a $20 prepaid mobile phone to make a GPS tracker. The Tracker responds to text message commands, detects motion, and sends you its exact position, ready for Google Maps or your mapping software."

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200 Million-to-One Miracle: Identical Triplets Born in U.K

Cradled by their adoring parents, Gabriella, Alessia and Olivia are happy to be known as the 200 million to one girls. Their arrival in the world caused quite a stir as these are the odds of a mother giving birth to naturally-conceived identical triplets. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed babies were born seven weeks prematurely last January.

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HOWTO: Build A Spy GPS Tracking System

"The Open GPS Tracker is a small device which plugs into a $20 prepaid mobile phone to make a GPS tracker. The Tracker responds to text message commands, detects motion, and sends you its exact position, ready for Google Maps or your mapping software."

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The Nerds Giveth and the Nerds Taketh Away

Prom Proposal makes Main Stream news... It was nearly one of those heartwarming stories of the cooperation of an online community bring two people together. This fellow used photos of himself holding signs to ask a girl to prom and asked Digg to raise the profile of his offer so she'd see it.

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The Nerds Giveth and the Nerds Taketh Away

Prom Proposal makes Main Stream news... It was nearly one of those heartwarming stories of the cooperation of an online community bring two people together. This fellow used photos of himself holding signs to ask a girl to prom and asked Digg to raise the profile of his offer so she'd see it.

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How to sing like a planet

Scientists say the Earth is humming. Not just noise, but a deep, astonishing music. Can you hear it?

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Miley Cyrus franchise worth $1 billion

Miley Cyrus is already way richer than her dad, Billy Ray, and she's only 15. People magazine reports that the Miley Cyrus franchise will be worth a projected $1 billion by the end of the year. She tops the magazine's list of the richest teen celebrities.

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SMO from the Web 2.0 Expo

Post from the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco is the second half of “Free Traffic: SEO/SMO 101 (Search Engine & Social Media Optimization) with Stephan Spencer of Netconcepts and Social Media Rockstar Muhammad Saleem

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Hacker testifies News Corp unit hired him

Christopher Tarnovsky -- who said his first payment was $20,000 in cash hidden in electronic devices mailed from Canada -- testified in a corporate-spying lawsuit brought against News Corp's NDS Group (NNDS.O) by DISH Network Corp (DISH.O).

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Baddest man

Thirty-five years ago, "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit No. 1 on the charts. Now, it might be heading to the big screen. Producer Warren Zide has picked up the rights to Jim Croce's classic pop song in the hope of turning it into an action-comedy franchise.

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Yes, that's Jay Adelson rapping and Kevin Rose dancing

IAC's Connected Ventures may have done it first, and AOLers in France may have done it better, but give Digg's companywide lip-synching video credit.

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Russian Seal Death Camp [w/Pics!]

Seal hunting is controversial, and there's a lot of propaganda coming from both sides. One says that there's nothing special with it, it's traditional and profitable, no big deal. The other claims it's particularly cruel, citing independent studies that show that almost 80% of sealers don't check if the seal is dead before skinning it!

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Comcast: AT&T's U-Verse is messing with our network

Comcast says "poorly installed" AT&T U-Verse service is degrading its network and wants a judge to force AT&T to address the problem. AT&T denies that any problem exists, saying Comcast is just trying to keep its customers from switching to U-Verse.

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What happened to Social Thing

Some would argue that FriendFeed and Socialthing are two completely different types of web services. I do understand that they are technically doing things different. . .but the end result is the same. I take ’streams’ from other websites, and condense them into one universal ’stream’.

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Internet Superstar - Internet Superstar Live At Ad:Tech: Kev

Four of the biggest Internet Superstars live on stage for an Internet Superstar cavalcade!

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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Now for the (Expensive) Taking

ThinkGeek is shipping Art Lebedev's Optimus Maximus keyboard at last. Price is $1,859.99.

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Want goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle.com? Too Late

A list of thousands of .com domain names owned by Google, based on an analysis of root zone file. They then verified the most interesting ones with WHOIS information. Does GoogleWarnerbros.com represent a future partnership, or a failed tryout? Googlereligion.com? Why not

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5min Releases A New Video Player

Instructional video site 5min has released a new beta version of their SmartPlayer, introducing support for text, video, and images that can be merged into a single embeddable flash widget.

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Tainted Chinese Blood Thinner Killed 81 People in U.S.

A contaminated blood thinner from China has been found in drug supplies in 11 countries, and federal officials said Monday they had discovered a clear link between the contaminant and severe reactions now associated with 81 deaths in the United States.

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50 Ways to Help the Planet

"Going green" doesn't have to be a daunting task that means sweeping life changes. Simple things can make a difference.

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All 120 Crayon Names, Color Codes and Fun Facts

For the last 100 years or so kids have been exploring and creating worlds of color with Crayons. For a lot of us, our life long love affairs with color began with these wax sticks and a blank sheet of paper. Here we go down crayon color memory lane with all 120 color names and hex codes, fun facts and photos.

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Pennsylvania Exit Polls: Primary Results

The first round of the (notoriously unreliable) Pennsylvania exit polls show Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by 52-48. The full data suggests grim news for the economy:

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Tribune To Sell Newsday to News Corp for $580 Million

Tribune Co has reached agreement in principle to sell Newsday to News Corp for about $580 million in what would be a joint venture, according to a source familiar with the matter. Under the terms of a deal, Newsday would be part of a joint venture with News Corp's New York Post and other News Corp assets.

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Amber Alert Issued For 3 Children; Mother Found Dead

Chicago Police have issued an Amber Alert Monday afternoon for three children and their alleged abductor after the children’s mother was found dead Monday with a plastic bag over her head in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.

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SuperMemo Helps You Remember Everything Before You Forget

Windows only: Remember everything you've learned using spaced repetition with SuperMemo. SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it. The right time to practice is just at the mom

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17 Top Scientists Recommend Life-Changing Books to Read

A great book has the power to move, inspire or even change lives. From adventure tales of the Arctic to the ultimate in quantum weirdness, here are the books that have left a lasting impression on some of the world’s top scientists, including Oliver Sacks, Michio Kaku, Jane Goodall, and more.

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Dove Soap isn't too clean

Amazing 60 second campaign ad turning Dove's "onslaught" ad around against the company -- the biggest buyer of palm oil in the world (which is the biggest cause of forest destruction in Indonesia).

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MySocial 24×7 Is An Excellent Tool For FriendFeed Junkies

MySocial24×7, which launched early Tuesday morning, is a Firefox extension that allows users to access most FriendFeed functionality via their API directly from the browser sidebar.Users can filter the view by type of data (Twitter, RSS feeds, YouTube, etc.), can comment or bookmark any entry, and can also reply via Twitter.

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Wii-fit: Stock shortage looms for new Nintendo game

Nintendo's eagerly anticipated new fitness game for the Wii games console has already sold out. Around 60,000 copies of Wii Fit have been pre-ordered by customers, leaving many retailers unable to obtain extra stock prior to the game's official release on Friday.

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Jet blast surprises gathered media at air force 2 departure

04-11-2008 Vice President Dick Cheney and Air Force Two left town with quite a blast and it was a force to be reckoned with. The Secret Service warned members of the media of the the jet blast. As Air Force Two turns on the tarmac the media was hit by the jet blast and the rest is history. Equipment went flying as the Vice P

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The 5 Most Hated Companies Online

The 5 Most Hated Companies Online.

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19 Myths and Facts on Global Food Crisis

The global food crisis is so gripping and serious that the World Food Programme is cutting food handout rations to some 73 million people in 78 countries.

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NBA TV's Top 10 Dunks of the 2007-2008 Regular Season

Watch the top 10 dunks of the regular season, including a reverse from Kobe Bryant and a followup slam from Nate Robinson. Great quality on these.

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Strange Things Happen at Full Moon

Full moons are said to be behind many strange things, but here's one you didn't know about: At full moon, our favorite satellite is whipped by Earth's magnetotail, causing lunar dust storms and discharges of static electricity. This new finding, announced this week by NASA, is important to future lunar explorers: Astronauts may find themselves ...

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The Dangerous Brown Recluse Spider and Spider Bite PICS

It's springtime & cleanup is going on. Be careful where you put your hands. They like dark spaces & woodpiles. Day 3 - Day 10 Photos after a brown recluse bite (Warning - Graphic Bite Photos)

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Facebook Publishes “Insider’s Guide To Viral Marketing”

Facebook messaged the 4,600 fans of the FacebookPages Page with helpful hints on how to make your presence on Facebook go viral (by messaging all of your fans, for example). Want a key piece of advice? Read more here...

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Facebook Publishes “Insider’s Guide To Viral Marketing”

Facebook messaged the 4,600 fans of the FacebookPages Page with helpful hints on how to make your presence on Facebook go viral (by messaging all of your fans, for example). Want a key piece of advice? Read more here...

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Facebook Publishes “Insider’s Guide To Viral Marketing”

Facebook messaged the 4,600 fans of the FacebookPages Page with helpful hints on how to make your presence on Facebook go viral (by messaging all of your fans, for example). Want a key piece of advice? Read more here...

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Scientists: An Even Bigger Quake Could Hit Midwest

The magnitude 5.2 earthquake that rocked the Midwest on Friday was felt from Kansas to Georgia, and aftershocks could continue for months at this strange seismic zone at the nation's center and even trigger another big quake, a geophysicist said.

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The Front Pages of 442 Newspapers From 39 Countries

The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Boy flees Islamic school that makes beggars of African kids

On the day he decided to run away, 9-year-old Coli awoke on a filthy mat.Like a pup, he lay curled against the cold, pressed between dozens of other children sleeping head-to-toe on the concrete floor.

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Pot Law Reform Group NORML Gets 420,000 New Members

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is offering supporters the opportunity to join for only $4.20 on Sunday, April 20th. Since September NORML's Facebook group gained 420,000 members.

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Boy, 7, Injured After Being Hit by Ambulance in Illinois

A 7-year-old boy has been struck by an ambulance in central Illinois and has life-threatening injuries.

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Richard Branson to Be the First to Marry a Couple in Space

Virgin Galactic boss Sir Richard Branson is planning to set yet another record – by becoming the first man to marry a couple in space. The 58-year-old billionaire intends to conduct a ceremony 70 miles above the Earth on the first Galactic sub-orbital flight next year.

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24 Digital Spy Tools To Capture, Protect, And Secure Data

To catch a data thief, you'll need discreet audio and video recorders, tiny cameras, keystroke loggers, and a trove of other 007-worthy digital security, monitoring, and surveillance devices. Back in the '60s, when the spy craze first hit, would-be snoops had to satisfy their desire for spy gear with products like 007 cologne and aftershave, when w

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Iron Man crossover in The Incredible Hulk confirmed!

Holy Comic Book Crossover Batman!

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Once you learn the lesson...

Here’s the lesson part. What do I miss? What do I regret? What are my “if only’s?” I’m sitting with that. 12:30/April 17, 2008. That could have been the bottom line on my tombstone and in my obituary. Not to put too fine a point on it, but if I’m going to go through this, I think it makes sense to really use the opportunity to learn the lesson.

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30 Incredibly Odd Book Titles 2008

30 actual books for sale in bookstores and online. If you know of other funny or odd titles please post them in comments =)

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Encyclopedia Britannica Now Free For Bloggers

Encyclopedia Britannica is used in often case studies as a definitive example of how new technology can disrupt a business. Everything was great for the nearly 250 year old privately held company until the Internet came around and category five hurricaned on their parade.

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Running Messier's Marathon

Explanation: Gripped by an astronomical spring fever, many northern hemisphere stargazers embark on a Messier Marathon. Completing the marathon requires viewing all 110 objects in 18th century French astronomer Charles Messier's catalog in one glorious dusk-to-dawn observing run.

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Top 10 NBA playoff upsets of all time

The biggest upsets of playoffs in the history of the NBA.

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7 Milestones in the History of Blogging

A history of how blogging got to the point it is now.

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Web 3.0 Will Be About Reducing the Noise

So where is the startup that is going to be my information filter? I am aware of a few companies working on this problem, but I have yet to see one that has solved it in a compelling way. Can someone please do this for me? Please? I need help. We all do.

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Road Kill: Too Many Frogs Croak

Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit, croak. Dozens of species of frogs and other amphibians end up as road kill all too frequently, a new study finds.

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Atom Bomb Developer Dies at 96

Physicist John A. Wheeler, who had a key role in the development of the atom bomb and later gave the space phenomenon black holes their name, has died at 96.

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U.S. to televise Guantanamo trials to 9-11 families

The U.S. military will televise the Guantanamo trial of accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other suspects so relatives of those killed in the attacks can watch on the US Mainland. "We're going to broadcast in real time to several locations that will be available just to victim families,"

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Magnitude 5.2 quake rattles Midwest

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered in southeast Illinois startled residents in several central U.S. states before dawn on Friday, but media reports indicated there were no injuries and only minor damage. The quake was centered 5...

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Embed Any Document Into Your Blog or Website

Easily embed word documents, Pdf, Power Point presentations or Excel spreadsheets into your blog posts or website. It’s as easy as embedding a YouTube video. Here's how...

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Largest Chicken Producer Raided for Immigration Id Scam

Federal Immigration agents expect to charge more than 100 people in a fake identification scam after a massive raid Wednesday.

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Whiskey Business: The Many Myths of Jack Daniel

(In Lynchburg, Tennessee, tales of Jack Daniel are taller than Paul Bunyan on a step stool. The question is, are any of them true?)

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New Chippendale Wolverine Pic

We been provided with a new cool ass pic of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine trying to gouge out the eyes of a camera man. It's not anything we haven't seen before but any image that has Wolverine in it is a good image. Is this how Wolvie stretches? Is he going on stage in a few minutes to strut his stuff in front of the ladies?

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Hip-Hop Artist Refuses To Stand Against The Pirate Bay

A Swedish hip-hop artist who the IFPI used as leverage in their legal battle against The Pirate Bay, wants nothing to do with the case. Without consultation, the IFPI were claiming damages on his behalf from The Pirate Bay, even though they don’t even own the rights to his music.

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NOAA -Collection of Scientific Research - Marine Sanctuaries

NOAA and partners have launched a comprehensive, user-friendly online resource featuring the latest scientific research conducted within three West Coast national marine sanctuaries.

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Shelby shoots a .50 cal Desert Eagle

Shelby has a little fun shooting a .50 Desert Eagle caliber handgun.

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Alexa Rankings Change Dramatically: Data From 10,000+ Sites

Alexa (the service that tracks traffic data for millions of websites) seems to have made a major update data. Good article on what seems to have changed and what you can expect in terms of a change in rankings.

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JP Morgan's Really Weird Capital Raise: File under "WTH?

JPMorgan Chase & Co., hours after saying the credit-market crisis is almost over, made plans to raise $6 billion in its biggest offering of perpetual preferred stock, This is really, really weird. Paul Jackson has the obvious reaction: "I can't imagine that a $6 billion capital raise would just have slipped the minds of the execs [at JPMorgan]

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Laser Triggers Lightning

After causing early stages of lightning in clouds, scientists say they're much closer to being able to control actual lightning bolts with lasers. Kids do not try this at home.

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FCC should sanction Comcast and stand for consumers

On Thursday, all five members of the Federal Communications Commission will make an usual appearance in Silicon Valley, where they will host a public hearing at Stanford University for a debate on managing Internet traffic.

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For the love of god PLEASE put some clothes on.

There was apparently some sort of 'take off your shirt' campaign. I vote we have a 'put your shirt back on NOW' campaign instead. Who's with me?

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Guy Kawasaki's Hindsight: 10 Life Inspiring Tips

Guy Kawasaki shares his top 10...Ummm Hindsights.

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The History of Oil and our Planet

A detailed look back at the history of the most pervasive and perverse energy source: oil, and how it has affected our planet economically, socially, and environmentally.

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Reality Show Director, Arrested For False Imprisonment

Police charged an aspiring reality show director with blocking four women _ half of a cast billed as ordinary girls hoping to become "princesses" _ from leaving the central Florida house where the show was being shot.

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History's 7 most astounding Sexual Resumes

The most frequently asked question among Cracked readers has to be, "Is it possible I'm having too much sex?" Fortunately, some have made history by letting us know just how much sex is possible, seemingly dedicated to testing the very upper limits of human humping.

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To Eat Or Not To Eat? The Good and The Bad of 7 Common Foods

Chocolate, coffee, nuts, beer, red wine, eggs, red meat. Do they do more harm than good?

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31 Greatest TV Mothers of All Time

Ah, the sitcom Mom. Where would television be without her? Rather, where would we be? If one this is certain, the situational comedy played a large role in our development while growing up, and many of the TV moms actually taught us a thing or two. Take a look at 31 of TV's greatest moms of all time.

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Transparent Solar Windows Set to Energize Homes

Windows to use "artificial photosynthesis" to produce electricity.

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XH-150 Plug-In Hybrid: 150 MPG and Saturn Style

AFS Trinity Power claims their XH-150 will run for up to 40 miles at 87 mph in pure-electric mode.

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15 Cats That Should Stop Eating McDonald's [PICS]

Check out Neatorama’s top 15 list of "fat-tastic" fat cats.

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Obama was at Rezko Party For Controversial Iraqi Billionaire

When Iraqi-born billionaire Nadhmi Auchi attended an April 3, 2004 reception for himself at Tony Rezko's home White House hopeful Barack Obama, and his wife, attended the reception, Stuart Levine testified just now in the trial.

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Alert Thingy for FriendFeed

Your FriendFeed alerts delivered to your desktop

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Vermont Mother Drowns Self, Two Young Children in Stream

A woman apparently intent on suicide waded into a brook carrying her 6-year-old daughter and purposely eluded the grasp of a police officer attempting to rescue her before being swept downstream. ** Somthing has to be done - I'm tired of reading about stories like this ** Anyone with any ideas ??? Post in comments and I'll help any way I can!

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Clues to the Mystery of a Writer Pilot Who Disappeared

Researchers may have found the former German pilot who shot down during World War II the airplane of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of “The Little Prince.”

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China says firearms found in Tibetan temple

Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks, state television said. And Chinese...

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7 (More) Abandoned Wonders of the Former Soviet Union [PICS]

There are abandonments all over the world, but the former Soviet Union has some of the most interesting, unique and strange abandoned infrastructure. The complex political, military and social history of the country can be understood in part through these deserted island fortresses, radioactive mines, incredible estates and abandoned cities.

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Lawsuit claims ''CSI'' toy kits contain asbestos

A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers on Friday, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' that contained the...

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Even a Monkey prefers a Mac

Funny photo of a monkey and a Mac - A Cute little monkey even has to check his fan email =)

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Trevor Immelman 2008 Masters Golf Tournament Winner

Trevor Immelman from South Africa wins his first Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods finishes in 2nd Place. He entered the tournament 202 out of 204.

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Rare 'war birds' fly over Washington

It was a truly unusual sight as three vintage "war birds" flew over the U.S. Air Force Memorial near the Pentagon to help honor Americans lost in World War II during combat missions from airfields in England.

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The long run to freedom from genocide to Olympic hopeful

Tuhabonye and 100 of his fellow Tutsis were captured by rival Hutus, herded into a petrol station and set on fire. "There was no way to escape. People were waiting outside - if someone tried to jump out, they would attack them with machetes." He was the sole survivor of the massacre as he smashed a window, climbed out and ran for his life.

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San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban Interests Other Cities

"In San Francisco, the age-old question "Paper or plastic?" was answered one year ago this week. The city banned hard-to-recycle plastic bags in grocery stores, and so far, that translates into 5 million fewer plastic bags every month."

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Physicists Gear Up For Huge Data Flow

University of Nebraska-Lincoln particle physicists Ken Bloom and Aaron Dominguez have teamed up with computer scientist David Swanson to build a computing center for the benefit of scientists at their university and across the country.

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On a site filled with Tech users How is this Fresh Content?

Out of the 11 stories on the programming front page - the newest story is 2 days old. The age of the other ten are as follows: 2 at 9 days, 1 at 10 days, 2 at 18 days, 1 at 21 days, 3 at 23 days and 1 at 27 days.

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Golf Truisms

The following is not intended to offend fans of tennis, basketball, football or baseball. It is, rather, an attempt to put everything in it's proper perspective. Ever wonder why golf is growing in popularity and why people who don't even play go to tournaments or watch it on TV?

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The Future Of Online Entertainment

A Hollywood digital media company brings a new approach to online entertainment: top-quality, free (or nearly free) programming; social networking features that allow for real-time fan interaction; and a way to monetize the whole production without ads or product placements that are obtrusive and annoying.

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It's not 'Show Art'... it's 'Show Business'

A group of filmmakers from Hollywood gamble and make a film about a group of students from MIT that learn the Art of card counting and both respectively walk away from the Box Office and Vegas with millions. “21” remains at #1 at $49,083,025 as it aces new comers “Nim’s Island”, “Leatherheads” and “The Ruins”. '21' producers cover the latest scene.

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Mafia Boss: 7 Rules for Running a Successful Business

The letters of jailed Cosa Nostra boss Bernardo Provenzano are full of insights into his leadership style. The result could be a how-to manual for company directors. Clare Longrigg opens the mafiosi's management handbook

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The Digg Paradox: How Digg Creates the Problem It Solves

"When I first heard about Digg I was quite excited. What appealed to me is that you don’t have a “gatekeeper.” You can submit content to Slashdot, but there is a group of editors who have been hired to sift through stories, find the good ones, and ultimately determine what makes it to the front page. When you have gatekeepers, you will have bias."

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13 Stupid Ideas That Made Millions of Dollars

Want to make it big as an entrepreneur? Check out these recent odd and quirky business ideas. P.S. These ideas could not have been too “stupid” as they have all made millions of dollars for the entrepreneurs who started them.

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Creatures Reunite After Ancient Divorce

Like lovers reunited after a cruel world tore them apart, two species of bacteria have found each other in the guts of domestic livestock and are becoming one.

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"What" is the Big Secret Behind LOST [Video]

Previously on Lost : What?

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American Idol Gives Back Shout To the Lord Video

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Flex vs Ajax - Are they friends or foes?

Many developers will say that Flex and AJAX are apples and oranges. Others say the technologies complement each other and should not be be viewed as competitors. While both notions hold certain measures of truth, in the space of rich Internet applications (RIAs), there are still many situations where either technology may provide similar solution.

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Top 5 Bedtime Games

Everyone has their own bedtime rituals. Some people like to relax in bed and read a good book, while others prefer to watch TV or maybe do a crossword puzzle or two. We prefer to play video games while we’re under the covers. Not only do we find it a relaxing way to finish the day, we think it’s a whole lot more fun than counting sheep.

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7 Famous Palaces To Visit (+1 You Wish You Could)

If you're looking for the creme de la creme of vacation spots, a palace is right up your alley. From London to Istanbul, Moscow to Paris, discover a dream trip to one of these royal locales. _̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴̡̡ ̡͌l̡̡̡̡

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Rush to judgment: Comcast not blocking web traffic after all

Over the weekend, a group of researchers at the University of Colorado reported evidence that Comcast's traffic management had extended beyond the realm of BitTorrent to plain old HTML traffic. The results caught Comcast's eye, not because it was doing anything to throttle non-P2P traffic, but because the company wasn't.

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7 Simple Ways To Burst Out of Bed Each Morning

Way before the sun peeks over the horizon, a few chosen people awaken from their slumber and dive head first into their day. These chosen few accomplish a ton before rest of us would ever consider rising from our nice warm beds. The world is in awe of these people, let's take a look at what pops them out of bed and what gets them up before alarm.

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7 Simple Ways To Burst Out of Bed Each Morning

Way before the sun peeks over the horizon, a few chosen people awaken from their slumber and dive head first into their day. These chosen few accomplish a ton before rest of us would ever consider rising from our nice warm beds. The world is in awe of these people, let's take a look at what pops them out of bed and what gets them up before alarm.

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Crazy Human-Powered Eco-Car Now for Sale! [Pics/Vids]

"They’ve talked about it, they’ve made prototypes and now finally here it is: a human-powered car (The HumanCar) that can reach speeds of up to 80 miles per hour. Beyond just sounding like one, this invention bears an uncanny resemblance to the walkable vehicle from the Flintstones." [Be sure to check out the video at the bottom!]

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Richard Dawkins: 8 Books That Inspire Me

In this wide ranging interview he explains why The God Delusion is "quite a funny book", why he hasn't read any of the books in reply to it, how science fiction can predict science fact and why scientists can be wrong.

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How To Simulate HDRI Photography in Photoshop [6 Steps]

A quick and handy guide to simulating HDRI photography in Photoshop.

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10 Places You Shouldn't Go on a Honeymoon

Lots of romantic moments, special memories, and pictures that bring the memories from the fleeting present into the distant future. Unfortunately, not every place can produce such memories. There are some places you should never go on a honeymoon, and this article profiles 10 of them.

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High-Tech Olympic Torch Carries 5,000 Years of History

The Olympic torch has been getting a hostile reception in London, Paris and San Francisco. But that fact doesn't seem to bother Lenovo, the PC manufacturer from China that designed the much-maligned torch, now making its way through 19 countries.

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Attack Of The Music Communities

These days there are so many music communities out there it is hard to actually choose which ones are worth choosing or not. We have compiled a short list of the music communities out there and finally we will give you an idea of which communities are actually worth joining.

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Cool Solar-Powered Desk to Liberate Cubicle-Bound Hordes

The integrated table and chairs feature a molded wood construction topped off with a solar roof, effectively severing ties to the grid and providing power via an outlet in the table’s center. The system’s modular structure allows for a variable number of seats, so conferencing and team based computing could be conducted from any locale.

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Beautiful Handwriting, Lettering and Calligraphy

Handwriting seems to have lost some of its attraction over the last years. Nobody writes beautiful handwritten letters, and uses digital means of communication with smileys, abbreviations and standard lettering instead. And that’s a pity. Since handwriting is unique, it has a tremendous expressive power a standard lettering isn’t able to achieve.

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History Comparison of The World Wars

What do you know about World War I and World War II?

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Big Content in worldwide "whisper campaign" against fair use

Google's copyright chief warns of a "counter-reformation" by content owners who seek to crack down worldwide on liberal fair use rights. Fortunately for consumers, copyright "protestants" are fighting back.

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Everything About Betta Fish that you Were Afraid to Ask

Good information for people keeping these popular little guys as pets.

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35 Beautiful Bright, Colorful Web Designs

35 examples of bright, vibrant web designs to inspire you on your next project.

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101 Best Web Freebies

BusinessWeek.com scoured the Internet for the most useful free products and services available online that you probably don't know about

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50 Social Networking Questions

Here are 50 common questions that the average user would like to ask about social networking

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Rumor: Third generation Intel NetBook touchscreen

It has been filtering in a PDF within the Intel Developer Forum 2008 an interesting novelty in what will be the third generation of Intel NetBook, which is currently the second generation.

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3 Steps To Creating A Freelancing Brand That Sells

Dependable. Innovative. Trustworthy. Creative … any one of these words (and many others) could describe your personality as a freelancer.

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Growing Evidence: U.S. Experimenting Drugs On Prisoners

Many more books, some by persons who said they were victims of the mind-altering experiments, were produced.

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Isotope 3: A Beautiful Flash Spirograph Creator

Change some parameters and have some fun.

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The Top 25 Blogs: Time.com's First Annual Blog Index

From millions of blogs about nothing, we've selected the 25 best about something—from politics and global affairs to shopping and sports. And, yes, we've got a few about nothing, too.

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The Top 25 Blogs: Time.com's First Annual Blog Index

From millions of blogs about nothing, we've selected the 25 best about something—from politics and global affairs to shopping and sports. And, yes, we've got a few about nothing, too.

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Pretty Sure This Violates the Warranty

A watercooled Xbox 360. As casemods go, this one looks like someone locked the A-Team in a barn, Murdoch and B.A. improvised with some aquarium tank hose and an aerator, and the gang saved the day. I love it when a plan comes together.

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7 Quick Tips on How to Use a Notebook

You never know when your brain is going to flash on an idea, a great gift, or something you need from the store. That’s why I carry a small notebook around with me most of the time. Here are some productivity tips on how to use a “hipster PDA” effectively.

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Write like a blogger

Great blogging tips from one of my favorite bloggers !

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More UCLA records abuses, Hospital discovers a Snoop!

A UCLA Medical Center worker who sneaked into the confidential medical records of '70s TV icon Farrah Fawcett last year also improperly viewed the electronic files of 32 other celebrities, politicians and high-profile patients, including California first lady Maria Shriver, according to interviews with hospital and state officials Sunday.

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The Top 20 Sports Cars of All time

As soon as the combustion engine was invented, men started playing with automobiles to see how fast they could make them run. It is in our blood, if you will. Over the past decades, hundreds of sports cars were produced by dozens of car manufacturers around the world. Here is a list of the top 20!

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Charlton Heston: A Life In Pictures

Take a journey through the life and times of Charlton Heston in this excellent slideshow.

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The Beauty of Nature

The beauty of this Glasswing butterfly, is as transparent as its wings. =)

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Pa. couple says Google pictures violated privacy

A western Pennsylvania couple sued Google Inc., saying pictures of their home that appear on the Web site's "Street View" feature violated their privacy, devalued their property and caused them mental suffering.

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Man in a Wheelchair Succeeds in Robbing a Bank

Palo Alto police are looking for a bank robber who favors a decidedly slow-speed getaway vehicle — an electric wheelchair. Police said a man in his 60s with gray hair and a beard held up the Wachovia Bank branch at the Stanford Shopping Center late this afternoon with a black handgun.

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Methane gas from under permafrost: Large New Energy Source

The "flip-side" of having large amounts of methane gas gradually escape the Arctic's thawing permafrost is that some of it could eventually be harnessed to generate electricity. The first, crucial step was met earlier this week when...

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100 Signs You're In The Wrong Relationship

If you come home to find a trail of rose petals and a note that reads: "Went to orgy. Don't wait up." you are definitely in a wrong relationship, read for 99 more.

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Why Everyone Needs a $2 Bill

Other than looking a little cool, there is nothing really special about a $2 bill. That is of course, until you happen to try and use it in a store with people who have never even heard of one.

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Howard Dean Gets Heated With Clinton Donors

Dean, who was there to appeal for more fund-raising for the party, found himself on the defensive for not being aggressive enough in pursuing a solution to the problem.

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Bigger and More Giant Robots in Transformers 2?!

Transformers 2 is gearing up for it’s mid-Summer production start and IESB has a juicy rumor on the Decepticon line-up is…Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Hook and Long Haul. That’s right… The six constructicons that combine to transform into the huge robot known as Devastator.

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Bigger and More Giant Robots in Transformers 2?!

Transformers 2 is gearing up for it’s mid-Summer production start and IESB has a juicy rumor on the Decepticon line-up is…Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Scavenger, Mixmaster, Hook and Long Haul. That’s right… The six constructicons that combine to transform into the huge robot known as Devastator.

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7 Facebook Apps that are Crap

Remember when Facebook was the more professional alternative to MySpace? Now that the gates have opened for people to create applications, Facebook profiles have become cluttered catastrophes of html. Here's 7 popular ones that take up valuable Scrabulous room.

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7 Facebook Apps that are Crap

Remember when Facebook was the more professional alternative to MySpace? Now that the gates have opened for people to create applications, Facebook profiles have become cluttered catastrophes of html. Here's 7 popular ones that take up valuable Scrabulous room.

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I is Stewpid [10 PICS]

Stupidity is of course right up our alley. There are but a select few as dim-witted we are. And, as they say, "It takes one to know one." Hence:

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Porn Star, Pony, or Politician?

Racehorses, politicians, and adult film stars all have funny names. Can youtell who's who when it comes to running hard, and beating out thecompetition?

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50 Most Notable Photos of All Time

A notable collection of 50 important historical photos

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18 Decluttering Tips to Start Conquering Your Mess

When your home is filled with clutter, trying to tackle a mountain of stuff can be quite overwhelming. So start with just five minutes.

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10 Brilliant Directors and Their Flim Cameos [Videos]

For whatever reason, be it a deep-seated desire to act, a lack of a casting budget, or just “if you want something done right, do it yourself”, many directors at some point in their careers have stepped out from behind the camera to act.

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A Special Triple Digit Day For East Bay Man

Gordon Miller didn't intend to slow down Thursday when he turned 100. He began his day driving his son Fred's 2004 Lexus 430 105 mph on private land near the Discovery Bay Yacht Club and then headed to the San Joaquin River where he piloted a a boat at 100-plus mph to become the fastest 100-year-old man on water.

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A Special Triple Digit Day For East Bay Man

Gordon Miller didn't intend to slow down Thursday when he turned 100. He began his day driving his son Fred's 2004 Lexus 430 105 mph on private land near the Discovery Bay Yacht Club and then headed to the San Joaquin River where he piloted a a boat at 100-plus mph to become the fastest 100-year-old man on water.

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23 Of The Biggest Stadiums On Earth

Here's a list of the biggest sports stadiums in the world, and just how big they are.

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04/04/75-Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form Partnership - Microsoft

Microsoft's Birthday Today - Do you or how do you want to wish them on its birthday, diggers? 1975: Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a partnership called Micro-soft. It will grow into one of the largest U.S. corporations and place them among the world's richest people.

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8 Stunning Technicolor Images of Nuclear Fireballs

Continuing our nuclear theme this week, I thought it might be interesting to showcase some of the most amazing images of destruction that man and nature have ever devised.

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21 (Eco)Visualizations for Energy Consumption Awareness

Eco-visualization creates awareness of energy - something that we cannot see, but use a whole lot of.

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15 helpful WordPress plugins for the savvy user

15 WordPress plugins to enhance the blogging experience of advanced users, especially web developers and designers. Most are tested using a default installation of Wordpress 2.3.1

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15 helpful WordPress plugins for the savvy user

15 WordPress plugins to enhance the blogging experience of advanced users, especially web developers and designers. Most are tested using a default installation of Wordpress 2.3.1

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Ghost in the Chair Design is Milky not Spooky

Designed to look like it's almost not really there, this "Ghost Chair" puts me more in mind of milk poured into water. It's pretty futuristic, in a curved-yet-straight, acrylic kind of way.

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The Best Quotes About Religion From House MD

Vote for all your favorite quotes.

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"RAZMATAZZ"

The Ultimate Motivational Booster! Warning: Viewers with health restrictions & mothers to be may wish to bypass this Video! The Special effects may be too intense for small children & some adults. Must be 40 inches tall to watch. Contents may shift during Pegasus flight! RAZMATAZZ!!

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Elecronic/E-friendly/Lung-sparing Reloadable Cigarette

Nope, it ain't April fools anymore. This is legit.

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First look: new Amazon SMS purchasing system smooth, limited

Amazon has added yet another way for you to buy its products from anywhere, at any time. The new TextBuyIt feature lets you shop Amazon.com via SMS from your mobile phone, making those impulse purchases even easier. Ars gives the service a spin and reports back.

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1943 Guide to Hiring Women

The following is an excerpt from Transportation Magazine - July, 1943

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1943 Guide to Hiring Women

The following is an excerpt from Transportation Magazine - July, 1943

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Ian Rogers Leaves Yahoo To Start His Own Gig

Ian Rogers, Yahoo’s vice president of video and music applications, has left the company to launch a startup of his own, according to a post on his personal blog. Ian has joined forces with Peter Gotcher and Shamal Ranasinghe to launch the new company which is unsurprisingly music related, and is called Topspin Media.

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Is the Bay Area Trying to Ban Fireplaces in your Home?

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, 30% of lung-damaging particulates in the Bay Area are blamed on fireplaces. As a result, the regulators in the heavily populated region is taking aim at banning the use of chimneys in your home.. all in the effort to try and bring air quality down to healthier levels.

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12 Awesome Office Prank Videos

As long as there have been offices, there have been office pranks. There is just something about spending 8 hours behind a desk or inside a cubicle that awakens the prankster inside us all. Here are 12 of the funniest office pranks you're likely to see (in no particular order).

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Adsense officially launches new Sliding Text Ads

After months of testing, we've just updated our text ad format to include 'next' and 'previous' arrow buttons for cost-per-click (CPC) ads. When a user clicks on the 'next' button, an entirely new group of ads will appear in the ad unit, giving your users greater control over the ads they see and click.

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Dark Knight: 4 New Joker Images Leaked!

One of our faithful spies in the field just sent over this little gallery of leaked photos from the upcoming film The Dark Knight. All four images, which can be seen by clicking below, feature a little more from the storyline of The Joker, played by Heath Ledger. Beware, one of the images contains something of a SPOILER, so scroll down and click wi

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What does $315 Billion Dollars Look Like (pics)

One dollar is roughly 6 inches long, and 2½ inches wide. See what $9 million, $15 billion, or $315 billion looks like =)

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Low-Cost, High-Reward Mini-Retirements: Explore the World

One great method for taking an expenses-paid “mini-retirement” or adding more time to your travels without adding costs is to work with an international volunteer organization. Some volunteer groups charge a participation fee, but there are some that will cover your food, housing and provide you with good meaningful work at no cost.

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Top 5 Things I've Learned By Working With A Bunch of Dudes

I'm a girl who works in a dude-rich environment. Here are my observations...

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Bank Robber Friends Investigator on MySpace

MyCrimeSpace is reporting that one Mr. Charles Rehmund of Florida, an alleged bank robber, was caught through his actions on MySpace.

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AngryJournalist.com Lets Reporters Blow Off Steam Anonymousl

What if reporters didn't have to put there name on a story? What would they tell?AngryJournalist.com may have the answer

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AngryJournalist.com Lets Reporters Blow Off Steam Anonymousl

What if reporters didn't have to put there name on a story? What would they tell?AngryJournalist.com may have the answer

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AngryJournalist.com Lets Reporters Blow Off Steam Anonymousl

What if reporters didn't have to put there name on a story? What would they tell?AngryJournalist.com may have the answer

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Digg Addiction? A Father Fears Porn, Discovers Digg...

Original, amusing, "personal" piece about father of teen who's school is fear-mongering (or warning) about internet use/addiction. Father investigates, "discovers" Digg. Amusing, interesting take on Digg from an (older) newbie. And some amusing, interesting changes in father, relationship with kid, & experience with Digg....

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Shit America Needs: Hybrids Not Shaped Like Deformed Weiners

A lot of government money is currently going into alternative energy, and new eco-friendly car models are coming out all the time. I just hope that some of these models look a little bit less like the male genitalia. Sure, America wants to save the environment, but what’s the point if we’re all going to all look like dicks

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Exclusive: Halo Movie Has Reach!

Word is that in an effort to finally get the HALO movie made, G.I. JOE screenwriter Stuart Beattie has written a screenplay called HALO: FALL OF REACH, based on the best selling novel of the same name.

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With All Else Failing, Starbucks Tries Social Media

From eliminating jobs and reshuffling management to permanently shutting down lagging stores and retraining its baristas, perhaps none of these moves will be as important or effective in the long run as the development and launch of My Starbucks Idea.

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Japanese Dentistry Pain Robot

Dentists in Japan try out their painful tricks on this lifelike robot. This is creepy as hell.

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Powerfull List of WordPress Lifesavers Plugins

Take a look at these 77+ quality and useful handpicked WordPress Plug-ins, which are very handy and will save you lots of time and effort to run your blog the way you want.

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Xoopit Will Turn Your Inbox Into a Social Network

Xoopit, a San Francisco-based company, has developed technologies that can turn your GMail (or for that matter, any IMAP email) account into a social environment that is most relevant to you.

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Xoopit Will Turn Your Inbox Into a Social Network

Xoopit, a San Francisco-based company, has developed technologies that can turn your GMail (or for that matter, any IMAP email) account into a social environment that is most relevant to you.

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