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Broadband makes tiny town an English-teaching hub (AP)

AP - The nearest Wal-Mart is two hours away, and only foul weather, a deer in the road or a Washakie County sheriff's deputy would slow down anyone with a mind to drive there faster.



Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:37:25 GMT

Florida teen kills self in front of live webcam (Reuters)
Reuters - A Florida teenager committed suicide by drug overdose in front of a webcam streaming live video to the Internet and some viewers may have egged him on, authorities said on Friday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:26:14 GMT

Google to shut down virtual world website (Reuters)

Reuters - Google Inc said it would shut down its three-dimensional virtual experience website by year end to focus more on its core search, advertisements and applications business.



Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:38:30 GMT

Google unveils custom search, kills Lively (AFP)

AFP - Google has unveiled a new tool which allows users to customize search results and announced it is ending its virtual world experiment, Lively.



Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:15:32 GMT

New European online library crashes under weight of interest (AFP)

AFP - The EU's new Europeana digital library has swiftly become a victim of its own success, forced to shut down for weeks within hours of its launch due to the enormous amount of interest.



Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:04:16 GMT

Study Finds Online Activities Help Teens' Development (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Online games, social-networking Web sites, and chat rooms are empowering and motivating for teens and help with their development, according to a study released Thursday by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation at the American Anthropological Association's annual meeting. The study covered three years and 5,000 hours of observing teens online.
Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:46:29 GMT

Bra for the boys an online bestseller in Japan (Reuters)

Reuters - Who said bras are only for women? A Japanese online lingerie retailer is selling bras for cross-dressing men and they've quickly become one of its most popular items.



Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:02:42 GMT

`Chinese Democracy' album: a 17-year evolution (AP)

AP - When the last new Guns N' Roses album came out, there were no iPods or digital downloads. There was no "American Idol." No music blogs. No MySpace.



Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:38:29 GMT

Nokia offers vision for services, applications (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - Seeking to bridge "the now to the next," Nokia has set its sights on Internet services, next-generation wireless technology, and mobile application development.
Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT

One More IE8 Update Planned (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft says via a blog post that an additional update is expected before Internet Explorer 8 is expected in the first quarter of 2009.
Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:31:05 GMT

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