THE WEB
- Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 staff over Facebook criticism
- Internet screening move hits hurdle
- Lawsuits tell a cautionary tale for bloggers
- Man jailed for illegally recording movies
- Warfare game throws down gauntlet to Iran
- The rise of do-it-yourself culture
- New MoveOn video puts you in the headlines
- Piano teacher jailed after 'killing' virtual hubby
- Miniature Sydney in the making
- Crystal-encrusted Scrabble board auctioned on eBay
- Record traffic for US political blogs, news sites
- Sickie faker busted by Facebook
- Dutch teens convicted of virtual theft
- Daylight saving confusion hits eBay
- eBay to ban sales of ivory products
- Speeding biker in YouTube video jailed
- Koran references force LittleBigPlanet delay
- Palin skits mark turning point of viewing habits
- Teenage hacker admits Scientology attack
- Hell hath no fury like the 'ex' files
Leaked list outs Aussie fascist supporters
Australians outed on the leaked membership list for the
controversial British National Party say they are unashamed and not
racist.
Teens learn important social, technical skills online
Parents may disapprove of the amount of time their teenagers spend
online but they are actually learning important social and
technical skills, according to a new study.
Dead teen's mother testifies in cyber-bullying trial
The grieving mother of a girl tells a US jury how her daughter
hanged herself with a belt after receiving cruel messages on her
MySpace account.
Lori Drew humiliated vulnerable teen: prosecutor
US prosecutors accuse a 49-year-old mother of sending taunting
emails to the teenage daughter of a neighbour who later killed
herself.
Heat rises over UK's web map of fascists
Right-wing extremists across Britain brace for violent
repercussions after the British National Party's entire membership
list was leaked.
Monty Python strike back on YouTube
Saying they were tired of YouTubers "ripping us off", British
comedy troupe Monty Python have struck back, launching their own
channel on the video-sharing site.
Google hosts Life mag's photos
Google opens an online photo gallery featuring millions of images
from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by
the public before.
YouTube: 15 megabytes of fame pain
Last week Victorian forklift driver, Matthew Ward, was the latest
victim of the YouTube generation's fascination with fame.
Pundit swallows his blog post (+ pic)
Kiwi blogger Colin Espiner today did what he demands our
politicians do. He stuck to his word - and ate them too.
Landmark MySpace suicide case set to begin
The case of US v Lori Drew reads more like a plotline for a
made-for-TV drama.
YouTube video 'not so flash'
YouTube is training us to accept bad-quality video warns software
developer, Pascal Vuylsteker.
Wikitude, the best friend to call
Wikitude merges the navigational help of Google maps with the
informational depth of Wikipedia.
Couple divorce after virtual-world 'affair'
A British woman is divorcing her husband after accusing his computer game character of cheating on her online altar ego.
Prank blog takes credit for Palin's Africa 'faux pas'
It was among the juicier post-election recriminations: Fox News
quoted an unnamed McCain campaign figure as saying Sarah Palin did
not know Africa was a continent.
Too many twitters drown out Rudd website
So many people were signing up to follow the Prime Minister's
Twitter updates last night that his new page on the social
networking site crashed.
New online game lets players catch a crim
Japanese firm is about to launch an internet-based slot machine
game using mug shots of criminal suspects on the country's wanted
list.
Google tracks flu outbreaks
Google is putting the power of the web to work in tracking the onset of influenza in the United States, tracking patterns in search queries to determine the spread of the disease.
Google Earth rebuilds ancient Rome online
Google has resurrected ancient Rome online, opening a
three-dimensional virtual version of the city for cyber-explorers
interested in trips back through time.
After banning YouTube, military launches TroopTube
The US military launches a video-sharing website for troops, their
families and supporters.
Burma jails blogger
A popular Burma blogger arrested after massive anti-junta protests
last year has been jailed for 20 years.
'I lost $7000': online scam victim speaks out
Woman who lost thousands of dollars on a dubious home business
package peddled by a troubled American company warns others to
think twice about the scheme.
Internet could save Earth says Gore
Former US vice president Al Gore said an internet revolution
carrying Barack Obama to the White House should now focus its power
on stopping Earth's climate crisis.
DNA trail leads police to Craigslist bandit
Police have made an arrest in an armoured car robbery in the US in
which the suspect used Craigslist to hire decoys.
Craigslist curbs 'erotic services' ads
The online classifieds website Craigslist pledges to crack down on
ads for prostitution on its sites.
Voters take cameras into booths
In the digitised world of YouTube, Facebook and other websites, the
voting booth no longer is the most private of places: Americans are
documenting their votes like never before.
John McCain cops a tongue lashing
The acutely embarrassing photograph of Senator John McCain caught
with his tongue hanging out becomes the subject of merciless
ridicule on the internet.
How emoticons wipe that smile off your face :(
There are textual atrocities being keyed into a mobile phone right now.
Online uproar over video of boorish official
Video footage of a Chinese official's drunken attempt to force
himself on an 11-year-old girl triggers a police inquiry and a
torrent of online criticism.
Outrage over Muslim Massacre online game
Federal Government fails to act over free online game in which the
aim is to kill as many Muslims as possible.
Internet collaboration still in infancy: Wikipedia founder
The age of public collaboration over the Internet is still only in
its infancy, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said in an interview.
