Craigslist censored over adult services
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:50:40 +0000 - Full Article
Craigslist has censored its adult services section without announcement, after a long running battle by US lawmakers to have it removed.
Since Craigslist created an adult section, it has been dogged by controversy – in 2008 attorneys pressured Craigslist to screen adverts posts there, and ensure proper contact details were provided.
However, last month, attorneys from 17 [...] |
Vox.com to close
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:34:22 +0000 - Full Article
Six Apart has announced that it is shutting down its Vox blog network on September 30th. The company is encouraging users to migrate to their standard Typepad platform.
Vox aimed to provide a greater degree of social networking to blogging, along with stronger privacy controls.
However, as with many social networking websites, it enjoyed a short burst [...] |
Google doodles buckyball
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:29:16 +0000 - Full Article
Google today celebrates another anniversary, this time for the discovery of Buckminster-Fullerene molecules – aka, buckyballs – curious 3D lattices constructed from only carbon atoms.
And unusually, too, Google has rolled out an animated graphic as part of its new Google Doodle – allowing users to spin the buckyball using their mouse cursor.
The fullerene molecules caused [...] |
