Michael Schumacher signs up for F1 return with Mercedes

Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:47 PM EST (BBC News)

Seven time champion Michael Schumacher has signed a three year contract with Mercedes, after a three year retirement.

sports, f1, formula-one, michael-schumacher, mercedes

It's No Myth: Adam Savage Taps Twitter to Fight $11000 AT&T Bill

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:22 PM EDT (Channel Web)

According to ChannelWeb the power of Twitter seems to have helped Mythbuster host Adam Savage have a roaming charge of $11,000 from data surfing during a trip in Canada reversed by AT&T.

technology, adam-savage, twitter

US return a 'crucial' priority for FOTA

Seeded on Mon Jun 29, 2009 9:03 PM EDT (ITV)

Ferrari head Luca di Montezemolo is quoted on the Ferrari website as saying that it is "absolutely crucial" for F1 to return to North America.

sports, f1, united-states, ferrari

Translators Wanted at LinkedIn. The Pay? $0 an Hour.

Seeded on Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:07 PM EDT (The New York Times)

LinkedIn denies it is trying to get translators to work for free on translating its site, but a group of 300 has been formed by users offended by a poll asking translators whether they would considering volunteering to help translate the site.

technology, social-networking, linked-in

Michael Jackson Died in 2007, Says Google

Seeded on Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:45 AM EDT (Mashable!)

Pete Cashmore of Mashable writes that searches on google for "Michael Jackson died" returned the top entry as the 2007 death of an author named Michael Jackson.

google, technology, michael-jackson, algorithm

How my big fat Greek wedding went viral

Seeded on Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:42 PM EDT (The Sydney Morning Herald)

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, photos from a Greek Orthodox wedding in Sydney, Australia ended up being circulated by email worldwide -- with some websites posting the photos adding comments criticizing the wedding.

technology, social-media

AP Issues Strict Facebook, Twitter Guidelines to Staff

Seeded on Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:34 PM EDT (Wired News)

To "uphold the AP's reputation for fairness and impartiality" the company has told employees to remove any entries from their accounts -- even if made by others -- that is consistent with AP's standards.

technology, journalism, social-media, privacy-associated-press

Cell Phones Getting Too Complicated, Poll Finds

Seeded on Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:25 PM EDT (PC World)

PC World writes that a recent poll finds that 61% of Britons believe that cell phones are becoming too complicated and have too many features. Three-in-four believe cell phones are less reliable now than before.

technology, phones, cell

The Commodore 64 Lives Again, Sort Of

Seeded on Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:10 PM EDT (The New York Times)

A New York Times blog refers to an iPhone app Manomio has created that is an emulation for the Commodore 64. Apple did not approve the app, as it classified it as "interpreted code" -- though Manomio had received the proper licensing.

technology, emulation, iphone, commodore-64

Jury in RIAA Trial Slaps $2 Million Fine on Jammie Thomas

Seeded on Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:27 PM EDT (Wired News)

Jammie Thomas has been ordered to pay a fine of $1.92 million for by a jury for 24 songs she was accused of downloading.

technology, file-sharing, riaa

Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:10 PM EDT (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch article reports that Yahoo recently sold a domain name it owned (contests.com) for $380,000.

yahoo, technology, sales, domain-names

NSA Secret Database Ensnared President Clinton's Private E-mail

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:24 PM EDT (Wired News)

A secret NSA surveillance database containing millions of intercepted foreign and domestic e-mails includes the personal correspondence of former President Bill Clinton, according to the New York Times.

technology, email, surveillance

Top 10 (More) Ways to Provoke a Geek Argument

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:00 PM EDT (Wired News)

A follow-up to an earlier article.

technology, starters, argument

When the bank's computer says no

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:57 PM EDT (BBC News)

A hardware failure for Barclays' bank in the United Kingdom caused the failure of approximately 1,500 bank machines, as well as telephone and online banking services.

technology, banking, barclays

Why Facebook Turned Down Millions To Give Away Vanity URLs For Free

Seeded on Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:26 PM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)

According to Business Insider, Facebook originally considered auctioning off vanity URLs -- but decided against doing so.

technology, social-networking, facebook, vanity-urls

IRS Wants To Tax Your Work-Provided Mobile Phone As A Fringe Benefit?

Seeded on Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:20 PM EDT (Techdirt)

Michael Masnick of Tech Dirt cites an article that suggests that the IRS might be considering taxing at least part of work-provided cellular phone bills.

technology, irs, taxation, cellular-phone

Providing Cellphones for the Poor

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:35 PM EDT (The New York Times)

According to the New York Times 1.4 million Americans receiving government assistance are on a government funded program which provides them with a cellular phone and about 68 minutes of talk time per month.

technology, cellular-phones, government-assistance

Iran moves to end 'Facebook revolution'

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:59 AM EDT (The Times)

The Times reports that sources are claiming that the Iranian government is trying to prevent websites and independent media from challenging recent election results.

technology, iran, election, censorship

Microsoft Stops Paying For Employees' iPhones

Seeded on Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:06 AM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)

According to the Business Insider part of the cost cutting measures taking place at Microsoft, employees are no longer have their data plans covered for iPhone, RIM or Palm Pre devices. Only those with devices powered by Microsoft Windows mobile will be covered.

technology, microsoft, apple, rim, palm

Lewis Hamilton admits he may follow McLaren out of F1

Seeded on Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:13 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Lewis Hamilton of the F1 McLaren Mercedes team is quoted in the Guardian saying that since his racing contract is with McLaren he would go with the team if it moved to a breakaway series.

sports, formula-one, mercedes, mclaren

American family's web photo ends up as Czech advertisement

Seeded on Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:20 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

A family from Missouri found themselves inadvertently part of a billboard ad campaign for a Czech grocery store, after the family photo they posted on an online blog was used by the Prague based store Grazie.

technology, privacy, advertising, social-media

Facebook Usernames are LIVE: 200,000 Usernames in 3 Minutes

Seeded on Sat Jun 13, 2009 11:12 AM EDT (Mashable!)

According to Mashable in the 15 minutes after Facebook usernames were made available 500,000 were taken.

technology, web-2-0, social-networking, facebook, usernames

Facebook Nabs The Man Who Engineered Google AdSense For Many Years

Seeded on Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:41 AM EDT (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch reports on the recent Facebook hiring of Greg Badros, recently Google Senior Director of Engineering. During his tenure at Google Badros worked on AdSense, Google Calendar, Google Reader and Gmail.

google, technology, web-2-0, facebook

Le Mans shows few signs of recession

Seeded on Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:33 PM EDT (BBC News)

A BBC article suggests that the recession appears to have little impact on the Le Mans race in Mulsanne, France. The article indicates that entries have remained consistent with the previous year.

sports, formula-one, le-mans