Antique Computer Sells for Thousands

Earlier this week a piece of computing history went on sale in London.  Christie’s auction house was charged with the sale of one of the first computers ever produced by technology giant Apple, the first instance of such a sale being made in the public

Transportation Giant Thalys Launches Carpool Website

Earlier this week European transportation giant Thalys launched a web-based platform to encourage carpooling to and from a variety of destinations, enabling Thalys train users to make their first and last connections in the most eco-friendly manner available.

Controversial Australian Education Site Updated

Following complaints and controversy over geographic profiling, an Australian government website responsible for domain hosting information on school and student results online has been revamped.

Japanese Youth Commits Suicide on the Internet

Japanese news this week has been awash with reports of an internet suicide, as a young man was found dead in his apartment in the Northern Japanese city of Sendai, part of the Miyagi prefecture.  Police were alerted to the suicide by users of a video streaming site, Ustream, on which the man announced his attention to kill himself and then followed through with the act several days later to the alternate horror and delight of site users.

Palin Hacker Faces Jailtime

A young man charged with hacking the email account of former vice-presidential candidate and Republican Party darling Sarah Palin has been sentenced to a one year prison term by a court in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Divorce Made Easy with Online Counselling

An American divorce counselling firm has made its services available online by

Football Team Fumbles Website Registration

The last few days have been a little rough on the Dallas Cowboys football franchise. First, this past Sunday, the troubled team was trounced by the Green Bay Packers in an embarrassing 45 - 7 blowout.

Making Money from Blogs

Many people think of bloggers as either selfless crusaders fighting for social causes or political justice, or as narcissistic social networkers who love nothing more than calling attention to themselves,

Leeds Film Promoters Launch Website

As the 24th annual Leeds International Film Festival gets underway, organizers have opted for

Logo.com Set to Launch

The corporation, Logo.com, LLC has announced the purchase of the domain name Logo.com from Sedo, a domain marketing firm. Logo.com paid $500,000 for the domain and will launch the new company in the first quarter of 2011. As the name suggests, Logo.com will be a logo designer specializing in logos and other design and printing services for small business owners.

Rent-a-Site Makes Waves

A Canadian company has come up with an innovative approach to affordable web hosting called Rent-A-Site

UK Internet Worth €150 Million Yearly

A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group found that economic activity in the UK centered around the internet reached more than €150 billion during the 2009 calendar year. This amounts to more than seven percent of the nation’s gross domestic product.