Newsvine: I think it's just what we needed

I haven't really thought of this til now, but I think Newsvine is just what we all needed. I was replying to a conversation about religion in Newsvine and I just randomly thought, "wow, where else can I have a conversation like this?"I'm 16 years old.

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"World Trade Center" Movie - My Take

I was really dissapointed to see a poster at my local movie theater with the shadow of the two primary World Trade Center towers and then see a title for an upcoming movie.

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The Government Has Our Phone Records, Who Cares?

The debate over the NSA's possession of American citizen phone records is an important one and it is healthy to argue all sides. So here's mine:

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The Microsoft Reimaging Campaign: Is it working?

It's hard to read any discussion about Microsoft on the web and not see it spelled as "Micro$oft." It's hard to see any commentary about Microsoft Windows being the least bit secure. It's also hard to avoid the flaming of Linux nazis in true geek discussions.

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P&O Sale Should Not Be Overlooked

One story that I am worried is not being covered enough nationally is that of the sale of London-based Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the company responsible for the management of some of the most important ports in the United States, to Dubai Ports World, based in t

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RIAA Bans The Reselling Of iPods With Preloaded Music

The RIAA has recently commented with the sales of iPods on eBay with preloaded music and saying that it is pursuing a deal with eBay to ban the auctions from eBay's site.

Newsvine and the Community News Boom

It's an open world and nowadays it's all thanks to the Internet. Slashdot being one of the biggest successes in open news by only posting news posted by readers, it introduced the Internet and especially the geeks to community run news. Then digg.com was launched.

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Robert Fripp to compose Windows Vista sounds

Microsoft's Channel9 website has announced that Robert Fripp, known best for his role with the band King Crimson, will be composing the music and sounds for Windows Vista.

Mother of 5 takes on the music industry

Patricia Santangelo, a mother to her children, a hero to many internet users, is taking on the music industry in the fact that she never once downloaded a single song to her computer. To this date she is battling the music industry, alone, with the support of millions of internet users in the case that could decide the fate of the RIAA's campaign against the people.

Did Early Humans First Arise in Asia, Not Africa?

Two archaeologists are challenging what many experts consider to be the basic assumption of human migration—that humankind arose in Africa and spread over the globe from there.

HP to drop exclusive support of Blu-Ray

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has dropped its exclusive support for the Blu-ray high-definition DVD recording standard, pledging to support both Blu-ray Disc and a rival standard known as HD-DVD, the company announced Friday.

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