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A growing number of amateur photographers are discovering the art of 3-D anaglyphs, creating online communities of geeked-out grown-ups who can’t stop posting pictures. When he was teenager in the late 1980s, Gary Johnson was looking around his high school woodshop for a project one day, and came up with an idea that fascinated him. […]
Continue ReadingA new dating Web site has been luring adventurous singles away from the other sites by daring them to hook up with a complete stranger. For all the romance and rapture online dating once promised, it’s also delivered its share of disappointments and dead ends. First there’s all that combing through endless pictures, heavily Photoshopped, […]
Continue ReadingBefore the Internet, aspiring actors, comedians and television personalities followed traditional routes in their quest for success. But, with the rise of Web sites like YouTube, amateurs now have a chance to show off their talents to the world, and some people in show business are taking notice. Whether or not YouTube will become the […]
Continue ReadingThe Middle East is mounting an aggressive bid to become the world’s IT security centre by paying above-average salaries to global security staff… Key Oger Systems predictions for 2008: (See bottom of release for timeline) • Less security staff from Europe applying to work in the US, owing to the weak dollar. • US security […]
Continue ReadingFashion designers and manufacturers are increasingly turning to blogs as a marketing tool, to advertise and sell their trendiest outfits and establish a new relationship with their customers. Johanna Cox, a 27-year-old analyst for a defense contractor in Washington D.C., spends her free time writing in her blog, called “A serious job is no excuse.” […]
Continue ReadingJohn Hodgman, the PC Guy in Apple’s TV Ads, has inspired a new brand of nerd hero. In a society obsessed with makeovers, the “geek” has remained unabashedly himself: earnest, awkward, bumbling. And he’s finally getting noticed. “Hello, I’m a Mac,” says actor Justin Long, clad in jeans, sneakers, a T-shirt and a hooded sweatshirt […]
Continue ReadingFrom a live heart transplant online to a patient narrating his “excellent colonoscopy,” there’s now internet video available for practically every medical procedure. When Suzanne Lamoureux was told she had multiple sclerosis four days before she graduated from college in 1998, she was sure her life was over. Determined to fight back, she got a […]
Continue ReadingWhile podcasts have long been distributed by media companies, such as National Public Radio and Comedy Central, they’re now being created by the funeral industry, pest control companies and others intent on promoting their businesses. Tim Totten is not a traditional businessman. And it’s not just because he sells decorative quilts that adorn funeral gurneys. […]
Continue ReadingWhat do you get when you add a digital camera to kite flying? Kite aerial photos, the most affordable way to take in-air pictures, without ever leaving the ground. As strong winds kicked up sand at him and the temperature dropped toward freezing, Scott Dunn trudged to the ocean’s edge. His weight anchored the 250 […]
Continue ReadingePub to be used in libraries and online; instantly available to hundreds of sites… Value Chain International (VCIL), a global digital publishing specialist, has enabled ePub titles to be rendered seamlessly within its online DX READER platform, which is used by libraries and institutions around the world. The titles will be fully DRM protected along […]
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