This afternoon I was reading articles on Skynews and The Guardian and came across some news about Facebook - how its value has gone up since it was first introduced on the web 3 years ago. There is also a speculation that Microsoft might be interested in buying a stake in this popular social networking [...]
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Google has launched the Lunar X Prize Competition:
Press Release:
SANTA MONICA, Calif., September 13, 2007 – The X PRIZE Foundation and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a robotic race to the Moon to win a remarkable $30 million prize purse. Private companies from around the world will compete to land [...]
Finally this morning I created a Facebook account. It has already become really addictive! If anyone out there is on Facebook, let me know and I’ll add you as a friend
2 commentsI just came across this site - Guardian Abroad, which I thought is worth sharing. A number of blogs from around the world are listed here. A good place to find new interesting blogs.
5 commentsJust before exams, I decided to start a new blog.
From now on, this blog will be dedicated to posts about what I’m going through, issues, news, articles and other related stuff. The other blog will be more dedicated to posts with reviews about movies I watch, books I read, gadgets I discover, links to websites, [...]
Remember the paper clip guy? I had blogged about him last year, and today, whilst browsing through my old posts on the blog, I came across the post and had a look at his blog again to see what he was up to during the past year. Well it appears that in the end he [...]
0 commentsAccording to Googlemaps, to travel from London to the USA, all you have to do is swim!!
Really, it might sound strange, but if you go on Googlemaps and enter details (travelling from London to USA), at one point you are told to swim across the Atlantic Ocean (3462 miles)!
Since I’ve attended the Environmental Policy Making credit at University this semester, I have become more interested in environment-related issues, so I end up reading a lot of related material on the internet. Recently I have come across this.
Basically a number of concerts are going to held around the world on Saturday 7th July 2007 [...]
Here’s an interesting gadget - Loc8tor.
Your own personal locator uses a unique combination of audio and visual cues to guide you to your lost item from up to an incredible 183 metres / 600 feet away!
More about it here