| Turkey bans Wordpress blogs over alleged libel (Mail and Guardian) Turkish internet users have been blocked from accessing sites on the Wordpress.com hosting service. A court in Istanbul ordered the website be blocked after lawyers complained that a number of blogs hosted by Wordpress were libellous of Islamic creationist author Adnan Oktar. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Lebanon probes Internet game that kills PM (Middle East Online) Lebanese Information minister says game targets, safety, security of country. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Google Q3 profit soars 46 percent GOOGLE has shown why it might not be long before it flirts with $US700 per share. australianit.news.com.au |
Review: Nevermore: A Graphic Adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories by Dan Whitehead (Guardian Unlimited) Michel Faber enjoys Dan Whitehead's collection of graphic reworkings of Edgar Allan Poe, Nevermore us.rd.yahoo.com |
Best of the internet: Great web-based services (The New Zealand Herald) I've spent more time on the web this year than ever before and have come to rely on a handful of great internet services. Some of my favourites are listed below. While most have been around for a few years, they caught the imagination of the masses this year and are thriving. us.rd.yahoo.com |