Posts Tagged ‘ wikipedia

The Internet Robber Barons 03 December 2009 at 1:42 am by admin

Anyone who has taken even a modicum of history will remember the age of the Robber Barons in the United States. What it boiled down to in exceedingly simplistic terms was vast amounts of wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few extremely powerful businessmen

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The Internet Robber Barons

+ Adult Film Star Jenna Haze Uncovered In Hawaii By admin 11 September 2009 at 6:23 pm and have No Comments

Adult film legend Jenna Haze was spotted frolicking on a beach in Hawaii recently. Jenna Haze was relaxing and enjoying some downtime in Hawaii with her boyfriend and producer, Jules Jordan recently and of course, as soon as she realized a paparazzi lens was pointing in her direction, she took the opportunity to show some skin. Don’t get the wrong idea here though – showing a little skin is not a bad thing

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+ Is Criss Angel Dead? By admin 09 August 2009 at 6:07 pm and have No Comments

Is Criss Angel dead? That’s the question flying out of the rumor mill right now, with Criss Angel dead trending on the search engines and on Twitter

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Is Criss Angel Dead?

+ Author Frank McCourt dies aged 78 By admin 19 July 2009 at 8:21 pm and have No Comments

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frank McCourt has died after a long battle with malignant melanoma with meningeal involvement at the age of 78. McCourt, a former New York school teacher started his writing career late in life, penning his memoir Angela’s Ashes in 1996. Angela’s Ashes was a world wide sensation, selling 4 million copies in 20 languages, and earning McCourt the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1996 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1997

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+ Wikipedia damages shaky credibility with Rohde coverup By admin 29 June 2009 at 11:50 am and have No Comments

Earlier this month, we learned about the kidnapping and subsequent escape of Times reporter David Rohde in Afghanistan. But did you know Wikipedia was in on it, too? Back in November of 2008, Rohde was taken near Kabul and held for nearly seven months- all the while, the Times managed to execute a surprisingly successful media blackout, which very well may have saved Rohde’s life

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+ Wikipedia cat knows the truth By admin 22 June 2009 at 8:00 am and have No Comments

It are fact: I know it because I edited the Wikipedia article.

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Wikipedia cat knows the truth

+ Church of Scientology kicked off of Wikipedia By admin 28 May 2009 at 8:13 pm and have No Comments

In what The Register is calling an exclusive they are reporting that Wikipedia has banned any and all contributions from all the IPs owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its minions associates. This decision by Wikipedia’s Arbitration Committee in a vote of 10 – 0 (1 abstention) will take effect immediately

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+ Someone is blowing a lot of hot air By admin 03 May 2009 at 2:35 pm and have No Comments

So, has everyone got their cue cards ready for the next generation of the web?

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+ How WENN uses copyright threats as a sales tool By admin 14 April 2009 at 10:53 pm and have No Comments

The rules relating to copyright in the United States are fairly clear, even if you don’t necessarily agree with them.

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How WENN uses copyright threats as a sales tool

+ Watch National Lampoon’s Barely Legal Online Here By admin 11 April 2009 at 4:59 pm and have No Comments

National Lampoon’s Barely Legal is a comedy about high school guys who decide to make money by making and selling porn videos while also reaping the rewards that come with the job – mainly, getting laid and looking like heros in front of their friends. From National Lampoon’s Barely Legal page on Wikipedia : “Matt, Fred, and Deacon are three high school teenagers who are obsessed with sex, but unable to obtain it. Frustrated at being relegated to fantasy and voyeurism, they decide to film a pornographic movie, in order to gain access to women, money and social standing

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