Web 2.0 announcer feed http://web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories en Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:41:24 GMT After An Exhausting Bailout, AIG Execs Needed A Break!: So they spent $400,000 of that $85 billion Treasury loan on pampering themselves http://web2announcer.com/go/2794208 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:41:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794208Uncategorized Avoid the Unemployment Line: 100 Resources for Interviewers and Candidates http://web2announcer.com/go/2794238 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:31:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794238Uncategorized Icelandic Bank Prevent Savers from Drawing Their Own Money http://web2announcer.com/go/2794175 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:23:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794175Uncategorized Sprint Took $3000 Mistaken Payment From Elderly Mother - Refuses to Refund it http://web2announcer.com/go/2794206 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:14:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794206Uncategorized Olympic failure [PIC] http://web2announcer.com/go/2794173 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:18:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794173Uncategorized Brazil and Argentina, two biggest economies in South America, Monday launched a new payment system of bilateral transaction with their local currencies, aimed at eliminating the U.S. dollar http://web2announcer.com/go/2794143 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:16:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794143Uncategorized Wall Street Executives Collectively Took Home More Than $1 Billion in Pay!! http://web2announcer.com/go/2794144 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:52:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794144Uncategorized Photos: Messenger returns to Mercury http://web2announcer.com/go/2794246 unknown@CNET News.com.com NASA's Messenger spacecraft makes second pass by Mercury as part of effort to slow down enough to orbit the barren planet in March 2011. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:52:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794246NewsCutting Edge Is there a link between creativity and mood disorders? http://web2announcer.com/go/2794219 unknown@Digg.com Certain characteristics of his prose -- hypersensitivity and constant rumination, or persistent contemplation -- reflect a pattern of temperament that some psychology researchers say connects mental illness. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:50:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794219health A Million Plastic Balls to Halt Carcinogens http://web2announcer.com/go/2794220 unknown@Digg.com Plastic spheres block sunlight and cancer. If you make a mess, just cover it up. That?s the theory behind the Department of Water and Power?s latest project in Los Angeles, which aims to prevent the formation of a carcinogen in two drinking-water sources, the Ivanhoe [pictured] and Elysian reservoirs. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:50:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794220General Sciences Google contributes more code to WINE http://web2announcer.com/go/2794221 unknown@Digg.com With the recent release of Picasa 3 Beta for Linux, Google has contributed more code to the WINE project. Google have supported WINE with patches to get Picasa and PhotoShop working since 2006. Read more about their contributions. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794221Linux/Unix Iran says it forced down Western plane. U.S. denies initial Iranian reports that aircraft was American http://web2announcer.com/go/2794106 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:47:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794106Uncategorized Boss just fowarded NY Time's oped re McCain & healthcare to the entire company (mostly GOP here) as if to say, 'Elect McCain, & I won't be able to afford your healthcare anymore.' http://web2announcer.com/go/2794237 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:47:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794237Uncategorized Red Sox Beat Angels!! http://web2announcer.com/go/2794222 unknown@Digg.com Red Sox beat Angels 3-2, move on to ALCS against Rays Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:43:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794222baseball Apple Sues School For Using The Same Fruit In a Logo http://web2announcer.com/go/2794223 unknown@Digg.com The Victoria School of Business and Technology in Canada could have probably taken a more original approach when designing their logo, but I doubt Apple is protecting themselves from much by suing the hell out of them. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:40:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794223Apple Disneyland shut down for Miley Cyrus celebrating birthday http://web2announcer.com/go/2794224 unknown@Digg.com Cyrus celebrated the hallmark birthday at an over-the-top Disneyland celebration Sunday ? even though she doesn't actually turn 16 until Nov. 23. The theme park was closed for the supersized soiree, which included a four-song performance by the teen queen and a fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty Castle and 16 giant inflatable candles. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794224celebrity At last Google invents something truly brilliant http://web2announcer.com/go/2794247 unknown@CNET News.com.com GMail Goggles stop you from drunkenly sending an email you might regret. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:25:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794247NewsCutting Edge Senator worries Google ad money will be like crack for Yahoo http://web2announcer.com/go/2794190 unknown@Digg.com Senator Herb Kohl is worried about the impact of Yahoo's deal with Google, which will see the latter place ads on the search results pages of the former. The two companies have decided to delay the deal's implementation until Justice finishes its investigation. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794190Tech Industry News I just wanted to point out to young/new voters that, in some states, you cannot wear your Obama shirt to the polling place, you will be turned away. Tell your friends. http://web2announcer.com/go/2794207 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:18:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794207Uncategorized The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced it would create a special-purpose facility, with the Treasury Department's blessing, to begin buying commercial paper in yet another emergency move http://web2announcer.com/go/2794109 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:14:51 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794109Uncategorized 7 Movies That Need Scientific Inaccuracy To Even Make Sense http://web2announcer.com/go/2794191 unknown@Digg.com FTA: We accepted that Hamlet spoke to the ghost of his dead father, and we accept that Demi Moore's life was saved by the ghost of her dead husband. You could watch Lord Of The Rings and understand that it's fantasy. But sometimes, you're like "That would NEVER happen" no matter how much disbelief you're willing to suspend... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:10:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794191Movies Listening to classical music 'can relieve pregnancy stress' http://web2announcer.com/go/2794192 unknown@Digg.com Mothers-to-be who listen to lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature are less likely to feel stressed about their pregnancy, a study has shown. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794192health When world's biggest asshole controls a Homeowner's Association http://web2announcer.com/go/2794072 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:08:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794072Uncategorized "I hate the gooks. I will hate them as long as I live" -McCain on Asians http://web2announcer.com/go/2794110 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:08:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794110Uncategorized Gmail Goggles Prevents Drunk Emails http://web2announcer.com/go/2794157 unknown@Digg.com New in Gmail Labs: When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you're really sure you want to send that late night Friday email. And what better way to check than by making you solve a few simple math problems after you click send to verify you're in the right state of mind? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:50:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794157Software What Is Commercial Paper And Why Is The Federal Reserve Suddenly Buying It? http://web2announcer.com/go/2794174 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:44:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794174Uncategorized Michael Moore on Slacker Uprising?s Piracy ?Problem? http://web2announcer.com/go/2794158 unknown@Digg.com Michael Moore decided to give away his latest film ?Slacker Uprising? for free, but only to people in the US and Canada. However, since he chose to use BitTorrent, and open trackers such as The Pirate Bay, it was fairly easy for the rest of the world to download it as well. Was this done on purpose? Moore responds. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794158Tech Industry News MyPunchbowl gets new look, snazzy invite designer http://web2announcer.com/go/2794183 unknown@CNET News.com.com Party planning tool MyPunchbowl has a new 'design studio' for creating online invitations. It looks startlingly like paper. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:37:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794183News Investment Executive Robbed Banks During Lunch Hour http://web2announcer.com/go/2794159 unknown@Digg.com Kevin John Pinto, a 37-year-old investment executive has been charged with 10 counts of robbery. The vice president and compliance officer at Paradigm Capital Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:30:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794159World News Unemployed Financial Advisor Kills 5 Family Members, Himself http://web2announcer.com/go/2794160 unknown@Digg.com An unemployed financial advisor apparently despondent over his situation shot and killed his wife, his mother-in-law and three children before taking his own life in a gated community in Porter Ranch in the northwest San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles police said today. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794160people ZoomProspector helps you relocate your business http://web2announcer.com/go/2794184 unknown@CNET News.com.com Commercial real estate site designed to help businesses find communities for new offices or plants, and then find the properties that fit their needs. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:29:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794184News EU directive could change iPhone battery design http://web2announcer.com/go/2794152 unknown@CNET News.com.com Regulators are considering a directive that would force cell phone makers to offer batteries that are "readily replaceable," which is not the case with Apple's iPhone. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:24:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794152News Obama, please don't take it easy on McCain tonight because you are ahead. Finish him off. Take it to him. Do not let him up off the mat. His record on economics is horrendous, nail him with it. http://web2announcer.com/go/2794108 unknown@Reddit.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:13:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794108Uncategorized ATI: DX11, 40nm GPUs on track for a 2009 http://web2announcer.com/go/2794123 unknown@Digg.com ATI gave a glimpse of where it's headed in 2009 at Japan's Ceatec conference, and the company has big plans for 2009. DirectX 11, 40nm GPUs, improved GPGPU support, and a free monkey with every Radeon HD purchase. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:10:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794123Software Virgin turns down $1million for galactic porn movie http://web2announcer.com/go/2794185 unknown@CNET News.com.com Virgin Galactic has turned down an offer from a porn producer to shoot zero gravity sex. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794185News Examining America's presidential candidates | Examining the candidates | The Economist http://web2announcer.com/go/2794236 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:01:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794236 Analysts cut Google and SAP price targets and earnings estimates http://web2announcer.com/go/2794153 unknown@CNET News.com.com Shares continued their downward trek as Wall Street weighed in Tuesday with earnings cuts. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:01:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794153News Let's Play War http://web2announcer.com/go/2794124 unknown@Digg.com Kind of a stupid game, isn't it? Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794124Comics & Animation 'Sworn Virgins' Dying Out In Albania http://web2announcer.com/go/2794125 unknown@Digg.com In this strongly patriarchal society where for centuries women had virtually no standing, sworn virgins enjoyed the same rights and respect as men. They could inherit property, work for a living and sit on the village council, although without the right to vote. They took an oath of celibacy and could never have sexual relations. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:48 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794125people MIT prof sees no free ride to cleaner cars http://web2announcer.com/go/2794118 unknown@CNET News.com.com Q&A John Heywood of MIT says policies that encourage consumers to buy "green" are the only way to truly transform the nation's fleet. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794118News CBS live Webcast: Presidential debate, round two http://web2announcer.com/go/2794154 unknown@CNET News.com.com Continuing our coverage of Election 2008, CBS News and CNET are presenting a live Webcast of Tuesday's presidential debate, followed by Web-only analysis and commentary. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794154News Solar start-up scores with series of tubes http://web2announcer.com/go/2794119 unknown@CNET News.com.com Maker of CIGS thin-film solar tubes secures $600 million in funding and $1.2 billion in contracts. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:50:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794119News Scientists Discover Fish in Act of Evolution in Africa http://web2announcer.com/go/2794088 unknown@Digg.com In what could be a first in the world, a fish species known as cichlids has been discovered by scientists in the act of splitting into two distinct species in Lake Victoria, Africa?s largest lake and one of the world?s biggest fresh water bodies. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:41:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794088General Sciences Clean up your filesystems with fslint http://web2announcer.com/go/2794089 unknown@Digg.com Maintaining filesystems can be a real administration burden. Over time you might start getting multiple copies of the same file, soft links that point to files that no longer exist, temporary files that have been hanging around longer than they should, and binaries that have been installed and not had their debugging information stripped out Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:40:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794089Linux/Unix lbrandy.com » Blog Archive » Demotivating a (Good) Programmer http://web2announcer.com/go/2794205 unknown@Del.icio.us.com No description for this story Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:31:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794205 Government report concludes data-mining doesn't work very well http://web2announcer.com/go/2794081 unknown@CNET News.com.com The most extensive report ever compiled on government data mining in hopes of detecting terrorists concludes the idea is "neither feasible as an objective nor desirable as a goal of technology development efforts." Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:30:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794081News Man shot three times for wearing an Obama T-shirt http://web2announcer.com/go/2794053 unknown@Digg.com A man told today how he was shot three times in the street for wearing a Barack Obama T-shirt. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:20:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794053people Big Names in Gaming Industry Donate to Presidential Campaign http://web2announcer.com/go/2794054 unknown@Digg.com Game developers are just like every other business when it comes to donating money to candidates who share their philosophy or whom they think will benefit them in the long run, and this year the presidential race is no exception. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794054Gaming Industry News The Most Advanced Hybrid Scooter Ever Designed! [PICS] http://web2announcer.com/go/2794055 unknown@Digg.com The Peugeot HYmotion3 is a hybrid scooter with 3 electric motors, a supercharged engine and gets 118mpg while keeping you dry in the rain. Oh, and it has 3 wheels. What are they smoking in France! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:10:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794055environment Occasional memory loss tied to lower brain volume http://web2announcer.com/go/2794056 unknown@Digg.com People who occasionally forget an appointment or a friend's name may have a loss of brain volume, even though they don't have memory deficits on regular tests of memory or dementia. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2794056health