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Graduation Ceremony in Second Life

ESKCSG — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:15:26 -0500

150 year old Bryant & Stratton College will host the first, fully online, live Second Life graduation ceremony on June 10, 2009 http://online.bryantstratton.edu/slgraduation/.

Graduates Start New Life Via Second Life

ESKCSG — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:32:57 -0500

The virtual world of Second Life has seen a host of experiences over the years, but on June 10th, the first Second Life college graduation will be held on the Second Life campus of the 150 year old Bryant & Stratton College. Approximately 40 graduates ranging in age from 25 to 45 will don their virtual cap and gown to receive their college degrees with all of the pomp and circumstance regularly witnessed in the real world, including the procession, the commencement speaker and the conferring of degrees.

News media bias can net mistakes at the ballot box

harminka — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:38:59 -0500

The media slant political news to the left or right to increase ratings and profits, spinning up an information vacuum that can lead to mistakes at the ballot box, a new study by three University of Illinois economists says.

Web 2.0 Live Gossip, Celebrity Secrets, Scandals and more

newswire — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:15:34 -0500

Hot Gossip just got a Web 2.0 face lift – The World’s First Web 2.0 Wiki Style Gossip Portal – cool choices, more controls and loads of fun.

World's Smallest Private Helicopter

mansibshah — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:59:18 -0500

When you need a quick spin in the air, wish to take a surprise trip to Puerto Rico or the Carribean, or just propose to your girlfriend "in air", owning a private jet or helicopter has been an expensive dream for quite a lot of us. But looks like technology and luck is on our side! With this smallest private helicopter that you can actually buy, here's your chance to turn your fantasies into realities!

The Much-Awaited Hybrid Electric Car From Aptera Debuts in California

mansibshah — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:43:21 -0500

Google's Open Letter to FCC for Opening Up the White Space for Wireless Broadband

mansibshah — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:46:09 -0500

After losing to Verizon in the much-hyped spectrum auction, it is speculated that Google has written a letter to the FCC asking for permission to use the "White-Space" between channels 2 and 51 on TV sets (which is not used by cable services) to offer wireless broadband services.

Bidding War between Microsoft and Google Over Digg!!

mansibshah — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:57:05 -0600

Rumors about potential buyers for Digg have been floating around for quite some time now, but looks like for the first time, there might be some depth to it. Current rumors about Digg's sale may not be exaggerated, as the link aggregator appears to be the target of a bidding war between giants like Microsoft and Google, who would both benefit from access to the surfing profiles of Digg's diggers.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is Finally Here!!

mansibshah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:16:40 -0600

But after more than 5 years in the making, Windows Server 2008 is finally here!! It made its first public appearance on Wednesday with a glitzy Los Angeles launch event that also included sneak peaks of Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. Microsoft executives call it "the most significant enhancement to the server platform since its inception."

The Wave-Powered Suntory Mermaid Ship - All Set For its First Voyage

mansibshah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:58:03 -0600

Most of us are aware of how many times oil spills in large ships cause irreversible damage to the ocean life and pollute and destroy the marine resources. Since quite some time now, people have been exploring alternative sources of energy to make eco-friendly ships. And looks like one of them has actually succeeded. After the air-powered car, here comes a wave-powered boat! The three-ton catamaran Suntory Mermaid-II is all set for its first voyage from Hawaii to Japan in May 2008.

Google Teams up with X-Prize for a $30 Million Prize for the Moon Race Winners!

mansibshah — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:48:31 -0600

Space Travel is something that has excited a lot of people, including the search giant Google. And to make things even more exciting, and definitely more competitive as well as lucrative, Google and X-Prize officials have unveiled nine new privately funded teams that will compete for $30 million in the Google Lunar X Prize challenge, a race to the moon.

Huge increase in water and sewer bills in Tampa and Atlanta

gelsey — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:08:04 -0600

New York, Detroit, Tampa and Atlanta are among those cities facing large increases in water and sewer bills as cities and towns try to repair aging pipes and accurate artificially low prices.