Heath Ledger Found Dead

Posted by Tommy Olovsson | Wednesday, January 23, 2008 | , , | 0 comments »



KCAL
, New York in USA, January 2008.
Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, facedown at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.

The web site TMZ says police told Heath Ledger's family he absolutely did not commit suicide.

(Video reportage by CBS News)

Kate Modern Is Killed Off

Posted by Tommy Olovsson | Sunday, January 20, 2008 | , , , | 0 comments »


Reuters, January 18, 2008.
The social networking networking site Bebo brings back its web serial KateModern for a second season, but Kate Modern is killed off. Bebo's international president Joanna Shields says the plot twist is an example of the influence audience members have in this interactive medium.

Reuters Technology Correspondent Matt Cowan reports.

Al Qaeda Online

Posted by Tommy Olovsson | Friday, January 18, 2008 | , , | 0 comments »


CBS News, January 17, 2008.
The internet has long been an al Qaeda stronghold for raising money. But now the web has largely replaced conventional training camps for recruiting and training Islamic radicals. Bob Orr reports.

Apple Launches Movie Rentals

Posted by Tommy Olovsson | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 | , , , | 0 comments »


Yahoo! (Reuters), San Francisco, USA.
A new version of Apple TV will be able to connect to the Internet directly and download TV shows, movies and music through iTunes. Viewers will be able to choose movies directly from their TVs and Apple said viewers could start watching within seconds if they had a fast Internet connection.

MySpace Suicide

Posted by Tommy Olovsson | Friday, January 11, 2008 | , , | 1 comments »

AP, Saint Louis, Missouri, January 2008.
Federal prosecutors are considering bringing charges against a mother who may have been involved in an internet hoax that may have led to a Missouri teen committing suicide.

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Queen Gets YouTube Channel

Posted by Tommy Olovsson | Thursday, January 10, 2008 | , , , | 0 comments »



BBC, Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom.
The Queen has launched her own channel on the video-sharing website YouTube. The Royal Channel will feature her Christmas Day message, and has recent and historical footage of the monarch and other members of the Royal Family.

The channel bears the title "The Royal Channel - The Official Channel of the British Monarchy".

The channel can be viewed at:
www.youtube.com/theroyalchannel