The World Islands project is a man-made archipelago of 300 islands in the shape of a world map currently being built 4 km (2.5 miles) off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Each island/country costs an average of 25 million dollars to own, and the project should be completed in 2008. Scroll down for […]
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US residents can now check out what they
re being poisoned with by checking out this new tool provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency and Google Earth. Check for levels of carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, VOCs, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide; and identify big emitters. A handy tool for deciding where to live if […]
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In mid-December Daimler AG will start turning over about 100 battery-powered Smart ForTwos to customers in Central London for a large-scale field test.
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An extremely rare male South China tiger cub was born in South Africa
s Free State province to proud parents Tiger Woods and Cathay.
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A group of militant environmentalists has pledged to harass and intimidate the Japanese whaling fleet that recently set sail on an expedition to hunt over 1000 whales, including 50 rare humpback whales.
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This is our next blog entry in our Corporate Social Responsibility Series. This time we are providing our readers a brief introduction into Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting. What does it mean? What does a report include and how can I determine whether this is a good or poor report.
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The invasive species compete with local species for food and habitat, and are wreaking havoc on local shipping. They block water pipes and mess up ship propellers with ease, causing millions in economic damage. But…what are they?
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Ah, irony.
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“…Gorillas in the Cross River section of Cameroon were spotted throwing dirt clumps, stones, and sticks at humans they perceived as invaders. This was the first time the gorilla has been seen using tools aggressively…”
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“More than four times the number of natural disasters are occurring now than did two decades ago, British charity Oxfam said in a study Sunday that largely blamed global warming.”
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"We started working on developing the site back in October 2004," Kevin Rose told ZDNet "We started toying around with the idea a couple of months prior to that, but it was early October when we actually started creating what would become the beta version of digg. The site launched to the world on December 5th 2004."
Kevin Rose's friend David Prager (The Screen Savers, This Week in Tech) originally wanted to call the site “Diggnation”, but Kevin wanted a simpler name. He chose the name "Digg", because users are able to "dig" stories, out of those submitted, up to the front page. The site was called “Digg” instead of “Dig” because the domain name “dig.com” was previously registered. “Diggnation” would eventually be used as the title of Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht's weekly podcast.