News
- How Insiders Game User-Generated News for Money
The Web. Open, democratic, leveling, freeing information from closed networks. The wisdom of the crowds. Or so it seems. - Brandon Spikes Sex Tape Fallout Begins
That alleged Brandon Spikes ’sex tape’ floating around the web? It’s Spikes. His agents have confirmed it, and here’s the worst part – Reebok seems to have (bad pun alert) pulled out of a potential with Spikes. Reebok’s trying not to look like the bad guy here, but according to this site, that deal could [...] - Google testing voice calling in Gmail
Gmail users could soon be able to place and receive voice calls from within their Gmail in-boxes as part of a new service integrated into Google Chat. - Meet the PayPal mafia
An inside look at the hyperintelligent, superconnected pack of serial entrepreneurs who left the payment service and are turning Silicon Valley upside down. Fortune's Jeffrey O'Brien reports. - Weekend sightings in Lakerdom
Wish I had more time to develop something a little more Mark Medina-ish, but as I was doing my weekend duties (which include a lot of copy editing and photo editing for the Web), I came across some images that I thought I'd share with you Laker-holics. Now, there's some good news. Like Lamar Odom (pictured above) becoming a central figure in Team USA's bid to win the FIBA World Championship ... - Overloaded From Your Garden? Just Can It
Canning -- the source of jams, pickles and relishes that seems tied to the last century -- is on the upswing. There is a debate whether the trend stems from the tight economy or the local food movement, but its fans say the results are delicious.