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Europe’s Online Library Set To Launch

A new online library is being launched in Europe consisting of millions of books. The free multimedia site called Europeana has already received books from thousands of cultural organizations including the British Library in London.
Users of the site will be able to access over 2 million books as well as maps, paintings, films and much [...]

Teen Commits Suicide To Live Online Viewers

In South Florida a teen died in front of a live online audience. The teen died of a drug overdose 12 hours after blogging about his plan to commit suicide.
Abraham Biggs, 19, died on Wednesday from a drug overdose consisting of opiates, antidepressants and sleeping pills. One of the drugs was prescribed to [...]

eHarmony Creates A Same-Sex Counterpart

eHarmony is one of the largest online dating services on the internet. On Wednesday the sites spokesperson stated that it will now accommodate same sex singles.
The change came about as part of a settlement form a discrimination case brought against them. Erin McKinley, 46,of New Jersey filed a suit against the online giant [...]

Online Time May Be Good For Teens

A recent study has shown that surfing the net is important for the development of teenagers. Activities such as surfing the net and online games could help rather than hurt them.
Many parents feel that online activity is a waste of time for their children and not a good use of time. However the report challenges [...]

Microsoft Offers Free Security

On Wednesday in San Francisco Microsoft stated that it will offer free software to its users. The software will help protect computers from viruses and other threats.
Microsoft is taking aim at McAfee Inc and Symantec Corp which have rivaled the software giant in the PC security market for some time now.