Guardian Newspaper
Web crash after Italian ministers list Vespa and Harley-Davidson as assets
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Online register overwhelmed as Mario Monti's cabinet members detail their income and assets following transparency drive
Mario Monti's "grey" government of technocrats and professors in Italy may not be so dull after all. Thanks to a transparency drive which compelled ministers to list income and assets online, Italians have discovered to their surprise that the cabinet includes millionaires and fans of Harley-Davidson and Vespa.
After promising...
Premier League vows to clamp down on internet racism
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Clubs will work with specialist police officers to tackle racist and homophobic abuse on forums and social networking sites
Premier League clubs have promised to work closely with specialist e-crime police officers to clamp down on racist abuse on internet message boards and Twitter that is aimed at footballers, pundits and fans.
The initiative was one of several, including a scheme to encourage more coaches and managers from black and minority...
Facebook builds European social games team following startups' success
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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The rise of Wooga, King.com and Angry Birds is helping drive 'the third generation' of the social network's platform
Facebook is creating a dedicated gaming team in Europe, matching the one it has in the US, to work more closely with social games developers across Europe.
"In the US, we have a team of engineers, product managers and partnerships folks who only do gaming, from Zynga down to two-person shops. Now we're creating that same unit in...
Author raises $1m to self-publish Order of the Stick webcomic book
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Rich Burlew becomes crowdfunding site Kickstarter's most successful creative project
The author of a self-published webcomic about a band of heroes in a fantasy role-playing world has raised more than $1m (£600,000) from fans on "crowdfunding" website Kickstarter to bring his stories back into print, making The Order of the Stick the richest creative work in the crowdfunding site's history.
Author and illustrator Rich Burlew launched The Order of...
Clip joint: Scary toys
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Clip joint returns with a plea for clips of your favourite eerie playthings featured on film
Welcome back to Clip joint, the finest YouTube-powered collaborative movie clip feature on the known internet.
As Clip joint returns after a six week hiatus, we put a call out on Twitter and Facebook asking for suggestions for a new topic. Several of the ideas we received had already been covered in previous outings, but we liked the following from David...
Acta stalled by European commission
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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European body to check if treaty would violate EU rights amid growing opposition
• EC statement on Acta
Approval of the controversial international anti-counterfeiting treaty Acta has been stalled by the European commission, which is to ask Europe's highest court whether implementing it would violate any fundamental EU rights.
The decision comes as the treaty faces growing opposition in parliaments, city streets and the internet, with some...
New Project Zero games confirmed for Europe
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir for 3DS and Fatal Frame 2 for Wii will horrify gamers this spring
Of all the spooky horror adventures that hit consoles in the wake of both Resident Evil and the J-horror explosion, Project Zero was the spookiest.
This cult series tasked the player with exploring hideously creepy mansions while carrying a camera capable of exorcising the spirits of wafting ghost girls. It was filled with familiar horror movie...
Let's put Facebook's 'no nipples' rule to test with your breastfeeding photos | Rowan Davies
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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A society that is not prepared to accept the odd flash of nipple is a society that is not prepared to accept breastfeeding
It's not easy being a colossally successful social network. This might sound like sarcasm, but it's not; it's hard to formulate rules that allow 845 million users to express themselves without offering grievous offence, while taking account of laws in scores of jurisdictions. Unsurprisingly, then, recently leaked documents tha...
#iamspartacus: Twitter's gesture of solidarity returns to fight the #NHSbill
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Once, tweeters used the hashtag to support a man who joked about an airport – now they're defending the NHS
It all kicked off with Paul Chambers. Remember him? The 28-year-old trainee accountant who, frustrated at the closure of Doncaster's Robin Hood airport due to snow, jokingly tweeted about wanting to blow it up ("You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together," he deadpanned, "otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!!") only to...
Six smartphone games you MUST download today
- Wed, 22 Feb 2012
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Can't afford a PS Vita? Make yourself feel better with these six excellent mobile titles, all released in the last two months and offering hours of gaming pleasure
Yes, it's PlayStation Vita launch day, and we've covered Sony's lovely, eccentric new machine in quite some detail elsewhere. But if you can't afford to dish out £230 on a sleek new piece of consumer electronics, there's no need to feel left out of the portable gaming fun.
Here are six...
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