Archive for November, 2007

Syria: Facebook Banned | Orato

Friday, November 30th, 2007

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Last Friday, Facebook, the popular social networking site, was banned in Syria. Though the reasons for this ban are still unclear, there is talk of the possibility of government attempts to combat a propaganda e-mail proliferated in Syria’s network. What are the marooned Facebookers to do? Global Voices reports.

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Protests force Facebook to change

Friday, November 30th, 2007

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Facebook members have forced the social networking site to change the way a controversial ad system worked.

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Wreck Beach Nudist: An Endangered Species

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

I can see our extinction from here. When you look around the world it’s hard to decide which good fight to fund or fuel. Is it peace in the Middle East, the environment, human rights or animal rights? There are so many it makes my head hurt. I can only imagine the plight of the “Nudist” is way down on that list. (Gasp! Contains respectful nude photos, so watch out at work!)

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