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Goldman Sachs Owns Stake in Sex Trafficking Website

Backpage.com was already the target of legal action

(Newser) - The No. 1 American website for sex trafficking of underage girls is Backpage.com. And Backpage.com is owned by Village Voice Media, which is 16% owned by ... Goldman Sachs. The Wall Street firm "was mortified when I began inquiring last week about its stake in America’s leading...

Online Volunteers Should Scour Moon for Alien Signs: Experts

Scientists hope online sleuths may uncover ET technology, mining on HD photos

(Newser) - Some astronomers are seeking to mobilize an army of volunteers to scan online photos of the lunar surface to search for any evidence of ancient alien civilizations. Online cosmic sleuths could scour hundreds of thousands of photos of the moon for any evidence of alien technology, mining and rubbish heaps,...

Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis Top List of Actors We Stalk on IMDb
 Top 10 Actors We Stalk on IMDb 
Dec 25, 2011 1:20 PM CST

Top 10 Actors We Stalk on IMDb

Natalie Portman steals top spot from Johnny Depp this year

(Newser) - When you want to ogle an actor, the Internet Movie Database is a reasonable destination. So which 10 celebs racked up the most IMDb profile page views in 2011? The top spot now belongs to Natalie Portman , who snagged the crown from Johnny Depp (now No. 3, he's been...

Headline Found on Newt's Site: 'A Tale of 3 Wives'

Christian news article's title looks, erm, odd on Gingrich site

(Newser) - It's safe to say that the phrase "three wives" is one of the last things Newt Gingrich wants passing through voters' minds. So the AP was fairly surprised when it found an article on his official campaign website entitled, "A Tale of Three Wives: Life on the...

Cuba Unveils Facebook-Like Social Network

'Red Social' launches a year after Cuban Wikipedia clone

(Newser) - Cuba has introduced its very own Facebook-style social network called Red Social. The website appears to be sponsored by the communist nation's Ministry of Education, reports USA Today . Red Social imitates both the look and feel of Facebook, and its homepage features the slogan "A virtual meeting point...

White House Denies Contact With UFOs

The White House has not, repeat not, made contact

(Newser) - UFO conspiracy theorists will no doubt be drooling over this one. The White House has made a point of denying any contact with extraterrestrials and says it has no evidence of their existence, USA Today reports. "There is no credible information to suggest that any evidence is being hidden...

Why Are Restaurant Websites So, So Bad?
 Why Are Restaurant 
 Websites So, So Bad? 
Farhad Manjoo
Aug 10, 2011 2:51 PM CDT

Why Are Restaurant Websites So, So Bad?

For the most part, they're stuck in 1999: Farhad Manjoo

(Newser) - When you type in the URL of a restaurant website, you're probably looking for information like address, hours, menu, prices, maybe an easy reservation system. Instead, you typically get full-screen photos of the executive chef, links to all their other restaurants, Flash buttons and menus that won't work...

Feds Axing Half of .Gov Websites

Sites cut in campaign to cut waste

(Newser) - The federal government is planning to ax or consolidate nearly half of its 2,000 websites in an effort to cut waste and make it easier to find information online. The plan, part of a larger campaign to cut waste, will see close to a quarter of the .gov sites...

10 Sites Your Boss Is Most Likely to Block

You mean we actually have to work?

(Newser) - Funny how the hours between 9am and 5pm just fly by when Facebook is involved. Unfortunately, our bosses are on to us. A study by OpenDNS reports which websites were most blocked by companies in 2010. The Huffington Post has the top 10, noting the proportion of business networks that...

Pentagon Asks Media Not to Publish WikiLeaks' Iraq Files

Pushes against distribution of war material

(Newser) - The Defense Department is asking media organizations not to publish or post on websites classified US war files released by WikiLeaks. The department has been bracing for a possible leak of as many as many as 400,000 documents from a military database on the Iraq war. The documents are...

Playboy Launches SFW Website
 Playboy Launches SFW Website 
Jul 20, 2010 9:47 AM CDT

Playboy Launches SFW Website

As long as your boss doesn't mind lingerie pics

(Newser) - Good news for those of you who “only read it for the articles:” Playboy now has a safe-for-work website. TheSmokingJacket.com , named for one of Hugh Hefner’s favorite articles of clothing, still has lots of lingerie on the front page…but no nudity! “The ideal is...

'Hotties Only' Dating Site Starts Virtual Sperm Bank

Non-members can use service to get beautiful genes

(Newser) - Controversial dating site Beautifulpeople.com —the one that kicked off 5,000 "fatties" for gaining weight over the holidays —has started a "virtual sperm bank" to share the genetic material of its attractive clientele. Both members and non-members can use the new fertility forum to contact...

New Jersey: Hey, We Don't Stink
 New Jersey: 
 Hey, We Don't Stink 
ANTI-JERSEY SHORE
Jun 20, 2010 5:07 PM CDT

New Jersey: Hey, We Don't Stink

Website launches to combat the stereotypes

(Newser) - Don't believe everything you see on Jersey Shore: Tired of boorish comments and jokes about New Jersey, residents and business people have created a website to express their Garden State pride. The site—JerseyDoesntStink.com—is designed to rally those who are tired of the putdowns about pollution, wisecracks about...

URLs Gone Hilariously Wrong
 URLs Gone Hilariously Wrong 
www.penisland.net
May 31, 2010 1:15 PM CDT

URLs Gone Hilariously Wrong

The funniest web addresses

(Newser) - Choosing a web address can be a perilous task—especially if your company is named Pen Island. Before choosing a URL, think carefully about where other people might mentally insert spaces in a multiple-word name written without any, the Daily Telegraph reports. Here's a sampling of the funniest double entendres...

Websites Start Cracking Down on Nasty Comments

Editors seek to create less open but more welcoming environment

(Newser) - Should people who comment on blogs and news websites be allowed to say whatever they want? For a growing number of editors, the answer is no. Many sites—realizing that discussion on almost any subject can all too often degenerate into personal attacks—are ditching the anything-goes attitude and trying...

How Stupid Are Your Twitter Followers? Find Out

Site uses latest science to decide who's fans are dumbest

(Newser) - Do you love Twitter, celebrities, or making fun of people? Than Mashable has found an excellent timekiller for you in the form of Stupid Fight , a new site from comedian Tom Scott that allows you to pit the followers of any two celebrities against each other, to see which fans...

WikiLeaks Founder Loves the Intrigue

Former hacker disdained in many quarters for rampant leaking

(Newser) - With WikiLeaks back in the news with the release of a video purporting to show an American helicopter killing civilians and journalists in Iraq, Mother Jones offers a not-very-flattering profile of site founder Julian Assange. He’ll admit he’s Australian, in his 30s, and a former computer hacker and...

New Website Is Like LinkedIn, but Nastier

 New Website Is Like 
 LinkedIn, but Nastier 
THE INTERWEBS
Apr 6, 2010 11:46 AM CDT

New Website Is Like LinkedIn, but Nastier

Unvarnished welcomes negative reviews of professionals

(Newser) - A new website intended to cut through the universal positivity of networks like LinkedIn with some real information on the job performance of potential employees or former managers has bloggers talking apocalypse. Unvarnished , which is now in beta testing, allows users to claim their profiles and comment on other comments,...

Top Countries, Pages, and Other Surprising Facebook Stats
 Top Countries, Pages, 
 and Other Surprising  
 Facebook Stats 
No. 3 COUNTRY: INDONESIA
Mar 29, 2010 12:13 PM CDT

Top Countries, Pages, and Other Surprising Facebook Stats

Average users has 130 friends, spends 55 minutes a day

(Newser) - Facebook's runaway growth is well documented, but some details still wow, and some are quite odd. Website Monitoring takes a look at the salient facts.
  • Popularity: The US has the most active users, but 70% of Facebookers are international. Sure, the UK comes in at No. 2, but No. 3
...

Group-Buying Sites Bundle Shoppers for Big Discounts

They promise stores business, and pass on the savings

(Newser) - Your mom may have told you not to follow the crowd, but to get some of the web's deepest discounts, you'll need to do exactly that: "Welcome to the world of group buying," writes Katherine Boehret, "where the power of the Web can be utilized to offer...

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