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24 November 14:42:12	The 'Good to Know' page on Google explains how the search engine "uses information" to make the web more useful."   Google - Good to Know
17 November 14:47:50	Walking Home From Mongolia - Rob Lilwall and Leon McCarron are undertaking " A 5,000 km Winter Expedition Through The Heart Of China" starting in Outer Mongolia, through China, finishing in Hong Kong.   Walking Home From Mongolia
17 November 14:47:22	RussianArt.co (www.russianart.co) is a new Russian art blog covering Russian works of art from icons to Faberge to Soviet art to contemporary works.   RussianArt.co
19 August 15:14:38	Webminster - the world of poliical blogging - is booming. "Today, Britain's most talented and cunning political operators are online, funding and advertising is pouring in, and the power of bloggers is growing ever bigger." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
15 July 15:20:42	Sales at Google continue to expand with "small advertisers" driving UK growth. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
7 July 16:14:39	"We've brought together the best bloggers around" - the Mumsnet Bloggers Network has launched. 'The Plankton' (http://planktonlife.wordpress.com) - "Life at the bottom of the sexual food chain" - is a contributor.   Mumsnet Bloggers Network
7 July 16:00:40	The UK version (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk) of The Huffington Post has launched - more at BBC News.   BBC News
27 June 16:11:35	Huffington Post (www.huffingtonpost.com) is launching in the UK on July 6 as part of a global stratey - "..take the template of the Huffington Post which is a combination of curation, regional reporting, blogging and commentary." More in The Drum.   The Drum
25 June 12:22:44	Unused Harry Potter material written by JK Rowling "will be used on the new, free Pottermore (www.pottermore.com) website, a collaborative project for fans set in the Harry Potter universe." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
22 June 14:22:33	Independent Booksellers’ Week, "a national celebration of independent bookshops", ends on Saturday June 25.   Independent Booksellers’ Week
20 June 16:14:54	Nominate a torchbearer for the London Olympics - "Samsung is offering people in your community the chance to be one of 8,000 Torchbearers to carry the Olympic Flame. All you have to do is nominate a person who you think is a Local Hero..."   Samsung
19 June 15:59:09	Mumsnet (www.mumsnet.com) for dads: website Daddy Be Good launched on June 19 to coincide with Father's Day - "be the dad you want to be."   Daddy Be Good
14 June 14:55:57	Facebook has made UK legal history - "A juror and acquitted defendant who made contact through Facebook......have been found guilty in what is believed to be the UK's first prosecution for contempt of court involving the internet." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
14 June 11:28:44	Interesting Facebook info can be found at the Inside Facebook website (www.insidefacebook.com) - "Did Facebook have fewer monthly active users in the United States at the start of June than it did at the start of May?"   Inside Facebook
14 June 11:27:04	Facebook fatigue - "100,000 Britons are said to have deactivated their accounts last month" as a result of boredom and concern over privacy issues. More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
13 June 11:32:58	Blogger BarChick is "the girl Londoners are coming to rely on to find the best bars in the city..." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
9 June 15:43:40	Alice's Bucket List - the bucket list blog (http://alicepyne.blogspot.com) of Alice Pyne, a 15-year old with terminal cancer, has gone global. More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
6 June 11:07:41	The Lawn Tennis Association (www.lta.org.uk) has launched its 'All Play' scheme - go online to "Find a place to play" and "Find people to play."   All Play Tennis
3 June 15:32:14	Corries Solicitors (www.corries.co.uk), "the UK's foremost serious injury law firm", is "currently acting for over 300 claimants who suspect they are suffering as a result of being implanted with the DePuy ASR hip implant." More at HipRecall.   HipRecall
3 June 11:51:15	Consumer 'deal of the day' website Groupon (www.groupon.com) has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of up to $750,000,000 - "...the biggest investor stampede into Web start-ups since the dotcom bubble burst a decade ago." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
2 June 15:27:43	Francis Boulle, star of reality TV show 'Made In Chelsea' (www.e4.com/chelsea), has set up SexyMP (www.sexymp.co.uk) - "..a fun and memorable tool to help the British public get to know their Members of Parliament..." More at Metro.   Metro
2 June 11:05:11	Britain's Got Talent (http://talent.itv.com) - former horseracing journalist Daniel Gould, who bets big on shows like Eurovision and X Factor, anlayses BGT 2011 at Sofabet (www.sofabet.com).   Sofabet
27 May 15:38:52	Chuck Blazer, the whistleblower on the FIFA "cash-for-votes scandal at a Caribbean Football Union meeting", blogs at 'Travels with Chuck Blazer and his Friends...' (http://chuckblazer.blogspot.com). More at MailOnline.   MailOnline
27 May 15:37:45	The Rugby Players' Association has announced the Rugby Players' Awards 2011 - Danny Grewcock, Manu Tuilagi...Lawrence Dallaglio inducted into Hall of Fame.   Rugby Players' Awards 2011
27 May 15:07:02	Check out the 'Stewardess Uniform Collection' - 993 different stewardess uniforms from 404 airlines! - thanks to UniformFreak.   UniformFreak
16 May 15:55:06	Bespoked Bristol is the inaugural UK Handmade and Boutique Bicycle Show. It takes place June 11/12 in Bristol, showcasing small independent makers and designers of bicycles, components, products, clothing and accessories.   Bespoked Bristol
14 May 11:05:56	PR firm Low Associates has boasted of its friends in high places according to MailOnline. It is run by Sally Low who is married to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. The website www.lowassociates.co.uk seems to have changed in response to the Mail story.   MailOnline
7 May 12:12:48	Emailvision (www.emailvision.co.uk), a company specialising in "email, mobile and social marketing", is offering 'Social CRM for Dummies' as a free eBook.   Social CRM for Dummies
5 May 15:46:42	"Wake up to a new dawn of grey power" - the Mumsnet (www.mumsnet.com) empire is looking to reach an older demographic with the launch of Gransnet (www.gransnet.com). More in The Telegraph.  The Telegraph
5 May 12:23:29	"MyFarm is like FarmVille, but with a real farm (and real cows, too)" - the National Trust has launched MyFarm (www.my-farm.org.uk). More at the Games Blog.   Games Blog
19 April 11:35:30	Online reputation management - Reppler (www.reppler.com) "helps keep your Facebook image clean by: Making you aware of inappropriate content, Showing how others could perceive you." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
18 April 11:37:29	London Underground - male Tube passsengers are having their photos taken and uploaded to TubeCrush (www.TubeCrush.net) by admiring female snappers. More at The Standard.   Evening Standard
14 April 11:51:27	Czech President Vaclav Klaus has been caught on video stealing a pen in an official visit to Chile - "Klaus brushed off the incident claiming it was common practice to take stationery from meetings." More at The Telegraph, including the video.   The Telegraph
13 April 15:38:11	The Action for Happiness website (www.actionforhappiness.org) crashed - "We're bringing together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone." More at VirtualEconomics.   Virtual Economics
6 April 11:40:15	NatWest CricketForce 2011 takes place April 8-10. "NatWest CricketForce is a huge volunteering event in UK sport, where over 85,000 volunteers help to repair and restore thousands of cricket clubs across the country."   CricketForce 2011
29 March 15:39:15	Sound Off For Justice is campaigning against the government's proposed cuts to legal aid - "leave a voicemail for Ken Clarke."   Sound Off For Justice
26 March 15:05:27	"At 8:30 PM (local time) on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour."   Earth Hour
19 March 11:55:25	"The US military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda" - more on these 'sock puppets' in The Guardian.   The Guardian
17 March 16:10:20	Your Online Choices (www.youronlinechoices.com) provides advice about "the steps you can take to protect your privacy on the internet." There is information about cookies and online behavioural advertising.   Your Online Choices