Google Aggressive In N.C. Negotiations

Google recently announced plans to open a brand new server facility in North Carolina, a move expected to inject new life into the local and regional economy. The company's negotiating tactics, however, are now coming under scrutiny as state documents from the proceedings are now becoming available.

Australia Hearts Google

Finally Microsoft gets to snicker at Google a little. Both companies planned Sydney flyovers for Australia Day to snag aerial snapshots of Australians doing Australian things. But due to a miscommunication between Google and Sydney air traffic controllers, the search company ended up a bit late to the prom.

Publisher Promotes “Wikinovel”

Penguin Books and De Montfort University have launched an intriguing new project that they've described as "an experiment in creative writing and community." The experiment's objective: for a large group of volunteer writers to create a single, preferably coherent novel. Oh, and the title of the "wikinovel" will be A Million Penguins.