Telecom Immunity Bill Delayed For Now

Voting on a bill to give telecommunications companies retroactive immunity for participating in the government's warrantless electronic surveillance program was originally scheduled for today. The Democrats, who are suddenly discovering they may have a set of cojones after all, have successfully delayed renewal of the speciously titled "Protect America Act," at least until next week.

Americans Trust Online News More Than TV

When it comes to trusting the press in general 54 percent of Americans say they do not trust them and 46 percent say they do not trust television while 41 percent say the do trust Internet news according to a new poll from HarrisInteractive.

Gates Not World’s Wealthiest Person

His net worth still exceeds the combined 2007 GDPs of Jamaica, Iceland, and Costa Rica, so we can't feel too sorry for the guy.  Still, according to the latest rankings by Forbes, Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man.

Craigslist Making Gains In Classified Market Share

Traffic to classified advertising site Craigslist has steadily increased over the past year. Hitwise has an interesting analysis about the sites growth.U.S. visits to Craigslist were up 93 percent year over year last week and in the Hitwise Classifieds category Craiglist properties, grew 137 percent. The site ranked #23 last week based on share of U.S. Internet visits, up two spots from a month ago…