Amazon Receives Patent On (Slightly Special) Error Pages

Amazon.com is a decent place to shop for books, CDs, or whatever else you like.  It's also a good site to read reviews, even if you do your buying elsewhere.  But the company has once again embarrassed itself by receiving an obvious patent.

Google Involved In Colorado Land Grab?

There have been periods in which Google seemed to buy or lease a major space at least once a week.  Now, although the corporation isn't fessing up, another huge purchase has taken place that seems to fit its profile.

NY Lawmakers Propose Bill To Make Social Networks Safer

New York lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting minors from sexual predators on social networking sites.New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, State Sen. Joseph Bruno and Assemblyman Sheldon Silver released details of the Electronic Security and Targeting of Online Predators Act (E-Stop), which would prohibit convicted sex offenders from accessing social networking sites like MySpace or Facebook.