ACAP: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ robots.txt

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Old Media hasn’t been exactly sure what to do with itself in the face of growing competition from bloggers and services like Google News. Particularly hard hit have been the wire services like Associated Press, Reuters and others.  Their antiquated service and licensing fees for text and images simply don’t ...

Twitter - Don’t Leave Crime Scene Without It

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

When those clever CSI detectives aren’t guessing which type of African mud they’ve found on the killer’s shoes, they tune into Twitter, where they can find a “minute by minute diary of the victim’s life“. As insightful as they are, the detectives throw in an interesting exchange about the nature ...

Don’t Censor Me Collects Commenting Horror Stories

Monday, November 26th, 2007

If you’ve been keeping up with our Troll Comments Contest, you know how much we love free speech here at Mashable. One site has taken things a step further. Don’t Censor Me is an interesting new site dedicated to free speech. Its aim is to offer a ...

Why Beer Companies Don’t Have Facebook Photo Contests

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Molson, the brewer, thought it would be great to get more involved with social networking marketing. And what better place to start than Facebook? A photo contest set up by Molson for marketing purposes asked Facebook users to share images of their college partying. Facebook, of all ...

Don’t Get Stuck at the Airport Next Thanksgiving

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Flight Wait is a new map mashup that shows flight delays across the US in real time. It came out a few days ago, just in time for Thanksgiving, the busiest travel weekend of the year. According to the creators, the new map tool had been pretty quite ...

Comic Sharers Abroad Realize US Laws Don’t Apply

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Several days ago we brought you news that yet another of Old Media companies had succeeded in intimidating a torrent site into taking down their trackers.  The folks at Z-Cult, though, have had a chance to review the threats against them, and judging the risks and benefits on the balance ...

Don’t Download Illegally in France Anymore

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

France has taken steps to legally restrict piracy today. Through a 3-way pact between French ISPs, the French government and content owners, those who frequently download music or films illegally may lose Internet access all together. This anti-piracy system was drawn up by the Chief Executive of FNAC, ...