Wednesday, February 28, 2007

 

Spotlight: Hillary Clinton went Web 2.0 when she announced that she was starting a blog on her website (HillaryClinton.com) to explore the idea of running for US President and then used a webcast to announce her candidacy. Barack Obama has launched My.BarackObama.com, a website for his supporters to use to create social-networking groups, help raise money, organize and blog on his behalf. Clinton, Obama and third Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards (OneCorps) have created a strong presence on social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace — perhaps the new voting booth?

Quote: "When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the World Wide Web... Now even my cat has its own page." — Bill Clinton

Today's News:

• Dow Jones: US stocks have worst day since 9/11 after sharp slide in Chinese market; Asian indices continue their fall today (story)
• European Union: citizens report high rates of happiness; Denmark is happiest (story)
• antioxidants: vitamin supplements don't make you live longer (story); garlic does not reduce high cholesterol (story)
• New Horizons: craft meets Jupiter for photo op and gravity boost (story)
• Honus Wagner: famous tobacco card sells for $2.35 million (story)
• The Queen: may have a date with the queen (story)

Today's History:

• Methodism: first church chartered by John Wesley (1784)
• dord: was revealed to be a ghost word (1939)
• M*A*S*H: final episode, Goodbye, Farewell and Amen, aired; it was the top-rated TV episode in the US (1983)

Today's Birthdays:

• Linus Pauling (1901-1994): winner of Nobel prizes for Chemistry and Peace
• Mario Andretti (67), Smarty Jones (6): winners in racing
• John Turturro (50): actor known for collaborations with Spike Lee and the Coen brothers