MySpace Sold To Ad Network For $35 Million – The day that the web has been buzzing about has finally come: MySpace has been sold, to an advertising network called Specific Media for a mere $35 million. Rupert Murdoch originally bought it in 2005 for $580 million. Skinny loss. [
mashable]
Federer Knocked Out Of Wimbledon After Two Set Lead – Little comes easily for Federer anymore, even at the All England Club, where he’s won six of his record 16 major championships. Before Wednesday, Federer was 178-0 when taking the first two sets of a Grand Slam match. Now he’s 178-1, thanks to Tsonga. [
ocala]
France Armed Libyan Rebels - France confirmed on Wednesday that it had provided weapons to the Libyan rebels, the first instance of a NATO country giving direct military aid to the forces seeking to oust Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. [
nytimes]
Monaco Wedding Still On - The only time Charlene Wittstock came close to an aircraft was to fly to Paris to buy a hat and shoes for her wedding, her father, Mike, said yesterday – from Benoni on the East Rand. [
timeslive]
Turtles Shut Down JFK Airport – Love is in the air at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. More than 150 turtles crossed over an active runway and disrupted air traffic on Wednesday so that they could continue their mating season. [
cnn]
Overweight Ozzie Woma About To Become Richest Person In The World – Gina Rinehart is far from a household name in the U.S., but she will be soon if Citigroup’s projections are correct. She’ll also be the richest person in the world, eclipsing the fortunes of well-known billionaires like Carlos Slim, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. [
forbes]
Tom Petty Tells Presidential Candidate To Stop Using His Song - Tom Petty, apparently doesn’t cotton to Republican presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann using one of his songs for her campaign. She used Petty’s 1977 song “American Girl” and Petty responded with a cease-and-desist order. [
onlinenews]
Kate Middleton Wimbledon Dress Sold Out – Kate and Wills visited Wimbledon this week, to take in a bit of the Andy Murray action going down. Kate wore a new white dress which, after her arrival, sold out on the internet within half an hour. Fact. Click to check it out. [
popyacollar]
Hackers Cripple Al Qaeda Network – Computer hackers shut down al-Qaeda’s ability to communicate its messages to the world through the Internet, interrupting the group’s flow of videos and communiqués, according to a terrorism expert. [
msnbc]
Tiger Woods Gets New Endorsement Deal For Heat Rub – Tiger Woods has signed a three-year deal to promote a Japanese pain reliever, his first endorsement since he was caught in a sex scandal toward the end of 2009. Woods already has filmed commercials for “Vantelin Kowa,” a heat rub used to relieve muscle and joint pain. [
espn]
Saudi Police Detain Five Woman For Driving - The religious police in Saudi Arabia arrested five women on Tuesday for driving in defiance of a ban on women getting behind the wheel in the conservative kingdom, according to activists and local media reports. [
intheraldtrib]
Denise Richards Adopts Baby Girl - Denise Richards has adopted a baby gir! The 40-year-old actress, who has two daughters with ex-husband Charlie Sheen, adopted her new daughter domestically. “Eloise Joni Richards is named after Denise’s mom (Joni), and Denise and her daughters Sami and Lola chose the name Eloise.” [
justjared]
Toyota To Recall 82,200 Cars In US – Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will recall about 82,200 hybrid SUVs in the United States after government investigators opened an investigation into stalling. The Japanese automaker said it will recall 45,528 2006-2007 Toyota Highlander hybrids and 36,745 Lexus RX500h models. [
detnews]
What Does An ATM Receipt With $100 Million Look Like - Dealbreaker got hold of an ATM receipt and traced it to its owner, hedgefund manager David Tepper. It is genuine and it shows a balance a few dollars short of $100 Million. No doubt it will gain interest overnight and get back on track. [
dealbreaker]
Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day - Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at
least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7. You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing! [
votefortablemountain.com]
