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Google Vs Airline, Who’ll Win?

In any business world, there are always many competition, whether it is fair or unfair. American Airlines has sued Google because they claimed that Google has break their trademark policy and give profits to its rivals.

However, this case was finally closed and both sides agree to pay each legal cost. While there was no winner in this contest, we can still say that Google has ‘won’ the case because they don’t have to pay any cent.The spoke person of both sides claimed that this issue has been dealt successfully and both were satisfied with the result.

In this case, American Airlines filed a legal suit against Google because of the appearance of American Airlines rival’s site when someone search for keyword AAdvantage in Google. Read More …

Becomes Favorite, iPhone 3G Is Offered Up To USD 2,325

iPhone 3G attractiveness is very incredible. Many people are dreaming to own that Apple smart phone. Unfortunately, since the stock is limited, many people have to be disappointed since they cant get the stock. No wonder that eBay is auctioning 3G iPhone, offers come are very extra ordinary good. Offers for 3G iPhone 16GB version has gone over USD 1,000 and ended at the price of USD 2,325. Whereas for 3G iPhone 8GB version is around USD 800-900.

For your information the normal price, 3G iPhone 16GB version is sold at USD 299 in America and for 8GB version is worth USD 199. There is an interesting thing in this auction process. One of the potential buyer, who seems to come from Indonesia, has asked a question whether the iPhone can be delivered to Indonesia. Read More …

Blogging Can Cause You a Death Sentence?

A new cyber crime law is on the rising in Iran. However, a group led by a peace noble winner Shirin Ebadi critized on that law. One of the thing mentioned by Ebadi, that law can punish bloggers to death sentence. “Creating a blog or site which promote corruption or something against religion can be sentence to death, just like raping and armed robbery,” said the Human Rights Defender Group under Ebadi.

Furthermore that group also mentioned, the court will decide whether it is considered to promote corruption or something against religion. “This will endanger their lives which is only guilty because of writing,” said that group statement as quoted from AFP. In that law plan, make a site and blog that promote corruption, prostitution and religious crime is crimes that the creator have to be punish as mohareb (God’s enemy). In the Iran law, a mohareb should be sentenced death.

Iran parliament has not done any argument process to make the Law plan. After from Parliament, this law has to go through the religion Dean before finally can become a legal law.

German’s Facebook Ask The Real Facebook To Back Off

StudiVZ, social networking site like Facebook is quite popular in German, asking Facebook site to back off from its effort to sue StudiVZ. They said that Facebook reason is because it is incapable to compete. Previously, Facebook has gone to the Federal of California court claiming that StudiVZ copies appearance, service and features from Facebook. StudiVZ, was said, to have done an illegal activity that can cost negative impact to Facebook’s reputation. Read More …

Miss USA Tripped in Miss Universe Contest, Again???

Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart tripped when she walked on the stage of Miss Universe 2008 contest. This shamefully trip is the second time by Miss USA in that yearly event. In Miss Universe 2007 contest, Miss USA 2007 also fell off the stage.

Crystle fell when she walked the stage wearing night gown. Miss Texas, America was wearing a white dress with golden details. Seems that she tripped on her own gown when she walked. After the accident, Crystle still looked confident. Miss USA then smile and got big applaus from the audience.

Last year, in Miss Universe 2007 contest, the United States’ representative, Rachel Smith also tripped when walking on the stage also wearing her night gown. The video of Rachel’s fell has been one of Youtube’s favourite videos. Miss Universe 2008 was held in Vietnam and ended today. Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza is the contest winner, replacing MIss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori.

You can see the video of Miss USA 2008 trip below

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The Controversial Bikini of Miss Indonesia 2008

The wear of bikini in Miss Universe contest has been a hot debate for many years in Indonesia. Some people think that wearing bikini in such contest doesn’t reflect Indonesia’s culture. They said it’s vulgar to show private parts of the body in such contest and consider it as an act supporting pornography. For the last couple of years, each of former Miss Indonesia always got protested by some groups of moslems in the country because of this issue, though the formers were wearing a one-piece bikini swimwear, not a bikini. I expect that this year the protest and demos will be even greater since this year, Miss Indonesia 2008 were wearing a yellow bikini for the swimwear session of Miss Universe 2008.

Putri Raemawasti, a 22yo young and beautiful girl has been chosen to be Miss Indonesia in Miss Universe 2008 contest. As from my point of view, I just can’t understand why there are people who still bothering about this kinda stuff while other important things such as the raise of petrol and the world’s recession has made our life more difficult. No matter what people say, I wish you the best in the competition. Go Putri!
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Blogging Can Put You In Death Penalty!

Bloggers in Iran might be very anxious right now. Because, a new rule have been discussed by Iran parliament, which stated that bloggers who are against this rule will get a death penalty. So scary indeed!

In that new rule about this online activity, a blogger or a webmaster who is found promoting crimes such as corruption, prostitution or insulting a religion will be executed. Actually, Iranian bloggers has been in extreme surveillance for a while. In 2005, a blogger named Mojtaba Saminejad was charged for insulting a religion and he was almost executed. Nevertheless he successfully escaped from the punishment.

Blogging has been a popular activity in Iran. Even Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reported to have his own blog.

As quoted from Jerusalem Post, Iranian people love to blog with persian language. They also follow world’s trend, such as micro blogging. Seems that the tight surveilance from their government doesn’t affect them very much.

A Widow Is Selling Her House And Herself As A Package

After spending eight years time as a widow, a mother, decided to offer her house and including herself in eBay and Craigslist. Read More …

Schism, Fitna Has A Rival

The spreading of Fitna, a film directed by a member of Holland parliament, Geert Wilders, has harvest protests and creating anger on Moslems in some countries. In response of that, a film to match Fitna has been created by a 33 years old Arab blogger.

This film that has 6 minutes duration was made based on exegesis of the Bible that motivate people to go to war and do crimes. The film even displays clip of soldiers torturing Iraqis.

This film called “Schism” was uploaded in YouTube on 1st March 2008, but was moved immediately by YouTube administrator. However, this deletion of Schism was protested by some people, because Fitna is never deleted and they thought it was not fair. That is why, Schism back on YouTube.