Read more web stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5532/web.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:39:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71216/web-game-nets-creator-15m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Internet crime game has earned its young creator nearly $1.5 miilion. Torn, a text-based game noir that lets players commit murder and mayhem, boasts some 41,000 active players and 1.3 million account holders worldwide. The game is free, but players can opt to pay $5 a...http://www.newser.com/story/71216/web-game-nets-creator-15m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 2:13:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69808/facebook-suck-sites-have-their-day-in-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lawsuit filed by administrators at an Illinois beauty school may set a precedent regarding so-called “suck sites,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Nicholas Blacconiere, a student at the Salon Professional Academy of Elgin, welcomed classmates to criticize teachers on a Facebook page. After students posted accusations of teacher incompetence and...http://www.newser.com/story/69808/facebook-suck-sites-have-their-day-in-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 15:20:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68844/singapore-teen-gamers-planned-mass-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEight Singapore teenagers who played the video game Slayers planned to commit mass suicide but backed out after watching the first two leap to their death from an apartment building window, reports the Straits Times . One of the boys who died vowed the group would come back from the dead...http://www.newser.com/story/68844/singapore-teen-gamers-planned-mass-suicide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 2:55:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68669/top-signs-youre-an-internet-addict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDo you just like reading Newser, or are you addicted to the Internet? Seattle-based Internet addiction center ReSTART lists the signs of a bad online habit: Heightened euphoria . Trolling through sites gives you your greatest thrill. Whiling away more hours . You look up and it's suddenly 2 am, when last...http://www.newser.com/story/68669/top-signs-youre-an-internet-addict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 5:05:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63892/why-bing-is-better.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's easy to mock Bing as Microsoft's latest attempt to rip off a competitor. Bloggers, in fact, have christened the search engine "But It's Not Google." That’s actually true, writes David Pogue in the New York Times . "In many ways, Bing is better." Here's how: When you hover your mouse...http://www.newser.com/story/63892/why-bing-is-better.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 17:51:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60443/wikipedia-bars-edits-from-scientology-addresses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an unusually broad push against posting biased content, Wikipedia’s “supreme court” has banned edits from IP addresses associated with Scientology headquarters and its affiliates, the Register reports. The Wikipedia Arbitration Committee voted 10-0 for the ban. Individual “Wikifiddlers” have had their privileges revoked in the past, but the move...http://www.newser.com/story/60443/wikipedia-bars-edits-from-scientology-addresses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 10:24:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58136/fallon-is-webby-awards-person-of-the-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor, and Twitter have all been honored with a 2008 Webby Award, CNET reports. Fallon, described by the awards committee as “one of the most ardent online evangelists,” was named the Webby’s “Person of the Year” for incorporating Twitter feeds, blogging, and online video into Late Night...http://www.newser.com/story/58136/fallon-is-webby-awards-person-of-the-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 13:38:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57087/scientists-build-a-better-web-by-adding-metal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have combined spider silk with metal atoms to boost web strands' already-phenomenal strength, reports Ars Technica. The breakthrough experiment advances the science of creating ever-stronger materials, as well discovering a successful method to bond metal to biological material. Experiments are already under way to make chicken eggs stronger.http://www.newser.com/story/57087/scientists-build-a-better-web-by-adding-metal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Apr 2009 7:42:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47072/web-novels-let-readers-drive-the-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFantasy fans who’d like a role in the action can turn to literature’s latest incarnation: the online Web-novel, or wovel, NPR reports. Readers can click and read a chapter each week. Then, “at the end of every installment, there's a binary plot branch point with a vote button,” says the...http://www.newser.com/story/47072/web-novels-let-readers-drive-the-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 15:03:02 CST