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Google Books: time for a rethink?
February 8, 2010

Google Books is a wonderful idea that's having a hard time meeting legal requirements. That's the upshot of the latest round in the battle between the world's search leader and the people who actually create the content Google exploits for huge profits.

David Coursey | Read more...

Protect yourself from online shopping perils
February 3, 2010

When it comes to online shopping, there are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself against scam websites designed to fleece you of your hard-earned cash. But protecting yourself from bad customer service online is much harder, as I recently found out.

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What's your favourite gardening website?
February 3, 2010

We're looking for recommendations of gardening websites. Where do you go online for help in the planning, design or maintenance of your garden?

David Price | Read more...

Pope to priests: go forth and blog
January 26, 2010

A year after the Vatican launched its own channel on YouTube, the Pope is asking priests worldwide to adopt social media to spread the word of God.

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