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Internet ‘giving poetry a boost’

London, Feb 28 : Poetry's grassroots scene is growing, all thanks to the Internet, say writers themselves.

Technologies like email, social networking sites such as Facebook and online media players are helping poets reach new audiences.

Richard Smith, a published poet who is also head of modern collections at the British Library, said that computers are helping poetry, reports The Telegraph.

He said: "What''s interesting is its counter-intuitive. You would have thought that poetry and pamphlets would be failing in the face of the internet, but that isn''t happening."

He argued: "It''s very like the relationship between the net and live music.

Google admits Gmail snag, says sorry

Google admitted on Tuesday a technical snag paralysed its email service for the last few days. The problem aggravated on Tuesday as thousands of users, unable to log in, flooded the internet with panic messages. "We're aware of a problem with Gmail affecting several users," Google said on its support site which is accessed by clicking on the 'help' icon at the top of a Gmail page. 

Over 100 million people use Gmail worldwide. "For the last two days, I am having trouble logging in," Anubhuti Garg, a graphic designer, said. 

A number of users DNA spoke to said they could not log in for most of Tuesday. "I was able to connect only at 6 pm," marketing consultant Sharad Shelar said. 

Rumors afloat, Google Earth used to trace mythical city of Atlantis

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Facebook users still lack data-control despite site going back to original policies

Facebook users still lack data-control despite site going back to original policiesLondon, Feb 20: Although Facebook has announced that it will drop the controversial revisions to its user Terms of Service (TOS), experts have claimed that the reversal of policies would still not provide users with complete privacy over their data.

The social-networking giant came under fire after Consumer advocacy blog The Consumerist reported that the revised policy allowed the website to hold a perpetual license to use its members'' uploaded content to promote itself, even after their accounts had been deleted.

Hulu disconnects itself from Tv.com

Hulu disconnects itself from Tv.com  The content by American web TV portal Hulu.com has been yanked its content off CBS-owned TV.com. This happened after the site’s recent re-launch as a potential rival for ad-driven streaming television.

Basically, Hulu is a JV between media giants NBC and News Corp and both are CBS competitors. However, Hulu signed on to TV.com early as a distribution partner. Since the TV.com concentrated on being a community site based on user-created content that just happened to present some syndicated content, the pact worked. 

Internet users protest copyright crackdown at Wellington Parliament

Internet users protest copyright crackdown at Wellington Parliament Wellington - Internet users staged a protest outside the New Zealand Parliament Thursday to draw attention to an amendment to the country's copyright laws due to come into effect next week.

The change instructs internet-service providers to block online access to anyone accused of repeatedly flouting copyright regulations by illegally downloading films and music whether they have been convicted or not.

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