November 20

November 20

Why the universe may be teeming with aliens; 20 Most Bizarre Mugshots ever; Obama’s 250 Tough Calls; A coming of age for YouTube

November 20, 2008 4:21 by kippreport

A coming of age for YouTube (article)
YouTube is adding professional content to the site and auctioning off search items. It hopes the move may lead to more advertising money, reports cnet.com.

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Why the universe may be teeming with aliens (article)

New Scientist explains, in detail, why the Milky Way is fertile land for aliens. This article gets really technical. You’ve been warned.

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Obama’s 250 Tough Calls (article)

Newsweek questions how Obama’s will deal with the 250 inmates at Guantánamo Bay.

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Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing (article)

A study by the MacArthur Foundation claims that the time teenagers spend socializing on the internet helps their social and emotional development, reports The New York Times.

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20 Most Bizarre Mugshots ever (slideshow)

This a hilarious slideshow by Oddee that features some of the strangest looking people.

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Mob mentality (slideshow)

Reuters’ photographers put together a slideshow of mobs and the damage they can do.