Retweet.com, which put itself up for sale last month, has sold for $250,000 in an online auction on Flippa. The auction saw a fair amount of interest with 45 bids in total, but it appears that the winning party came in with a “buy it now” offer for $48,000 more …

BBC News : A strong earthquake has struck eastern Turkey, killing at least 57 people, officials have said.
The 6.0-magnitude quake, centred on the village of Basyurt in Elazig province, struck at 0432 (0232 GMT). It has been followed by more than 40 aftershocks. Officials said the nearby village of Okcular …

A few weeks ago, we noted that the Denver, CO-based design company Aten Design Group was holding a funeral for Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), the much-hated browser. The funeral took place last night. It wasn’t without controversy as there were protestors, and even a bouquet of flowers sent by Microsoft. …

More than 5,000 people have shed their clothing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House to pose for a photograph by the American artist Spencer Tunick.
The organisers had only expected about half that number to take part.
The installation had been commissioned by the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, …

BBC NEWS : Europeans are not getting as wide a choice of browser as they may think, claims a web designer.
From 1 March, European users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer began seeing pop-up screens asking them if they wanted to try a different browser.
They choice was offered to settle an anti-trust …

Two million people have been affected by the massive earthquake that struck central Chile on Saturday, President Michelle Bachelet has said. In a TV address, she said the forces of nature were testing the nation.
So far at least 300 people have been confirmed killed in the earthquake that struck in …

While Google Buzz tries to make itself a competitor of Facebook and Twitter, there has been a poll by the Mashable users which results in the lead of Facebook.
Last week we saw free beat out premium in our online dating services head-to-head, and this week we wanted to check in …

Live online video streams of Tiger Woods’ public apology caused a stir on the Internet on Friday, but online viewership fell far short of expectations.
Before the press briefing at 11 a.m. ET, some online writers had speculated that Woods’ talk would break records for video watched live online.
The thinking was …

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Microsoft and Yahoo said Thursday that their online search deal has received approval from U.S. and European Union regulators, paving the way for the two companies to combine much of their Internet search business.
Under the 10-year deal, which was announced in July, Yahoo.com and Bing.com will …

Let’s get right to it, though I really don’t know what “it” is yet, but we will find out together. So, Sayid came back to life but as who or what? When Jack examined Sayid he told him the wound was almost completely closed. It seems …