Society

Angelina Jolie’s leg has a Twitter account

The Twitter feed dubbed “Angie’s Right Leg” has more than 12,000 followers by midday Monday.

Top 10 Valentine’s Day cards for geeks

Do you have a special geek in your life? Then don’t send them an ordinary card this Valentine’s Day — mail them an awesome geeky design that will speak right to their heart.

Iceland: online incest database helps to avoid inbreeding

The site claims to track 1,200 years of genealogical information about the island’s inhabitants. Anyone with an Icelandic ID number — that is, citizens and legal residents — is accounted for.

Google Doodle for Charles Dickens’s 200th birthday

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 200th birthday of writer Charles Dickens.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom: profile

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s online profile was larger-than-life, with fast women, faster cars and chartered planes, yet he lived like a virtual recluse in a sprawling, manicured estate on the outskirts of New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland.

Row over Indonesia atheist Facebook post

An Indonesian man who said that God did not exist in a posting on a Facebook page for atheists could face jail.

Rupert Murdoch attacks Obama on Twitter

Media baron Rupert Murdoch used his new Twitter account this weekend to attack the Obama Administration’s opposition to parts of proposed legislation designed to combat Internet piracy.

Leo Laporte accidentally broadcasts sex chat with his boss

A tech expert Leo Laporte aired a spicy conversation between him and his boss Lisa Kentzell, which was seen by millions of viewers.

Vatican.xxx is not a porn site

A Vatican spokesman’s comments on radio this week led news organizations to report that the Vatican had lost its bid for Vatican.xxx, a coupling of the Vatican and the “.xxx” extension now reserved for pornographic content.

Twitter: Charlie Sheen reveals phone number to 5 million followers

Charlie Sheen accidentally tweeted his phone number to his more than 5 million Twitter followers while attempting to send a direct message to Justin Bieber.