Ask the Crowd! Group action “Likes” are raging across the social networks

It was cute when it started off: The Cordell children from Boston really wanted a little puppy. Their father, Ryan, agreed that another family member would be added, if they got a million Likes on Facebook. He set up the “twogirlsandapuppy” page on Facebook where the two sisters posed for a picture holding a sign displaying the agreement. Read more

North Korea’s secrets are revealed – new detailed maps on Google Maps

North Korea is probably one of the most secret places in the world. As a result of years of seclusion and strict censorship hardly any news gets out. Residents of North Korea were equally unable to obtain foreign information. All the more surprising is the fact that Google was now been able to fill the formerly empty map of North Korea with places of interest, streets and even the notorious Yodŏk concentration camp.

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