Ning: NetScape's Marc Adreessen takes on Craigslist, flickr and just about everyone else

Netscape creator Marc Andreessen shook up the world, but he's at it again, this time with Ning, an all-purpose social-software platform. Ning lets anyone create or contribute to an application, which are then ranked by popularity in the Ning "pivot." Ning's got potential, but right now, that's all it's got. As with any social app, it needs to reach critical mass to really work. If it does, it could be a hit. ~ DownloadSquad

Internet Television: New, Quality Features

In a locked-down television landscape, here is an outpost of innovation and access for alternative media voices and delivery formats: Internet television, made and delivered in a format that effectively competes with traditional mainstream television channels while offering news and...

Blinkx To Launch Free IPTV With Consumer-Generated Content

BLINKX, the privately held search startup, today is expected to release a new service, "my blinkx.tv," which is akin to Internet protocol television, or IPTV...

Could solar cells curb global warming?

Leaders of some of the world's greatest cities are now meeting in London to discuss ideas that could be developed to combat climate change. Among the possible ideas to curb global warming is the use of solar cells... l

Planes may one day fly in "V" formations

Engineers at the University of California at Los Angeles, Boeing and NASA say that someday planes might fly in "V" formation like geese...