IT boom fuels altruism The best-known networking sites in the industry connect computer-savvy elites to one another. Babajob, by contrast, connects Indias elites to the poor at their doorsteps, people who need jobs but lack the connections to find them.
US POLLS
Young voters may get scoop The use of social networking sites, including Facebook and MySpace, have also been embraced by younger voters in campaigning.
MYANMAR
Fight against junta: The uprising is not over The military may control the streets and monasteries, but they will never be able to control the hearts or determination of the people.
RE-CREATION
The loose canon The New Yorker has announced plans to publish an unedited story by the late Raymond Carver. Since then, the estates of several other deceased writers have also expressed an interest in seeing manuscripts published in their original pre-edited form.
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