Thailand bans YouTube
Thailand officials have blocked access to YouTube after a video mocking the country's king was released, reports PC World.
The user comments accompanying the video are primarily requests to see the video removed, which happened last Thursday. However, new videos with similar content have sprung up on the site.
YouTube is working alongside Thai officials to reinstate the Web site, and Thai officials are looking at blocking single videos instead of the entire site.
Virgin on gaming consoles
Virgin Radio has introduced a station on gaming consoles Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3, reports BBC News.
Console owners will be able to access a customised Virgin player on the console's Web browser. "People are treating the consoles as part of their home entertainment media centre, and now Virgin Radio will be part of that experience," said James Cridland, the company's director of digital media.
The broadcaster also says the station is a way to appeal to younger audiences. According to Virgin, CDs, concert tickets and session recordings will also be available for download.
Blogger code of conduct compiled
Tim O'Reilly and Jimmy Wales have collaborated on a code of conduct directed at bloggers, reports CBC.
Web pioneer Tim O'Reilly, who is often credited with coining the term Web 2.0, posted a first draft of the Bloggers' Code of Conduct on his Web site and on wikia.com, the site run by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
O'Reilly called for a code, after prominent blogger Kathy Sierra suspended her blog in March because of death threats on her blog and threats of violence posted on other Web sites.
2.9m Georgian records missing
A CD containing information on 2.9 million Georgia residents has gone missing, reports News.com.
According to the Georgia Department of Community Health, the disk was lost by Affiliated Computer Services, a Dallas company handling claims for healthcare programmes.
"At this time, we do not have any indication that the information on the disk has been misused," says Lisa Marie Shekell, a Department of Community Health representative. It is unclear whether the information was encrypted or protected.
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