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September 5, 2006

Information Age reports that information technology now accounts for "a third to a half of all corporate energy consumption in the UK ... And dealing with that energy – powering, cooling and paying for it – has precipitated a crisis in many data centers."

Wikipedia reports that Microsoft has purchased Underoos, the cartoon underwear line. An Underoos-Zune mashup may be in the offing.

What happens when your avatar's personality changes are suddenly placed in a public archive? Fred Stutzman examines Facebook's controversial decision to add an "identity feed" to its service.

Posted by nick at September 5, 2006 02:03 PM