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Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights being proposed by the NTIA

Amazon is taking a direct shot at the U.S. Post Office by launching their in-real-life locker box service as a delivery portal for the crap people buy on Amazon.com. They launched in Seattle in 7-Eleven stores, and have recently been spotted in Rite Aide and Gristedes in New York. This isn't an entirely new idea, as Best Buy and Walmart already allow in-store pick-ups of online purchases, but it finally solves the problem of where we can get out Twilight Saga books delivered without having to explain it to our roommates.

new site that provides personalized beauty recommendations based on reviews from people with similar needs, profile info with some algorithm

facebook launching a new chinese social networking site to tap into the huge market

google awarding badges for people reading Google News

"To bridge the gap between traditional and citizen media, iWitness will create a web-based tool that aggregates user-generated content from social media during big news events. Whether a parade or protest, election or earthquake, iWitness will display photos, videos and messages in an easy-to-browse interface."

To promote the popular show's second season, a new street-level display at 6th Avenue and 21st Street in Chelsea lets you peep into a crime scene and use a touch screen to crack the case. Don't have time to dawdle? Scan a QR code with your smartphone on the way by, and you can sort through the evidence later.

players worldwide will compete while "test-driving" a new concept sports car that will premiere at the Tokyo Motor Show in December.

Chevrolet and Goodby, Silverstein & Partners have come up with various fun and games to launch the new Sonic, the car "that's up for anything," under the theme "Let's do this." The brand wants you to prove that you're up for anything by performing little tasks (like baking a cake of yourself and eating it), submitting evidence of your feats (pics, or it didn't happen) and earning badges, Foursquare style.

A small example of the emerging two class society? On one side those that resist (or don't have access to) new technologies and on the other those that embrace them. As technologies become smarter and more powerful so do the tech adopters creating a chasm between the two groups that leads to fear, misunderstanding and ultimately violence.

Brilliant examples of using new tech to create more new stuff.

Line has supported one-on-one video and voice calling for some time, but this new feature takes things to a new level by allowing more than one person in on voice calls. In fact, Line said it supports up to 200 people concurrently.

"3D biological models are gaining in importance, as they provide a more realistic setting for cancer cells to grow and live, thus making them more effective for developing treatments."

Just what we need in the Lab