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About.com Attempting to Court Canadian Users with Acquisition of Aboot.ca

By Wally Hayes • Aug 6th, 2009 • Category: World

In an effort to bolster their Canadian traffic, About.com announced today that they have acquired the Canadian domain Aboot.ca.  The domain, which is a play on Canadians’ tendency to unconsciously pronounce “about” as “aboot”, was purchased by the New York based company for an astounding $30 million and was previously home to a Neil Peart [...]



Al Gore Warns that at Current Pace, All Mana Will Be Tapped By Year 2030

By Wally Hayes • Apr 23rd, 2009 • Category: World

Washington, D.C. – Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore stirred up another environmental controversy yesterday when, during a speech commemorating Earth Day, he revealed that at the current pace, all mana on Earth would be tapped by the year 2030.



Tea Bag Dunk Electrifies Crowd at Slam Dunk Contest

By Wally Hayes • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Sports

Phoenix, AZ – Nate Robinson left the crowd in shock and awe when he took the slam dunk championship title away from Dwight Howard this past February 14th at the U.S. Airways Center.