By Phonshia Nie Online chatting, blogging and networking have become a common addiction among college students worldwide. However, these websites haven’t only affected the computer savvy youth, but have also created the billion dollar industry of online networking.
Mostly created by young college students or young computer employees with the help of venture capitalists, these websites have resulted in huge profits from advertising and heavy traffic. Recently, many of these websites have become acquired, or at least pursued, by media giants trying to profit from the seemingly never-ending obsession with online profiles and blogs. Here are just a few popular networking sites making headlines in newspapers and business magazines.
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Learning from a Nobel-laureate’s ideas: Micro-credits - A New Wonder Cure for Poverty By Tobias Baedeker On October 13th, Stockholm and the Nobel Foundation were once again the focus of worldwide attention when they announced this year’s Nobel Prize winner, Bangladeshi banker Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank. How could a banker win the Nobel Prize for peace, a profession infamous for its greed and not compassion or benevolence? Indeed there was a moment of surprised silence as the winner was announced. The media around the world was shocked: “Business instead of pity,” said Der Spiegel.
By Winnie Lin Imagine you’re standing in front of the cinema, thinking about which movie you should see that night. Will you choose an exciting Hollywood movie full of computer graphic effects, explosions, and superstars, or a seemingly dull documentary film that only tells of small potatoes? I believe most people would choose the former. However, more and more people are starting to notice documentary films. Even if you’re not a big fan of documentaries, you must have heard of “Jump Boys”, “Let It Be,”; and “My Football Summer.” Right now, there seems to be a documentary wave in Taiwan: are you curious about this alternative that is so different from Hollywood movies?
By Chun Hsia Fan Below all the bright halos of brilliant students and famed teachers, a university with a history as long as ours is destined to be full of mysteries and curious incidents. From a place as common as the bunk beds of a random dorm to the Fu Bell and the grave of the first president of NTU, students have had peculiar experiences and strange encounters that science could probably not explain. Those who crossed paths with the unexplainable either shrug it off as a simple hallucination or live with it forever in their mind. Illusions? Pranks? Myths? Over the years, five big mysteries about NTU have been formed. Bored with nothing to do? Want to test your bravery? Read these five myths and test them for yourself.
A blend of physical and mental magic that people “bend to” nowadays. But why? And how By Emily Lee Gentlemen or Guys, there’s no need to be frustrated if one day you ask your beloved girlfriend out for a romantic candlelight dinner and are turned down with the line, “Sorry honey, but I have to go to a yoga class this evening.”
Though it might seem a little ridiculous, there is no denying that yoga has become popular recently and is gradually becoming loved by women all over the world. Even men could be spell-bounded by the magic of yoga if they would only give it a “bend." By Letitia Lee Is it really difficult to have both wisdom and beauty at the same time? Well, every girl can have both of them if she’d like to.
By Wen Ying Fan Backpack slung casually over one shoulder, his head topped with a cap, Professor Kirill Ole Thompson slipped quietly into the dimly lit cafe. Recalling what I’ve heard from classmates and vague impressions from two years ago, he’s most often described as “a very nice teacher.” Doesn’t tell you a lot, does it? Though he has been teaching in the department for 26 years, not much is known about this ever-smiling professor. Now, the Foreign Exchange will present to you a full story on him so that next time when someone asks, you can say more than just: “He’s a nice guy.’
By Glorian Kuo Since when can a variety show have such a high audience rating? I don’t know. How can a bunch of girls stir up such a mania among youngsters of wanting to become well-known beauties? I can’t tell, either. There’s only one concern from my humble point of view: this almost one-year-old program on Channel V is leading our teenagers, unfortunately, to nowhere.
By Henry Lin Nowadays, you can hardly find a person in Taiwan who doesn’t know #40 Chien-Ming Wang, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. The 26 year old rookie from Tainan has astounded baseball fans in both Taiwan and the U.S. with a terrific season. Beginning from April, the media in Taiwan has made huge coverage of Wang with every game he played in. With each win, fan’s adoration for Wang grew so that by the end of September, he has become a phenomenon. Just to give you some idea of how much fans are obsessed with Wang, some people are willing to pay thousands of NT dollars just to buy “Wang products” ranging from miniature figures of him to limited editions of “Wang easycards.” In short, “Wang hysteria” has permeated throughout the island.
2006 will be a season baseball fans won’t ever forget. In only his second year of major league baseball, Wang has an outstanding record of 19 wins and 6 losses to tie Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana for the most wins. What’s more, Wang now has the most wins ever by an Asian pitcher in a season. That record, previously held by South Korea right-hander Chan Ho Park with 18 wins, was surpassed by Wang on September 28 in a win against the Baltimore Eagles. With 19 wins and a 3.63 ERA, Wang can be justified as the best Asian pitcher of the year. |
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