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25 January 16:18:34	Former gang leader Alfred Lomas has launched LA Gang Tours to show tourists around Los Angeles South Central and to create jobs for its residents. the first tour took place on Jan 16.   LA Gang Tours
23 January 14:01:53	The Potholes website is currently receiving thousands of pothole reports every day after the recent severe weather.   Potholes
22 January 11:39:02	Prime minister Gordon Brown has followed the example of Barack Obama in opening up government information to the public with the launch of new website data.gov.uk. More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
7 January 11:55:33	Former England player Darius Vassell (www.vassell.net) is a star of the blogosphere as he records life as a pro footballer in Turkey. More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
16 December 10:36:36	Ten Alps (www.tenalps.com), Bob Geldof's production company, has launched Accountancy TV with the funky shortened name of AccyTV (www.accytv.co.uk).   AccountancyTV
15 December 11:00:11	Users of Google's search engine who click on the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button find themselves looking at a countdown. It could hit zero by the New Tear. More at The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
12 December 10:51:43	Tiger Woods uses the I-words in his latest statement on his website - "infidelity" and "I".   Tiger Woods
11 December 10:08:19	Friday Night Sucks (www.fridaynightsucks.com) is in beta mode. Vicki Jenkins launched the site for people seeking to socialise with like-minded company in London.   Friday Night Sucks
10 December 14:44:23	More problems for the politicos as more MPs Expenses are made available for public scrutiny.   MPs Expenses
10 December 11:02:13	Dubai Duty Free (www.dubaidutyfree.com) is offering the chance to "live a new life" as a Double Millionaire. Buy one of only 5,000 tickets at around $550 a pop for the chance to win $2,000,000.   Double Millionaire
9 December 09:54:18	The government has launched the Oneplace website (http://oneplace.direct.gov.uk) to provide "independent overview of local public services" and rate council services. More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
7 December 15:08:04	PinkStinks (www.pinkstinks.co.uk) campaigns to challenge "the culture of pink which invades every aspect of girls' lives."   PinkStinks
4 December 14:38:52	Contact Internet Eyes (www.interneteyes.co.uk) to watch CCTV at home and earn up to £1,000 for spotting "shoplifting or other crimes in progress". More at BBC News.   BBC News
3 December 12:34:42	The release of the Guy Ritchie film 'Sherlock Holmes' is preceded by 221b (www.221b.sh), an online promo game which "pushes the boundaries of the adventure genre." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
12 November 16:31:37	The Mail has relaunched FMWF, the Financial Mail Women's Forum website.   FMWF
11 November 11:27:15	The Guardian newspaper reckons that its new environment site (www.environmentguardian.co.uk) became "the world's most popular green web destination in September."   Guardian Environment
9 November 14:45:38	Google's SideWiki (www.google.com/sidewiki) changes everything by "providing the masses with the tool for the ultimate expression of people power, something uncontainable that will need constant monitoring." More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
6 November 10:50:13	Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) now contains the British Army World War One Service Records, 1914-1920, which detail the full military careers of more than two million soldiers who served during World War One.   WWI British Army Service Records
5 November 06:30:51	The BBC has launched 'Democracy Live' - "find and watch the politics that affects you..."   BBC Democracy Live
5 November 05:55:43	The Royal British Legion (www.britishlegion.org.uk) has launched an online interactive community called LegionLive for members of the Armed Forces and all those connected with them.   LegionLive
7 October 09:42:32	The BBC is looking for the Sports Unsung Hero for 2009. Nominations must be made by Oct 30.   BBC
7 October 05:21:36	General Sir Richard Dannatt, the outspoken former head of the British Army, is to be installed as the 159th Constable of the Tower of London on Oct 7. Catch the live webcast.   Live webcast
6 October 09:59:55	Tuesday Oct 6 is Energy Saving Day 2009 (www.e-day.org.uk), aka E-Day, in the Isles of Scilly - "an experiment designed to see if the community, school and a family on the Isles of Scilly can reduce their electricity demand.." More in The Guardian.   The Guardian
5 October 11:20:26	NHS Direct (www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk) launched its first online mental heath checker on Oct 5 "after a rise in the number of people telephoning for help with depression and anxiety." More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
3 October 05:21:24	The Financial Times has a glossy magazine called 'How To Spend It'. Oct 3 sees its launch as a "new luxury lifestyle website" with the magazine’s contents "available in their entirety in a stunning new online environment..."   How To Spend It
2 October 07:18:40	As of October 1, the UK has a Supreme Court (www.supremecourt.gov.uk). Law firms Olswang and Matrix Chambers have set up UKSC Blog (www.ukscblog.com) to cover the activities of the new court.   UKSC Blog
30 September 06:49:17	The Big Wildlife Garden is a Natural England project to turn gardens into wildlife havens. Upload photos and info to the site.   Big Wildlife Garden
22 September 06:21:15	Mini-Microsoft is a blog which tracks the goings-on at the mighty Microsoft corporation.   Mini-Microsoft
18 September 07:37:00	Following a battle with Coutts bank (www.coutts.co.uk) over travel insurance for cancer-sufferers, pensioner Ron Phillips has set up a website called We Live With Cancer (www.welivewithcancer.org.uk) to help others in the same boat. More at MailOnline.  MailOnline
7 September 11:03:04	The British Library has made its amazing audio archive available online.   BL Archival sound Recordings
28 August 05:08:35	Web designer Mark Northeast has an international hit on his hands with Funky Lunch (www.funkylunch.com). His sandwich sculptures appeal to kids who are fussy eaters. More in the Evening Standard.   Evening Standard
16 August 10:58:09	Nick Weston is living in a treehouse for 6 months, surviving as a hunter-gatherer of wild and fresh foods.   The Tree House Diaries
15 August 04:56:23	Barbican Mums - the online resource for parents living in the City of London with forum, news, info.   BarbicanMums.com
12 August 10:33:48	Social networking + gardening at the London Gardeners' Network (http://londongardeners.ning.com). Started by Callum Saunders, the website is both very hot and very green. More in the Evening Standard.   Evening Standard
10 August 06:42:15	Actors Dominic West, Greg Wise and Dan Stevens will read to you on the Carte Noire website - "for a more seductive coffee break."   Carte Noire
7 August 05:22:20	YouTomb is a research project by MIT Free Culture that tracks videos taken down from YouTube for alleged copyright violation.   YouTomb
7 August 04:56:28	118 800 is a directory of UK mobile phone numbers but it is possible to have your personal number removed.   118800.co.uk
4 August 11:56:26	New website CompareDownload (www.comparedownload.com) is a guide to legal music downloads which are cheaper than iTunes. More in the Evening Standard.   Evening Standard
28 July 11:14:58	Battersea Dogs & Cats Home (www.battersea.org.uk) has launched a 'Lost Dog Kit' to help owners find missing dogs.   Battersea - Lost Dog Kit