http://serious.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for serious en Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:58:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/923580 unknown@Netscape.com An inside joke on the USC football team went awry when a Facebook group sparked outrage among students. The racist Facebook group was created by a USC football player and showed a graphic of a black baby in handcuffs. An athletic department source said the group was a joke and had no serious purpose. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:58:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/923580USCfootballracistblackBabyinhandcuffsnoseriouspurposeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/858088 unknown@Netscape.com The United Nations, in partnership with UK developer Playerthree, have announced Stop Disaster Game, a new web-playable game aimed at teaching children how to 'respond to and mitigate disasters.' Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:02:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/858088disastersUNUnitedNationsstopdisastergameseriousNews http://web2announcer.com/go/702549 unknown@Netscape.com More Than One-Third Say Traffic Congestion is a Serious Problem in Their Community while over half of those in the Western Region of the United States say traffic is a serious problem. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 20:38:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/702549trafficstudyseriousproblemdrivingcongestionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/256821 unknown@Netscape.com The use of games as an educational tool is a growing trend, but researchers at Michigan State University are trying a new approach to educating students in Chinese language and culture. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:36:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/256821chinaculturelanguageseriousgameseducationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/181683 unknown@Netscape.com Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in serious condition after complications following three failed operations on his large intestine for diverticulitis, the Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Monday. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:50:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/181683fidelcastroseriousconditionlargeintestineElpaisNews