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Now you can add links,stories in multipls language.so we are not limited to any particular language.hope you will have fun. thanks,

I have decided to close this site.After running this site for around 2 years and releasing its source code as GPL,i think there is nothing much which i can do.I am not generating enough money to be able to run this site.Also this site is taking much of my time due to which i am not able to focus on other things on which i should do.
I would like to say thank you for your time and support you have shown for this site.
Thanks,
Admin
Newskicks.com

Hi All, I have added google custom search on this site.Now it is possible for you to search the contents of this site easily. just enter the seach term in the right hand corner and click on search.you can see the results in new windows. in case of any problems, feel free to mail me using the contact form on this site. Thanks, Admin Newskicks.com

Dear All, I have started a new site http://hunting4house.com why? because When i relocated to a new city,i face lots of difficulties in terms of finding a house.Finding a good house which suits your needs is a challenge in itself.So i decided to start this website where user can post their property and others can simply search and contact them.It also has MAP feature. So when you look for a house,you know where it is situated.You know the driving direction and near by areas. So this makes finding a right house very easy and comfortable. Please feel free to register on http://hunting4house.com and start posting your properties. Regards, http://hunting4house.com

To make everybodys life easier we have developed a 'Bookmarklet'.

And here's how it works.

1. Right click on this link and add to your favorites/bookmarks.Alternately you can drag and add this to you bookmark folder.  read more »

Hi All, Yesterday i have fixed a bug in the newskicks code which allowed the stories with the 0 votes to be promoted to the frontpage.everything is fine now.if you face any other issue on newskicks.com then please let me know at admin_NO_SPAM@newskicks.com Thanks, Team - Newskicks

Few years back i was desperatly looking for a digg clone script.I was willing find an open source script which does all my work but to my bad luck i did not find anything.After that i come to know about pligg, it was a digg clone and to test that i registered this domain and installed pligg on it.but pligg was in very early stages of deve,pment and it was not stable,more it was not having all the features nor good themes so i installed two version if pligg but then i gave up because there are frequent changes and i can not upgrade a site each month.So then i decided to use drupal.i find simple post on how to create your digg cline with drupal using voting api and voting up down module,but those are very basic sites.so i have decided to improve those stuff and finally what you currently is  read more »

from http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/11/whos-going-to-win-spectrum-auctio...
"Here at Google, we see the upcoming 700 megahertz spectrum auction at the Federal Communications Commission as one of the best opportunities consumers will have to enjoy more choices in the world of wireless devices. That's why we announced today that we are applying to participate in the auction.  read more »

Here’s what Mike Toutonghi had recently sent to all Webfives users:

“In November of 2007, we reached an agreement with Microsoft, wherein Microsoft has acquired all rights to WebFives technology, patents pending, trademarks, and software to incorporate into its products and services over time. In order to make our wind down process as easy as possible for our users, Microsoft has agreed to provide us with a license to continue operating WebFives until the end of the year, giving you time to copy any information you would like to keep to your own PCs or another service prior to the end of the year.“  read more »

In case you are using drupal's voting action module for drupal 5.x you must be having some trouble.i myself was using this module for newskicks and found that no action was working,my pages was not getting promoted to the front page,neither they are demoted from there.i was also having problem when i was trying to edit the actions.so i decided to go through the code. download the fixes from the attachment and if you like it then please link to http://newskicks.com Thanks, Team - Newskicks