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Fifteen years of the web!

One key date is 6 August 1991 - the day on which links to the fledgling computer code for the www were put on the alt.hypertext discussion group so others could download it and play with it. On that day the web went world wide.

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U2 have been named the Greatest Live Band currently performing, in a new US poll.

The Irish rockers beat IGGY POP’s reformed THE STOOGES, acclaimed ARCADE FIRE and the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS to top the Spin magazine poll. Spin editors gave U2 the edge, claiming, “What’s most impressive about U2’s huge tours is that the quartet can cut through the precisely-timed techno clutter and deliver moments of true spontaneity.”

The full top 10 in the 25 Greatest Live Bands poll is:
1. U2
2. THE STOOGES
3. ARCADE FIRE
4. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
5. RADIOHEAD
6. WHITE STRIPES
7. GREEN DAY
8. THE HIVES
9. PRINCE
10. THE DIRTBOMBS

- Contactmusic

A multi-storey tower bearing the name of rock giants U2 has struck a bad chord with some Dublin residents.

Householders in Ringsend are complaining that the proposed new tower in the city’s docklands will leave them in the shade.
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Both Companies Cite Exciting Opportunities for Growth and The Future

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 7, 2006–Forbes, a family held company, announced today an investment in the company by Elevation Partners in which the private equity firm has become a minority shareholder in a newly formed company, Forbes Media, LLC, the publisher of Forbes magazine, Forbes.com and other media properties.
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Hear Bono’s version of ‘Dying Sailor to His Shipmates’ and read our interview with Hal Willner, producer of ‘Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys’.

 ‘Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys’ is released on August 22nd.

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Newly Released Tickets for U2’s Honolulu show at the Aloha Stadium - with Pearl Jam - will go on sale this Saturday. All the details here.
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