http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/303/all xx http://www.itworld.com/internet/83887/internet-romance-gone-awry-strands-man-brazilian-airport The Internet has brought many star-crossed couples together across great distances. It has also left many dumped and stranded. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83887/internet-romance-gone-awry-strands-man-brazilian-airport#comments Internet Offbeat News weird news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:47:31 -0500 abennett 83887 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83230/misdirected-text-messages-lead-gunplay Most people, when receiving a text message from someone they don't know, just ignore it. Not so Scott Allen Elder and Brian Matison. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83230/misdirected-text-messages-lead-gunplay#comments Offbeat News weird news Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:12:09 -0500 abennett 83230 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83229/bigfoot-enthusiasts-go-high-tech Has Bigfoot gone without firm documentation because it doesn't exist, or because those hunting it haven't used GPS navigation devices and voice recorders? We may be about to find out. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/83229/bigfoot-enthusiasts-go-high-tech#comments Offbeat News weird news Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:09:08 -0500 abennett 83229 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82299/creepy-science-man-placed-crime-scene-blood-filled-leech Peter Alec Cannon didn't think he had left any evidence at the scene of the robbery. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82299/creepy-science-man-placed-crime-scene-blood-filled-leech#comments Offbeat News weird news Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:21:52 -0400 abennett 82299 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82298/virtual-doormen-springing-nyc A new system is gaining popularity, whereby many services that a doorman would normally offer are being provided by a person in a "command center" miles away. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82298/virtual-doormen-springing-nyc#comments Offbeat News weird news Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:19:52 -0400 abennett 82298 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82297/iowa-funeral-home-offers-electronic-billboard-obits In many rural communities, notices about upcoming funeral services are posted in stores that so that friends and neighbors can get the word in time to attend. In big-city Des Moines, though, a different method is needed. http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/82297/iowa-funeral-home-offers-electronic-billboard-obits#comments Offbeat News weird news Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:16:39 -0400 abennett 82297 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/81315/actual-mayans-fed-2012-nonsense Actual Mayans (who are still very much alive, thanks) are getting increasingly irritated by the 2012 end-of-the-world hype. Mayan elder Apolinario Chile Pixtun says, "I came back from England last year and, man, they had me fed up with this stuff." http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/81315/actual-mayans-fed-2012-nonsense#comments Offbeat Opinion weird news Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:49:47 -0400 abennett 81315 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/80973/75-teens-cant-live-without-web Three quarters of British 16 to 24 year olds can't live without the internet, says YouthNet. http://www.itworld.com/internet/80973/75-teens-cant-live-without-web#comments Internet Offbeat Tech & society News weird news Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:39:43 -0400 ITworld staff 80973 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/80509/30-percent-bostonians-prefer-cell-phones-sex It's good thing that nobody actually gives bizarre ultimata like "You have to give up either your cell phone or sex for a year," because thirty percent of Boston-area respondents would choose the phone. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/80509/30-percent-bostonians-prefer-cell-phones-sex#comments Offbeat Personal tech News weird news Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:59:51 -0400 abennett 80509 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/80508/burglary-case-cracked-webcam Jim Chouinard lives in Oklahoma, and his wife lives in the Philippines; like many long-distance couples, they fight crime via webcam. (Ok, so it was just the one crime, but still...) http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/80508/burglary-case-cracked-webcam#comments Offbeat News weird news Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:42:47 -0400 abennett 80508 at http://www.itworld.com