UserDriven

Userdriven Lending

"What we do is very simple: we put people who want to lend in touch with creditworthy people who want to borrow. And because there’s no middleman – the borrower just pays a 1% exchange fee to Zopa up front – both benefit." Zopa - The first lending and borrowing exchange

The coming crackdown on blogging

"In just a few months, bloggers and news organizations could risk the wrath of the federal government if they improperly link to a campaign's Web site. Even forwarding a political candidate's press release to a mailing list, depending on the details, could be punished by fines." (CNET News.com)

This is a perfect example of why campaign finance laws are so very wrong - as, in the end, it is always about limiting freeedom of expression.