Kim Jong-Un Leads Time’s ‘Person Of The Year 2012’ Poll Thanks To Legion Of 4Chan Pranksters – Newly appointed leader of North Korea Kim Jong-Un, has a chance to with Time’s Person of the Year 2012 poll thanks to a legion of pranksters from the notorious image-board website 4chan. [idigitimes]

The Vatican Unveils Pope’s Private Twitter Account – The secret’s out. Pope Benedict’s new handle on Twitter will be @pontifex, beating out other contenders that had been considered to showcase the thoughts of one of the world’s most visible leaders. [reuters]

John McAfee’s Has Not Been Arrested – Well this is very interesting indeed and certainly not surprising, when it comes to John McAfee reports. Just a few days ago word spread on the internet that John McAfee had been arrested. Turns out he hasn’t. Rather, his blog confirms that he is hanging with VICE magazine journalists! [blog]

Our Grade Nines Scored An Average Of 13% In Maths – The Annual National Assessment results show that grade nine pupils scored on average a shocking 13% in maths. The assessment results were released in a 72-page report by the basic education department on Monday morning. [mail&guardian]

SA Hopefuls Aim To Break World Record For Human-Powered Flying Machines On Sunday At V&A Waterfront – The Red Bull Flugtag takes place on Sunday at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Click link to see a video of the world record they will all be trying to beat – 69.79m [video]

Kate Has A Rare Condition Causing Severe Morning Sickness – The Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to hospital with a rare condition that causes severe morning sickness. The severity of the vomiting caused by hyperemesis gravidarum can lead to dehydration, weight loss and a build-up of toxins in the blood or urine called ketosis. [skynews]

Dolce And Gabbana In Tax Trial Kicks Off – Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who count pop star Madonna and model Naomi Campbell among their clients, went on trial on Monday for alleged tax evasion in one of the most prominent tax cases involving celebrities in Italy.

Shrien Dewani Extradition Delayed Until July – A British judge yesterday postponed the extradition hearing of Shrien Dewani – who has been accused of ordering his bride Anni’s murder during their South African honeymoon – to July. [timeslive]

100,000 Users Not Enough As Murdoch’s iPad Newspaper ‘The Daily’ Closes – Rupert Murdoch’s online subscription venture was losing $30m a year and failed to win enough subscribers. [guardian]

Mike Tyson Admits To Being High On Cocaine During ‘The Hangover’ Filming – The boxer made an appearance in the hit 2009 comedy and his stint was so popular, he was hired to return in 2011 sequel The Hangover Part II. However, Tyson has now revealed he was high on drugs when he filmed his scenes for the first movie. [dailystar]

It Looks Like They’ve Found Genghis Khan’s Tomb – For centuries historians and treasure seekers have searched for the burial site of history’s most famous conqueror. New findings offer compelling evidence that it’s been found. [dailybeast]

Starbucks, Google, Amazon Accused Of ‘immoral’ Tax Avoidance – Starbucks, Google, and Amazon were among the major multinational corporations accused by lawyers of exploiting British tax laws to move UK-made profits overseas. Starbucks announced it is reviewing its tax practices in a bid to restore public trust. [csm]

The New York Times Is Not In Great Shape – The New York Times said on Monday that it will offer buyouts to some of its newsroom staff, and may lay journalists off if not enough people accept the severance package. [huffpo]

Anonymous declares war on Hunter Moore – Anonymous, the hacker group known for ambitious acts of Web vigilantism, has finally declared war on Hunter Moore, the revenge porn pioneer and more-or-less most-hated man on the Internet. [dailydot]

Exclusive: U.S. Sees Syria Prepping Chemical Weapons for Possible Attack – Engineers working for the Assad regime in Syria have begun combining the two chemical precursors needed to weaponize sarin gas, an American official with knowledge of the situation tells Danger Room. [wired]

Hugh Hefner And Crystal Harris Are Engaged Again – Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris are reportedly headed down the aisle once again — though technically they’d be hitting it for the first time, after she pulled the runaway-bride thing on him five days before their planned wedding in June 2011. [latimes]

Singapore Airlines Considering Sale Of Virgin Airlines Share – When Richard Branson sold a 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. to Singapore Airlines Ltd. in 1999, he described the tie-up as a “marriage made in heaven.” But the relationship never quite blossomed the way both partners envisioned and now looks set to end after 13 years. [wallstreetjournal]

Convicted Paedophile Seeks Damages From Facebook – A convicted child sex offender, who won a landmark court case forcing Facebook to take down a website page monitoring paedophiles, is now seeking damages. [bbc]

Next Up For Your Tablet? Eye Control – Forget touch screens and voice recognition — what if you could control your computer just by looking at it? Gaze-based interaction has been around for 20 years, used mainly by people with disabilities. But the technology could be available to the masses soon, allowing users to move a cursor with their eyes, or turn the pages of an e-book without lifting a finger. [npr]

Lindsay Lohan’s Bank Accounts Seized By IRS – As if she weren’t royally screwed enough … Lindsay Lohan’s tax problems have become so extreme … the IRS has seized ALL of her bank accounts in order to repay her massive outstanding debt. [tmz]

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Mommy Matters New Time Slot – The Mommy Matters Show with Jess and Kath will be moving to a more convenient time slot from tomorrow, that’s not in the middle of many parent’s bath and bedtime routine with the kiddies. Catch the live at 9am on Tuesday morning, where we will be talking about the Mommy Blogging industry. They’ll be catching up with Fiona Rossiter from Supermomsblog, and Coral-Leigh De Lange from Cupcakemummy about their experiences and how they got started. They’ll be discussing how to find your niche, where to start, how to grow and monetize your blog. Tune in to Mommy Matters in their new 09h00-10h00 time slot on 2oceansVibe Radio! [mommymatters]

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Biz Takeouts In-Store Digital Signage Solutions – To find out more about digital signage in the South African market, listen to the Biz Takeouts podcast where Chris Day, MD of Moving Tactics discussed how Moving Tactics started; the development of the South African market; international digital signage trends; and what clients need to know when looking at running an in-store campaign using digital signage. [podcast]