Timewaster Of The Day-April 23

The Internet has infinite means of wasting time, but it also is an incredibly useful journalism tool.
From news sites, such as http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/, to YouTube, message boards and online games, the Internet is a black hole of work productivity as well as a critical information resource. Here, at The Enterprise, we're working like fire ants to beef up our online newspaper. The possibilities seem limitless.
Anyway, I get a ton of story ideas off the Internet, primarily by checking out online newspapers. But I also check out lots of message boards. There are Internet forums for fishermen, sports enthusiasts, rock 'n' roll bands and even one dedicated to women with curly hair.
Checking out these places not only yields story ideas but gives a glimpse of what people out there are talking about. In addition, I often see news break on a message board long before it goes up on CNN or the Associated Press wire. This happens because people nationwide are plugged into their local news sources, where stories often break first.
Of course, in addition to posted news, I also see a lot of links to online games, commonly known as "timewasters" in Internet circles. They're usually stupid and worthy of only a little time for the wasting, but they're fun for killing a few minutes late in the afternoon while I wait for the reporters to file their stories.
So, without further ado, I give you today's timewaster: Monkey Kick Off.

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