But from planting the bamboo in the Zambian forests to shipping the bicycles to the concrete urban jungles across the world, the process of manufacturing the bikes is far from an easy task.

CNN: Made in Africa: Bamboo bikes put Zambian business on right track

Though Horowitz himself is a noted rap aficionado, he and Andreessen took the plunge because they believe Rap Genius has implications far beyond the hip-hop world, ones that could change the way people interact with information across the entire web.

FORBES: Inside Andreessen Horowitz's $15 Million Investment In Rap Genius

Spain has some support for going slow on austerity from the International Monetary Fund, whose chief economist Olivier Blanchard recently warned that the economic pain caused by government spending cuts across the over-indebted industrialised world since 2009 has proved far worse than expected.

BBC: Spain's recession worsens in the fourth quarter

Since Tizen offers phone carriers the ability to offer their own services in a manner that is far easier and more lucrative than Android, it is no wonder that major carriers across the world are jumping on board Tizen.

FORBES: Tizen Cued Up For Assault On iOs, Android

Malicious gossip is far commoner: mean fictions that once would have circulated in a small group now spread across the world instantly through forwarded e-mails and newsgroups.

ECONOMIST: Gossip on the web