Hoax from the land down under? You decide. Australia’s Courier Mail are reporting that the U.S. has recently begun enforcing a ban on the import of Vegemite, the salty food paste made from yeast extract that Australians seem to love spread on their breakfast toast. With reports of Vegemite checks at border crossings, import shops and airports, Australians reportedly are beginning to feel the crunch. Vegemite, a brand now owned by food conglomerate Kraft Foods, is said to contain Folate, an ingredient which is only allowed in U.S. breads and cereals.

Read more: Vegemite banned in the U.S. | Vegemite @ Wikipedia

Hi all. I wanted to write a quick apology for being so absent lately with Bunch of Nerds and Playthrough. Things are a bit chaotic to say the least as a few new projects related to us are in development. More news will follow on those. In the meantime, thank you for your interest and to all of you who care enough subscribe to our newsfeed. Things will return to normal soon, promise.

A group under the name of the New7Wonders Foundation have started a campaign to have the next 7 wonders of the world named, with results being determined via online and telephone voting. Nominations include the Eiffel Tower, The Acropolis, The Taj Mahal and the Statue of Liberty among many other of the world’s famous landmarks. The goal behind the foundation is to document, maintain, restore and reconstruct world heritage, alerting the citizens of the world to the destruction of nature and the decay of it’s man-made heritage. Winners will be announced July 7th, 2007 through worldwide television, internet and print agreements.

Read more: New7Wonders

Hola! For those who missed our previous announcement, we’re currently sitting in the back row of Blogtalk Reloaded listening to talks (some interesting, some not) on social networking, web 2.0, blogging and software development. I know, I know, we are a Bunch of Nerds after all. Anyone interested can visit the Blogtalk website and have access to much more information or you can visit Google Video and watch recorded versions of the presentations we’ve been sitting through.