The holiday spirit is alive and well at the New York Daily News. On the day after Christmas, the paper published two "feel-good" stories about the Internet full of holiday cheer.

Upon discovering that kids in Harlem often lacked books or even access to books (the nearest public library on 115th Street has been closed for two years), a teacher at Harlem's Frederick Douglass Academy teamed up with an employee at BarnesandNoble.com to create a Web site seeking donations to buy books for underprivileged students. Within days, the pair had raised more than $500 for new books -- thanks to a helpful plug from fiction writer Neal Pollack's blog.

The other story looks at the online subletting of NYC apartments during the holiday season, with a big plug for Craigslist. During the period December 1 - December 20, there were 8,000 holiday sublets listed for Manhattan and another 1,490 in Brooklyn. Thanks to Craigslist, individuals subletting their apartments earned enough cash for air travel and Christmas presents, while out-of-towners enjoyed a Christmas in New York.